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Tag Archives: Hampshire
Resurgam. Gosport
Gosport is the home of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, and it is really a wonderful way to get a glimpse at the men and machines that are associated with submarines. The submarine service by its very nature, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, ROH, ships and shipping, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Gosport, Hampshire, Haslar, lost at sea, Resurgam, Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Submarine
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Minstead Village Green War Memorial
I passed through the village of Minstead in 2013 with my landlord, and I grabbed a few photographs along the way. One of the places we paused at was the Village Green where there is a Memorial Cross in commemoration … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged All Saints Minstead, Hampshire, Minstead, New Forest, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Trusty Servant, World War
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Sherfield-Upon-Loddon War Memorial
This was a surprise discovery that I made while I was on my way to photograph CWGC graves at St Leonards Church in Sherfield-Upon-Loddon. The memorial may be found at Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.314562°, -1.026138° © DRW 2015 – 2018. … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Basingstoke, Hampshire, Sherfield-Upon-Loddon, St Leonards Church, village, War memorial, World War
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Bill Targett Steam Rally 2013
These images were taken at the Bill Targett Steam Rally which was held in Eastleigh, Hants on 18 and 19 May 2013. There were some really nice steam engines there, possibly the most I have ever seen in one place … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Outside RSA
Tagged Aveling & Porter, Bill Targett, Foden, Fowler, Hampshire, Ploughing Engine, Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, Stationary Boiler, Steam Roller, The Burrell, The Hamster, Traction Engine, Wallis & Steevens
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The Cenotaph in Southampton.
The Southampton Cenotaph may be found in Watts Park in Southampton city centre. It was designed by Edward Lutyens, and originally dedicated to the casualties of World War 1, and was unveiled in 1920. The soft stone used in its … Continue reading
Posted in cenotaph, Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Cenotaph, Edward Lutyens, Hampshire, Southampton, Southampton Cenotaph, Watts Park
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Parish Church of Hound War Memorial. Netley, Southampton
The church was pointed out to me while I was on a tour of Netley Abbey, I made a quick detour to see whether there was a graveyard or not, and discovered a very nice War Memorial instead. The wooden … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, World War 1
Tagged Church, Hamble, Hampshire, Hants, Parish of Hound, Southampton, World War
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