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

Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More

This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the … More

err…. think someone forgot to tell the weather here in the UK!!!

A bright winters day and a trip to Walthamstow Wetlands in east London, in search of a Little Bunting … More

The original church on this site dated from Saxon times was dedicated to Edmund, King and Martyr. In the 12th … More

I came across this wonderful video about Piccadilly Circus and its history

The exterior of the building has this very attractive black and white stonework The Church has a number of chapels and … More

The Monastery of Peterborough was built in the 12th century and was closed in the dissolution of 1539. The buildings were … More