Turning east and returning to the Riverfront we soon pass the Customs House and the headquarters of the Port of … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
A Tour of Gravesend (1)
After we left the Sikh temple we passed the Clock Tower built in 1887 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of … More
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend
When Keith and I visited Gravesend we went to see the Sikh temple. It was opened in 2010 replacing an … More
Peterborough: St John’s Parish Church
In the 11th century, the Abbey built a church for the townspeople on land to the east of the Cathedral … More
Naturelog: 26th January
Keith and I spent the day in Gravesend, a town of the south bank of the Thames estuary in Kent. We … More
A Penguin comes to call
A TOUCHING SCENE, BUT WHY? — Towheeblog
1-20-18 I got this image of two Acorn Woodpeckers touching beaks. Was this an adult and young so long after … More
Highlights of 2017: Skies
Regular readers will know that I love photographing skies particularly at sunset and I saw some wonderful ones in 2017
Views of Peterborough
Market Square buildings 16th century home of the Hake family. Thomas Hake was MP for Peterborough 1586-89 Town Hall 1929
Queen Victoria dies
Today marks the 117th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria. By the time of her death, she had reigned … More
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