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First World War, history, a bit of photography and other random stuff!
Rochester First World War Memorial, behind the Cathedral.
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Rare Queen Victoria Green post box on Rochester High Street.
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Rochester Cathedral yesterday and the First World War Royal Marines Memorial.
26 days ago
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The splendid Rochester Castle, yesterday.
26 days ago
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Knaresborough First World War Memorial. Situated within the grounds of Knaresborough Castle, high on the cliff, overlooking the River Nidd.
about 1 month ago
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Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, yesterday. Built by the Normans and given by King Edward II to his āfavouriteā Piers Gaveston in the 14th Century.
about 1 month ago
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@tomisitt.bsky.social
- Just arrived in the post! Canāt wait to start reading it!
about 1 month ago
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The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.
about 2 months ago
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A lovely couple of in Berlin.
about 2 months ago
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Sections of the Berlin Wall in the last couple of days.
about 2 months ago
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The Neue Wache in Berlin is the tomb of the German unknown soldier from the First World War. The sculpture Mother with her Dead Son is by KƤthe Kollwitz. Who sculpted The Grieving Parents which is in Vladslo German Cemetery in Belgium.
about 2 months ago
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St. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, where the incredibly brave Prague Parachutists had their last stand after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in the Second World War.
2 months ago
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Prague, yesterday!
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Highlights from a Prague Tram Journey!
2 months ago
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The Prague Castle Obelisk, which commemorates all the Czechs and Slovaks who died in the First World War.
2 months ago
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The Anglo-Saxon crypt at St Wystan's Church, Repton, Derbyshire was believed to hold the remains of several Kings of Mercia.
3 months ago
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The Shambles, York, last night.
3 months ago
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Finally got to see the paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw at Leeds Art Gallery!
3 months ago
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Visited Tate Britain on Sunday to see the excellent Lee Miller exhibition and spotted some First World War paintings in another gallery by official war artists.
4 months ago
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Winter sunlight on the Thames at Vauxhall earlier.
4 months ago
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Nice little ceremony at Waterloo Station, just now.
4 months ago
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Some of the First World War Memorials in Barton Under Needwood, yesterday.
5 months ago
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Rare night out in central London!
6 months ago
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The Viking North exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum in York, is great! Highly recommended!!
6 months ago
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Quick trip to York!
6 months ago
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Graves of Chinese Labour Corps casualties at Gwalia Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.
7 months ago
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Gwalia Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.
7 months ago
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Godezonne Farm Cemetery, south of Ypres on Sunday.
7 months ago
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The Cloth Hall, Ypres on Sunday evening.
7 months ago
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Suffolk Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.
7 months ago
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Headstones at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Ypres, this morning.
7 months ago
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The Menin Gate, Ypres, just now.
7 months ago
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Unknown soldier amongst the headstones at Ridge Wood Cemetery near Ypres.
7 months ago
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Unknown soldier who presumably perished in the Battle of Messines in Bus House Cemetery.
7 months ago
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Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday.
7 months ago
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Tooting sunset!
7 months ago
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The Nieuwport Memorial on Sunday.
7 months ago
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The King Albert I Memorial at Nieuwpoort on Sunday.
7 months ago
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Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery, contains the remains of 81 First World War casualties, who died whilst working as prisoners of war for the Germans in Belgium.
7 months ago
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Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery on Sunday morning.
7 months ago
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Wicres Route de La BassƩe German Military Cemetery on Saturday.
7 months ago
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Happy Valley British Cemetery, Fampoux, near Arras on Saturday.
7 months ago
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Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, near Arras on Saturday.
7 months ago
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Nice roses in Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux, on Saturday.
7 months ago
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The fair was in town in Ypres on Saturday.
7 months ago
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The Menin Gate, Ypres, early Sunday morning.
7 months ago
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Spotted this rather touching epitaph at Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux on Saturday.
7 months ago
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Canadian Memorial, Vimy Ridge, yesterday.
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Several unknown soldier graves at Arras Road Cemetery, this morning.
7 months ago
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Tom Isitt
8 months ago
Have been exploring Monte Pasubio today. The underground workings (many hundreds of metres of tunnels dug into solid rock) are absolutely incredible. Thereās still a lot of burned and rusty stuff down there.
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