Showing posts with label england. Show all posts
Showing posts with label england. Show all posts

Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Sutton Mandeville Badges, England

51° 2'33.87"N 2° 1'29.86"W

Two military badges cut into the hillside above Sutton Mandeville in 1916, depicting the emblems of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th City of London Battalion. Local authorities have decided to allow the emblems to grass over, so they will likely be lost in coming years.

Lamb Down Badge, England



51° 9'12.61"N 2° 1'29.11"W

Cut into the hillside in 1916-1917 by Australian troops stationed at the local Codford and Sutton Veny military camps. The badge is based on a the cap badge of the Australian Army. The initial work on the badge was started by the 13th Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). The badge was then embedded with green, brown and clear beer bottles to make it shine.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Newburgh Bear


56°20'58.36"N 3°12'51.35"W

Located near Newburgh, England, it was created as a community project in 1980. The outline was plowed by a worker from Parkhill Farm, and permission for the outline was given by Mr Tom Howieson of Parkhill Farm. The bear is believed to be a depiction of a stone called the bear stone, from which the local Bear Tavern takes its name. More about the Newburgh Bear.

The Fovant Badges - Fovant, UK


51° 3'12.17"N 1°58'47.20"W

These hillside geoglyphs were created by soldiers garrisoned near Fovant, Wiltshire, England, during World War One. Read more about it at the Fovent Badge Society web site.