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Tag Archives: Battle of Britain
Curse this war!
Its that time again… Wartime in the Cotswolds with the GWSR (Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway). The theme? The Battle of Britain. So grab your gas mask and tin hat and follow me…. Last year I attended a similar event and … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Retrospective, Transportation, United Kingdom, War, World War 2
Tagged ARP, Battle of Britain, Blitz, Cheltenham Race Course, Dinmore Manor, Gotherington, GWSR, Home Guard, soldier, Spitfire, Toddington, train, Winchcombe
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The Spitfire Legacy
Southampton is Supermarine territory. That most famous of World War 2 fighters was born in this town and there are a number of references to it. I believe that the Supermarine assembly plant used to be on the one bank … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Retrospective, Southampton, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Battle of Britain, Eastleigh, RJ Mitchell, Seafire, Solent Sky Museum, Southampton, Spitfire, Supermarine, Swaythling, Woolston, World War 2
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The Bronz Soldiers
Photographing War Memorials is an interesting business, many memorials are magnificent structures with equally magnificent artwork. Sometimes the artist responsible is lost to history, but they always leave that piece of magnificence behind. This post is about the many “Bronze … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, London, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Battle of Britain, Bomber Command, Borough High Street, Bronze Soldier, London, Oldham War Memorial, Rifles, Royal Artillery, The Rifle Brigade, War memorial
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