Photography by Mark Carnaby

US WW2 Airbourne Divisions Kit
The sight of Brixham Harbour in 1944 - US forces arriving
Books on sale at the time of how to defend yourself during World War II
1940's tech - diodes & meters
A chilling poster to remind all - issued by the Minstry of Home Security
Typical household kitchen cabinet of food at the time of World War II
The weekly ration for one adult in 1944 during the World War II
How food rationing worked during those 14 years - even after the war food was in short supply because of it
That is your weekly ration of food during 1940 to 1954
'Camp Coffee with Chicory - made in Glasgow
Oxydent - Teeth Cleaner, 'no grit'
Solidly made hand held compass (Barking & London) - this thing could probably survive a bomb
The Adolf Hitler Photo Collector Book - very rare indeed as most were burnt after the war, I was actually allowed to hold this and skim through it
Information about the Adolf Hitler Photo Collector Book
Apparently Hitler was very camera shy and just to get a decent image of him is a testament to what brilliant photographers the Swiss where back then
Hitler youth as seen in the book
Hitler and Himmler inspecting troops
Nazi ' Mothers Cross' Award - awarded to German mothers who gave birth to 3-9 + Reich babies from 1939
Various forms of the Brodie's Steel Helmet
Gun from a warship (unknown)
War plane propeller found in the sea of South Devon (unknown)
One of the Battery heavy guns and a one man bomb shelter which was originally used as a detonators shelter for blowing up mining quarrys

South Devon 2018 Cycle Touring Trip: Part 6 of 12

South Devon Cycle Touring Trip: Brixham Battery Heritage Centre – Part Two

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The following photos chronicle my nine day South Devon cycle touring trip in September 2018 which was a double-first for me as I’ve never taken my bicycle on a long trip with me before and I had also not been camping for many, many years, needless to say there was a lot of planning involved! From getting a proper lightweight suitable tent and sleeping bag to fixing up my old (but trusty) hybrid mountain bike to cope with carrying the weight of my camping gear whilst on the road and traversing the trains.

The journey started by taking a train from Surbiton to Totnes via Woking, which took about roughly 6 hours (including an hour’s delay at Exeter St. Davids), then it took a good couple of hours to ride from Totnes to Ashbourne Woods in the rain, the misty stuff which actually helped because of the crazy hills I was sweating like a pig! And once I arrived it was dark, raining and I had to set up my tent…

…and so the adventure begins…

In this set of photos I cycle from my campsite in Paignton to Brixham and visit the awesome Brixham Battery Heritage Centre