Chas Townley

In law the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way is “conclusive evidence” of the existence of a public right of way specifying routes to be footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways…

This is a list of all Luftwaffe Target folders which have been found so far in the IWM on-line archive. For now there is a brief description of each location…

GERMAN DELEGATION FROM NORWAY. MAY 1945, ON BOARD HMS RENOWN IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH. THE CONFERENCE HELD BETWEEN BRITISH AND NORWEGIAN OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN NAVAL DELEGATION…

The defence of Gloucester and Brockworth was primarily the responsibility of the Army’s Anti-Aircraft Command, which was operationally controlled by RAF Fighter Command and initially consisted of four elements, an…

During World War II the defence of Gloucestershire was the responsibility of South Midland District and on 1 July 1941 Gloucestershire Sub District was formed with Colonel W. R. STYLES…

The Imperial War Museum has a large collection of sound recordings – some of which have been reviewed and summarised in respect of Gloucestershire aspects – this list below provides…

This is a Second World War Luftwaffe aerial photograph held by the Imperial War Museum of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Works. Both the folder and the photograph are…

This is a painting of the Gloucester Grebe by Stanley Bradshaw dated 1927, held by the Imperial War Museum and is from their online collection The Gloucester ‘Grebe’, 1927 Image:…

This is a Luftwaffe aerial photograph held by the Imperial War Museum of the Rotol Factory now Safran, north of Gloucestershire Airport. It is also shown on another target folder…

This is a Luftwaffe aerial photograph held by the Imperial War Museum of what is now Gloucestershire Airport and the Imjin Barrack. Both the map and folder are marked September…

This is the stub of an article about the various sites used by Cheltenham RDC after the War, below is information from the 1946 and 1952 Medical Officer of Health…