Being over two and a half centuries old HMS Victory is a survivor, but it’s only thanks to the tireless efforts of those who have sought to protect and conserve her. Now the National Museum of the Royal Navy has undertaken a multi-million-pound project using groundbreaking technology and specialist skills to ensure she is conserved for generations to come.| www.nmrn.org.uk
From its origins as a hospital founded in about 1210–14 to provide shelter and relief for the poor and for travellers to stay, for over 800 years the Royal Garrison Church has had an evolving role within the Portsmouth community.| English Heritage
Royal Garrison Church was built in about 1212 as part of a hospital complex. Although the nave was badly damaged in a 1941 firebomb raid on Portsmouth, the chancel remains roofed and furnished.| English Heritage
Inquiring readers, Tony Grant, a blogger and contributor to this blog for a decade, has submitted this interesting post about Netley Abbey. He ties history, literature, poetry, and painting to Jane…| Jane Austen's World
Gentle readers, Tony Grant kindly rewrote an article that he had originally written for JASA (Jane Austen Society of Australia), adding more images and new information. Tony has also resurrected hi…| Jane Austen's World
A visit to the Garrison Church in Portsmouth, where the Prices worshiped in Mansfield Park.| Jane Austen's World
