There were two sites, domestic site some 1.5 miles or so down the road towards Louth, and main operating site, which survived. What a march to get on duty, in all weathers.

The Chain Home operation ceased in mid 1955 majority of personnel left, about 100 in all.

That left us GEE navigational aid guys – all thirty six of us drawing rations for 48 !!
Main supply base being RAF Manby from which we drew stores etc. Domestic site had sleeping quarters, made up of some eight wooden huts, a brick built NAAFI, guardroom and six single story brick built married quarters. A small nissun hut chapel.

GEE was expected to be replaced prior to 1956 so equipment was well over sell by date. This system was used by commercial airlines and RAF for navigation. Our operational HQ – control centre was RAF Barkway. Other slave stations in the cahin were at Clee Hill and elsewhere.
Cossor had the contract for replacement – which never happened – was lead to believe, This eventually became the DECCA system sometime after.

There were six aerials three steel transmitter aerials(near guardroom gate) and three wooden receiver aerials a mile or so north of the tranmsitter aerials.

The GEE transmitter block situated near (under) steel aerials and GEE operational/receiver near wooden aerials – the much larger CH operation site was also situated adjacent to the receiving(wooden aerials) enclosed by blast walls.

The equipment we used was prototype 1939 gear – long past its sell-by date when we were using it in 1955/6 – bearing in mind it was a fully operational site 24/7 it was a miracle there were still planes in the air.