, ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁R AF ▁and ▁W A AF ▁rad ar ▁personnel , ▁were ▁trained ▁there . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁B aw d sey ▁was ▁oper ational ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁R DF ▁( rad ar ) ▁Ch ain ▁Home , ▁and ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 ▁also ▁acquired ▁Ch ain ▁Home ▁Low ▁and ▁Coast ▁Def ence / Cent imet ric ▁equipment ▁for ▁tracking ▁enemy ▁ships . ▁It ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁rad ar ▁station ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁Dem ol ition ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁to wers ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁all ▁are ▁now ▁gone . ▁B aw d sey ▁Man or ▁continued ▁as ▁an ▁R AF ▁base ▁through ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁and ▁Blood h ound ▁Miss iles ▁were ▁s ited ▁on ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁until ▁the ▁Blood h ound ▁force ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁miss iles ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁R AF ▁West ▁Ray n ham . ▁R AF ▁B aw d sey ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁The ▁Man or , ▁grounds ▁and ▁associated ▁buildings ▁were ▁used ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁house ▁Alexand ers ▁College , ▁a ▁board ing ▁and ▁day ▁school ▁for ▁children ▁from ▁ages ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Trans mit ter ▁Block ▁is ▁a ▁museum ,