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Design guru and iconic train lift the gloom of autumn

Great story. Is it really that long since the HST was introduced? How time flies!

Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment in Lewisham

  St Laurence Church is a 1960’s church in SE London.  As you walk from the main church into the … More

Queens Own royal West Kent Regiment, St Laurence Catford, World War 1

We will remember them

  They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the … More

Poppies, Tower of London, World War 1

Truly a World War

When you hear about World War One, it is likely that it will conjure up images of trenches in Western … More

World War 1

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky … More

Poppies, Tower of London, World War 1

Blood swept lands and seas of red

Yesterday Sue and I took the opportunity of being in central London with a free afternoon to visit the World … More

Poppies, Tower of London, World War 1

Bluebell Railway (12): 3217 / 9017 Earl of Berkeley

Originally known as the ‘Duke of Cornwall’ Class these engines were designed to run on the Cornish lines of the … More

Bluebell Railway, Dukedog, Earl of berkeley

Edward Jenner – The greatest man you might never have heard of

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
This morning I received my free Flu vaccination and a time when nearly all of us…

Edward Jenner

Northe Fort (4)

The final stage in the history of Northe Fort was during the second world war. Both Portland and Weymouth harbours … More

Northe Fort, Weymouth

Northe Fort (3)

The enclosure of the casements and the relocation of the guns to the ramparts of the fort was accompanied by … More

Northe Fort, Weymouth

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