Great War Huts Museum
@greatwarhuts.bsky.social
📜 First World War heritage project
📆 Year-round events & immersive experiences
🕰️ Fascinating collection of artefacts
📍Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
📆 Year-round events & immersive experiences
🕰️ Fascinating collection of artefacts
📍Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
It is ‘that’ time of year again!
Tickets for our annual ‘Trenches by Twilight’ event are now on sale. Hear the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce with Taff Gillingham as we make our way through the Trenches by the light of our lanterns.
10th-13th December. For tickets:
www.greatwarhuts.org/events
Tickets for our annual ‘Trenches by Twilight’ event are now on sale. Hear the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce with Taff Gillingham as we make our way through the Trenches by the light of our lanterns.
10th-13th December. For tickets:
www.greatwarhuts.org/events
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is ‘that’ time of year again!
Tickets for our annual ‘Trenches by Twilight’ event are now on sale. Hear the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce with Taff Gillingham as we make our way through the Trenches by the light of our lanterns.
10th-13th December. For tickets:
www.greatwarhuts.org/events
Tickets for our annual ‘Trenches by Twilight’ event are now on sale. Hear the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce with Taff Gillingham as we make our way through the Trenches by the light of our lanterns.
10th-13th December. For tickets:
www.greatwarhuts.org/events
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Sign up for the final talk in the @fusmuswarwick.bsky.social series related to its Home and Away: Football and the British Army exhibition.
Taff Gillingham of the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social will talk about the Christmas Truce and Football.
Details of how to book your ticket below
Taff Gillingham of the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social will talk about the Christmas Truce and Football.
Details of how to book your ticket below
Talk by leading authority on the subject, Taff Gillingham who will explore the role of football on the battlefields of WW1 and the evidence for a Christmas Truce football match in 1914. Go to fusiliermuseumwarwick.com
#Christmas #football @footballandwar.bsky.social @greatwarhuts.bsky.social
#Christmas #football @footballandwar.bsky.social @greatwarhuts.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sign up for the final talk in the @fusmuswarwick.bsky.social series related to its Home and Away: Football and the British Army exhibition.
Taff Gillingham of the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social will talk about the Christmas Truce and Football.
Details of how to book your ticket below
Taff Gillingham of the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social will talk about the Christmas Truce and Football.
Details of how to book your ticket below
Well, it has been a while since we last recorded a ‘Hutted Histories’ talk, but we have so much great stuff we thought we should start sharing some more of it with you!
Here is our latest HH film:
youtu.be/Nt0jko74yIE
😊👍🏻
Here is our latest HH film:
youtu.be/Nt0jko74yIE
😊👍🏻
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Well, it has been a while since we last recorded a ‘Hutted Histories’ talk, but we have so much great stuff we thought we should start sharing some more of it with you!
Here is our latest HH film:
youtu.be/Nt0jko74yIE
😊👍🏻
Here is our latest HH film:
youtu.be/Nt0jko74yIE
😊👍🏻
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Finally visited the Great War Huts, almost two years after moving to Suffolk! It was great to talk about the commemoration of war dead buried in the UK, and have some fascinating conversations with the audience.
Huge thank you to those who came and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for organising!
Huge thank you to those who came and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for organising!
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Finally visited the Great War Huts, almost two years after moving to Suffolk! It was great to talk about the commemoration of war dead buried in the UK, and have some fascinating conversations with the audience.
Huge thank you to those who came and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for organising!
Huge thank you to those who came and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for organising!
Hut Dog Charlie Chaplin is with us on a Temporary Posting at the moment whilst his mum is in hospital.
He has been patrolling the trenches, inspecting the huts and checking out the woodland for enemy activity!
He has been patrolling the trenches, inspecting the huts and checking out the woodland for enemy activity!
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Hut Dog Charlie Chaplin is with us on a Temporary Posting at the moment whilst his mum is in hospital.
He has been patrolling the trenches, inspecting the huts and checking out the woodland for enemy activity!
He has been patrolling the trenches, inspecting the huts and checking out the woodland for enemy activity!
We are very lucky to have recently received the archive of Major J.B. Webster, who commanded D Coy. of the 9th and also the 11th Suffolk Home Guard in Ipswich.
