Sue and I went to the picturesque village of Boscastle on the North Cornwall coast. Historically, the harbour was important … 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.
West Country 2019 (3): American Rock
Sue and I came across this dinerin Wiltshire as we travelled down to Cornwall Not quite what you expect to … More
West Country 2019 (2)
The second day of our trip to the West Country was going to be mostly travel, but we started the … More
West Country 2019 (1)
Day one of our trip to Cornwall and Devon saw us making an afternoon stop at the RSPB reserve at … More
Ring Nebula
I have been reviewing some of my files of photographs and came across these of the Ring Nebula, one of … More
Normandy
Normandy is an example of a B4 class engine. These were very powerful steam shunting engines. It was built in … More
6023 King Edward II in steam
Originally posted in July 2013 Was great to be back at Didcot Railway Centre to see 6023 King Edward II … More
5080 Defiant
A member of the GWR Castle class, 5080 was originally named Ogmore Castle. It was built at Swindon in 1939 … More
Westminster Cathedral
Perhaps it could be described as the unknown cathedral of London – Westminster Cathedral, not to be confused with Westminster … More
Household Cavalry Museum
A trip into London and some time to kill. I decide to visit the Household Cavalry museum off Whitehall. The … More
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