How I got Here - Exhibition Launch - Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham
We were delighted to welcome nearly 100 people to Fareham's Westbury Museum in Sept 2012 for the Launch of our first exhibition How I Got Here - Journey to Fareham. Special guests included the Deputy Mayor of Fareham Councillor Mrs Bayford and the Deputy Mayor's consort Councillor Brian Bayford, Titchfield School's Headmaster Mike Bainbridge, nonagenarians Philip and Joyce and the 12 HATS - Heritage Ambassadors of Titchfield School - who were involved in personal research for the exhibition. The Deputy Mayor presented medals and Cultural Journey's chair Hassi presented certificates and books to the HATS. Javier's grandfather (who had travelled from Spain especially for the event) had the honour of cutting a ribbon to formally open the exhibition to the public. The children were all very excited to see their family's storys and heritage displayed in the museum.
'How I Got Here' explores, maps and illustrates the inter-generational journeys of people from different cultural backgrounds and communities, who now live in Fareham. Through sharing the diverse geographical, cultural and social journeys, the project encourages, engages and supports children from local primary school to learn about oral histories and illustrate and map their own 'How I Got Here' journey culminating in an exhibition and production of a short stories book.
How I Got Here: Journey to Fareham is supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Light Nights @ Westbury Manor 2010
A fantastic night at Westbury Manor in collaboration with the Ashcroft Arts Centre - remembering wartime Fareham; street dance and light projections tell the heart moving story of 'the writing on the wall' that can still be seen on the Ashcroft Arts Centre in the town. This narrated version tells you more than the performance itself.
Light Nights @ Westbury Manor 2010
This film is something I did for work, when I was managing this Museum. Based on an interesting piece of WW2 history from Fareham in Hampshire, where American, Canadian & British troops were waiting in the streets in the days before D-Day in June 1944, sleeping & eating under their trucks. Some of these soldiers carved their names in the wall of a local school, alongside the names of local children. This project turned this story into a film, music and street-dance performance by local kids. It gave us the chance to raise the profile of this important WW2 relic in the town and of the role of places like Fareham in the liberation of Europe. We worked with local D-Day veterans who I got to know well. And we got hold of a 1942 Willys Jeep and a 1940 Austin 8 Tourer - which was also a lot of fun. I also had the opportunity to work with film-makers Dan & Gail from 131 Design, and it was this process that inspired me to start making movies out of some of the projects I have done - ultimately leading to every other film on this channel.
Places to see in ( Portsmouth - UK ) The Mary Rose Museum
Places to see in ( Portsmouth - UK ) The Mary Rose Museum
The Mary Rose Museum is a historical museum located at Historical Dockyards in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom run by the Mary Rose Trust.
The Mary Rose Museum is dedicated to the 16th century Tudor navy warship Mary Rose as well as the historical context in which she was active. The The Mary Rose Museum opened in 1984 and displays artefacts from the ship as well as the ship itself in a dedicated ship hall, while it has been undergoing conservation. In September 2009 the ship hall was closed to allow the start of construction of a new museum that was opened at the end of May 2013. The complete conservation of the Mary Rose will be finished in 2016, when she will be fully integrated with the new museum environment.
The Mary Rose Museum (2013) was designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre, Perkins+Will and built by construction firm Warings. The construction has been challenging because the museum has been built over the ship in the dry dock, which is a listed monument. During construction of the museum, conservation of the hull continued inside a sealed hotbox. In April 2013, the polyethylene glycol sprays were turned off and the process of controlled air drying began. In 2016 the hotbox walls were removed and after reopening on 20 July 2016 the ship is currently on display behind glass.
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Pioneers of Speed – The Solent Revolution in Aeromarine – Peter Twiss, Campbell, Cobb, Scott-Paine
The Solent and the surrounding area of South Hampshire played an important role in high-speed and record-breaking aviation and marine development. The Solent was venue and backdrop to some astonishing high-speed events involving some amazing people.
