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Month: May 2016

Tower of London (12): The Old Armouries and Gun collection

Storage of Weapons and armour has always been part of the function of the Tower. Originally located in the White … More

Tower of London

Weymouth Harbour

The modern town of Weymouth was once actually two competing ports, Weymouth on the south side and Melcombe Regis on … More

Weymouth, Weymouth Boat Train

Well there is some logic to it!

Keith and I spotted this on the back of a beach hut on Portland during our recent trip to Dorset.

Portland

The Bank of England Museum (2): The History 1790-1950

Sir John Soane was appointed in 1828 to undertake an expansion of facilities on the site at Threadneedle St to … More

Bank of England

Naturelog: 8th May

Sue and I set out for the coast intending to visit a couple of nature reserves on our way, but … More

bough beech reservoir, Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, New Hythe and Leybourne Lakes, Pied Wagtail, Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

Naturelog: 29th April

Our final day in Dorset and the heavy rain forecast has not materialised and so we set off for the … More

Dorset Wildlife, Ruddy Turnstone, Weymouth

Naturelog: 28th April

Having visited the southern end of Portland on Tuesday, we decided to explore the northern end of the isthmus for … More

Dorset Wildlife, Portland, Weymouth

Naturelog: 27th April

A day in the Purbeck area of Dorset with local birder, Neil Gartmore as our guide. Our first stop was … More

Dorset Wildlife, Weymouth

Naturelog: 26th April

Day 2 of our trip to Dorset and we set off for a visit to Portland, famed for its building … More

Dorset Wildlife, Portland, Weymouth

Naturelog: 25th April

A few days birdwatching with Keith in Dorset. On our arrival in Weymouth we dropped our luggage off at the … More

Common Pochard, Common Sandpiper, Dorset Wildlife, RSPB Radipole, Tufted Duck, Weymouth

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