Finds of Fan Bay, part 1

© National Trust

© National Trust

© National Trust

Last year during a closer inspection of the air-flow system and structure at Fan Bay, a number of items left behind by soldiers who had occupied the shelter were rediscovered.

We can now reveal that the first prominent discoveries were a book and a cigarette packet.

Earlier this year, these items were sent to a specialist for conservation and have been carefully dried with organisation by National Trust conservator, Gill.

Now returned to the project team at Dover, further research and a closer inspection of these items will be carried out by an archivist through the British Library.

We would like to personally thank the team at National Trust Sissinghurst who donated the lovely box and acid free material for the items to live in.