UCI World Cup London

One of the things I love about track cycling is there is always plenty to see with all the activity … More

UCI World Cup, London : Day 2

Sur and I were at the Lea Valley Velodrome for Day 2 of the UCI Cycling World Cup in London. … More

“Put your hand on the ice, listen to it, smell it, look at it – and witness the ecological changes … More

This statue of General Gordon is located in the riverside park at Gravesend in Kent, close to Gordon Promenade and … More

Keith and I were in Gravesend for an RSPB meeting and so we decided to make a day of it … More

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

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