42085: Fairburn 2-6-4

42085 is one of 2 Fairburn’s that are now working at the Lakeside and Haverthwiate railway in Cumbria. It was … More

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

In the 1860s the Furness Railway Company decided to build a branch line from Plumpton Junction, near Ulverston to Lake … More

In order to maximise space in the holds, the seaman’s quarters were built in bunk blocks on the main deck. … More

The Cutty Sark is 212 ft long and has a draft of only 21ft

A cutty sark is a name given in lowland Scotland to a short shift worn by ladies. The most famous … More

Buildings inside Tel Lachish photo by Orientalizing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) Like the Assyrians before them, the Babylonians carried out a policy of … More

Cutty Sark is the last surviving example of a Clipper. The ships got their name from the American expression ‘to … More

In the North things went from bad to worse for the Assyrians and their Egyptian allies against the Babylonians. Defeats … More

Tel Lachish (The gateway) photo by Orientalizing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) At some point in the late seventh century, the area around Lachish … More

Tel Lachish photo by Orientaliziing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) Back in Judah the site of the city and the land which surrounded it … More