Synopsis (from book cover):
William George Armstrong was one of the leading and most successful of Great Britain’s nineteenth century engineers. At Elswick he began a career in mechanical and civil engineering, moving into armaments, and then on to naval and, at Walker, mercantile shipbuilding. In the later decades of the Victorian age his company was [...]
Archive for the tag 'Defence Matters'
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2014
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Poppies and Remembrance
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. I am reflecting on the upcoming anniversary of WW1 and the series of events that are planned to commemorate the occasion.
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2014
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At the Going Down of the Sun…
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Gun Batteries…
…at Tynemouth priory and Castle.
Because of their strategic position commanding the approaches to the river mouth, the artillery defences of Tynemouth remained in use between the mid-16th and mid-20th centuries. Like all English coastal defences, they were not always adequately armed, supplied or manned, being made ready or updated only when conflict was imminent.
From about [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
More ‘Round’ can be found in the gallery.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
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A Family History Tragedy
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am sharing a tragic event from my family history.
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2013
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
In Memoriam
Today it is 500 hundred years since the tragic battle of Flodden took place. King James IV of Scotland had come south of the border and was killed in the clash to become the last monarch from the British Isles to die in battle.
A moments silence is in order…
This photo depicts the monument that was [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2013
