Northe point lies at the southern end of Weymouth Harbour with extensive views north over Weymouth Bay and south over … More
Category: Post medieval history
Marquis of Granby
Photo by Mtaylor848 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons Photo by Mtaylor848 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons … More
Household Cavalry Museum
A trip into London and some time to kill. I decide to visit the Household Cavalry museum off Whitehall. The … More
HMS Trafalgar
The launch of HMS Trafalgar HMS Trafalgar was a 120 gun ship of the Line built at Woolwich in 1840-41. … More
Lendal Tower York
Lendal tower in York forms part of the defensive curtain of the city wall. It protected both a crossing from … More
York Castle Museum: Victorian Parlour Room
In another part of the Castle Museum in York, there are reconstructions of rooms illustrating how they would have looked … More
Rijksmuseum
During our recent visit to Amsterdam we visited the Rijksmuseum. This is the national museum housing both a historical and … More
The Cheapside Hoard
The Cheapside hoard is a collection of around 400 pieces of jewellery dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. It … More
Views of York (2)
Oxford Castle (2)
When I was in Oxford recently I didn’t have time to look around the interior of the castle but here … More
