Alford Manor House & Museum of Rural Life 2025
Lincolnshire
At the heart of the centre are the Memorial Spire & Walls of Names. The centre includes recording, preserving and relating the stories of all those involved with, or impacted by, Bomber Command during the WW2. Lincoln was chosen for the site as it provides a central point for all 27 bases that earned Lincolnshire the title of ‘Bomber County’.
Address: Canwick Avenue Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2HQ
Tue-Sun & BHol Mon. Apr-Oct 0930-1700. Nov-Mar closes 1600. (Closed 25 Dec-2 Jan 2026.) Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
Lincoln’s Cathedral provided a landmark for crews both leaving and returning from missions and, for those who failed to return, the Cathedral was often their last image of home. The county housed over a third of all the Second World War Bomber Command Stations, making it the ideal home for this commemoration of the bravery of the men of Bomber Command.
The Spire is now recognised as the UK’s tallest war memorial.