Hokusai exhibition

Yesterday evening Sue and I went to see the exhibition of Japanese art by Katsushika Hokusai at the British Museum. … More

Nene Valley Railway

On Saturday Sue and I, together with two friends Andrew and James, visited the Nene Valley Railway near Peterborough.This line … More

Some more views of Shrewsbury Cathedral

Whilst out surveying three sites this morning for the Great Butterfly Count (a nationwide 10-day survey) I came across the … More

The War Memorial stands in Quarry Park not far from St Chad’s church. It was designed by George Hubbard … More

Upnor Castle was constructed between 1559-67 to defend the Chatham Dockyard and Reach which was at the time … More

Shrewsbury Abbey was founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and a senior knight at the court … More

This memorial is to the men of the regiment who died during the South Africa campaign 1899-1902 and is … More

Our River cruise on the Medway took us past Chatham Historic Dockyard

Shrewsbury most famous son is the scientist Charles Darwin. He was born there in February 1809. His father was a … More