St Olaf House

Built in the early 20th century on the site of St Olave’s Church in Southwark, this art deco building was … More

A walk along the Southbank (2)

The next section of my walk towards Blackfriars takes me along the river past Cannon St Railway Bridge, with Cannon … More

A trip up to the city afforded me the opportunity to take a walk along the South bank of the … More

On my recent trip to Dorset I visited Brownsea Island. It is probably most famous for the camp held in … More

Another bench in Plassey Place Eltham commemorating famous people with a connection to Eltham. Henry VIII was born in and … More

Another of our local benches commemorating famous people with a connection to Eltham. This one is by St Mary’s Community … More

During a visit to the High St out last week I came across 2 more benches commemorating famous people with … More

The history of Temple Bar dates back to around 1290 when the City of London sought to regulate trade into … More

Venturing to the Blackfen end of Eltham High street I found another of Eltham’s commemorative benches (see also https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2021/09/07/john-of-eltham/). This … More

I was reading an article today about the Locomotive mallard which reminded me of my trip to the National Railway … More