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Norfolk Journey: North Norfolk Railway and Sheringham

A wet day forecast and so Sue and I headed out for the North Norfolk Railway which runs from Holt … More

North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham

Norfolk Journey: Day 5

Today we visited Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham. It’s a mixture of a wildfowl collection and a wild area. … More

Kestrel, Marsh Tit, Pensthorpe, Small White

Norfolk Journey: Castle Rising

Castle Rising is one of the most complete 12th-century castles in the UK. It was built by William D’Albini around … More

Castle Rising

Norfolk Journey -Day 4

A wet morning and so we set off for Flitcham Abbey farm. This working farm has a wildlife haven with … More

Bearded Reedlings, Grey Plover, Redshank, RSPB Titchwell, Ruffe

Norfolk Journey – Day 3

A wet start to our third day in Norfolk. Pheasant, Robin, Dunnock and Wren all visited the garden, whilst a … More

Black-Tailed Godwits, Cley, Peregrine Falcon, Spoonbill

Norfolk Journey-Day 1

Sue and I spent two weeks exploring the north of Norfolk and would like to share some of the highlights … More

Barn Owl, common snipe, Little Egret, Pheasant, Tree Sparrow, Welney WWT

The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret (2)

Apart from the old operating theatre, the herb garret has been converted into a museum of medicine since the 17th … More

Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret, St Thomas Hospital

The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret (1)

  It is possible that the Herb Garret existed in the attic of St Thomas’s Church as early as 1703. It … More

Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret, St Thomas Hospital

Admiral Arthur Phillip, founder of Sydney

Arthur Philip was born in London in 1738. He attended the Greenwich Hospital School and in 1753 joined a whaling boat. … More

Admiral Arthur Phillip, statues and memorials in London, Sydney Australia

London Churches: St Martin-le-Grand

All that remains of St Martins is the road that was named after it just north of St Paul’s Cathedral. … More

St Martin-le-grand

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