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This post on the Thiepval Memorial is part of a series on the Great War sites of France and Belgium. Thiepval Memorial Thiepval was a strategic target during the battle of the Somme, as a rare patch of higher ground amid the flatness of the valley. Some of the most intense combat took place on thisContinue Reading “VISIT: Thiepval Memorial and Museum”
This post on Notre Dame de Brebières in Albert is part of a series on the Great War sites of France and Belgium. I have a confession: I’m not a traveller who suffers from Church Fatigue. I know that on trips to Germany or Italy, for example, many travellers have reported that the urgeContinue Reading “VISIT: Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières, Albert”
This post on Pozieres Cemetery is part of a series on the Great War. This is a short one, but Pozieres is worth a visit. As well as a large Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, the town was the site of a fierce battle involving the Australians at the Pozieres Windmill, which you willContinue Reading “VISIT: Pozieres Cemetery”
V&A Dundee is a veritable feast for those who love Scotland, design – and triangles. My City The V&A Dundee is an exciting new addition to a city that I have called home for just a couple of years. My mother is Dundonian, so from my earliest years, I spent a fair amount of timeContinue Reading “VISIT: V&A Dundee – Dundee’s NEW Museum of Design”
This post on Notre Dame de Lorette is part of a series on the Great War sites of the Western Front in France and Belgium. Notre Dame de Lorette Notre Dame de Lorette is the French Military Cemetery in the area. It lies close to the village of Ablain St-Nazaire so you may seeContinue Reading “VISIT: Notre Dame de Lorette and L’Anneau de la mémoire”
This post on the Lochnagar Crater is part of a series on the Great War sites at the Western Front. Pin images to bookmark! Lochnagar Crater, 1 July 1916 Lochnagar Crater exploded into being at 7.28 a.m. on the 1st of July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. We remember that dayContinue Reading “VISIT: Lochnagar Crater (Grand Mine)”
Moeuvres British Cemetery lies just off the D34A a few kilometres Southwest of Cambrai. It is a small cemetery with only around one hundred graves. Most of these are Commonwealth troops, with a few unidentified burials and four German soldiers. This area was in German hands from 1917 until the final Allied pushContinue Reading “VISIT: Moeuvres Cemetery”
Arras City Centre The beautiful mediaeval town of Arras has not one but two gorgeous, Flemish-style central squares. It has the traditional cloth hall and belfry in Place des Heros. If you’re feeling limber and sound of knee, you could always climb the belfry. Since I’m not made of knees, I declined. Just around theContinue Reading “VISIT: Arras City Centre, Arras Memorial and Cemetery”
The Somme American Cemetery lies close to Bony, near the Aisne. It is one of the largest collections of American burials in France. It has a memorial chapel and a monumental flagpole along with over 1800 burials, marked by white marble crosses and other religious symbols. In the chapel the names of the missing lineContinue Reading “VISIT: Somme American Cemetery”
Lichfield Crater Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. As such, even though it is small, the site is beautifully tended with a pristine lawn. It was an ad hoc burial site during the war, with the number of burials sufficient to ensure that they were left in situ and the crater became anContinue Reading “VISIT: Lichfield Crater Cemetery”
