Category Archives: Hampshire

Portchester: Portchester Castle & St Mary’s Church & Churchyard

The wall of the old Roman fort that surrounds both Portchester Castle & St. Mary’s Church. Aerial view.  Unusual, eh?  Coin evidence dates the Roman fort (the best preserved example north of the Alps) to around AD 268, the castle … Continue reading

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Aldershot – Holy Trinity Church Roll of Honour

For quite a few years, until fairly recently, when we found a new home, I used to attend meetings of the Aldershot Military Society in a hut next to this church. Over the years, the church was always locked, except … Continue reading

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Church Crookham War Memorial

 

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Shipton Bellinger War Memorial & St. Peter’s Church

You can see the war memorial beyond the hedge to the left, and the sole CWGC headstone of Colour Serjeant Spencer near the centre.

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Aldershot War Memorial

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Aldershot – Redan Road Cemetery (Aldershot Civil Cemetery)

Redan Road Cemetery, the final resting place of 57 men who died for their country in two World Wars.  We shall pay our respects to as many as we can. In the north east corner of the cemetery a small … Continue reading

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Aldershot – Lieutenant R. A. Cammell Memorial

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