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Tag Archives: Netley
Retrospective: Woolston and Weston
This is yet another of my retrospective posts about my time in Southampton. and it really encompasses the area I lump together as Woolston/Weston/Southampton Water and of course the River Itchen. I grew up in a landlocked city so never … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Southampton, United Kingdom
Tagged Hamble, Itchen bridge, Itchen River, Netley, Shore, Southampton, Southampton Water, Weston, Woolston
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The Cross of Sacrifice
Visiting cemeteries looking for War Graves will mean that I will encounter the Cross of Sacrifice on a regular basis, and it is an easily recognisable and familiar object in many of the cemeteries that I visit. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Cheltenham, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Grave, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Cemetery, Cross of Sacrifice, CWGC, grave, Haslar Royal Naval cemetery, Magnificent Seven, Memorial, Netley, World War, Worting Road
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