This film looks at some of the people and machines in and around the Solent area that changed the face of the 20th Century and ultimately helped define the modern age. These things changed what we thought was possible and would ultimately change the way we live.
A significant and fascinating part of the Solent story is the link between aviation and marine – whether it be the designers, the builders, the engine and materials technologies or the individuals who took the machines to their limit. The stories of speed, marine technology and aviation have been inextricably linked.
The story begins with Charles Parson’s “Turbina” at the Spithead Fleet Review of 1897 and takes in early pioneers such as J.S White of Cowes – builders of early aircraft as well as fast steam launches using lightweight materials and methods that would influence record-breaking and high-speed military vessels for decades.
An early pioneer who came to the Solent to build a record-breaking powerboat was The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, also known as Mary Petrie. Already famous as a road and track racer and pioneering round-the world aviator, in 1929 Bruce had small powerboat “Mosquito” built by Percy M. See of Fareham. See was a pioneer in the use of outboard motors as well as building several record-breaking vessels powerd by motor and sail. He would also build prototypes for the WW2 Cockleshell canoes, made famous in the movie Cockleshell Heroes. Mrs Bruce secured a record in “Mosquito” and went on to develop in-flight refuelling with Sir Allan Cobham, with whom she had worked in a flying circus.
An important figure is Hubert Scott-Paine, designer and builder of record-breaking craft such as “Miss Britain III” (now in the National Maritime Museum) and later, WW2 air-sea rescue launches and MTBs. He also founded the Supermarine company, that would build the Schnieder Trophy winners and the iconic Spitfire, a direct evolution of these high-speed racers. Scott-Paine worked with T.E. Lawrence on the RAF 200 series boats and one of his designs was adopted by Elco in the USA as the PT boat, one of which (PT109) was skippered by JFK in the pacific during WWII.
Vosper built high-speed, pioneering boats in Portsmouth and Southampton. But perhaps the most pioneering craft came from the Portchester yard, which would work on Bluebird record-breaking powerboats for Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell. This yard would also build one of the most remarkable and, for its time, futuristic vessels to be produced anywhere in the world. “Crusader”, a jet-powered, 200mph craft built for world-renowned speed-record breaker and racer, John Cobb, was like a machine from another age when it was built in 1952. This boat would cost Cobb his life when it broke up at 209 mph on Loch Ness. But Cobb’s Crusader remains an important milestone in high speed development.
Perhaps the most far-reaching story of all was that of Peter Twiss and Fairey. In 1956, Twiss flew the Fairey Delta FD2 along the Solent at 1,136 mph, becoming the first person ever to exceed 1,000mph and the first person to travel faster than the earth itself spins. His aircraft would later contribute to the development of Concorde and Twiss himself went on to lead the company’s marine division at Hamble. In this capacity he actually featured in James Bond movie From Russia With Love alongside Sean Connery.
This film was produced as part of an exhibition at Westbury Manor Museum in Fareham, SPEED! The film was produced in partnership with 131 Design Ltd of Portsmouth. Due to time constraints this was filmed and edited in 2 days, so is mostly shot in one take which is reflected in the production values. The copyright for news footage remains that of the owners and the filmed content is copyright of 131 Design. This must not be used for commercial purposes without permission.
See other films on this channel looking at The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce and at Peter Twiss and the Fairey Delta FD2 (this film includes the last ever filmed interview with Peter Twiss, filmed at his home in Titchfield in 2009. Peter Twiss died in 2011.
Last Ever Interview with Peter Twiss, Speed Legend & Record-Breaking, Supersonic Test Pilot.
This film includes the last ever filmed interview with Peter Twiss, filmed at his home in Titchfield in 2009. Peter Twiss died in 2011. On 10th March 1956, Twiss flew the Fairey Delta FD2 along the Solent at 1,136 mph, becoming the first person ever to exceed 1,000mph in level flight and the first person to travel faster than the earth itself spins.
His aircraft, WG774, would later contribute to the development of Concorde and is now preserved at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, alongside the first production Concorde.
