Col. Bogey’s Birthplace
Col. Bogey’s Birthplace By Rear Admiral R W Paffard, CB, CBE In his book “British Golf”, Bernard Darwin…
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August 19, 2022
The bodies of L55 victims being interned at Haslar Naval Cemetery (1928)
L55 submarine was part of the Baltic Battle Squadron engaged in operations in support of the White Russians.…
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January 20, 2022
Past & Present Fun Facts courtesy of the GOSPORT GALLERY
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December 17, 2020
Last Duel in England
The Last Duel in England (between Englishmen) As part of Murder Most South, BBC South Today tells the…
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December 7, 2020
GOD’S PORT – A poem
Gods Port Our neighbours refused, we welcomed - ale in arm, Two ships; Sihab-I Bahri and Miraty…
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February 13, 2020
THE LIBERTY OF ALVERSTOKE WITH GOSPORT
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol3/pp202-208 The liberty of ALVERSTOKE, including GOSPORT, is bounded on the east by the waters of Portsmouth Harbour,…
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February 13, 2020
HMS Vanguard – Britain’s Last Battleship
19 years after she was first laid down in 1941, HMS Vangaurd caused a bit of chaos in…
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January 30, 2019
Gosport Heritage Action Zone
Gosport Ambassadors Scheme Launch on 8th Dec 2020 Andy Grant, chair of the Gosport Place Board acted as…
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December 1, 2018
Photos of Fort Brockhurst by Victoria Smith
Some fantastic photos of Fort Brockhurst taken by Victoria Smith, superimposing the past onto the present. This is…
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November 15, 2018
Betty White’s Coat – The D-Day Museum
In June 1944 Betty White was a young girl living at Gosport on the south coast of…
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May 4, 2017
John and Charles Deane story
Sunken Treasure, death defying adventure. Have a look at this fantastic story of how John and Charles Deane…
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January 28, 2017
Friends of Gosport Museum
The Gosport Museum was founded in 1975 to record all aspects of the history of Gosport from the…
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January 12, 2017