Portsmouth Dockyard
The closure of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth would bring to an end over 5oo years of Royal Naval ship building history in Hampshire
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Flower Loft and some important years in Lamorna Cove for Sir Alfred Munnings friend of War Horse Inspiration Major General J E B Seely and his horse Warrior…
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Read ‘Warrior’ by General Jack Seely, a truly amazing account of a real life war horse. A brilliant book
Read MoreThe National Archives new online catalogue
New online catalogue ‘Discovery’ from The National Archive
Read MoreIsambard Kingdom Brunel & Florence Nightingale a Connection
What is the connection between two great British heros, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Florence Nightingale?
Read MoreFirst Kodak Box Brownie
The first Kodak Box Brownie was manufactured in 1900, how many of us started to take photographs with a Kodak camera?
Read MoreThree Abraham Darby’s
Abraham Darby was the first man to use coke in furnaces, his son produced wrought iron and his grandson built the iron bridge at Ironbridge. 3 generations of the same family contributing to the Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreWhat was the spinning mule?
The totally incredible Spinning Mule, invented by Samuel Crompton, revolutionised spinning in the 19th Century. It is another example of changes that fueled the Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreCap Badge King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
The cap badge of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as worn on the pagri
Read MoreRoyal Defence Corps Cap Badge
Royal Defence Corps Cap Badge, a circular disc of brass with GRV and the Kings Crown at it’s centre
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