During the film, Peter Twiss makes a reference to the greenhouses along the Solent which were damaged by the some of first “sonic booms” ever experienced in Britain. These “booms” caused widespread damage and led to expensive compensation and public complaints. This caused testing in the UK to be stopped and in 1956, the FD2 went to Cazaux, near Bordeaux, hosted by Dassault and the French Air Force. This twist of fate led to aspects of the Delta’s design being incorporated into Dassault’s Mirage fighter, an aircraft that went on to have a distinguished record in action all around the world. So in a way, the complaints of the south coast’s tomato-growers gave the Delta design the chance to live on and see active service.
After the record-breaking flight, Twiss himself went on to lead the company’s marine division at Hamble, bulding high-speed powerboats. In this capacity he actually featured in the James Bond movie From Russia With Love alongside Sean Connery in the boat chase scene.
Twiss tells the story of the record-breaking flight and the whole Fairey Delta project in his autobiography, “Faster than the Sun”. - an absolute MUST for anybody with a passion for Speed, jet-age technology and adventure with machines.
This interview with Peter Twiss was part of a project by Westbury Manor Museum in Fareham looking at Twiss and other high-speed aero-marine pioneers associated with South Hampshire and the Solent – this story is told in another film on this channel, Pioneers of Speed. Peter died at his home in Titchfield not long after we filmed this interview but not before seeing his achievements marked again in the museum exhibition project, which he was pleased to see. For me, it was a huge privilege and a career highlight to have the opportunity to meet and get to know this man, a true hero of Speed.
Peter Twiss’ obituary can be read here:
This film was produced for the SPEED! exhibition at Westbury Manor Museum in Fareham, curated by Tom de Wit. Peter Twiss and Fairey were among a number of pioneering individuals and people who pushed the boundaries of high-speed aero-marine development who were associated with south Hampshire and the Solent area. The film was produced in partnership with Motivation 81 Ltd Multimedia consultants and was edited by Paul King. The copyright for historic news footage remains that of the owners and the filmed content is copyright of Motivation 81. No part of this film may be used for commercial purposes without permission of copyright holders.
See other films on this channel looking at The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce and the Solent aero-marine Speed revolution.
The Solent and the surrounding area of South Hampshire played an important role in high-speed and record-breaking aviation and marine development. The Solent was venue and backdrop to some astonishing high-speed events involving some amazing people.
The people and their high-speed machines in and around the Solent area changed the face of the 20th Century and ultimately helped define the modern age. These things changed what we thought was possible and would ultimately change the way we live.
Walking through Hurley village
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Curtis Museum Alton Hampshire
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The SSSS meeting.mov
The annual meeting of the SSSS (Sarcen Stones Support Society) in West Street, Titchfield, Hampshire.
Titchfield to Wickham
Mill Lane, Fontley Road & Titchfield Lane.
Think the bloke in the white car after the 1st bridge was a bit miffed! lol :D
Rubbish audio due to me not setting the volume low enough and the recorder resetting after a battery change. It also reset the quality level! :(
Roman Museum, Canterbury, and Democracy at work
This one starts quietly but works up to an Impassioned and moving speech, given on 21 January 2010 by Paul Bennett, respected archaeologist and director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust, about the Roman Museum which preserves a Roman pavement and Scheduled Ancient Monument in Canterbury, Kent. Did you know that the remains of the Roman house surrounding the pavement is a Grade I building?
Don't miss the sting in the tail at the end of the vid, spoken by Councillor John Gilbey.
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Moby gatecrashes Mr Bainbridge's Assembly
Moby made a visit to Titchfield Primary School and made sure that Mr Bainbridge's Assembly was his first port of call for the day.
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Avocet, Titchfield Haven, Hampshire struggling with Glass Eeel
This video was taken at Titchfield Haven on 25th March 2011 and shows an Avocet struggling with what looks like a Glass Eel.
Public Consultation On Proposed Neighbourhood Forum For Titchfield
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Our reporter Shan Robins has the details
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Kerala Folklore Theatre and Museum
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