Bletchley Park revisited (2): The Ambulance

This 1938 Austin ambulance is now part of a small transport collection which is housed in the garages at Bletchley … More

Naturelog: Thursday 20th March

Decided to visit some of my local sites on the River Thames to see if there was any sign of … More

Amazingly our understanding of the texts have been advanced in the last few months. Last year a cuneiform tablet was … More

The building which housed the post office at Bletchley Park dates back to around 1900 when it was built as … More

A lunchtime meeting in Beckenham, Kent gave me the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at Kelsey Park. In … More

The Eider is the largest and heaviest of UK ducks. It is a true seaduck feeding on shellfish especially mussels … More

George Smith was born into a working-class family in Chelsea, London, on March 26, 1840. He had a limited education … More

The weather this morning could not have been more different to Thursday. The Sun was bright as I set off … More

Went out this morning to do the BTO Winter Thrush Survey of the area that includes Sutcliffe Park LNR. At … More

The last of the Mesopotamian flood myths we have is that of Zuisudra. We actually know very little about it … More