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Pillboxes for Dummies
Posted: 30 July 2010
Trawling through the National Archives last year I came across some plans for building dummy pillboxes, and, knowing that such devices were used in small numbers in East Sussex, I decided to build a 3D model of one.
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Site redesign
Posted: 26 June 2010
You may have noticed a few design alterations creeping in across the website of late as part of my online strategy. The most visible change is perhaps the replacement of the 'Pillbox' logo graphic at the top of each page.
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Monday 24/6/40
Posted: 24 June 2010
A recent foray out into the field lead to the discovery of some grafitti on some dragon's teeth that provided some excellent dating evidence of a defensive line that included a section of anti-tank ditch.
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Cuckmere Haven Defences Model V.3.1
Posted: 15 June 2010
Those of you who have attended one of my talks will know that I've built a 3D 'virtual reality' model of the defences of Cuckmere Haven and blog followers have seen some elements of the model already.
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With a Vickers Gun to Cuckmere
Posted: 13 June 2010
A short while ago I was presented with a fantastic opportunity to set up a Vickers Gun in a pillbox at Cuckmere Haven as part of a filming project. I ended up learning a lot about one of the pillboxes as a result.
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Invasion 70
Posted: 16 May 2010
I've finally launched Invasion 70, a feature that displays 'on this day' extracts from unit war diaries 70 years on. Today being 16 May, I had actually hoped to have launched on 10 May, but computer problems set me back a week.
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YouTube channel launched
Posted: 12 April 2010
I signed up to YouTube just over 2 years ago with the intent of posting videos. As with many things I intend to do, I never say exactly when I may do them. However, instead of using that sentiment to launch a political career, I decided to finally launch my new media outlet.
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Follow me on Twitter
Posted: 10 April 2010
The Defence of East Sussex Project is now on Twitter! I've set up an account for two reasons; firstly, to feed in to an established communications medium and secondly to cover a gap in my blogging.
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Four years on
Posted: 10 March 2010
It's now been four years since I began my research into the anti-invasion defences and the last year has seen some big changes.
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Finding the gun pits
Posted: 02 March 2010
An unexpected present last Christmas was a manual for the 2-pounder anti-tank gun. A diagram of the gun pit to be excavated when digging in led me up onto the Downs to see if any were evident.
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The summer of 1940 saw a battle being fought in the skies above England.
While the RAF doggedly fought against the odds, preparations to defend the UK against German invasion were frantically being implemented should the 'Battle of Britain' also become a ground campaign.
The Defence of East Sussex Project is the most comprehensive post-war survey of the anti-invasion defences of the county using original battle plans as well as German sources. Read more..
Project stats at a glance
Today is day 1603 of the project
National Archives Research
No. of visits: 47
War diaries: 398
Total files: 655
Concrete Evidence Database
| Top 3 defences | |
|---|---|
| Roadblock | 587 |
| Pillbox | 489 |
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Observation Post | 145 |
Records:
2746 sites with 3035 functions 3286 features
Roadblock recce Project
Roadblock sites visited: 250
Still to visit: 223
Downsforce Project
Defence works recorded: 337
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