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| Photographs: Monday 12 November 2007 |
In Remembrance...for all those who gave their lives that we might live in freedom
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All photographs © David Packman |
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There's only been one year - 1968 - since the Second World War when British Service personnel haven't been killed on active service. More than 16,000 service men and women have been killed or injured on active service since 1945 in conflicts up to the present day. |
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Its a shame the vandals who damaged this war grave in Netley Military Cemetery don't appreciate the many sacrifices made for their freedom. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and occupies an area of 17 acres. The cemetery dates from the mid-19th century and is the last resting place for several hundred people from ten countries.
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~~~~~ Hinton Ampner House & Garden - One Man's Vision ~~~~~
Finishing with the Sky Painted with Fireworks
The English winter has arrived and so unfortrunately has the arthritis in my fingers, as a
consequence this winter I'll be updating Hampshirecam hopefully every two weeks.
Three pages again for this update, with the next on Monday 26th November.
Hinton Ampner was created largely by one man, Ralph Dutton, the 8th and last Lord Sherborne. Ralph Dutton's first ancestor to live at Hinton Ampner was Sir Thomas Stewkeley in 1597, who lived in a building that had been built earlier that century. The Tudor house survived until 1793 when it was demolished to make way for a brick Georgian house which forms the core of the present house, it was further remodelled and enlarged in the neo-Tudor style in 1867 by Ralph Dutton's grandfather. The photographs were taken on a visit to the gardens in late September. |
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Approaching the house along its drive gives you a false impression of the building, walk on to its rear... |
All photographs © David Packman |
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...keep walking along the Paved Terrace... |
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...and you see a completely different picture. |
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Looking from the Sunken Garden towards the rear of the house. |
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Looking towards the Sunken Garden - Born at Hinton Ampner in 1898 one of the first things Ralph Dutton did after inheriting the estate in 1935 was to demolish most of the building to reveal the Georgian core of the house. It was also the start of the redesigning and planting of the garden and grounds you see today, but the task wasn't completed until 1960, having been interrupted by the Second World War. During the war the house became a school when pupils and staff of Portsmouth High School were evacuated to Hinton Ampner. All photographs © David Packman |
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