New Forest Knowledge

Are you interested in the past, present and future of the New Forest? 🔎📚🗺️ To streamline our social media, we will be moving away from regular posting on this page, and instead sharing our exciting findings from our database on @NFHeritage nfknowledge.org

This map was handed to the project in July 2013 and we have been working to decipher all the information from it! 🗺️📍 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #DDay #1936 #Map #MapSurveying

This video clip shows 365 USAAF Group HELL HAWKS taking off on or around D-Day from Beaulieu in the New Forest 🌳🎥 🔎 Discover more and watch the clip at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #DDay #Beaulieu

The D-Day landings in June 1944 were reliant on the Mulberry Harbours. These were made up of many components including six type B2 phoenix caissons (2861 tons) that were built and launched at Lepe. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForest #DDay #1944 #Lepe

Are you interested in the past, present and future of the New Forest? 🌳📍 New Forest Knowledge provides access to New Forest information held in catalogues, maps and repositories both locally and nationally. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org #History #NewForest

Carter Stone is a memorial stone in the New Forest dedicated to Samuel Carter who died in a hunting accident in 1883 - it can be found a short walk from King’s Hat Car park. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #CarterStone #1883 #SamuelCarter

In 1918 the War Dog Training School at Shoeburyness was moved to Matley Ridge, Lyndhurst in the New Forest, taking over the site of the Trench Mortar School that had recently closed 🦮 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #WarDogTraining #1918 #Dog

Fragment of stoneware vessel, probably a jug, of 19th-century English manufacture. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/record/pas-3… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #Stoneware #19Century

Today we are sharing some film footage of the New Forest pony round up in 1951 🎞️🐴 🔎 Discover more and watch the film at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #NewForestPony #PonyRoundUp #BristishPatheFilm #1951

In a 2017 interview, Caroline Stride shared stories about her family history. Today we are sharing part 11, where she discusses New Forest ponies 🐴 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #Commoning #NewForestPonies #PonySales

The Calshot anchorage is the best preserved structure of the former defence boom circa 1910-1914. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #Calshot #DefenceBoom

Are you interested in the past, present and future of the New Forest? 📚🌳 New Forest Knowledge provides access to New Forest information held in catalogues, databases, maps and repositories. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org #History #NewForest #Lyndhurst

What do numbers on trees mean? ⚪🌳 Tree tags are used for many purposes, including identification of trees to cut down, trees to protect etc. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/record/nfc-1… #NewForest #Trees #TreeTags #TreeHistory #DeparmentOfForestry #Forestry

Today we are sharing some film footage of Buckler’s Hard in 1936 🎥 🔎 Discover more and watch the film at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #BucklersHard #BristishPatheFilm #1936

Part 10 of a 2017 interview with Caroline Stride. In the interview, part of the Through Our Ancestor’s Eye project, Caroline discusses her commoning family and background. 🔎Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History

In a 2017 interview, Caroline Stride shares stories about her commoning family and history 🎙️ In Part 9, she discusses family and friends from Blackwater, including the Penny family. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #Commoning #Blackwater

We hold a large collection of small pieces of Goss china with New Forest crests. This Lyndhurst example is ‘a model of bowl from the ancient British lake-village of Glastonbury’. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/record/nfc-1… #History #NewForest #GossChina #Lyndhurst

The Saunders-Roe SR./A.1 was a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft ✈️ Although the aircraft never received an official name, it was referred to by company workers as “Squirt”. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #Aircraft

“Brockenhurst. Practice makes Perfect!” British Pathe’s short film shows the 1931 British team practising at Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club ⛳ 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #Brockenhurst #Golf #BrockenhurstManorGolfClub