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West Horsham Railway Station

Laurence — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:00:48 +0000

The old railway station at Christ’s Hospital, known as ‘West Horsham Christ’s Hospital’, was opened at the start of the 20th Century, at the time the Christ’s Hospital school relocated from London because they wanted more rural surroundings. The school contributed to the cost of constructing the station, which consisted of seven platforms when it […]

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WWII Tank Traps

Laurence — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:48:35 +0000

Yesterday I went exploring near Horsham, and discovered further World War II defences on the Arun-Ouse Stop Line; a small bridge crossing the river Arun west of Horsham was defended by two tank traps or ‘coffins’, designed to stop tanks from getting through and crossing the bridge. Another little experiment with off-camera flash, although I […]

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Nuclear Bunker visit

Laurence — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:00:10 +0000

I’ve already posted about a couple of trips that I made this week, now I’m getting round to my third trip; to a derelict nuclear bunker. The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was actually founded in 1925, but in the 1950s with the threat of nuclear war from Russia, they were tasked with monitoring the fallout […]

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World War II Pillbox, Horsham, West Sussex

Laurence — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:46:37 +0000

It didn’t rain, so I went out with my camera today. I actually went out exploring twice, so the included photos are actually from two separate visits. This Second World War bunker formed part of the Arun-Ouse Stop Line, as the area was thought to be one of the major routes towards London. This particular […]

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