Eltham Palace: A period of decay

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

Eltham Palace: The history

The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More

Whilst visiting Hyde Park recently, I came across the statue of Peter Pan. The statue was commissioned by the writer … More

May dawned and I was at Hutchinson’s Bank for the first time this year. HB is one of the best … More

On our trip to Dungeness last Wednesday, we had an amazing encounter with a Pied Wagtail. As we were driving … More

Standing in front of the Manor House Library at Lee are two cannons. They are French Naval 6-pounders made in … More

Originally the site of Lee Farm, the Manor House was built for Thomas Lucas around 1770. The farm had been … More

Following the news that the Gravesend -Tilbury ferry service was being withdrawn due to funding issues, Keith and I thought … More

After I visited the British Museum (See Tuesday’s post), I went to Hyde Park to see if I could find … More

A trip to central London to visit the British Museum to see the new ‘Legion’ exhibition. It is based around … More