When the Courtauld’s arrived at Eltham in the early 1930’s all that remained from the medieval palace was the Great … More
Category: London
Naturelog: 14th March
The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs … More
Eltham Palace (2): The Tudor Palace
All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More
Art and the Underground
Yesterday went to a talk at Bromley U3A by David Burnell on the art found on London Underground. Starting from … More
Naturelog: 5th March
Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More
Eltham Palace (1): The history
This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the … More
The first day of Spring
err…. think someone forgot to tell the weather here in the UK!!!
Naturelog: 22nd February
A bright winters day and a trip to Walthamstow Wetlands in east London, in search of a Little Bunting … More
St Sephulchre without Newgate
The original church on this site dated from Saxon times was dedicated to Edmund, King and Martyr. In the 12th … More
Piccadilly Circus
I came across this wonderful video about Piccadilly Circus and its history