A Tour Around HMS Warrior in Portsmouth – PODCAST

A Tour Around HMS Warrior in Portsmouth - PODCAST

Today I present a podcast from my archive. I am visiting HMS Warrior in Portsmouth in the company of Andrew Bains, the ships archivist. To listen to more from this podcast you can download the other episodes below: http://files.vobes.com/media/warrior/hms-warrior-pt2.mp3 http://files.vobes.com/media/warrior/hms-warrior-pt3.mp3 HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. […]

Exploring the heritage of Duncton Hanger!

The Heritage of Duncton Hanger!

Lime Kilns, chalk hills, beech trees and ancient track-ways make up the landscape of Duncton Hill, a few miles south of Petworth in West Sussex. I am climbing the dizzy heights of this formidable section of the Southdowns to have a brief exploration of the Victorian industrial history and well as a stroll through the […]

In Search of Fairies in Sailor’s Wood

In Search of Fairies in Sailor's Wood

Richard Suggett and I are in Crossbush, West Sussex. We’ve tipped off there have been fairy sightings here and we’d like to spot one for ourselves. An unknown sailor is said to have returned from the Battle of Waterloo. Shell shocked and mentally disturbed he claims to see fairies all around him. Are the two […]