Northumbrian Wildlife: Grey Seals

Pictures from our recent trip to Northumbria. I find it fascinating looking at all the different colour variants that exist … More

Statues and Monuments: Michael Faraday

Michael faraday was born in Southwark London in 1791. He received only a basic education before going to work at a … More

Occupation on this site dates back to the arrival of a group of Augustinian friars who acquired the land in … More

St Olave’s church no longer exists and today is an open space in Silver St in the city of London. … More

Pictures from our recent trip to Northumbria

The Firefighters Memorial is opposite the south side of St. Paul’s Cathedral . The Cathedral has often been depicted surrounded … More

A lovely sunny day saw Keith and I take a trip out with skipper Ray Wade exploring the islands and … More

Some more pictures from our Northumbria trip

Druridge bay is a long sweeping bay on the Northumbrian coast, south of the village of Amble. The first stop … More

The Heatherslaw light railway runs for 6.4km between the villages of Etal and Heatherslaw in Northumbria. The line runs … More