StuartAB Posted 7 March , 2014 Share Posted 7 March , 2014 But no-one seems to know much about them! http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/07/lost-first-world-war-battlefield-discovered Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 7 March , 2014 Share Posted 7 March , 2014 It's on the BBC too http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26471922 Good to learn more about the Hog's county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandy hall Posted 7 March , 2014 Share Posted 7 March , 2014 Also about to be on BBC Breakfast news. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 7 March , 2014 Share Posted 7 March , 2014 Hah, I pass Browndown twice a day. I'll see if I can spot them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 7 March , 2014 Share Posted 7 March , 2014 I'm at Chichester tomorrow, and watching England v Wales on Sunday, but methinks I may well be browsing around Browndown on Monday. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 8 March , 2014 Share Posted 8 March , 2014 Give us a call if it's between 1200 and 1400, Keith, and we could do lunch at the Bayside Cabin. Or if it's working hours you're welcome to walk to the other end of Stokes Bay and have a look at "my" library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 9 March , 2014 Share Posted 9 March , 2014 Hello Jane. Unfortunately, tomorrow has suddenly become rather hectic. Amongst other things, my wife has an appointment at the QA. I shall probably only have time for a quick visit to Browndown, just to confirm where the site is. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 9 March , 2014 Share Posted 9 March , 2014 Another day, give me warning and I might be able to join you. Monday is not an option as I said earlier. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 10 March , 2014 Share Posted 10 March , 2014 Ok Keith. As I said, today will just be a quick recce and accessibility check. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 10 March , 2014 Share Posted 10 March , 2014 There is a little more about the project here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-front-legacy-project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 10 March , 2014 Share Posted 10 March , 2014 I made a flying visit to the site today. Although it is owned by the MOD, access is permitted to the general pubic, but the going is rather 'iffy'. We spent 15 minutes stumbling through trees and gorse bushes, and the area of the trenches itself is none too level. The trenches I saw were 2 or 3 feet deep and covered in cut-down ferns, but the traverses etc. were definitely visible. The co-ordinates of the 'Trenches' marker on the attached Google Earth screenshot are : 50°47'39.72"N 1°10'26.43"W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 27 March , 2014 Share Posted 27 March , 2014 Just out of interest, it would appear that a lot of people born and bred in this area have always been fully aware of these trenches. I have spoken to a chap who lives in Portsmouth, and he told me that he used to play in them in the 50s. So to describe them as 'lost' is an act of journalistic licence. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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