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Just had a lovely walk with the dog this morning from Saughall Massie Road, through the old main entrance to R.A.F. West Kirby & by following the signed footpaths came out onto fields to the back of the horse place in Larton. Not a sign of any remains to be seen from the path, but so quiet & peaceful.
One problem is that people empty their dogs there & don't pick up.

The land and buildings i meant were from RAF camp to the crossroads, then turn left to Meols, then just there on the right at the 2nd gate opening (1st takes you to stables etc)

Hi yes I think it is the place. A friend of the family owns the stables and the area around there. Aparentley some of the land owned by the farm was requisioned during the war. Some of the kids had another name for the area locally, but dont know what it was.

Looking on Google Earth, there only appears to be the farm & a rental cottage now.

I think the one your talking about between Saughall Massie and Frankby, i know it just as 'The Camp'these days.

Manor Farm in Frankby uses these fields as grazing for their horses. I know that they also just call it 'The Camp'. But i will ask them now and see if they know of a official name for itand let you know. Hope that helps.

Just Spoken to the owner of Manor Farm, who uses the RAF Land. He just said that 'The Camp' is all part of the RAF West Kirby. It used to have roads running through it but they where destroyed when it was ploughed over.

If you look on Google Earth you can see.... Look at the field with the dots in (horses) This is the RAF camp field that they use and is between saugall Massie and Frankby.

http://maps.google.com/maps?ftr=ear...e=en-van-na-us-gns-erth&utm_term=evl


The other part that has the runway is used now by Alan Griffiths for his farm machinery.

http://maps.google.com/maps?ftr=ear...e=en-van-na-us-gns-erth&utm_term=evl

Hi guys thanks for all your hard work and walking!!

Jess,

Just "Google" RAF West Kirby. There are maps, stories & some amazing photographs on there.

There was also a hospital in West Kirby itself I think.

Some of the kids at that time had a nick-name for this place, as so did some of the men serving there. When they went out with local girls they did'nt say they were from the Raf West Kirby, but gave a different name they called , again a possible nick-name given by the lads on the camp.

Quoting myself lol.

Looks like the hospital was on the same site.

http://www.rafwka.co.uk/id42.htm

It comes to us all eventually!!!! lol

hello,i am not sure but i think it was in the flat lanes moreton and the lanes came out by the railway bridge meols station ?