In the 1860s the Furness Railway Company decided to build a branch line from Plumpton Junction, near Ulverston to Lake … 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 Pheasant with brains
We had a pair of pheasants come to the feeder station in the back garden of our cottage most days. … More
Feeders in our back garden
As I said in my previous post we had a lovely cottage in Lancashire overlooking Gait Barrows NNR. Apart from … More
Naturelog: Gait Barrows NNR
Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve is situated in Northern Lancashire and has been designated for its wide variety of limestone … More
Naturelog: Milnthorpe
During our recent trip to Lake district we went to Milnthorpe to try and catch up with the long staying … More
Naturelog: Martin Mere
First stop on our two week trip to Lancashire and Cumbria was the Wetlands Trust reserve at Martin Mere near … More
Cutty Sark (4) Seamans quarters
In order to maximise space in the holds, the seaman’s quarters were built in bunk blocks on the main deck. … More
London Buses (3)
If the AEC Regent was the bus of my early childhood, then the Routemaster was the predominant bus of my … More
Views of Alnmouth (6)
Cutty Sark (3)
The Cutty Sark is 212 ft long and has a draft of only 21ft
