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Gosport Heritage Open Days 12- 15 September 2013 Event Listings Gosport Heritage Open Days 12- 15 September 2013 Event Listings PR Contact: Bill Sainsbury 07725641448, [email protected] Terry Rhodes 07508061851, www.gosportheritage.co.uk For Bookings – check detail of each event. Over 4 days, nearly 40 local free events on people’s doorstep, Heritage Open Days is an event for everyone, whatever their background, age and ability. From forts to the council chamber, boats to ramparts, graveyards to private homes, the variety of places and ways to discover them are endless. Guided Tours Thursday 12 September 11.30am, 2pm &6pm Access all Areas - Old Grammar School Tour Meet at the Discovery Centre, High Street, PO12 1NS Tour the old Grammar School and take a peek at some museum collections not normally seen. FREE To book call 023 92523463 Thursday 12 September 11.30am Stepback to Georgian Elegance at the Anglesy Hotel, 24 Crescent Road, PO12 2DH The Proprietor will give a Talk and Tour of this magnificent period built hotel which was used by Queen Victoria. The Anglesey Hotel is an integral part of ‘the Crescent’, a Georgian sea side development commissioned by Robert Cruikshank in 1830. It is immediately opposite the award winning Crescent Gardens. FREE To book call 023 9255 0448 www.angleseyhotel.co.uk Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th of September at 9.30am, 10.45am and 2pm Guided Tour at Court Barn Conservative Club, Broom Way, PO13 9NZ Discover how this 16th century listed building has developed over the past 400 years from a court barn to a farmers family home. Set in beautiful gardens. FREE To book call 023 9255 0448 Email: [email protected] Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th September 11am & 1pm D Day Revisited – ML Medusa Meet on promenade at entrance nr Ferry, Haslar Marina, PO12 1NU The last restored Harbour Defence Notor Launch Medus led by the Americans to Omaha Beach in 1944 and is the last of her class in sea-going condition. FREE To book call 023 9255 0448 Friday 13th - Sunday 15th of September at 10am Tour of St Mark’s Churchyard, Crescent Road, PO12 2DH Hear about the lives of some people buried here (Walpole, Jellicoe and Broderick to name just a few) and their contribution to Gosport, England and beyond. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14 Sept at 10am, 11.30pm, 1.30pm & 3pm Sunday 15 Sept 10am, 11.30pm & 1.30pm Tour of the Institute of Naval Medicine Presentation on the history of the Institute of Naval Medicine followed by a tour of the Historic Collections relating to RN Medical Services FREE To book call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of September at 10am – 4pm HMS St Vincent Association Museum & Guided Tour At St Vincent College, Forton Road, PO12 4QA HMS St Vincent trained 27,000 boys for the Royal Navy from 1927 to 1968. Veterans of the Old Boy's Training Establishment of the Royal Navy have created a fascinating museum containing artefacts, books, albums and memorabilia covering the 40 years, including a fabulous collection of over 8000 photographs with many from the archives of Gosport photographer, David Lawrence. Also, take a guided tour of the site. FREE No booking Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of September at 11am & 2pm Behind the Scenes at Explosion Museum, Heritage Way, PO12 4LE Tour the reserve weapons collection to see an anti submarine mortar, spearfish torpedo and even a Polaris missile. FREE To book call 023 9250 5600 (Excludes entry to Explosion!) Saturday 14th of September at 11am & 2pm Tour of Crescent Gardens, Crescent Road, PO12 2DH A faithfully re-created Regency garden, part of the architect Thomas Owen’s grand design for a crescent in 1826. Walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen’s younger brother, Captain Charles Austen of the Royal Navy. He lived nearby in the early 1830’s and in clement weather strolled in the Garden with his visiting sister Cassandra. FREE No Booking Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of September at 9am & 1:30pm HMS Sultan Aircraft Tours Military Road, PO12 3BY HMS SULTAN has over 50 aircraft dating from 1960’s to the present day. They are now used by the Royal Navy for training recruits. See them up close. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of September at 9am & 1:30pm Fort Rowner Tour, Military Road, PO12 3BY Tour around one of Palmerston’s Forts built to defend Portsmouth. Explore the tunnels and the haunted keep of this Victorian Fort and visit the heritage museum. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of September at 9am & 1:30pm HMS Sultan – Airfield and Engineering Museums Military Road, PO12 3BY Two museums cover the heritage of HMS Sultan from its use as an airfield, training fighter pilots in WW1, to the present day training of Marine Engineers for the Royal Navy. