Crofton Roman Villa

In 1926 when workmen were building a new roadway for the local council offices adjacent to Orpington railway station in … More

Rochester Cathedral: The history

The first record of a Cathedral on this site is from 604 when King Ethelbert donated a plot of land … More

A good start to the morning with my first record of Grey Wagtail in the garden before I left to … More

Standing on a site adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, the first reference to St Augustine’s is found in the 12th … More

I came across this interesting piece of artwork above the entrance to a block of flats in West London. I … More

The Millennium Measure stands on the north bank of the Thames not far from London Bridge. It was a gift … More

William Thomas Stead was born in Northumberland in 1849. He was educated at home by his father, a church minister … More

After William’s death, the British crown passed to the Hanoverians. The advent of this new royal family saw a decline in … More

And so to the Pool of London and the end of our journey.

Keith and I are back at the London Wetland Centre in search of the wintering Bitterns which have finally arrived … More