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