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14th of September at 2:30pm Visually Impaired Tour of HMS Alliance at the Submarine Musuem, Haslar Rd, PO12 2AS Meet a real submariner, handle artefacts and take a VIP tour through HMS Alliance, the historic walkthrough WW2 submarine, to discover what life was like onboard. FREE Book online: www.supportusalliance.co.uk Enquiries: 023 9254 5036 Or email [email protected] Sunday 15th of September at 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm Freemasonary in Gosport since 1715 At Gosport Masonic Centre, Clarence Road, PO12 1BB Tour Gosport Masonic Centre in Clarence Road and discover how Freemasonry has featured in the life of Gosport since the early 1700's. FREE No Booking Sunday 15th September 11am -4pm Memories of your Musical Past At Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, PO12 3PX Enjoy a demonstration of the unique 1934 3 manual Cinema Pipe Organ and Chambers, last of type still in original working order. Built to provude sound effects for the silent movies. FREE No Booking required Guided Walks Thursday 12th of September at 5pm Surprises in Ferrol Road! A guided walk with historian Lesley Burton Meet at St Johns Church, Forton Road, PO12 4TQ Discover the background of Forton Road area in this walking tour with well-known local historian, Lesley Burton. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Thursday 12th & Friday 13th of September at 1pm Royal Clarence Yard, Meet at The Pump House Cafe, Cooperage Green, PO12 1FX Learn about rioting drovers, press gangs & nightmarish pest control! Ships biscuits & a taste of genuine Navy Grog (18+). FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Thursday 12th & Friday 13th Sepember at 1pm Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September at 10am & 1pm Royal Navy Haslar Cemetery Tour Clayhall Road,PO12 2BB Naval history from 1859. Gosport's link with Turkey and how we became known as 'Turk Town', submarines and links with the Russian Revolution. 17 beautiful acres lying alongside water. Award- wining trees, wildlife, fungi, orchids. A walking tour, lots to see, touch and hear, plus time for peaceful reflection. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th of September at 10am Lee Historic Waterfront Walk, Starts at Elmore Car Park, Marine Parade East, PO13 9BW Learn about Lee’s enthralling history from this fact-filled walk featuring topics such as Browndown Ranges, Fleet Reviews, great passenger liners,major boat races, Lee railway and WW2. FREE No Booking Friday 13th & Saturday 14th of September at 11am Mysteries of Stokes Bay Walk from No.2 Battery, Stokes Bay Rd, PO12 2QU There’s much more to Stokes Bay than sea and shingle! Join this walking tour and discover the history and hidden historic evidence of the sea front! No2 Battery is a Grade II Listed Building and it is the best preserved of the original five Batteries in the Stokes Bay Lines. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Saturday 14th of September at 9.30am, 10.45am, 1.30pm & 2.45pm Fort Blockhouse Submariners Tour, Meet at the Submarine Museum, Haslar Rd, PO12 2AS Take a tour with a submariner of their former base & visit the SETT Tower where they learnt to escape through 100ft of water. Also see the Memorial Chapel & Wyllie paintings in the Officers Mess. FREE Book online: www.supportusalliance.co.uk Enquiries: 023 9254 5036 Or email [email protected] Sunday 15th of September at 11am Parks, lakes and creeks guided walk with historian Lesley Burton Meet at Jacky Spencer’s Bridge, Little Anglesey Rd, PO12 2 Eminent local historian, Lesley Burton, will walk you through the history of Gosport Park, Alver Creek, Workhouse Lake, Alver Bridge and Walpole Park. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Talks Thursday 12th of September at 11am to 2pm Avoid the Rush at Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, PO12 4DS A quieter visiting time to enjoy this massive Victorian fort. Meet the Curator and hear her talk about the vast treasure trove of historic collections conserved within Fort Brockhurst. FREE No booking (info 023 92581059) Thursday 12th & Friday 13th of September at 2.30pm WW2 Bunker Browse at the Report Centre, The Avenue, PO12 2JU View this ARP bunker, recently converted by the Historical Diving Society into a reference library and Museum store. FREE To book your ticket call 023 9252 2944 Friday 13th & Saturday 14th September 10am – 4pm Visit the Steam Pinnace 199 At the Maritime Workshop, St Vincent’s College, Mill Road, PO12 2DX Learn about the history of this 1911 naval steamboat, thought to be the sole survivor out of 634 vessels of her type. Hear from volunteers about her restoration in the Maritime Workshop FREE No Booking Saturday 14 September 10am Sunday 15th September 11am Up The Junction Tavern Leesland Road, PO12 3ND Landlady, Deana, hosts stories of this traditional 1890’s tavern and area of Gosport Railway Line.
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