The Pomme d’Or Hotel During the Second World War & Jersey’s Liberation
On a recent trip to Jersey, I was lucky enough to explore many German fortifications and remnants leftover from the Second World War. It’s a…
On a recent trip to Jersey, I was lucky enough to explore many German fortifications and remnants leftover from the Second World War. It’s a…
Before the Second World War, flights to and from Jersey were made via the St. Aubin’s Bay airfield. It officially opened in December 1933 but…
Standing on the water’s edge of Southampton, most days you will see the common sights of ferries and modern cruise ships. However, if you’d been…
Author and journalist John Leete has been fascinated by life on the home front during the Second World War from an early age. He has…
You might already be aware of the underground bunker position that overlooks the Solent in Lepe Country Park in Hampshire, but if you’re not, it’s…
If you enjoyed my original Beaulieu airfield walk, you will also find the second part interesting. Rather than taking you on a walk around the…
One week ago, I was lucky enough to come into the possession of a high-resolution scanned version of the RAF Beaulieu airfield map from May…
If you take a 10-minute walk north of Beaulieu’s airfields perimeter you will find yourself at Roundhill Campsite and Stockley Inclosure. In the video below…
There is so much World War 2 heritage and history in the Totton and Ashurst areas of Southampton that I felt they deserved a bit…