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    Embark on thrilling adventures with like-minded individuals, share your love for history, and dive into engaging discussions and activities. Be part of an inclusive community that values diverse perspectives and seeks to unravel the fascinating tapestry of our shared heritage.

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  • Verne High Angle Battery

    Verne High Angle Battery - Portland, Dorset The Verne High Angle Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Situated close to the Verne Citadel, the battery is Grade II Listed and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. The battery has become a tourist attraction, while the battery's tunnels are often referred to by their local name 'Ghost Tunnels'    The battery was built in 1892 to protect Portland Harbour. Having be

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    Beaulieu National Motor Museum

    Beaulieu National Motor Museum, based in the New Forest, Hampshire, is one of the finest motor museums in England and quite possibly in Europe. The museum was founded in 1952 by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, a passionate motoring enthusiast and former racing driver. He began collecting cars in the early 1930s, and by the time the museum opened, he had amassed a collection of over 100 vehicles. The Montagu family has for several generations curated the museum which houses a vast collection

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    World War 2 Decoy Airfields

    A recent discovery, courtesy of a book written by Colin Pomeroy - 'Dorset, The Royal Airforce', was that during the Second World War, there were decoy airfields built to divert the enemy bombers away from the actual RAF airfields. More interestingly, is that these decoy sites are mostly unknown and some still exist to this day in plain sight. To the uninitiated eye, they appear to be derelict structures of brick and concrete and do not display any clear signs of what they are there for. O

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    Bovington Tank Museum

    Bovington Tank Museum, located at the Bovington Royal Armoured Core tank regiment base in Dorset. One of the finest collections of tanks in the United Kingdom and a 'must visit' location for anyone visiting the area or for the die-hard enthusiast of military hardware. The Tank Museum is the regimental museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and the corps museum of the Royal Armoured Corps. Their purpose is to tell the story of tanks and the crews who served in them.  https://tankmuseum.org

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    Fort Henry - Middle Beach, Dorset

    World War II Pillbox and Fortification, based at the north end of Middle Beach, Studland in Dorset Constructed in 1943 by Canadian engineers and named after their base back in Ontario. It was one of many pillboxes constructed as a line of defence against the impending invasion of the German army. This concrete bunker has walls a metre thick and would have offered a superb view of any naval vessels approaching, although not adequately equipped to repel the enemy. Goog

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  • Fort Henry - Middle Beach, Dorset

    World War II Pillbox, based at the north end of Middle Beach, Studland in Dorset. Constructed in 1943 by Canadian engineers and named after their base back in Ontario. It was one of many pillboxes constructed as a line of defence against the impending invasion of the German army. This concrete bunker has walls a metre thick and would have offered a superb view of any naval vessels approaching, although not adequately equipped to repel the enemy. Google Maps location P

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    World Wars

    Welcome New Members

    Welcome to the recent new members of the Local History Club Martin Firemanfrosty  

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    Woolsbarrow Hillfort, Wareham Forest, Dorset

    If the conifer trees were removed and the heath was as it was in Iron Age times the fort standing at 65m in height would have 360° views over the low lying land down to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck Hills in the south and up to the rolling hills of Dorset to the north. .  Article Source:  UK Hillforts  ·  Nick Sharpe  ·   · 

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