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A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (3)

Today we visit the carriage shop, the boiler shop and the erecting shop The Carriage shop was where all the … More

History, Steam Trains

Monitor 33

Monitor 33 is a First World War gunship, built to bombard coastal positions from the sea. She is one of … More

History, Portsmouth, Warships

A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (2)

Today our tour takes us to the foundry, the patternmakers shop and the machine shop where all the parts were … More

History, Steam Trains

A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (1)

Our tour starts in the offices and the stores

History, Steam Trains

HMS Warrior (4)

History, HMS Warrior, Portsmouth, Warships

A country station c 1930

Some pictures from the recreation of a country station at STEAM Swindon

History, Steam Trains

HMS Warrior (3)

The upper deck armaments of HMS Warrior consisted of a number of side orientated cannons, together with manoeuvrable stern and … More

History, HMS Warrior, Portsmouth, Warships

Podcast: The History of England

The history of England is a weekly podcast by David Crowther. It plans to cover English history from the year … More

England, History, Podcast

The Hovercraft

When I was in Southsea a couple weeks ago I was delighted to find that there was still a commercial … More

aviation, History, Hovercraft, isle of wight, Pegwell Bay, Southsea, transportation

Bletchley Park (3): Alan Turing

Alan Turing was born in 1923. His talent was recognised from an early age. He had a natural talent in … More

Bletchley Park, History

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