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newark area...circa 1914...local knowledge..

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Ed

Ed Report 1 Jul 2007 11:59

thankyou for your replies

J

J Report 1 Jul 2007 10:52

Hi I have just done a google and yes the military was based there in both World wars. www.sconceanddevonpark.org

J

J Report 1 Jul 2007 10:31

Hi, I do not know about 1914, but the river devon runs along side a park called Sconce hills. The sconce in this park is an old English civil war battlement site. Julie

Ed

Ed Report 1 Jul 2007 09:04

does any know if there was a bulcote lane adjacent to the river devon and perhaps an army encampment close by ?. ed.