The famous farting lamp of London

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Last week I wrote on The Great Stink of 1868. By chance todays post is on…

Statues and Monuments: Sir John Franklin

John Franklin was born in Lincolnshire in 1786. He went to sea in a merchantman at the age of 12 … More

Frederick Winsor was born in 1763 in the German principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. In his 30s, he relocated to London to … More

This statue of Robert Scott, the famous explorer, can be found in Waterloo Place in London. It was erected by … More

Agecroft No 1 was one of three locomotives built in 1948 in Newcastle to shunt wagons at Agecroft Power Station. … More

Brunel was born in Portsmouth in April 1806, the son of the French Civil Engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel … More

Class 47 No798 was built at Crewe and entered into service in 1965 and was employed on a wide variety … More

No trip to York is complete, at least for me, without a visit to the National Railway Museum. My first … More

Barley Hall is situated in the centre of York. Parts of the house date from around 1360, when it served … More

As with many Cathedrals, the roof of York Minster sores upwards creating a sense of immense space. There was a … More