Once
upon a time,
before the town of Portsmouth was founded, this coastline was made
up of creeks, low-lying marsh and water. Over the centuries the coastline
has altered, but the town's position here on the south coast, its
proximity to the open sea, coupled with control of the harbour and
its entrance, have secured Portsmouth's place in history as one of
the world's great anchoranges and a rendevouz for British shipping
in times of war for over 800 years
Recent Acquistions : December 2006
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A photograph of one of the huge drums that were used to lay ‘PLUTO’, the Pipeline Under the Ocean, which pumped fuel across to France following the Normandy Landings of 1944. This one has been washed ashore near Dungeness. Note the man standing on top! From the collection of Commander Eric Middleton RNVR, Senior Naval Experimental Officer on the Combined Operations staff, 1942-1944.
Donated by Mrs Angela Tilley
DD/2006/62
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