A visit with a group from the local U3A last week took us to St Bride’s Church near Ludgate Circus … More
Category: London
A rare Visitor
The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More
Winter visitor or just passing through?
A bright sunny morning and a walk around the Tarn. There were good numbers of Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and Greylag … More
Autumn approaching
We are coming to the end of the Summer survey season, but sill a few more weeks on the local … More
Common Darter
Every year we get a few Common Darters visiting the Tarn. Strangely they all seem to be males and I … More
Eltham Palace: The post war years
The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided to … More
Statues and Monuments: Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Bristol
This statue stands outside Bristol Temple Meads Station as a memorial to his connection to Bristol. Brunel was born … More
Eltham Palace: An art deco renaissance
In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More
Eltham Palace: A period of decay
All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More
Eltham Palace: The history
The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More