About

The Atlantic Walls project is a collaborative research project between Dunblane Museum and Professor Tony Pollard.

The project includes:

• exhibition panels (available to hire from Dunblane Museum)
• ongoing research
• a range of activities which took place in Dunblane on 6th June 2014 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

This project was made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Community Covenant (Armed Services).

Resources

Exhibition Pack

• Download the exhibition in a print friendly format.

  Download

Exhibition Boards

• If your organisation would like to borrow the interpretation panels please get in touch.

  Contact us

Organisations who helped along the way

• Heritage Lottery Fund

  The largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK.

  https://www.hlf.org.uk/

Useful Links:

• Orford Museum

  The Museum collects and displays historical material relating to the area roughly between the Butley River and the River Alde. It includes Orford with Orford Ness, Gedgrave and Havergate Island, and the villages of Sudbourne, Chillesford, Boyton, Butley and Iken.

  www.orfordmuseum.org.uk/

• A Sea Wall in Surrey?

  Chris Shepheard has put together and excellent case study of the Surrey Atlantic Wall.

  www.shepheard.plus.com/atlanticwall/

• The Tank Museum

  This unique collection of over 300 vehicles is regarded as the best in the world and includes the world's first ever tank - Little Willie, the feared German Tiger tank and the modern Challenger 2.

  www.tankmuseum.org/home

• The National Archives in Kew

  The official archive of the UK government Kew holds records covering more than 1,000 years of history. Government records which have been selected for permanent preservation are sent to the National Archives.

  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to all involved in this project:

• Chris Shepheard
• Brian Boulton
• Orford Museum
• The Tank Museum - Bovington
• Community Covenant - Major Maurice Walsh
• Lt Col Ranald Shepherd
• Roger Thomas
• Guy Salkeld
• Mary Evans picture library
• Stirling District Council
• Gary Wallace
• SSAFA
• Poppy Scotland
• British Legion Scotland
• APR Services Ltd
• Northlight Heritage
• Stewart Ainslie - Don't Walk LLP
• Mark McAulay - Don't Walk LLP
• Mark Kemp - EQ Design Ltd
• Grant Crockett
• Lewis Wardrop
• Jamie Wardrop
• Duncan Ainslie
• Dunblane Cathedral Minister and staff