If we now return to the year two thousand and look at what was happening in the eastern arm 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.
Charterhouse: Tour (3)
Our tour next takes us to the Chapel. The current chapel occupies part of the original monastic chapterhouse and in … More
A touch of Monochrome
A recent lecture on Monochrome photography at my local camera club got me thinking. I have looked again at some … More
Peterborough Cathedral (1)
On our recent trip to East Anglia, I had the opportunity to explore Peterborough’s magnificent Cathedral. The first abbey … More
Chatham Historic Dockyard: Tour (part 3)
The Dockyard had an extensive railway network
The Amorite Kingdoms
My last offering on the history of the Fertile Crescent brought us to around 2100BCE with the fall of the … More
Charterhouse: Tour (2)
Returning to the main quadrangle we come to the Great Hall. The Great Hall dates from around 1540 and … More
Naturelog: 7th November
On a cold chilly and somewhat damp morning, Keith and I made our way to east London to investigate the … More
Naturelog: 5th November
On the way back from a trip to Peterborough, Sue and I stopped off at Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust … More
Chatham Historic Dockyard: Tour (part 2)
XE8 Midget Submarine Expunger built in 1944 for operations in the far east. It was sunk as an underwater target … More
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