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#Gozo

05.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#more from #Malta.

04.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Entrance to the grand harbour in Valletta.

Entrance to the grand harbour in Valletta.

A small team from the museum have arrived in #Malta

02.02.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some of the team are heading to #Malta on Sunday. #recommendations?

29.01.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It gets worse. #happyChristmas

24.12.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
#happyChristmas ##christmastree #decorations

#happyChristmas ##christmastree #decorations

Some #newarrivals for the #hq #christmastree .

Wishing #all our #followers a very #happyChristmas and peaceful new year.

23.12.2025 09:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of kittens are standing next to each other with their arms in the air and saying yay and woo . ALT: a group of kittens are standing next to each other with their arms in the air and saying yay and woo .
31.07.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bearded fool showing a small child wearing a red t shirt and blue cap a bone. It's impossible to tell whether the child is delighted or terrified.

A bearded fool showing a small child wearing a red t shirt and blue cap a bone. It's impossible to tell whether the child is delighted or terrified.

πŸ’₯🚨THIS WEEK!🚨πŸ’₯

For one day only (Friday 25th July, since you ask) you can drop in to the Palace and chat to any number of experts and archaeological specialists.

10:30am to 4pm
Suitable for all ages
Free of charge, (optional entry to the Palace is normal price)

Here's what we have planned πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

21.07.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
Italian sunken garden

Italian sunken garden

The view from the office today. Supporting the open day at the Gardens of Easton Lodge.

20.07.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#sorry no #imagine. #we have been #shopping. #amazing #uboat items to follow!

18.07.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It has always been in our development plan to produce at least 1 example of Maginot art. Today, we started to realise this ambition. The initial section of our museum offers a 1.1 Maginot experience to our visitors, so including the artwork was obviously required

17.07.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not the #final version. But a long-standing #task #moved a step #closer to completion #museum

17.07.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#maginot #art in the #making

17.07.2025 11:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#OpenDay!!

05.07.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

22 June 1940 // HM Yacht Campeador had just sailed from Portsmouth on patrol when she struck a mine and sank with the loss of 20 men from her crew of 22. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

22.06.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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britney spears is wearing a white dress and earrings and looking at the camera . ALT: britney spears is wearing a white dress and earrings and looking at the camera .
20.06.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Were they big enough though?

20.06.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside of the GFM cloche

Inside of the GFM cloche

View of the inside of the cloche. To learn more about the casemate and operation little bear, see link: dunkirk1940.org/index.php?&p...

19.06.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Impacts on the GFM cloche on the roof of the Maginot casemate Marckolsheim sud. One of two CORF constructed casemates, located to the east of the village, these formed part of the third and principle line of defense along the Rhine valley.  Here we see 3 impacts from 88mm rounds. The lowest remains live, although the fuse has been removed. The action was from operation little bear, with the casemate having the dubious 'honor' of being the only work of the Maginot ever visited by Hitler.  

The casemate nord, no longer stands, having been demolished in the immediate post war era, whereas casemate sud is now fully restored and operated as a memorial museum.

Impacts on the GFM cloche on the roof of the Maginot casemate Marckolsheim sud. One of two CORF constructed casemates, located to the east of the village, these formed part of the third and principle line of defense along the Rhine valley. Here we see 3 impacts from 88mm rounds. The lowest remains live, although the fuse has been removed. The action was from operation little bear, with the casemate having the dubious 'honor' of being the only work of the Maginot ever visited by Hitler. The casemate nord, no longer stands, having been demolished in the immediate post war era, whereas casemate sud is now fully restored and operated as a memorial museum.

Fuse detail on the base of 88mm round embedded in the GFM cloche.

Fuse detail on the base of 88mm round embedded in the GFM cloche.

#German 88mm rounds #embedded in the #GFM #cloche of #Marckolsheim #sud #casemate. More info in alt text. #ww2 #littlebear #maginot #Alsace #France

19.06.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An interwar photograph of British submarine HMS Orpheus, lost in the Mediterranean in June 1940. Image: Imperial War Museum: Q 67709.

An interwar photograph of British submarine HMS Orpheus, lost in the Mediterranean in June 1940. Image: Imperial War Museum: Q 67709.

19 June 1940 // Submarine HMS Orpheus was last heard from on this date while on patrol in the Mediterranean. She sent a signal from a position off Benghazi and disappeared, cause of loss unconfirmed. All 55 officers and men were lost. (Imperial War Museum Q 67709) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

19.06.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

19 June 1940 // HM Trawler Murmansk was taking part in the evacuation of British forces from Brest but ran aground in the harbour in the early hours of the morning and was abandoned as a wreck. The Germans later salvaged her and put her into service as a patrol boat. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

19.06.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Cooked on the bbq, we will be adding a pizza oven to the mix in the next few weeks

18.06.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the joys of #traveling is the food. This is our first attempt at a #homemade Tarte FlambΓ©e. #Alsace

18.06.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
End of the railway carriage at the armistice memorial museum.  Not the original,  as that was destroyed towards the end of ww2. All that remains of the original are some of the brass and some access rails (see to immediate left of the flags). The carriage presented today is one of the original batch produced for the railway from which the first carriage came from.

End of the railway carriage at the armistice memorial museum. Not the original, as that was destroyed towards the end of ww2. All that remains of the original are some of the brass and some access rails (see to immediate left of the flags). The carriage presented today is one of the original batch produced for the railway from which the first carriage came from.

The #memorial of the #armistice #museum. #compiegne #France. See alt text for more information

17.06.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Photos, or the roof never happened :P

16.06.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Look at it this way, we have seen your roof (in all its boxes) so not much to actually burn.

16.06.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#final #museum of our #tour

15.06.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Choice of taxidermy crocodile, or creepy doll head statue...

14.06.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Yes, this is a taxidermy crocodile

Yes, this is a taxidermy crocodile

A statue only the mother would have loved.

A statue only the mother would have loved.

@romanpalace.bsky.social & @merchantshallyork.org , saw these today and thought of you!

14.06.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#memorial General Koenig. #stcroixauxmines #birhakeim

14.06.2025 08:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0