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Files in England		Rating	Date Added	Downloads
	Barrage Balloon hangar near Pawlett, Somerset During the second world war there was a barrage balloon testing station here and this large shed was used to store the balloon. A large number of different trials and experiments took place here an...		11/19/2009	4
	Old Airfield Hangar near to Willersley, Herefordshire It's hard to believe now, but in the early days of aviation there were more than a dozen little airfields scattered along the banks of the River Wye, running through Herefordshire. The location and...		11/19/2009	4
	Aldershot Observatory Aldershot observatory is a circular red-brick building with a domed roof standing on Queens Avenue in Aldershot Military Town near Aldershot, England, home to the British Army since circa 1854. Ins...		11/19/2009	3
	Anti-invasion measures, Brinkworth Brook, Brinkworth These are made of solid concrete and must each weigh several tonnes. They remain as reminders of the dark days of 1940 when the fear of invasion by Nazi hordes was a real one. Had the Germans reach...		11/18/2009	11
	Approaching Bristol Airport A twin-engined plane approaching Bristol International Airport		11/18/2009	13
	SS Nornen wreck near to Berrow, Somerset This is the wreck of a Norwegian Barque the SS Nornen, which was driven in a raging gale on to the beach in 1897. The ship's crew of ten, together with their dog, were taken off by the lifeboat and...		11/14/2009	33
	Wreck of the Austrian Steamship Laura near to Speeton, North Yorkshire The Austrian Steamship “Laura” was a 2000 ton cargo ship who found herself off the coast near Filey in a thick fog. She and her crew of 24 hands had picked up a cargo mainly consisting of coke from...		11/14/2009	12
	Wreck of the MV Creteblock near to Whitby, North Yorkshire During the First World War, shortage of steel led to the construction of a number of experimental ships out of ferro-concrete (reinforced concrete). The remains of one of these ships, the tug ‘Cret...		11/14/2009	10
	Tank Traps 3 km from Hackthorn, Lincolnshire Relics of the wartime defences for RAF Scampton.		11/14/2009	14
	Crashsite of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Serial: 44-6504 Operator: USAAF 303rd Bomb Group (H); 360th BS Accident Date: 16 December 1944 Accident Site: West Hill (The Cheviot) Aircraft Accident Details		11/13/2009	448
	Sand Quay repair ramps, Saltash The lines encrusted in seaweed are concrete ramps at Sand Quay, Saltash. During World War 2 they were used for repair of U.S. landing craft in preparation for the D-Day landings. The site is now a ...		11/13/2009	145
	Wartime embarkation ramps, Torquay Harbour This is a 4-berth Landing Craft Troop (LCT) hard built in May 1943 and used for D Day embarkation in June 1944. The adjacent harbourside area has recently been rebuilt.		11/13/2009	22
	Two Fords Bridge near to Lydlinch, Dorset Built by Canadian servicemen in 1942, the metal bridge is a Callender-Hamilton Truss type to allow passage of wartime tanks over the River Lydden, saving the old masonry bridge a few feet away. Whe...		11/13/2009	9
	Wreck of the Sheraton near to Old Hunstanton The following information is from the Nautical Archaeological Society's website on the wreck: "The Steam Trawler Sheraton was built in 1907 for fishing and was later used for boom defence wo...		11/12/2009	61
	Wreck of MV Chica near to Acton Bridge MV Chica launched in 1894 and formerly used as a trip boat along the river Weaver. She sank in 1993 at Dutton locks.		11/12/2009	76
	Wreck of the Norseman at Swanwick Remains of the vessel 'Norseman'. Built in 1847. The hulked vessel was gutted by fire in WWII. The remains are visible on the foreshore from the Public Car Park at Swanwick.		11/12/2009	63
	Bodmin Jail Bodmin Jail (alternatively Bodmin Gaol) is a tourist attraction and former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Now partially in ruins, the building displays small exh...		11/08/2009	35
	Prince Ruperts Tower Prince Rupert's Tower, or The Roundhouse, is an old Bridewell or lock-up that is still located on Everton Brow, in Netherfield Road, Everton, Liverpool. It is used on the crest of Everton F.C.. The...		11/08/2009	55
	Hexham Old Gaol The Hexham Old Gaol (Pronounced jail) is in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, England. It is reputed to be the oldest purpose-built prison in England. The gaol was built under the ...		11/08/2009	36
	Red Jet 2 in Southampton Former jet stream vessel of the Red Funnel Line. It and another jet speet ship, Red Jet 1, has been sold to the Caspian Mainport and renamed to CM Jet 1 and CM Jet 2. Caspian Mainpor...		11/04/2009	18

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