Palace of Whitehall: History

On Monday I heard a very interesting lecture on the history of the Palace of Whitehall, which reminded me of … More

Roman Wall

One of the iconic and most visited places in London is the Tower. The earliest part of the structure that … More

Sue and I recently spent 2 weeks in Cheshire and one of the places we visited was the City of … More

A virtual walk on Heygo with guide Ian in the lovely city of Warwick brought back memories of visiting the … More

The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a … More

After Keith and I had visited Gaia (See Tuesday’s post), we went for a walk around Rochester. Our first stop … More

Rye House was a fortified manor house in the Lea valley. It’s history dates back to 1433 when Sir Andrew … More

The church of St Thomas the Apostle, Harty lies in the middle of Harty Marsh on the Isle of Sheppey, … More

A couple of days ago I was going to visit a friend for the first time this year. As I … More

My first trip into Central London for nearly 18 months was to visit the British Museum to see a couple … More