The boxfile was packed with orders, letters, nominal rolls, circulars, maps & details of local Home Guard exercises…
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The boxfile was packed with orders, letters, nominal rolls, circulars, maps & details of local Home Guard exercises…
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August 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are very lucky to have recently received the archive of Major J.B. Webster, who commanded D Coy. of the 9th and also the 11th Suffolk Home Guard in Ipswich.
The boxfile was packed with orders, letters, nominal rolls, circulars, maps & details of local Home Guard exercises…
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The boxfile was packed with orders, letters, nominal rolls, circulars, maps & details of local Home Guard exercises…
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Another reminder of the war in the Far East for VJ Day 80:
When we were first given this battered old Officer’s cap it was covered in cobwebs and dust, with several holes in the fabric, and, at first glance, looked like something that had been used for amateur theatre.
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When we were first given this battered old Officer’s cap it was covered in cobwebs and dust, with several holes in the fabric, and, at first glance, looked like something that had been used for amateur theatre.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Another reminder of the war in the Far East for VJ Day 80:
When we were first given this battered old Officer’s cap it was covered in cobwebs and dust, with several holes in the fabric, and, at first glance, looked like something that had been used for amateur theatre.
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When we were first given this battered old Officer’s cap it was covered in cobwebs and dust, with several holes in the fabric, and, at first glance, looked like something that had been used for amateur theatre.
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Kicking off our July #HuttedHistories, the fantastic Stephen Barker joins us with his talk ‘Watershed – Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War’
July 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Kicking off our July #HuttedHistories, the fantastic Stephen Barker joins us with his talk ‘Watershed – Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War’
It is just over a week until our July #HuttedHistories, on Wednesday 23rd, when we are delighted to welcome Stephen Barker for his talk: ‘Watershed - Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War’
For more information and tickets for this fascinating talk:
rb.gy/lxxuuy
For more information and tickets for this fascinating talk:
rb.gy/lxxuuy
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It is just over a week until our July #HuttedHistories, on Wednesday 23rd, when we are delighted to welcome Stephen Barker for his talk: ‘Watershed - Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War’
For more information and tickets for this fascinating talk:
rb.gy/lxxuuy
For more information and tickets for this fascinating talk:
rb.gy/lxxuuy
One of our resident fox cubs at Brook Farm Camp was caught on camera enjoying a peaceful snooze… until his sibling decided now was the perfect time for a surprise play attack!
🦊
#AnimalsofBrookFarmCamp
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#AnimalsofBrookFarmCamp
July 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
One of our resident fox cubs at Brook Farm Camp was caught on camera enjoying a peaceful snooze… until his sibling decided now was the perfect time for a surprise play attack!
🦊
#AnimalsofBrookFarmCamp
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#AnimalsofBrookFarmCamp
To celebrate World Horse Day 2025 we have this beautifully illustrated pre-Great War card game for you.
The Cavalry Game “…was invented in the hope that it might teach some of our boys and girls the names and numbers of the British Cavalry Regiments”.
#WorldHorseDay2025
The Cavalry Game “…was invented in the hope that it might teach some of our boys and girls the names and numbers of the British Cavalry Regiments”.
#WorldHorseDay2025
July 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
To celebrate World Horse Day 2025 we have this beautifully illustrated pre-Great War card game for you.
The Cavalry Game “…was invented in the hope that it might teach some of our boys and girls the names and numbers of the British Cavalry Regiments”.
#WorldHorseDay2025
The Cavalry Game “…was invented in the hope that it might teach some of our boys and girls the names and numbers of the British Cavalry Regiments”.
#WorldHorseDay2025
“The Trench Periscope has been hit, Sir!”
“German sniper?”
“No, Sir.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sir!”
“German sniper?”
“No, Sir.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sir!”
July 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“The Trench Periscope has been hit, Sir!”
“German sniper?”
“No, Sir.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sir!”
“German sniper?”
“No, Sir.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sir!”
To mark the 2025 Tour de France here is a rare Great War cyclist piece from our collection, found recently in France.
It’s a 1916 dated Lucas “Cycloe”No.10 front carrier. These were fitted to the MkIV & V bicycles of the Army Cyclist Corps and Infantry Battalion Signallers.
