Eltham Palace (13): Innovation and invention

Eltham Palace has a wide range of Art Deco furnishings and artworks. The Palace shows that it was at the … More

A touch of India

Catching up on a present from my mum. A lovely morning at Etalier des chefs at Oxford Circus cooking Chicken … More

Sir Richard Whittington (1354-1423) was a merchant and Politician. He was a 4-time Lord Mayor of London, a Member … More

The origins of Norwich Cathedral date back to 1096 with the relocation of the bishop’s seat from Thetford. The site had been … More

Last week Keith and I took a trip to visit the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham Kent. The Museum is … More

The only surviving part of the Medieval Palace is the Great Hall, built by King Edward IV between 1475 and … More

King George the fourth succeeded his father, George III, in January 1820 although he had filled the role of monarch … More

When the Courtaulds came to Eltham they brought their pet Ring-tailed Lemur with them. Called Mah-Jong, he was most often … More

Weybourne is a small village on the North Norfolk Coast. The church as we see it today is all that remains of … More

Cromer is a lovely seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk. One of the delightful things about the town … More