Naturelog: 19th December

A pre-Christmas outing to central London with Keith. The morning’s target was to locate Little Owl in Hyde Park. I had … More

Peterborough Cathedral: Old Scarlett

Robert Scarlett was born in 1496 and became the gravedigger at Peterborough Cathedral. He lived to be 96 years old … More

A trip to the Kent coast with Bexley RSPB Group on a misty and cold morning. As we approached the … More

James Cook was born in November 1728 and joined the Merchant Navy in his teens. He transferred to the Royal Navy in … More

The Ropery in Chatham Dockyard is the only one of 4 original Royal Navy Ropeyards still in operation. Rope has … More

The Guards Memorial, situated opposite the Whitehall parade ground, was designed by the sculptor Gilbert Ledward and was erected in … More

Originally posted on Crosbyman66:
I have had a week without any walks but it has given me the opportunity to…

This is the oldest part of the Cathedral, where work started in 1118.

A Sloop launched at Sheerness in Kent in August 1878 she saw service in the Pacific from 1879-1883 before … More