Three more Spitfire Makers plaques!

The Spitfire Makers charity recently created the Shirley Spitfire Trail, which features five blue ceramic plaques at key sites around Southampton where production of Spitfires took place after the bombing of the Woolston factory. 

We recently walked the Shirley Spitfire Trail, aware that there were two more plaques nearby (but not covered by the Trail). And since then, another plaque was unveiled, making eight in total.

Time to visit those three additional plaques, don't you think?

First to Park Street, where Lowther's Garage made parts for the fuselage and wings.

Then two streets further, in Emsworth Road. Auto Metalcraft made fuel tanks and air filters here.

And then finally, plaque #8, unveiled very recently at Wide Lane. This is where, until very recently, the Supermarine Flight Shed stood.

On the fence across the grounds from the plaque, more or less in a straight line perpendicular to Wide Lane, is the information board with details on the Flight Shed; we saw this when we visited RJ Mitchell's grave at South Stoneham Cemetery a few weeks ago.