9/18/2023 0 Comments English patch hunks workshop![]() ![]() ![]() It is located in front of the still active British Armoured School and what seems to be the location of virtually all of the British Armour Units. The only problem for me is that this weekend is “Tank Fest”, where they take exhibits, put them out into an arena and get them to roar and smoke around. My highlight of the day was getting to the Bovington Tank Museum. They succeeded, and there are huge hunks of castle walls tipped and tilted all over the place. The idea was to make it unusable as a defensive castle again. ![]() In the English Civil War of the 17th Century it was a Royalist stronghold and after the Parliamentary victory, the sappers went in, stacked the lower rooms with gun-powder and blew the lot. Over the centuries it was a Royal castle until it was sold to a family who were appointed the Admiral of the local fleet and Lord of the local patch. It dominates the port on the coast and was built to dominate the route inland. The Castle goes back to the 11th Century, and was originally Norman. One of his recent adventures was a trip to Corfe Castle, followed by the Tank Museum in Bovington. A veteran wargamer and prominent figure in the New Zealand wargaming scene, Rob Shirley has recently been on an extended tour of Europe with his wife.Īs well as attending the Gallipoli centennial and the Waterloo bicentennial, Rob has been visiting many historic battlegrounds and dropping in at a number of Flames Of War events. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |