Stenigot revisit: tower climb

It was suggested to have a more in depth look at the radar mast at RAF Stenigot. A brief history of the site can be found on this previous report.

To recap, this is one of the few remaining towers of the WWII's Chain Home network, which provided an early warning of Luftflotte invasions into central England and is now used to train RAF aerial erectors.

It's one of the transmitter masts and would have been one of four on the site, along with four receivers. This diagram gives some kind of explanation of how they worked:

Here's an impression I found of how the site might have looked in its heyday:

Scaling the mast provides excellent views of the Lincolnshire countryside, and also detail of the structure itself.

Looking up

Sunrise from the first platform

Looking down

Looking north

Looking east

Looking south

Finally, here is a YouTube video of the ascent - thanks for viewing!