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H.M.S. Cricket/Cricket Camp - Heritage Initiative
Location: Hampshire
The project is located in the Manor Farm Country Park, Hampshire, which incorporates the original site of a World War II Royal Marine Landing Craft Crew Training Base. This subsequently became "The Cricket Camp" where victims of the bombing campaign against Southampton lived from 1946-1952.
The main project aims are: - to carry out a detailed land survey of the site to locate and record the position and type of individual buildings, docking bays and associated infrastructure;
- to involve the community by asking them to contribute their accounts and experiences of service life at hms Cricket from 1942-46 and the lives of displaced and demobbed citizens who lived there between 1946-52;
- to make a photographic record of the site in it's present state and then advertise for the loan of old photos;
- to collate and record the data in a booklet format;
- to adapt the visitors centre to enable the proper display of information gained from the community;
- to provide an information board and a quiet seating area,
- to mount an exhibition to coincide with the 60th anniversary of "D Day".
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Botley Neighbourcare (Community Group) |
| Project Contact |
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Robert Nimmo
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| Project Postcode |
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SO30 2SZ |
| Finishing Date |
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31 Dec 2004 |
| Local Community Involvement / Partnerships: |
| Hampshire County Council, Manor Farm Museum, Botley & Curdridge Local History Society, Local Schools |
| Grants: |
Heritage Lottery Fund: £9300
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