Southsea Castle (2)

In 1623 a survey of the Tudor castle at Southsea found that many of the guns were unusable and that … More

Southsea Castle (1)

The original Southsea Castle was built in the mid-16th century following Henry VIII’s break with the church of Rome and … More

Arundel Castle is situated on a rock bluff overlooking the valley of the River Arun. The first castle on this … More

The first castle on this important site where the London Road crosses the River Medway was built by Odo, the … More

When Keith and I visited there was an event being prepared and so we only got to see half of … More

The City of St Albans is situated just north of London. It dates back to the Iron age when it … More

Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only … More

Here are a couple of pictures of a Bittern taken at London Wetlands centre (6 miles from the City centre) … More

Am travelling a lot this week so a chance to look back at some posts from one of my favourite … More