Extended Defence Officer Post (XDO Post), Hamble near Southampton
The village of Hamble lies on Southampton Water and has some interesting Second World War history, some of which is still visible to this day….
RAF Titchfield: A History of Southampton & Portsmouth’s Barrage Balloon Command
RAF Titchfield near Fareham, Hampshire, was a non-flying unit and home to No 12 Balloon Squadron during the Second World War. From 1939 to 1945,…
The Day the Hindenburg Flew Over Southampton & Portsmouth
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…
Interview with John Leete: Author of The New Forest at War
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…
Lepe ROC Post (Stone Point): Memories of a ROC Observer in the Lepe Beach Bunker
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…
RAF Beaulieu Airfield Walk #2 (Roundhill Campsite & Hidden Areas)
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…
RAF Beaulieu’s Battle Headquarters: Bunker Remains Found
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…
RAF Beaulieu’s Water Tower on Roundhill Campsite
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…
Totton Air Raid Shelters + Ashurst, Calmore, & Eling WW2 History
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…