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Tag Archives: Portsmouth
Nelson’s last stand?
Recently there was a spate of “statue bashing” in the United States, mainly centred around statues pertaining to the American Civil War. We are no stranger to statue bashing in South Africa, and I would hate to think that it … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Heritage, London, Memorials and Monuments, Portsmouth and Gosport, United Kingdom
Tagged Admiral Nelson, Fort Nelson, London, Nelson's Column, Portsmouth
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Portsmouth Cemeteries, a retrospective
This morning, while editing my Victoria Cross grave collection, I realised that I had not done a blog post on my visit to Portsmouth Highland Road and Milton Cemeteries, although I had done one on my flying visit to Kingston … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Hampshire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Retrospective, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged Cross of Sacrifice, CWGC, grave, Highland Road Cemetery, Kingston Cemetery, Memorial, Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth, Royal Navy, Victoria Cross
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Farewell HMS Illustrious
Tonight when I logged onto Facebook I saw the images of HMS Illustrious sailing on her final voyage to the breakers in Turkey. She is the last of her line, there will never be another like her. She is one … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Portsmouth and Gosport, Ships, United Kingdom
Tagged Gosport, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Illustrious, Lusty, Portsmouth, RN, Royal Navy
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Dry docked.
While rooting around amongst my pics I remembered that I had some interesting ones that I took in Gloucester in August 2015. I was hoping to get back to the city at some point, but then other things intervened and … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Personal, Ships, South Africa, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Bristol, Cutyy Sark, Dockyard, Drydock, Durban, Gloucester, graving dock, Great Britain, HMS, Navy, Portsmouth, ship repair, Southampton, Trafalgar Dock
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