With the help of Will Ward, our CIO for Dorset, we have added a new page on Creech Barrow Auxiliary Unit to the site.
It can be seen here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/creech-barrow-auxiliary-unit-patrol.php
We have also re-arranged the general Dorset page. See it here
After the success of the evaluation weekend work at Coleshill the National Trust has now been given the green light to stage two.
This is due to happen from Sunday 2nd July to Thursday 7th July at the Coleshill estate on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border.
In January 2011 the evaluation weekend (Stage One) located the remains of structures that were previously unknown, as well as discovering many finds including a very well preserved bayonet.
In Stage Two the team plan to re-visit the concrete bases that were previously cleared and will add trenches next to the structures, which will hopefully provide them with either further information about the construction of the original buildings.
Other remains like the suspected ‘Generator Base’ and military vehicle servicing ramp will be cleared of vegetation so they can build a clearer picture of their uses.
During Stage One, a number of strong signals were logged from both metal detecting and geophysics that the team plan to follow-up on. Some small test trenches may be put in to further investigate these.
The Coleshill Uncovered team are looking for volunteers to help search for further evidence of the headquarters and training grounds of Churchill’s secret Auxiliary Units.
Anyone over 18 years of age can participate and no experience of archaeology is needed. As the project has no funding the organisers have to charge a fee of £75 per person and this will cover you for the week.
For more info and terms of involvement please go to www.coleshilluncovered.co.uk
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CART researcher Ian Edwards has spent the last six months working on the Coleshill House Reborn project.
His ultimate goal is to deliver a photo realistic video walk through of Coleshill House which sadly burnt down in 1952.
Ian has already designed full CAD drawings of the house and outbuildings and is now working on images and video of the inside of the house.
You can see some of his work here
Keep your eyes on our site and this news page for my info.
CART researcher Nina Hannaford has been very busy in Devon.
Yesterday we added three new locations to our website from Nina’s research.
Fort Austin – Was the regional training HQ for the Devon Units
Plympton Patrol and Marldon Patrol
The pages are still work in progress and if you can add anything to them please email Nina. cartdevon@gmail.com
Whilst investigating a site relating to the Auxiliary Units, our research team discovered a large metal object seen above. One of our team thought it could have come from a tank so we he contacted The Tank Museum and they kindly responded. They feel it is a panel from a Vicker’s Tank circa 1923 like the one seen below.
If you think you can help with this please get involved on our forum here
On 11th May 2011 Eddie Cox, an ex Coleshill resident, took CART members Tom and Bill to the exact location of the firing range believed to have been used by the Auxiliers who trained at Coleshill. He had not been back to the spot for over 60 years but was certain he was in the right place.
See more info on this page.
Today we updated a page on Choppington Patrol in Northumberland.
Stephen Lewins, our CIO for Northumberland, has found the Operational Base and submits a report including photos, video and maps.
It can be seen here
Thanks Stephen.
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Owen Sheers will be giving a talk at the Hay Festival on Monday 30 May 2011, 9am. The venue is Llwyfan Cymru – Wales Stage
Owen Sheers, the novelist, CART member and screenwriter previews clips from the counterfactual film of the novel Resistance, launched in Wales two years ago – a thriller set up in the Olchon Valley above Hay during the Nazi occupation of Britain.
CART advised on this film and parts of it focus on an Auxiliary Unit.
You can see more info and buy tickets here
Today our Hampshire County Information Officer, Steve Mason, added two great pages of info on Auxiliary Unit patrols in Hampshire to the website.
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Very little was known about Churchill’s Secret Army in Hampshire but Steve Mason is set to change all that with his on-going dedicated research.
If you can help with any information on these patrols please email him. carthampshire@gmail.com