Great Steeping
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Great Steeping is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Spilsby
, Lincolnshire
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Monksthorpe
.
There are two churches dedicated to All Saints
, one being redundant and now known as Old All Saints
.
Old All Saints was built in 1748 on the site of a medieval church, and was restored in 1908. The diocese of Lincoln
declared it redundant in August 1973 and it is a Grade II* listed building. In the grounds is the socket stone of a medieval churchyard cross which is an ancient scheduled monument.
All Saints was built in 1891 after a design by William Bassett-Smith of red brick. It is Grade II listed, and also has a listed churchyard cross.
Great Steeping Primary School was built in 1859, and later run by the Great Steeping School Board from 1876 to 1903 as "Great Steeping Board School".
Kelsey Hall dates from 1854 but occupies the site of an earlier manor house
which burnt down. It is first noted in 1507 as "Kelsayhall" and its name derives from the Kelsey family associated with Great Steeping. Old documents refer to "William de Kellessay in Steping"
in 1299, and Ralph de Kelsay in 1327. Kelsey Hall is a private house.
Great Steeping was also the home of RAF Spilsby
, which originally was to be on the site of Gunby Park. However after an appeal by Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
of Gunby Hall
to the King, the RAF Steeping airfield was built as RAF Spilsby. It opened in September 1943, and in 1944 RAF Spilsby, RAF Strubby, and RAF East Kirkby
joined to become the newly formed 55 Base with headquarters at East Kirkby. In September 1944 RAF Spilsby became a station for two Lancaster squadrons, the 207 and 44.
No 2 Armament Practice School took over from 1945 until November 1946, after which the station was placed on care and maintenance until 1955. It re-opened to host ground units of the USAF until they moved out in 1958.
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Monksthorpe
Monksthorpe
Monksthorpe is a hamlet in the English county of Lincolnshire.It lies to the east of the town of Spilsby and north of the village of Great Steeping. It forms part of the district of East Lindsey....
.
There are two churches dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
, one being redundant and now known as Old All Saints
Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping
Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
.
Old All Saints was built in 1748 on the site of a medieval church, and was restored in 1908. The diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
declared it redundant in August 1973 and it is a Grade II* listed building. In the grounds is the socket stone of a medieval churchyard cross which is an ancient scheduled monument.
All Saints was built in 1891 after a design by William Bassett-Smith of red brick. It is Grade II listed, and also has a listed churchyard cross.
Great Steeping Primary School was built in 1859, and later run by the Great Steeping School Board from 1876 to 1903 as "Great Steeping Board School".
Kelsey Hall dates from 1854 but occupies the site of an earlier manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
which burnt down. It is first noted in 1507 as "Kelsayhall" and its name derives from the Kelsey family associated with Great Steeping. Old documents refer to "William de Kellessay in Steping"
in 1299, and Ralph de Kelsay in 1327. Kelsey Hall is a private house.
Great Steeping was also the home of RAF Spilsby
RAF Spilsby
-Units and aircraft based at Spilsby:-References:*Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2 -External links:*...
, which originally was to be on the site of Gunby Park. However after an appeal by Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd GCB, GCVO, KCMG was a Chief of the Imperial General Staff.-Name and personal life:...
of Gunby Hall
Gunby Hall
Gunby Hall is a country house in Gunby, near Spilsby, in Lincolnshire, England, reached by a half mile long private drive. The Estate comprises the 42 room Gunby Hall, listed Grade I, a fine Clocktower, listed Grade II* and a Carriage House and Stable Block which are listed Grade II...
to the King, the RAF Steeping airfield was built as RAF Spilsby. It opened in September 1943, and in 1944 RAF Spilsby, RAF Strubby, and RAF East Kirkby
RAF East Kirkby
RAF East Kirkby is a former Royal Air Force base near the village of East Kirkby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155. The Greenwich meridian through the base.-History:...
joined to become the newly formed 55 Base with headquarters at East Kirkby. In September 1944 RAF Spilsby became a station for two Lancaster squadrons, the 207 and 44.
No 2 Armament Practice School took over from 1945 until November 1946, after which the station was placed on care and maintenance until 1955. It re-opened to host ground units of the USAF until they moved out in 1958.