This statue stands above the main entrance to the well-known London store Selfridges situated in Oxford Street. It depicts the … 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: 6th April
Today’s venue was the New Hythe and Leybourne complex of lakes in the Medway valley in Kent. This is one of … More
Naturelog: 5th April
A bright Sunny day and so a good opportunity to do this week’s invertebrate survey. Finally, there seems to be … More
Statues and Monuments: Union
This sculpture which stands at the entrance to the Museum of London in the Barbican is entitled ‘Union’ It depicts … More
Eltham Palace (6): The Gardens
Eltham Palace is approached from the town centre across a bridge which spans the moat and leads you into … More
Teenagers!
My thanks to Craig Smith for pointing out this interesting entry in 1880 census: ‘Catherine Cudney, daughter, age 15. … More
Statues and Monuments: Cleopatra’s Needle
This ancient Egyptian obelisk which stands on the banks of the River Thames in Central London was a gift to … More
Naturelog: 2nd April
We had debated whether to go Bough Beech Reservoir today as planned as the weather forecast wasn’t very hopeful. But by … More
An Amazing Jouney
We sometimes look at species that are with us all year round and miss the fact that our populations are … More
Eltham Palace (5):The post war years
The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided … More
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