Statues and Monuments: Shrewsbury War Memorial

The War Memorial stands in Quarry Park not far from St Chad’s church. It was designed by George Hubbard … More

A Trip on the Medway (3)

Upnor Castle was constructed between 1559-67 to defend the Chatham Dockyard and Reach which was at the time … More

Originally posted on Model Railway Musings by D827 Kelly:
On the weekend of 8th/9th July 2017, the Electric Railway Museum opened it’s doors to the…

Shrewsbury Abbey was founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and a senior knight at the court … More

This memorial is to the men of the regiment who died during the South Africa campaign 1899-1902 and is … More

Last week Keith and I went to watch Kent play Northamptonshire in the Cricket County Championship which gave an opportunity … More

Our River cruise on the Medway took us past Chatham Historic Dockyard

Shrewsbury most famous son is the scientist Charles Darwin. He was born there in February 1809. His father was a … More

There has been a church in Shrewsbury dedicated to St Chad, the first Bishop of Mercia (7th century AD) … More

A warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent for our usual morning … More