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It’s a 1916 dated Lucas “Cycloe”No.10 front carrier. These were fitted to the MkIV & V bicycles of the Army Cyclist Corps and Infantry Battalion Signallers.
🚲
July 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
To mark the 2025 Tour de France here is a rare Great War cyclist piece from our collection, found recently in France.
It’s a 1916 dated Lucas “Cycloe”No.10 front carrier. These were fitted to the MkIV & V bicycles of the Army Cyclist Corps and Infantry Battalion Signallers.
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It’s a 1916 dated Lucas “Cycloe”No.10 front carrier. These were fitted to the MkIV & V bicycles of the Army Cyclist Corps and Infantry Battalion Signallers.
🚲
A poignant reminder of the first day of the Battle of The Somme - Lt Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance, up Sausage Valley, of the ‘Cambs Suffolks’ (marked ‘D Coy’ on the map), to Contalmaison.
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
July 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A poignant reminder of the first day of the Battle of The Somme - Lt Gilbert Hattersley’s blood-stained map showing the planned advance, up Sausage Valley, of the ‘Cambs Suffolks’ (marked ‘D Coy’ on the map), to Contalmaison.
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
Hattersley was wounded very early on.
#Somme109
It’s a full house for tonight’s #HuttedHistories talk! The brilliant Richard van Emden is giving us a fascinating sneak preview of his upcoming memoir about his life with Great War veterans.
June 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It’s a full house for tonight’s #HuttedHistories talk! The brilliant Richard van Emden is giving us a fascinating sneak preview of his upcoming memoir about his life with Great War veterans.
The Old Contemptibles Association was inaugurated at the Red House, Clapton, 100 years ago today. There is a service at the Red House to mark the occasion.
We are proud to hold the Teddy Noyes Old Contemptibles Archive here at Great War Huts and we will remember The Chums today.
We are proud to hold the Teddy Noyes Old Contemptibles Archive here at Great War Huts and we will remember The Chums today.
June 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The Old Contemptibles Association was inaugurated at the Red House, Clapton, 100 years ago today. There is a service at the Red House to mark the occasion.
We are proud to hold the Teddy Noyes Old Contemptibles Archive here at Great War Huts and we will remember The Chums today.
We are proud to hold the Teddy Noyes Old Contemptibles Archive here at Great War Huts and we will remember The Chums today.
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Clive Harris will be giving a talk entitled: ‘A Tale of Two Footballing Men’ about Alex 'Sandy' Turnbull and Donald Bell, on Saturday 19th July at the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social Football at War Event.
🎟️ Tickets £25 including lunch
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🎟️ Tickets £25 including lunch
shorturl.at/r98VL
June 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Clive Harris will be giving a talk entitled: ‘A Tale of Two Footballing Men’ about Alex 'Sandy' Turnbull and Donald Bell, on Saturday 19th July at the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social Football at War Event.
🎟️ Tickets £25 including lunch
shorturl.at/r98VL
🎟️ Tickets £25 including lunch
shorturl.at/r98VL
If you like trenches, tea and cake, this one’s for you.
Join Taff Gillingham this Father’s Day for ‘Tea & Trenches’ for an immersive experience with uniforms, artefacts & trenches.
History, humour & Victoria sponge included! ☕🍰
🎟️ shorturl.at/UQ8Cp
#TeaAndTrenches
Join Taff Gillingham this Father’s Day for ‘Tea & Trenches’ for an immersive experience with uniforms, artefacts & trenches.
History, humour & Victoria sponge included! ☕🍰
🎟️ shorturl.at/UQ8Cp
#TeaAndTrenches
June 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you like trenches, tea and cake, this one’s for you.
Join Taff Gillingham this Father’s Day for ‘Tea & Trenches’ for an immersive experience with uniforms, artefacts & trenches.
History, humour & Victoria sponge included! ☕🍰
🎟️ shorturl.at/UQ8Cp
#TeaAndTrenches
Join Taff Gillingham this Father’s Day for ‘Tea & Trenches’ for an immersive experience with uniforms, artefacts & trenches.
