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#ForgottenFriday – Air Raid Shelters

#ForgottenFriday – Air Raid Shelters

The vital addition to the Home Front that saved thousands! Learning from the Past In 1937, the British government officials predicted that in any future war with Germany, bombing raids on the Home Front would cause large casualties. The German air raids on Britain in...
The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

It is with great sadness that today we heard of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II To commemorate Her Majesty’s reign and service to her country, Eden Camp has delved into the life of the former monarch and hopes to shine a light onto her contributions during the...
#ForgottenFriday – VJ Day: The End of World War II

#ForgottenFriday – VJ Day: The End of World War II

#ForgottenFriday – VJ Day: Victory Over Japan Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both...
#ForgottenFriday – Artefact Donations

#ForgottenFriday – Artefact Donations

In today’s Forgotten Friday, we are looking into some recent donations we have had come into the Collections & Engagement Department. We were donated many fantastic artefacts this week, including an original Victorian ‘Improved Patent Magneto-Electric...
#ForgottenFriday – Churchill’s Favourite Spy

#ForgottenFriday – Churchill’s Favourite Spy

Background Christine Granville was Britain’s first and longest serving female special agent and was said to have been Churchill’s favourite spy. Born Maria Krystyna Janina Skarbek in Warsaw, 1908, she joined Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) after Germany...
#ForgottenFriday – The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

#ForgottenFriday – The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

At 8.15am on the morning of 6th August 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon of war. First Attack The bomb named ‘Little Boy’ was dropped from the USAFF B29 bomber ‘Enola Gay’ and was exploded at around...