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151 Blog: Ashdown Forest
Ashdown Forest was a very busy place during WW2, being used as a training area as well as being the location of the famous Aspidistra transmitter.
5 October 2008
152 Blog: National Archives visits
I've undertaken four visits to Kew in the past two months. I usually compile a brief post during each visit but the habit has died out since TNA killed off the cyber cafe in which I used to type away whilst having lunch.
4 October 2008
153 Blog: Roadblocks
I've been meaning to post some info on the roadblock report I recently found and a side-project it has stimulated.
22 July 2008
154 Blog: Some Holy Grails of research
My previous post cryptically referred to some "unbelieveably fantastic papers" that I found several weeks ago in The National Archives.
5 July 2008
155 Blog: National Archives Visit
This visit actually took place on 14th June, but as usual, I'm behind with blogging.
28 June 2008
156 Blog: National Archives visits
This post actually covers two visits; that of a week last Friday as well as today.
7 June 2008
157 Blog: Demolition chambers
I find bank holiday weekends a double-edged sword; while I love the extra day off, it's annoying not being able to do normal things.
9 May 2008
158 Blog: Bridges at Barcombe Mills
During Saturday's archive visit I came across mention of a new bridge being built at Barcombe Mills by the Canadians in 1941 to allow heavy tanks to cross the River Ouse.
27 April 2008
159 Blog: National Archives visit
I'm back at Kew again today; it seems as though the memorial at Cuckmere Haven is controversial; I'll explain more in a later post.
26 April 2008
160 Blog: Memorial at Cuckmere Haven
Every time I visit Cuckmere Haven, I learn something new.
20 April 2008
161 Blog: An interesting day filming
I spent today with a TV crew who were filming a new series; unfortunately I can't yet tell you what or where, other than it was at an anti-invasion site somewhere in southern England.
18 March 2008
162 Blog: Pett Emergency Coast Defence Battery (2)
Back in October 2006, I described a visit to Pett Emergency Coast Defence Battery, a large part of which still remains comparitively intact, although derelict.
22 February 2008
163 Blog: ESRO visit
On Tuesday I began documentary research at a more local level by paying a visit to the East Sussex County Record Office (ESRO) in Lewes.
21 February 2008
164 Blog: Time Team at Shooters Hill
Tonight's Time Team episode investigated the anti-invasion defences of Shooters Hill in London which was on one of the capital's stop lines.
10 February 2008
165 Blog: Martello Tower 61 Battery Observation Post (2)
I spent today back at Martello Tower 61 as the 'resident historian' during the estate agent's open day.
9 February 2008
166 Blog: Martello Tower 61 Battery Observation Post
I spent this afternoon taking a look around Martello Tower No.61 at Pevensey Bay.
26 January 2008
167 Blog: Getting some Zs
I've been playing with Google Sketchup again and recreated the Z1 anti-tank scaffolding that was erected along hundreds of miles of beach in 1940-41.
19 January 2008
168 Blog: Piecing together the Bexhill defences (1)
I spent today being blown around by high winds at Bexhill.
28 December 2007
169 Blog: Polegate Nodal Point
I spent the afternoon wandering around Polegate, looking for remains of the Nodal Point defences marked on a sketch map I found in The National Archives.
16 December 2007
170 Blog: Fun with 3D Pillboxes
I've been playing with geometric drawings with Google Earth to produce 3D pillboxes.
2 December 2007
171 Blog: The Defence of East Sussex
The one advantage of having been ill for several weeks is that when I've not been sleeping uncontrollably and have had the energy, I've made progress on my anti-invasion research.
14 November 2007
172 Blog: Anti-Tank Ditches
I recently came across the following reference in an infantry brigade defence scheme:
11 November 2007
173 Blog: We shall fight them with the beaches
Took a trip out to Bexhill today looking for the usual anti-invasion remains, plus the location of an unusual defence; the shingle projector.
25 August 2007
174 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
175 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

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