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St Bride’s Church

A visit with a group from the local U3A last week took us to St Bride’s Church near Ludgate Circus … More

St Brides

A rare Visitor

The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More

Dartford Warbler, Hampstead Heath

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

Eurasian Teal, Tarn

Autumn approaching

We are coming to the end of the Summer survey season, but sill a few more weeks on the local … More

Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Tarn

Common Darter

Every year we get a few Common Darters visiting the Tarn. Strangely they all seem to be males and I … More

Common Darter

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

Eltham Palace

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

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, statues and memorials in London

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

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

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

Eltham, Eltham Lodge, Eltham Palace, London

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