tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post2061775399194867436..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Camping out - a Sunday family visit to a military encampment?Brett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-68709307842817873512011-12-06T14:41:14.919+13:002011-12-06T14:41:14.919+13:00Yes, they have obviously been in use for a long pe...Yes, they have obviously been in use for a long period of time, by a wide variety of people. Thanks for your comment. An interesting photo you have!Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-18602029369735473742011-12-06T11:55:13.665+13:002011-12-06T11:55:13.665+13:00bell tents appeared in Auchengate camp (later beca...bell tents appeared in Auchengate camp (later became known as HMS Dundonald) outside Irvine, Scotland in 1940s, as Canadians as others trained for battle in WWII. My father mentioned them in his naval memoirs, and I posted a poor quality picture in May of this year.<br /><br />@ http://itstrikesmefunny.blogspot.com/2011/05/dads-navy-days-pt-5-door-opens-at-kings.html<br /><br />maybe I'll get one for the backyard!<br /><br />GHG. Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188849799366728069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-68254773015930847632011-06-01T08:34:29.918+12:002011-06-01T08:34:29.918+12:00Yes, I saw your photos and wondered exactly the sa...Yes, I saw your photos and wondered exactly the same thing. Thanks for your comment here.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55600089457735771012011-06-01T08:15:09.893+12:002011-06-01T08:15:09.893+12:00I think you may be barking up the wrong tree tryin...I think you may be barking up the wrong tree trying to find an army link. I found similar tents in a photograph taken on the beach at Paignton, Devon, where they had evidently been erected for purely non-military bathing purposes. <br /><br />http://benicek.blogspot.com/2011/05/paignton-devon-1890s.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809886067387619852noreply@blogger.com