4464 Bittern at Mid-Hants Railway

It was fitting that 4464 Bittern should return to Mid-Hants railway since she was restored to mainline order at Ropley … More

HMS Warrior (2)

HMS Warrior had a crew of 705 which comprised three groups – the engineering staff (98), the Royal Marines who … More

HMS Warrior is an unique ship within the history of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1860, having been … More

(first posted in April 2013) Nelson’s column is found in Trafalgar Square in the centre of London. It was built … More

Eltham Palace has a wide range of Art Deco furnishings and artworks. The Palace shows that it was at the … More

The origins of Norwich Cathedral date back to 1096 with the relocation of the bishop’s seat from Thetford. The site had been … More

Last week Keith and I took a trip to visit the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham Kent. The Museum is … More

The only surviving part of the Medieval Palace is the Great Hall, built by King Edward IV between 1475 and … More

Samuel Pepys’s diary entry for the 31st of May 1669 records that after doing his accounts he made his way … More

We are fortunate every couple of years to host the Tall Ships on the Thames riverfront at Greenwich, which is … More