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65k – Old Portsmouth Part II

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Wingclipped

Just outside the Round Tower is a boulder mounted on a pedestal.  I thought it a little odd, so went to investigate.  Screwed into the stone was a small metal plaque which read as follows: “During the Russian War (1854) … Continue reading →

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37c – Samphire Hoe to Folkestone

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Wingclipped

We finished lunch on the far western end of Samphire Hoe Country Park, and then dropped down onto the shingle beach below.  The tide was out, allowing us a passage to Folkestone underneath the cliffs.  The low November sun was our … Continue reading →

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