IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Gransmoor Road, DRIFFIELD, YO25 8QB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Gransmoor Road, YO25 8QB by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (13 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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158 Squadron Memorial at Lissett
Unveiled in 2009, this appealing memorial commemorates the RAF 158 Bomber Squadron, stationed at Lissett Airfield during World War II. The memorial contains 851 names of fallen airmen who flew from this airfield.
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 21 Jun 2022
0.22 miles
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Detail of the 158 Squadron Memorial at Lissett
RAF Lissett was one of several air force bases constructed along the east coast of England during World War II. The names of 851 fallen airmen are inscribed upon the memorial that is now thirteen years old.
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 21 Jun 2022
0.23 miles
3
Memorial for 158 Squadron
A memorial to 158 Squadron stands on the site of the former RAF Lissett airfield. More information is available from: https://www.158squadron.co.uk/memorials/lissett
Image: © DS Pugh
Taken: 13 Jul 2021
0.23 miles
4
Gransmoor Drain
Seen from Gransmoor Bridge.
Image: © Jonathan Thacker
Taken: 13 Oct 2017
0.23 miles
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158 Squadron War Memorial, Lissett
Steel plate memorial features seven airmen and stands at the edge of Gransmoor Road on the outskirts of Lisset village. The Squadron was a heavy bomber squadron equipped with the four-engined Handley Page Halifax. The squadron carried out operations up to the end of WW II from nearby Royal Air Force Station Lissett. Between 1943 and 1945, 158 Squadron completed 250 missions, suffering the loss of 144 aircraft. 851 of the squadron's airmen were lost during the conflict.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 24 Apr 2020
0.23 miles
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Detail, 158 Squadron War Memorial, Lissett
The names of the 851 men who did not return from operations at the airfield are inscribed into the plate steel monument - see Image]
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 24 Apr 2020
0.23 miles
