Lissett, E Yorkshire - 158 Squadron Memorial - postcard

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• Picture / Image:  Thw 158 Squadron Memorial, Lissett, East Yorkshire by Peter Wallwork Naylor
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Lissett is a village in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Bridlington town centre and 13 miles (21 km) north east of Beverley town centre on the A165 road that connects the two towns.

Together with Ulrome it forms the civil parish of Lissett and Ulrome.

In 1942 an RAF station, RAF Lissett was built there. Its main role was to serve as a base for the Halifax Bomber 158 Squadron. It had a short life - the final mission left the airbase on 25 April 1945. The airbase is now part of a small industrial estate in the village. In December 2008 a 30 MW wind farm housing 12 turbines each 125 metres (410 ft) high was constructed across the western end of the airfield.^[1]

The village church, St James, is a Grade II listed building and houses the oldest dated bell in England, dated 1254.^[2] Perhaps of 14th century origin, it was rebuilt by Hugh Roumieu Gough in 1876. Remaining from the previous church are fragments of a Norman capital in the east wall. The east stained glass window is by Charles Eamer Kempe, with Morris-style diamond-shaped flower details and lettering.^[3]

No. 158 Squadron RAF was a World War I proposed ground attack squadron that did not became operational in time to see action, and a World War II bomber squadron. After World War II had ended in Europe the squadron operated in the transport role until disbandment in December 1945.