Life at Hythe School During the Second World War
Hythe Primary School in Southampton, Hampshire, has historical logbooks containing handwritten notes by the teachers recounting the daily accounts of the school including 1939 to…
How a Strange Hump in the New Forest Might Have Helped the War Effort
As you travel on the B3054 from Hatchett Pond towards Lymington, you might notice a large gorse-covered mound on the heathland. It’s on the right-hand…
Can You Help Identify these American GIs in the New Forest During WW2?
Watkins and Williams American soldiers in the new forest with
Tales of the Wartime Waterside Air Raid Shelters
During the Second World War, local people sought protection from bombing raids in public air raid shelters. Homeowners could also assemble smaller shelters in their…
Hamble Point Anti-Aircraft Gun & Bofors Gun Platform
Hamble Common and Hamble Point have held an important defensive role for centuries. Historical records show Hamble as a significant maritime centre as far back…
Marchwood Inclosure’s Concrete Base or Plinth
In 2020 I heard about a mysterious hexagonal concrete block located in the middle of the woods in Marchwood Inclosure, New Forest. As a documenter…
Fort Widley’s Tunnels & Cold War Bunker
Fort Widley was built in the 1860s and is one of five Victorian forts that overlook Portsmouth harbour. It was used for military purposes for…
The Ashley Walk Bombing Range Observation Shelter
The site of the WW2 Ashley Walk bombing range covers more than 5,000 acres in a northwest area of the New Forest. Established in mid-1940,…
Type 26 Pillbox on Satchell Lane, Hamble
During the Second World War, Hamble was home to an airfield as well as a Spitfire repair facility. The village is also on Southampton Water,…