Moston Posted 9 October , 2009 Share Posted 9 October , 2009 From my local knowledge - but not having seen either.... Practice trenches exist extensively in Norsey Wood, Billericay. Google earth isn't much good as it's...er...a 'wood'. Practice trenches also exist at Ipswich Golf course. Simon. Martin B - get your ass down here to ESSSSSEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXX soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAC Posted 12 October , 2009 Share Posted 12 October , 2009 Remembered this PDF document link: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/....pdf?1252143246 This is a map showing the trenches on Beacon Hill near Bulford... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg75 Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 Not sure if these are WW1 practice trenches, but if so they survived a lot of WW2 developments around the area - did they have such a trench in WW2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAC Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 On another site that deals with pillboxes, there has been mentioned about WW1 and WW2 trenches in the same area at Dover. If you walk the area you come across defensive positions from the Cold War and back to the Bronze Age all mixed together. Some of these excavations could well be from WW1 as Dover was fortified with trenches during that period. The strangest trenches I found were in Scadbury Manor in Chislehurst. These were a section of trenches that resembled those from WW1 and related to the position of the Manor, there were also possibly a number of shell holes. After asking a local archeoligist, it was explained the Manor was owned by the local Home Guard Commander. The area was surrowned by a number of fire trenches and even a possible Resistance Hide. They never knew of the trench system and had missed it during their field walks. I suppose it would have been excavated by Home Guard Soldiers who were just doing the same as they has 22 year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAC Posted 15 October , 2009 Share Posted 15 October , 2009 This may be of interest, found it looking for information for another thread: http://www.defence-estates.mod.uk/publicat...tuary/index.php Download Issue 33 and look on page 54. Covers the subject with images... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 3 December , 2011 Share Posted 3 December , 2011 Hi, Has anyone looked any further into the trenches at Barham. I am interested in doing further research. Cheers Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbarrett1 Posted 3 December , 2011 Share Posted 3 December , 2011 Hi all just of a matter of interest here is the practice trenches as they were in the Curragh Camp county Kildare Ireland still very visible. Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 3 December , 2011 Share Posted 3 December , 2011 Hi all just of a matter of interest here is the practice trenches as they were in the Curragh Camp county Kildare Ireland still very visible. Regards Martin Hi Martin, I am planning on doing my dissertation on the trenches at the Curragh next year for my MA at University of Bristol. We had a brief chat about it at the Postgraduate conference in Conflict Archaeology at the University of Bristol. It would be good to have another chat about it sometime. Cheers Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbarrett1 Posted 3 December , 2011 Share Posted 3 December , 2011 Hi Des, Best of luck with your dissertatation. If I can be of any help let me know glad to help. Spent many years there. regards martin Hi Martin, I am planning on doing my dissertation on the trenches at the Curragh next year for my MA at University of Bristol. We had a brief chat about it at the Postgraduate conference in Conflict Archaeology at the University of Bristol. It would be good to have another chat about it sometime. Cheers Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted 21 May , 2012 Share Posted 21 May , 2012 This story about an officer of the Sherwood Foresters mentions practice trenches on the Currugh http://wp.me/p259Gc-1a wig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen1914 Posted 5 October , 2012 Share Posted 5 October , 2012 If you look at Thiepval on Google Earth you can see some of the Trenches and looking around some of the Somme gives good results. Google Earth is the best to use because it is better quality. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yperman Posted 22 October , 2012 Share Posted 22 October , 2012 This is definitely out of period and I am not sure how useful but my family are from Dover and my father at that time lived in Barham and he remembers the Canadians in WW2 digging trenches around Barham - he especially remembers a tiny railway which moved targets about - something to do with the target moving into and out of cover. Yperman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjonesncl Posted 28 October , 2012 Share Posted 28 October , 2012 Rothbury Northumberland http://maps.google.c....92305&z=17&t=h Redesdale Ranges (MOD Land), Northumberland http://maps.google.c....26153&z=17&t=h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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