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Figurehead of HMS Benbow

The figurehead is of the bust of Vice Admiral John Benbow, the commander-in-chief during the War of Spanish Succession in the West Indies where he subsequently died from his wounds in 1702. He wears a wig and cravat as shown in contemporary portraits. The figure wears armour and the lower part is draped in red [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2015

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Stone Panels…

…from the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham

These beautifully carved panels depicting the Royal Marines Insignia and the ‘Foul Anchor’ (the badge of the Lord High Admiral), originally adorned the main gate of the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham in Kent.*

Chatham Barracks was constructed around 1780 and underwent expansion and and alteration in two main periods: [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2015

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Eastney Barracks

Work started on Eastney on the construction of a barracks to house the Royal Marine Artillery Division in 1862. Before then the Artillery companies attached to Portsmouth Division had been stationed at Gun Wharf and Clarence Barracks in Old Portsmouth, but most of their training and equipment was at Fort Cumberland. In the move to [...]

22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2015

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A Promise Honoured

To mark the start of the annual Armed Forces Week there was a flag raising ceremony outside the Great Hall in Winchester and the unveiling of a memorial to those that passed through Morn Hill camps during the First World War.
On Monday, June 23, proceedings began with a selection of military music at the Buttercross, High [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2015

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The Tenderness of Patient Minds

One of the things that caught my eye when I visited Winchester Cathedral was an art and poetry exhibition (The Tenderness of Patient Minds) commemorating the First World War.
The glass poppies in the first photograph were made by Year 7 pupils at Lakeside BESD school in Chandlers Ford.

10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2015

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Peninsula Barracks

Winchester is home to five military museums all housed separately in their own museums; The King’s Royal Hussars, The Royal Hampshire Regiment, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles), The Gurkha Museum and The Adjutant-General’s Corps.

A wealth of military history surrounds the site of Peninsula Barracks which now houses the collections. the castle, begun by William the [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2014

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Poppies in the Moat

The Tower of London art installation entitled ‘Blood Swept Land and Seas of Red‘ is now complete. The last poppy was planted in the moat at 10.50 today during the final ceremony (among the poppies) commemorating the  centenary of World War One. The art installation marked one hundred years since the first day of Britain’s [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2014

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