This statue stands above the main entrance to the well-known London store Selfridges situated in Oxford Street. It depicts the … More
Category: UK
Naturelog: 6th April
Today’s venue was the New Hythe and Leybourne complex of lakes in the Medway valley in Kent. This is one of … More
Naturelog: 5th April
A bright Sunny day and so a good opportunity to do this week’s invertebrate survey. Finally, there seems to be … More
Statues and Monuments: Union
This sculpture which stands at the entrance to the Museum of London in the Barbican is entitled ‘Union’ It depicts … More
Eltham Palace (6): The Gardens
Eltham Palace is approached from the town centre across a bridge which spans the moat and leads you into … More
Statues and Monuments: Cleopatra’s Needle
This ancient Egyptian obelisk which stands on the banks of the River Thames in Central London was a gift to … More
Eltham Palace (5):The post war years
The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided … More
The Tradition of Maundy Money
Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Often in the shadow of Christmas due to the rampant over-commercisation, it is often forgotten that Easter…
Statues and Monuments: Sir Peter Scott
Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only … More
Naturelog: 23rd March (2)
Now it had already been a very good morning already at the Wetland Centre when the news broke of a … More