26 July
Today in Gosport's Past: on 26 July 1924, HM King George V reviewed the fleet at Spithead aboard…
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November 25, 2015
12 September
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 12 September 1834, at The Old Rectory, Alverstoke, the death occurred of Francisca…
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November 11, 2015
10 November
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 10 November 1958, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein visited St Vincent Barracks, and in…
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November 11, 2015
28th July
Today in Gosport's Past:- not much reported in Gosport, but on 28th July 1914, the Austro-Hungarians declared war…
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November 10, 2015
30 July
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 30 July 1917, the Naval Seaplane Training School was opened at Lee-on-Solent, initially…
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November 10, 2015
1 August
Today in Gosport's Past :- on 1 August 1945, RAF Gosport (Grange airfield) was handed over to the…
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November 10, 2015
11 August
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 11 August 1942, Manfred Mann drummer Mike Hugg was born in Gosport. The…
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November 10, 2015
3 September
Today in Gosport's Past:-on 3 September 1939, prime minister Neville Chamberlain announced that 'Britain is now at war…
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November 10, 2015
13 September
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 13 September 1845, the railway from Gosport station into Royal Clarence Yard was…
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November 10, 2015
17 September
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 17 September 1982, three ships returned home rather belatedly from the Falklands conflict…
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November 10, 2015
28 September
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 28 September 1968, the last Hovertravel service between Stokes Bay and Ryde took…
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November 10, 2015
30 September
Today in Gosport's Past:- on 30 September 1935, the last goods train ran between Lee-on-the-Solent terminus and Fort…
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November 10, 2015