MY WIFE and I regularly walk for fresh air and exercise along Lepe Beach from the café as far as the Cadland boundary.
This involves scrambling over the concrete and brick remains of the buildings that were involved in the Mulberry Harbour production for D Day.
The remains are very much now eroded and decrepit.
What intrigues us is, where did the work force come from to carry out the construction?
Where did they live whilst working and where did all the materials come from for the actual construction?
Construction of the Mulberry Harbour at Southampton docks ahead of the D-Day landings.
- The construction of Mulberry Harbour
Sadly there is no information on the site giving these important historical facts.
I would have thought especially following the D Day anniversary some visual explanation could have been supplied.
In fact, a small exhibition doing just that should be put near the café (the busiest part of the beach area) which I’m sure would be of great interest to all visitors and could be a minor source of income for upkeep.
Just a thought before the remains of the structures disintegrate completely.
Barrie Herbert
Southampton
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