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M&GN Joint Railway Society Members Day at the North Norfolk Railway 2016

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bkq71Yv-Ak&feature=youtu.be On the 1st October, the North Norfolk Railway held the annual Midland & Great Northern…

North Norfolk Railway

All aboard the Waverley (1)

The PS Waverley is the oldest surviving passenger-carrying sea-going paddle steamer in the world. Built in Glasgow in 1946 for … More

PS Waverley, River Thames

Naturelog: 7th October

Friday the 7th saw Keith and I boarding the SS Waverley for a trip along the Thames from Gravesend to … More

Great Cormorant, Lapwing, Mute Swan, River Thames

London Churches: St James Garlickhythe

A Church dedicated to St James the Great has been on this site since the 12th Century. It has had a … More

St James Garlickhythe

Statues and Monuments: The Gurkha

The Gurkhas, drawn from Nepal, are unique amongst units in the British army as they are the only units drawn … More

Gurkha, statues and memorials in London

Blackpool Tramway September 2016

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsVG35GnXG0 From the 5th to the 8th September, I visited Blackpool for the world famous…

Blackpool Tram

Northumbrian Wildlife: Seabird Cities

Farne Islands, Guillemots, Northumbria

London Churches: Christchurch Greyfriars

  The original church on this site was part of the Franciscan Monastery which occupied this area. It was the … More

Christchurch Greyfriars

Statues and Monuments: Mary Seacole

  Anyone visiting St Thomas’ hospital in central London recently will have noticed a statue as you enter from Westminster Bridge. … More

Mary Seacole

Northumbrian Wildlife: Atlantic Puffins (3)

Atlantic Puffin, Northumbria

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