Imber Lost Village

[Yellow Peril]

Took a wee outing today (394 miles) to Imber a lost village on the Salisbury Plain where the army train, and to be honest was a little disappointed was hoping to see a village more or less as it was when evacuted in 1943 but no its a modern purpose built camp for the army to train in street warfare.

The church is still intact and was interesting and moving to see the old plaques remembering the Great War, and very surprising to see old residents of Imber can still be buried in the churchyard.

Added to this some very gentle off roading going to and fro, much like the ring road on Dartmoor.

 

[gbmud]

Took a wee outing today (394 miles) to Imber a lost village on the Salisbury Plain where the army train, and to be honest was a little disappointed was hoping to see a village more or less as it was when evacuted in 1943 but no its a modern purpose built camp for the army to train in street warfare.

The church is still intact and was interesting and moving to see the old plaques remembering the Great War, and very surprising to see old residents of Imber can still be buried in the churchyard.

I get the impression that the village of Imber was never very big and that much of 'Imber' as a community consisted of the outlying farms and cottages which are still visible in some places. You obviously saw that there are some original buildings there still, I am led to believe that a number more were destroyed by US troops while training there.

If you want to see a proper purpose built training facility, you can get pretty close to the FIBUE facility at Copehill Down - also known as 'The German Village' - about 15 minutes from Imber.

Chris

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

If you want to see a proper purpose built training facility, you can get pretty close to the FIBUE facility at Copehill Down - also known as 'The German Village' - about 15 minutes from Imber.

Chris

You can get pretty close just before the Land Wardens coms after you in their Land Rovers

 

[gbmud]

You can get pretty close just before the Land Wardens coms after you in their Land Rovers

That would depend on where you are and what you are doing.

They cannot stop you using the BOATs which run right past the back door and the Cat1 tracks are all permissive roads. I did once get turned back by a squaddie when there was a live fire exercise on there but usually the exercises are blank firing.

Chris

 

[Shep]

and to be honest was a little disappointed was hoping to see a village more or less as it was when evacuted in 1943 but no its a modern purpose built camp for the army to train in street warfare.

Looks pretty normal for a town in the Andover area

Shep

 

[BAKERMAN]

Looks pretty normal for a town in the Andover area

Shep

At least the streets arn`t full of water

 

[david vaughan-birch]

Have you been to Tyneham not far from Lulworth cove? Worth taking a look http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/85/tyneham_village_of_the_vanished.html

 

[Explorer]

Imber Court on the fringe of the 'village' still rminds you of the old times. I have happy memories of living there doing riot training in 1979.



PS I was training to control riots - not start them.