Statues and Monuments: Nelson Mandela

This bust of Nelson Mandela stands next to the Royal Festival Hall. It was created by Ian Walters in 1982 … More

Statues and Monuments: Laurence Olivier

This statue of Sir Laurence Olivier as Hamlet is by Angela Connor. It was unveiled in 2007, outside the National … More

Continuing my walk along the Southbank of the River Thames, I start this day at Blackfriars Station As I pass … More

When Keith and I were in Gravesend last week we passed the 3 Daws pub, which is situated next to … More

On a walk at the end of last week I came across this Ladybird It is a colour variant of … More

So sad to see that the Worlds End Pub at Tilbury has been destroyed by fire. This pub was on … More

Last Wednesday I travelled down to Kent to explore some of the wonderful wildlife of the River Medway. After lunch, … More

Yesterday travelled down to North Kent to explore some of the fantastic sites along the River Medway with Keith Our … More

The beginning of September marks the beginning of the Autumn bird migration. Having heard that 3 species of migrating Sandpipers … More

The Goosander is one of the UKs most attractive ducks. It is often found on rivers and large lakes. They … More