IntroductionThe Nevington War Museum is a culmination of many years of research, wild imagination and the ability to see things through the eye of an adult and the enthusiasiam of a child.
Nevington is a village in the south of England. Its history is as shrouded as the mists of time and its where abouts obliterated by the Fog of War. Nevington is the Valhalla of fighting equipment of the first half of the Twentieth Century. The weapons and vehicles housed in the Museum found their way there via a multitude of contorted paths. Each vehicle and weapons journey to the Nevington Museum is unique. During the dark days of war and in peacetime secrecy, items were donated, often smuggled, to the museum by their users at a risk to their own lives. The Village itself is located near a deep-water harbor and not too far from a large partially forested plain. To get there one must take the train south, a bus west and finally trek into the forests and depending on your mood, you can find it virtually anywhere. The Museum specialises in the equipment listed on the right, but generally collects anything as it becomes available. Please enjoy your Visit to the Museum. |
How the Museum is OrganisedThe Museum is layed out in the following way:
The Nevington Collections A look at what exhibits the Museum has in its collection, what is in storage, in the restoration workshops, in the paint shop and finally on display. Each item in the collection will have a title page featuring the On Display Model, some basic Information and if the item has been donated or sponsored. Catalogue of Weapons. The Catalogue lists all other weapons not in the Collection This section is divided by country. Within each country depending on the weapons catelogued there are further subdivisions by, time period (WW I, Interwar, WW II and Miscellaneous). Vehicles Listed by Country, Type and variants Horse Drawn Equipment Bicycles,Motorcycles and Scooters Cars Armoured Cars Trucks Halftracks Tanks - listed by types and variants. Trailers Artillery Arranged by Country and Type Aircraft Aircraft are divided by Country, Manufacturer, Type and variants. Infantry Weapons This section is divided by weapon type by Country Pistols Revolvers Flare Pistols Bolt Action Rifles Automatic Rifles Sniper Rifles Sub-machine Guns Light Machine Guns Heavy Machine uns Anti Tank Rifles Flamethrowers Hand Grenades Landmines Demolition Charges Knives Swords and Bayonets Uniforms and equipment Arranged by time period and country Other If an Item has not been donated then at the end of each catelogue item there will be a list of Manufactures that could donate such an item to the museum. Forge and Foundry How to restore items for display in the Museum Timeline For War A history of early 20th Century warfare. Rules of Engagement Covers Rules for Wargames from Strategic down to skirmish level. |