2024

MARY ROSE

Military monuments
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From the time of Henri VIII, she went down in 1545 during a Franco-English battle with 700 men on board. Its shimmering oak hull was restored, and the wharf in 1545 is reconstituted: everyday objects, canons…

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 Portsmouth
2024

THE NEEDLES OLD BATTERY

Military monuments

West of Freshwater Bay and Alum Bay on the B 3322. This fort was built in 1860 to protect England from the threat of a French invasion: two cannons point to the sea. From here, an underground tunnel leads to a spectacular view of "needles". A little lower, there is a shopping centre with tea and coffee salon.

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 Alum Bay