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Site Visit – Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen

Situated firmly in East Berlin sat a secret and prohibited district, left off maps, and surrounded by high walls, barbed wired and armed guards. Inside lay a facility that bred…

  • Kent, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Slough Fort, Allhallows

Slough Fort (so named due to its proximity to Slough hamlet to the north west) was built between 1861 and 1867 to combat a ever growing threat from the French…

  • Kent, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Grain Tower Battery

Grain Tower Battery was constructed between 1879 and 1855 of granite in an Martello tower style. Unique by virtue that it was constructed off shore on a mud-spit in the…

  • Miscellaneous, Northern Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Cabin Hill, Belfast

Acquired by Campbell College in 1925 as their preparatory school, a house at Cabin Hill dates back to 1786, although the main house standing today was built in 1860 and…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1, Republic of Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Dunree Fort, County Donegal

Meaning ‘Fort of the Heather,’ Dunree Fort is now a national museum in Donegal. Originally a fort was erected on the cliffs in 1798 to guard against French invasion. The much…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1, Republic of Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Lenan Head Fort, County Donegal

Situated on a rocky headland, Lenan Head Fort (sometimes spelt Leenan) is a British built coastal artillery battery from the late 19th Century. Standing isolated for over 120 years, the Victorian…

  • Northern Ireland, Second World War, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Redhall Mill, Ballycarry

Inside the old mill (circa 1835) on the Redhall (Red Hall) estate just outside Ballycarry lie a remarkable secret from WW2. During the war, as huge swathes of American troops…

  • Northern Ireland, Operation Banner, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Crumlin Road Gaol

After being built in 1845, Crumlin Road Gaol, later to be named HM Prison Crumlin Road, was operational for 151 years until its closure in 1996. Through its rich and troubled…

  • Northern Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Belvoir Park Hospital

Situated in the leafy suburbs of South Belfast, Belvoir Park Hospital has lain empty since 2006 when the remaining healthcare operations moved to the City Hospital. Belvoir opened 100 years earlier…

  • Cold War, Northern Ireland, Second World War, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Gilnahirk Y Station

Finishing its wartime role in January 1946, and taken over in 1947 by the Government Communication Headquarters, the station at Ginahirk was one of 3 listening stations around the UK…

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