The Romans built a stone fort in the NW corner of the Londinium settlement. Work appears to have commenced around … More
Category: UK
Prehistoric footprints
Another fascinating exhibit in the Bones and Stones exhibition at the Library of Birmingham was a ‘pavement’ covered with prehistoric … More
Naturelog: 31st March
I have been putting off the weekly survey walk around the Tarn in the hope that I might get a … More
Stones and Bones
With sometime to kill in Birmingham on Saturday before my train left for London, I went to the new Library … More
Staffordshire Hoard
Folded golden Cross Photo from Portable Antiquities scheme (https://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/) A long lunch break during a meeting in Birmingham last Saturday … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Alien
Alien by the British artist David Breuer-Weil is a 25 ft tall Bronze cast to be found in Grosvenor Gardens … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th
A couple of hours between meetings in Central London gave me time for a visit to Regents Park to see … More
Cheltenham
925 Cheltenham was one of 40 ‘Schools Class’ locomotives built for the Southern Region and which were the most powerful … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Speke Memorial
John Hanning Speke was an army officer who in December 1856 joined the expedition led by Richard Burton to find … More
Naturelog: Thursday 19th (2)
After Keith and I have finished the tour at Lord’s we walk the short distance to Regents Park. In the … More
