The history of Temple Bar dates back to around 1290 when the City of London sought to regulate trade into … More
Category: London
Statues and Monuments: Eric Liddell
Venturing to the Blackfen end of Eltham High street I found another of Eltham’s commemorative benches (see also https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2021/09/07/john-of-eltham/). This … More
Statues and Monuments: Guys Hospital War Memorial
I was walking through Guys Hospital in central London earlier this week when I decided to take a different route … More
Shrewsbury Park
A Sunday morning trip to Shrewsbury Park with Sue and Jasper our dog. I was keen to look at this … More
Eurasian Wren
Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park Not often you get a Wren this obliging for … More
Black-tailed Skimmer
Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park
Butterflies Galore on Northward Hill
Last Friday I went down to Kent to meet up with my friend Keith and his wife Elaine, who live … More
Common Tern
Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park
Nature amidst the Tower blocks
A trip to the Ecology Park on the Greenwich Peninsular. this oasis of quiet and nature is surrounded by the … More
Statues and Monuments: War Memorial, Battersea Park
This memorial to the 24th Division, British Army in the first world war is in Battersea Park. The Division was … More