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Shrewsbury Abbey (1)

Shrewsbury Abbey was founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and a senior knight at the court … More

Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Abbey

Statues and Monuments: Shropshire Light Infantry

  This memorial is to the men of the regiment who died during the South Africa campaign 1899-1902 and is … More

Shrewsbury, Shropshire Light Infantry, statues and memorials in Shrewsbury

A Trip on the Medway (2)

Our River cruise on the Medway took us past Chatham Historic Dockyard    

Chatham dockyard, River Medway

A Trip on the Medway (1)

Recently Keith and I went for a boat trip along the River Medway.  

Rochester, Rochester Castle

Rochester Revisited

  Some pictures from a recent visit to Rochester in Kent    

Rochester, Rochester Castle

A view of Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is located within a loop of the River Severn, which encloses it on 3 sides, close to the border … More

Shrewsbury

Rochester Museum

On a recent visit to Rochester, Keith and I visited the Museum which is housed in the Old Guildhall (1687) and … More

Rochester, Rochester Museum

Hadrians Villa Reconstructed

Her is another digital reconstruction showing how Hadrian’s villa would have looked Video by Matthew Brennan and made available through … More

Ancient Rome, Hadrian's Villa

The forum of Rome reconstructed

A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to a tour through a virtual reconstruction of Rome of 320AD. … More

Ancient Rome

St Saviours, Dartmouth (2)

The church of St Saviour’s in Dartmouth dates back to the 14th century and contains many beautiful artefacts from its … More

Dartmouth

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