This statue stands outside Bristol Temple Meads Station as a memorial to his connection to Bristol. Brunel was born … 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.
Eltham Palace: An art deco renaissance
In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More
Bristol waterways
A recent trip to Cardiff and the West of England gave me the opportunity to spend my time revisiting some … More
Eltham Palace: A period of decay
All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More
Local walk: July 2024
Dodging the rain showers and making the most of any sunshine seems to have become the thing this month. The … More
Eltham Palace: Art Deco Palace
We had the chance to look at the wonderful interiors of Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace: The history
The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More
A return visit
Last month I visited Keith and we walked around his home patch on the Isle of Grain, so this month … More
Brighton Murals
Sue was in Brighton earlier this week and found these murals at MIddle Street Primary School.
Hutchinson’s bank in June
It had been some weeks now since our first visit to Hutchinson’s bank. We had intended going in early June, … More
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