The first pier at Southend was a wooden construction built in 1830. But by the middle of the century the … 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.
Anyone for Cricket again?
For our second cricket trip of the summer Keith and I chose to go to Canterbury to see Kent play … More
Shrewsbury Castle
It has been suggested that an Anglo-Saxon fortification stood on this site prior to the arrival of the Normans. … More
Southend Pier Railway
The original wooden pier in Southend was built in 1830 and by 1851 it had acquired a horse-drawn tramway taking … More
Street Art on Sea
During our recent visit to Southend, we found an amazing set of Street art pictures
Shrewsbury: Rowley’s House
William Rowley, a Draper by trade, came from the area around Bridgenorth. His family, however, had been recorded … More
They Called It Passchendaele
Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
For the last three years or so, I have been post occasional extracts from my WW1…
Naturelog: 28th July
At present both the Big Butterfly count and the national Dragonfly survey are both running and so I decided to … More
Naturelog: 26th July
On Wednesday Keith and I went on a boat trip up the River Medway from Rochester and across the Thames … More
All aboard for Southend
On Wednesday Keith and I travelled aboard the Jacob Marley from Rochester Pier up the River Medway and across the River Thames … More
