After a morning meeting in Blackheath I head off to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park to search for dragonflies and to … More
Category: London
Naturelog: 26th May
Back to the weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey of the patch. Its a beautiful day and so am hopeful for … More
Statues and Memorials in London: My Lady
Cavendish Square is home to some interesting sculptures. Not far from the soap statue of the Duke of Cumberland is … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Duke of Cumberland
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland was born in 1721.The third son of King George II he joined the army in … More
Lord’s cricket ground (5): The Ground
After the Pavilion we visited one of the new stands and the Cricket school. Unfortunately due to an event taking … More
Lord’s cricket ground (4): The Pavillion
https://flic.kr/p/fRQpdC photo by David Pinkney (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_pinkney/) The next stop on our tour was the Pavilion. For some reason we were … More
Statues and Memorials in London: James Greathead
James Greathead was born in Grahamstown, South Africa in 1820. He came to England in 1859 and trained as a … More
Lord’s cricket ground (3): W.G.Grace
William Gilbert Grace was born in 1848 near Bristol and attended medical school there and later in London, finally qualifying … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Henry Moore Arch
This 6m high arch on the north side of the Long Water in Hyde park is made of Roman traventine … More
Lord’s cricket ground (2): The Ashes
The tour only takes in one item in the museum and that is one of the most famous sport’s trophies … More
