seaJane Posted 31 July , 2014 Share Posted 31 July , 2014 I have been sent a snippet of Ordnance Survey and asked to find out more about the "Naval Camp" that it shows. The location is on Fort Road, Gosport, directly across from postcode PO12 2DL, just east of the junction with Crescent road (I hope that is clear enough to anyone who is kind enough to look it up on Google Maps) - more or less on the site of the WW2 RN Physiological Labs. Neither the INM across the road, nor the Gosport Local Studies section of the Discovery Centre, nor the Naval Historical Branch in Portsmouth has any record of it. I've directed my enquirer to the Hampshire Record Office and the IWM but wondered if anyone here had ever come across it. (It is not the same place as the recently-rediscovered practice trenches which are a couple of miles away at Browndown.) Thanks! seaJane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 31 July , 2014 Share Posted 31 July , 2014 seaJane Is the OS dated? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 31 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2014 Dave, thanks. I've just gone back to the original e-mail and it has two OS attachments: one dated 1921 (in very small type, presumably why I missed it) and the other 1933. So maybe this should be in Skindles... ? sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 31 July , 2014 Share Posted 31 July , 2014 If mapped in 1921 it would show a camp from the war if still extant but not in use? As some MOD areas are not shown in full detail now but will be if not in miliatry use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 31 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2014 Agreed - but some evidence of the camp in GW period would be good - to be honest, anything else about it would be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 31 July , 2014 Share Posted 31 July , 2014 http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html has a map from 1910 for the area. If you have a touch screen PC you can zoom in the map without paying for it. Have a look and compare and contrast to what maps you have. Sorry don't know the area so can't comment further on exact map cross refrencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 31 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2014 Aha! Not there in the 1910-11 version. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 31 July , 2014 Share Posted 31 July , 2014 It is a great resource, glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 1 August , 2014 Share Posted 1 August , 2014 http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html has a map from 1910 for the area. If you have a touch screen PC you can zoom in the map without paying for it. Have a look and compare and contrast to what maps you have. Sorry don't know the area so can't comment further on exact map cross refrencing. Although it doesn't help to progress SeaJane's quest, if you think the Old-maps 6" OS maps are good, try The National Library of Scotland's (NLS) collection http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-england-and-wales/index.html and no subscription required for viewing whatever the zoom level. NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 1 August , 2014 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2014 Thanks Nigel, will check that out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 1 August , 2014 Share Posted 1 August , 2014 Thanks are really due to the forum member who pointed out the site in the first place - sadly, I can't remember now who it was. NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 1 August , 2014 Share Posted 1 August , 2014 Although it doesn't help to progress SeaJane's quest, if you think the Old-maps 6" OS maps are good, try The National Library of Scotland's (NLS) collection http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-england-and-wales/index.html and no subscription required for viewing whatever the zoom level. NigelS I thought it onlycovered Scotland for some reason. That is exactly what I need for my exploring locally as we have a lot of hiddenhistorical industrial sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmoore Posted 25 November , 2016 Share Posted 25 November , 2016 An old post so sorry for the delay in finding it. The Naval camp was situated in the Stokes Bay Lines No.5 Battery in Fort Road near Gilkicker Point. This is a 1922 map showing its location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 25 November , 2016 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2016 Thank you David. I wonder if I still have that 2014 e-mail filed ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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