History, humour & Victoria sponge included! ☕🍰
🎟️ shorturl.at/UQ8Cp
#TeaAndTrenches
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A nice surprise was waiting on the doorstep this afternoon. I’ll be taking a few to the June 14th @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social conference in Suffolk if anyone would like a copy … and there are 4 wonderful speakers and a First World War trench to explore as well 😁
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A nice surprise was waiting on the doorstep this afternoon. I’ll be taking a few to the June 14th @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social conference in Suffolk if anyone would like a copy … and there are 4 wonderful speakers and a First World War trench to explore as well 😁
A fantastic evening for our third Hutted Histories talk, ‘Prepared for War: Uniforms and Equipment of the Great War British Soldier’ - brilliantly delivered by Taff Gillingham with a special appearance by L/Cpl Kieran Morling. Huge thanks to everyone who came along!
May 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A fantastic evening for our third Hutted Histories talk, ‘Prepared for War: Uniforms and Equipment of the Great War British Soldier’ - brilliantly delivered by Taff Gillingham with a special appearance by L/Cpl Kieran Morling. Huge thanks to everyone who came along!
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Amazing @greatwarhuts.bsky.social talk tonight as always. Really useful to learn about the evolution of British Army kit and weaponry from before and during the First World War. Helps put Second World War kit into context.
May 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Amazing @greatwarhuts.bsky.social talk tonight as always. Really useful to learn about the evolution of British Army kit and weaponry from before and during the First World War. Helps put Second World War kit into context.
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Only 3 weeks to go ... all very exciting
There are only a few tickets left … to book visit @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
There are only a few tickets left … to book visit @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Only 3 weeks to go ... all very exciting
There are only a few tickets left … to book visit @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
There are only a few tickets left … to book visit @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
In early 1916 the 58th (2/1st) London Division Territorials found themselves billeted in and around Ipswich.
On Purdis Heath they dug training trenches, many of which are still there.
A few days ago we heard a fire had exposed some of them so we’ve just been to have a look…
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On Purdis Heath they dug training trenches, many of which are still there.
A few days ago we heard a fire had exposed some of them so we’ve just been to have a look…
1/
May 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In early 1916 the 58th (2/1st) London Division Territorials found themselves billeted in and around Ipswich.
On Purdis Heath they dug training trenches, many of which are still there.
A few days ago we heard a fire had exposed some of them so we’ve just been to have a look…
1/
On Purdis Heath they dug training trenches, many of which are still there.
A few days ago we heard a fire had exposed some of them so we’ve just been to have a look…
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An excellent and informative presentation by @simonjones.bsky.social and many thanks to Taff, Lyndsay and the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for their warm welcome and refreshments, particularly the home made cakes!
Wearing the gas masks was an experience!
Wearing the gas masks was an experience!
“Gas Gas Gas!”
Our audience are all prepared and wearing their Hypo Hoods ready for our April #HuttedHistories talk by Simon Jones tonight.
#110YearsOfGasWarfare
@simonjones.bsky.social
Our audience are all prepared and wearing their Hypo Hoods ready for our April #HuttedHistories talk by Simon Jones tonight.
#110YearsOfGasWarfare
@simonjones.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
An excellent and informative presentation by @simonjones.bsky.social and many thanks to Taff, Lyndsay and the @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for their warm welcome and refreshments, particularly the home made cakes!
Wearing the gas masks was an experience!
Wearing the gas masks was an experience!
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Thank you to Taff and Lindsay and all at the Huts for inviting me again. It was a great evening with loads of good questions afterwards. Plus we saw an extremely rare original example of Cluny Macpherson's Hypo Helmet, while the audience got to wear replicas.
“Gas Gas Gas!”
Our audience are all prepared and wearing their Hypo Hoods ready for our April #HuttedHistories talk by Simon Jones tonight.
#110YearsOfGasWarfare
@simonjones.bsky.social
Our audience are all prepared and wearing their Hypo Hoods ready for our April #HuttedHistories talk by Simon Jones tonight.
#110YearsOfGasWarfare
@simonjones.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Thank you to Taff and Lindsay and all at the Huts for inviting me again. It was a great evening with loads of good questions afterwards. Plus we saw an extremely rare original example of Cluny Macpherson's Hypo Helmet, while the audience got to wear replicas.