Statues and Monuments: Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett was born in Salisbury in August 1833. He was educated at Kings College School and the University of … More

Salisbury

The city of Salisbury in Wiltshire is one of the latest in the UK to be founded. The original settlement … More

Walter Raleigh was born in Devon in 1552 (or 1554). Little is known of his life. He took part in … More

I recently had the opportunity to visit the British Optical Museum at the College of Optometrists near Charing Cross in … More

Following the blow through by Storm Brendan mk2, the following day again dawned bright and sunny and we had one … More

The day after Storm Brendan blew through the south-west dawned with abright sunny morning. I started the morning at Sandsfoot … More

Spent the morning at the RSPB reserve at Radipole Lake in the centre of Weymouth. As I left the visitor’s … More

Day one of our 2020 trip to Dorset saw us travelling down from London to Weymouth. We stooped off at … More

Keith park was born in New Zealand in June 1892. He joined the NZ army cadets, but at age 19 … More

The Deal Porters were specialised men who worked in the timber docks handling the timber as it came off the … More