• Thu. Apr 30th, 2026

Chas Townley

News and thoughts on history, rights of way, community issues

Cirencester, North Cotswolds, Northleach, and Tetbury Rural Districts Ex-Service Camps used for housing after World War 2

One of the perhaps forgotten aspects of the housing shortage after the second world war was the use of former military camp buildings as temporary accommodation. This post details information…

Gloucester Rural District Ex-Service Camps used for housing after World War Two

The housing situation was very desperate after the end of the Second World War so much so that extensive use of service camps – RAF and Army bases – was…

Belmont, Upton St Leonards Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Site; Later an Ex-Service Camp used for housing.

This ex-service camp had been used by as the base of a Heavy Anti-Aircraft unit involved in the defence of the Gloucester/Brockworth Gun Defended Area. Belmont Camp, housed up to…

Gloucestershire Parishes and Town Councils Precepts 2025-2026

Using Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data reported to them by District Councils the data on parish precepts issued in 2025-2026 has been analysed in different ways. A…

Imperial War Museum Sound Archive Interviews relevant to Brockworth and Hucclecote

The Imperial War Museum has an extensive archive of materials including a sound archive of 34,600 recordings of which 13,175 are available on-line. Cleary within this archive resources specifically related…

Geoffrey William Bone Imperial War Museum audio interview

In researching the defence of Brockworth Aerodrome and the Gloster Aircraft Company a number of audio interviews within the Imperial War Museum Archive have been found which might be relevant.…

Leonard Graham Hall (1917-2010) Imperial War Museum Audio Interview 

In researching the defence of Brockworth Aerodrome and the Gloster Aircraft Company a number of audio interviews within the Imperial War Museum Archive have been found which might be relevant.…

AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AW.41 ALBEMARLE. Image: IWM (ATP 12651B)

Peter Holyhead Imperial War Museum Audio Interview

In researching the defence of Brockworth Aerodrome and the Gloster Aircraft Company a number of audio interviews within the Imperial War Museum Archive have been found which might be relevant.…

William Palmer Imperial War Museum Audio Interview

In researching the defence of Brockworth Aerodrome and the Gloster Aircraft Company a number of audio interviews within the Imperial War Museum Archive have been found which might be relevant.…