Signs of the Times

One of the things I love about visiting heritage sights is the old advertising signs and there were plenty on … More

34027 ‘Taw Valley

This wonderful-looking locomotive was built in 1946 at Brighton Works for use on Southern Region mainline trains. In all, 110 … More

A trip to the Bluebell railway for the Giants of Steam weekend and a chance to see some locomotives from … More

This is the magnificent figurehead from HMS Ajax, which can be found in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. HMS … More

I recently went to see the Astrophotographer of the Year exhibition at Greenwich. As usual, the photos were stunning. Here … More

Whilst exploring the National Maritime Museum, I came across this statue of a Naval Officer and expected it to be … More

The first reference to a house on this site was when Humphrey Duke of Gloucester built a manor house in … More

I always wondered what a Post Mill was so it was good to be able to visit this example in … More

The manor of Framlingham is mentioned in the Doomsday Book (1086) as the property of Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Norfolk. … More