West Country 2019 (1)

Day one of our trip to Cornwall and Devon saw us making an afternoon stop at the RSPB reserve at … More

5080 Defiant

A member of the GWR Castle class, 5080 was originally named Ogmore Castle. It was built at Swindon in 1939 … More

Perhaps it could be described as the unknown cathedral of London – Westminster Cathedral, not to be confused with Westminster … More

A trip into London and some time to kill. I decide to visit the Household Cavalry museum off Whitehall. The … More

Being a history buff, the British Museum is probably my favourite of the many museums in London. The collection dates … More

By the middle of the 19th century it was becoming evident that the British Museum collection was outgrowing its home … More

William Wallace was a member of the lower Scottish nobility. He was born in 1270 and fought in the wars … More

One of the hottest days of the Summer saw Keith and I at the Wetland Centre in West London in … More

This monument to Sir Francis Drake, Elizabethan explorer, privateer, slave-trader and naval Admiral can be found on Plymouth Hoo. In … More

The Anchor from HMS Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier was presented by the Royal Navy to the City of Plymouth … More