PillBlogs
PillBlogs began life as an offshoot from The Blogger Will Always Get Through... which was on another website. However, since 22 February 2010, it has been here in full.
Site redesign
26 June 2010 21:15
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. More...
Monday 24/6/40
24 June 2010 20:45
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. More...
Cuckmere Haven Defences Model V.3.1
15 June 2010 11:11
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. More...
With a Vickers Gun to Cuckmere
13 June 2010 16:44
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. More...
Invasion 70
16 May 2010 10:05
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. More...
YouTube channel launched
12 April 2010 20:45
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. More...
Follow me on Twitter
10 April 2010 10:11
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. More...
Four years on
10 March 2010 10:17
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. More...
Finding the gun pits
02 March 2010 11:14
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. More...
Anti-tank ditch at Crowborough
13 February 2010 23:08
In a previous post I mentioned a series of visits to part of the GHQ Line at Old Lodge Warren. New documentary research and fieldwork have revealed some interesting aspects of an anti-tank ditch in the area. More...
More interesting finds at TNA
12 February 2010 13:12
My second trip of 2010 to the National Archives has thrown up some new aspects of defence and my most unusual find amongst the documents for several years. More...
A small Holy Grail find in TNA
30 January 2010 13:24
My first visit to Kew in 2010 has turfed up an interesting document that gives an enormous list of defence works, including pillboxes, roadblocks and railblocks. More...
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