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Category: Defence Measures

Posted on May 11, 2020

Beach Obstetricals Along the Seafront West of Palace Pier.

Beach Obstetricals Along the Seafront West of Palace Pier.

Posted on May 11, 2020

King’s Road During the Later Part of the Second World War

King’s Road During the Later Part of the Second World War

Posted on May 8, 2020

Repairing the West Pier, 22 September 1945

Repairing the West Pier, 22 September 1945.

Posted on May 8, 2020

Palace Pier Brighton, 7 April 1945

Palace Pier Brighton, 7 April 1945.

Posted on May 8, 2020

Connecting bridge to the ‘Birdcage’ bandstand on the King’s Road covered in barbed wire

Connecting bridge to the ‘Birdcage’ bandstand on the King’s Road covered in barbed wire.

Posted on May 8, 2020

The view of the beach and West Pier during the Second World War

The view of the beach and West Pier during the Second World War.

Posted on May 7, 2020

Sandbags to protect the front of Brighton Aquarium, 2 September 1939

Sandbags to protect the front of Brighton Aquarium, 2 September 1939.

Posted on May 7, 2020

Lewis machine gun at the Palace Pier in Brighton, c1940

Lewis machine gun at the Palace Pier in Brighton, c1940

Posted on May 7, 2020

Hove beach with anti-invasion beach obstacles

Hove beach with anti-invasion beach obstacles.

 

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

A bus negotiating a roadblock, 15 June 1940

A bus negotiating a roadblock, 15 June 1940

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