Cnock Posted 26 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 26 January , 2012 Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 31 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2012 URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/houtfor1.jpg/][/url] Uploaded with ImageShack.us Houthulst Forest: abandonned German artillery shells Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cnock Posted 31 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2012 URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/houtfor4.jpg/][/url] Uploaded with ImageShack.us Houthulst Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g6yfb Posted 31 January , 2012 Share Posted 31 January , 2012 Cnock, The images really are excellent, I have never seen any of the images that you have posted before and I have read numerous books covering these areas. keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 31 January , 2012 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2012 GJH, will do! regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperary Posted 31 January , 2012 Share Posted 31 January , 2012 GJH i was only thinking that i had not seen any of the images before whe i read your post again Cnock i am enjoying these a lot.john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislock Posted 31 January , 2012 Share Posted 31 January , 2012 Truly fantastic images Cnock and great to see the often not mentioned areas. I think you may have just included a picture of part of where my garden is situated today. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 31 January , 2012 Share Posted 31 January , 2012 Very interesting postcards and photos of Houthulst, this month our friend Chris Lock photographed the remains of trenches still to be seen after all those years in the part of the wood open to the public. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 1 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 1 February , 2012 Hi, is the location known of these trenches? Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_oz Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Cnock The trenches are located in the northern section of the Houthulst Forest behind the Belgium Cemetery. Tim B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Never knew there still are traces of original trenches in the Salient...! Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFayers Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Never knew there still are traces of original trenches in the Salient...! Roel Nor I! With them looking so shallow it makes me wonder what's preserved beneath the surface. Thanks for posting Norman! all the best Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 plug street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 shrewsbury forest gas wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 2 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Roel, there are indeed as pics shows also in Sanctuary Wood Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Nor I! With them looking so shallow it makes me wonder what's preserved beneath the surface. Thanks for posting Norman! all the best Steve No problem Steve, this was news to me and I thank Chris Lock for taking such an excellent photo. Norman PS And Biffo of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Roel, there are indeed as pics shows also in Sanctuary Wood Cnock Biff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 2 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2012 ...and near the Bluff Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 2 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2012 URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/11/trenchhooge.jpg/][/url] Uploaded with ImageShack.us Hooge Trenches just under the surface excavated in 1997 by a British university team Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislock Posted 2 February , 2012 Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Thank you for the kind words Norman but really, the trench lines span over the entire wood! Just walk along any of the public paths and you will come across them. Some are up to about 6 feet deep and are remarkably preserved complete with bays and traverses. It does seem however that a concerted effort was made to remove the bunkers within the public area as I can only locate one bunker today and that one is very small. The WW2 V1 rocket location is easy to locate and it does come with an information board. The main access point is in Eugene De Grootelaan next to the Hunting Horn bar and you can also access where the wood is devided between the public access and the DOVO military site. Without doubt, those wishing to visit,try to only visit in the winter due to massive bramble and bracken growth in the spring, summer and autumm which completely smothers the trench lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 2 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2012 Detail British map 1917 Houthulst Forest, arrow points towards Eugene De Grootelaan red spots: German defences may be Chrislock can point out where his bunker is it is true, not much concrete left in the wood, but several around the forest regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 2 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2012 URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/houtfor2.jpg/][/url] Ammuntion shelters at Houthulst Forest Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 3 February , 2012 Share Posted 3 February , 2012 Eddy, if you publish these superb images in a book then I will be at the head of the queue to obtain one!. The photos of Houthulst are very interesting for in my opinion this is an area of the Flanders battlefield that deserves more recognition than it presently does in respect of battlefield tourism. Regards Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 3 February , 2012 Author Share Posted 3 February , 2012 Hi Norman, thanks quote: "in my opinion this is an area of the Flanders battlefield that deserves more recognition than it presently does in respect of battlefield tourism." Norman, that is why I am finishing a manuscript about the fighting in and around Houthulst Forest during 3rd Battle of Ypres. Nobody has written yet about this subject In the book wille be some 40 maps and more than 100 never published WWI fotos and aerials. British, French and Germana actions are treated. Also picks of still existing pill boxes that played a role in the battle best regards, Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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