Today our tour takes us to the foundry, the patternmakers shop and the machine shop where all the parts were … 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.
Bird pictures: Mute Swan
Fishbourne Roman Palace (3)
One of the most famous and complete mosaics at Fishbourne Palace is the Cupid on a dolphin mosaic. This dates … More
Naturelog: Thursday 16th May
Been busy over the last few days so have not had any time for nature watching but did see the … More
Trees of Burnham Beeches (2)
Some more pictures of Trees from Burnham Beeches NNR taken by Sue
Bird pictures: Pied Wagtail
Blackeye Galaxy
For further information on Blackeye galaxy see post of 29/3 https://petesfavouritethings.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/blackeye-galaxy/ photos taken with Bradford Robotic telescope
Fishbourne Roman Palace (2)
The original first century mosaics found in the Palace were of a black-and-white geometric pattern. The largest of these is … More
A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (1)
Our tour starts in the offices and the stores
