The Eagle has landed - Mapledurham part 4 General scenes

Here's some general shots from around the village, the house and the camps...

Mapledurham House - Elizabethan

Some of the 'Allies' camp, in the grounds of Mapledurham house which sits on the banks of the Thames

The Allies camp - a hive of activity

There was quite a lot of equipment down for the weekend!

Some of the re-enactors have 'dug in'

The Screaming Eagles patches on their arms show these are 101st Airborne

Just a part of the camp of the North West 101 Airborne group

The British Tommy was in attendance too - here, 3 of them are manning a machine gun emplacement

Another 101 Airborne camp

The Krauts had some equipment of their own!

Civilians were present too...

The house was open to visitors.
Inside they had still shots from all the TV and FIlms that have taken place here and in the village

American MP's patrolling the streets

This makeshift Police station even had cells!

"Read all about it, Read all about it!"

So, how many buses can you jump on that?

Not something you see everyday driving around the country lanes of England
Glad to see they are driving on the left!

Churchill, Monty, Ike and me!
The sign on the left states "Due to bomb damage, More open than usual"!