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| 176 | Blog: Inspecting the drains I found myself back over the border in Kent today, looking into drains. I spent the day at Dymchurch Redoubt on account of the research I've done on this fortification and its twin at Eastbourne. |
15 August 2007 |
| 177 | Blog: Tombstone graveyard I drove out to Cooden (Bexhill) today to have a look at some anti-tank cubes in Cooden Moat. |
22 April 2007 |
| 178 | Blog: Battle nodal point On 15 April, I drove out to Battle to see what, if anything, was left of the nodal point defences. |
22 April 2007 |
| 179 | Blog: Art Deco dragon's tooth Back on 8 April, I took a second visit out to Ninfield to do some follow-up on my previous discovery of over 90 cubes. |
22 April 2007 |
| 180 | Blog: Ninfield nodal point This afternoon I drove out to Ninfield, a town just north of Bexhill which was classified as a nodal point and fortress designed to resist invading forces for up to 7 days without outside assistance. |
2 April 2007 |
| 181 | Blog: Two-storey pillbox Having just acquired a car, I decided to get out and about and take in some anti-invasion defences that are harder to get to on bike. |
25 March 2007 |
| 182 | Blog: www.pillbox.org.uk is live! http://www.pillbox.org.uk is finally ready to go! |
10 March 2007 |
| 183 | Blog: Not long now; pillbox.org.uk really is coming! I've been working furiously to get my long-promised http://www.pillbox.org.uk website in a state whereby it's fit for public consumption. |
8 March 2007 |
| 184 | Blog: Pillbox ballistics (2) Continuing my examination of possible wartime damage to a Type 22 pillbox beside the Royal Military Canal at Ruckinge, I'm going to concentrate on the damage indicated by the area shaded in red below. |
18 February 2007 |
| 185 | Blog: Pillbox ballistics (1) What was so interesting about this Type 22 pillbox (photo taken June 2006), that I had to go and visit it yesterday? |
14 February 2007 |
| 186 | Blog: Royal Military Canal (3) I've just looked in the mirror and realised why people on the train were giving me funny looks; I have several splashes of dried mud on my face, in my hair and up the front of my fleece jacket. |
13 February 2007 |
| 187 | Blog: Roadblocks I came across two roadblock sites today on my way to Bexhill to try and get a problem with my new laptop (I'll post something about this at a later date) fixed. |
3 January 2007 |
| 188 | Blog: New pillbox website on the way! I've hinted in recent posts that I've been developing a new website related to pillboxes. I was hoping to have launched the full site by now, but recent events and pressures have delayed it slightly. |
1 January 2007 |
| 189 | Blog: National Archives visit My third and final day of my visit, I arrived here an hour later than planned due to a last-minute decision to go chasing pillboxes. I've seen a total of 5 and a spigot mortar pedestal today, although my photos taken from the train are not clear. |
24 November 2006 |
| 190 | Blog: In Remembrance I'm writing this piece on Remembrance Day inspired by my research into anti-invasion defences being constructed by 45 Division in Sussex and Kent in 1940. |
11 November 2006 |
| 191 | Blog: Back at Pillbox Alley The end of October and still the weather remains warm! Taking advantage of today's sunshine (it was jeans and t-shirt weather), I paid another visit to Barcombe Mills to build on my previous trip along part of the GHQ Line. |
29 October 2006 |
| 192 | Blog: Beaches, fields, streets and hills Having had a nasty virus over the weekend, something that has helped speed my recovery was the delivery of Beaches, fields, streets and hills: the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940 by William Foot. (CBA Research Report No.144, Council for British Archaeology 2006; ISBN 1 902771 53 2). |
23 October 2006 |
| 193 | Blog: The GHQ Line I couldn't believe the weather forecast for today; bright sunshine with temperatures of about 19-20°C - not bad for the middle of October! |
15 October 2006 |
| 194 | Blog: Royal Military Canal (2) On 27 September (yes, I am nearly 3 weeks behind with my blogging!), I resumed my bike ride along the Royal Military Canal from where I left off previously. |
14 October 2006 |
| 195 | Blog: National Archives visit I survived a monsoon to get to the archives today; so much rain fell inside about an hour, that the drainage system was overwhelmed. |
11 October 2006 |
| 196 | Blog: Newhaven Defences On 24 September, I cycled all the way out to Newhaven to look at the defences there; Newhaven was a strategically important port during the war, and still operates today. |
9 October 2006 |
| 197 | Blog: Pett Emergency Coast Defence Battery Last Monday I took the train to Hastings and cycled out to Pett Level, to visit the remains of a WW2 Emergency Coast Battery. |
5 October 2006 |
| 198 | Blog: Cuckmere Haven defences On 10 September I rode out to Cuckmere Haven again to take another look at the western side of the river. |
4 October 2006 |
| 199 | Blog: Catching up I've been very busy the past few weeks; the weather has been surprisingly good for this time of year, and I've been out and about so much that I've not had time to record my activities. |
1 October 2006 |
| 200 | Blog: A curious research milestone... I finally found time to award myself a day away from everything else and to catch up on some documents on anti-invasion measures I'd photographed at the archives some weeks ago. |
18 September 2006 |
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