Edith Cavell was buried outside Norwich Cathedral following the return of her body from Belgium in 1919. To mark the centenary … 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.
Naturelog: 24th July
I have worked from home for nearly 6 years now and have discovered many new aspects to the wildlife of … More
William Tyndale
William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire in 1494. He attended Oxford University and obtained a first degree in 1512 and … More
Frodsham Marsh
This is one area that is on ‘my want to visit’ list. I have read some great reports of what … More
Romans at Great Northern Museum (2)
As well as their excellent collection of tombstones and sarcophagi, the GNM has more everyday artefacts found in the local … More
Norwich Cathedral (5): Stained Glass
Norwich Cathedral has some wonderful stained glass windows.
Anniversary Games (2)
The afternoon at the London Anniversary Games continued with a para-athletic 200 metres for men and a Women’s 400m Hurdles. … More
Anniversary Games (1)
On Saturday Sue and I had tickets for the first day of the London Anniversary Games, an Athletics meeting which … More
Roman Emporers: Constantius Chlorus
Born in 250AD in the Balkans, he first comes to notice during campaigns against Palmyra and subsequently was made governor … More
Romans at the Great Northern Museum
The Great Northern Museum in Newcastle has a very good collection of Roman tombs and tombstones. Many of these have … More
Pete's Favourite Things 