Boy George

Another of the stone benches in Plassey Place Eltham recognising famous people with an Eltham connection. George O’Dowd was born … More

Edith Nesbitt

I came across some stone memorial benches in Eltham the other day. Edith Nesbitt was born in Kennington in 1858. … More

Following reports of a female Goosander on the lake at Footscray Meadows I set off last Friday to see if … More

Making the most of an autumnal sunny day for a stroll by the Tarn.

The history of Temple Bar dates back to around 1290 when the City of London sought to regulate trade into … More

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

I was walking through Guys Hospital in central London earlier this week when I decided to take a different route … More

A Sunday morning trip to Shrewsbury Park with Sue and Jasper our dog. I was keen to look at this … More

Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park Not often you get a Wren this obliging for … More

Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park