Statues and Monuments: Cadiz Memorial

In February 1810, the Peninsular war was not going well. France controlled most of Spain and the Spanish government had…

Naturelog: 18th March

The snows have returned to London. So much for spring! I was surprised when I looked out of the window at the…

4 weeks ago when I saw the Little Bunting at Walthamstow Wetlands, Keith was in South Africa and so our…

When the Courtauld’s arrived at Eltham in the early 1930’s all that remained from the medieval palace was the Great…

Sometimes we wish we didn’t have Grey squirrels in the garden or at least they wouldn’t come to the feeding station.…

The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs…

I have always wondered why dramas about the ‘everyday’ lives of people were called ‘soap operas’ and today I happened…

Went to a fascinating talk on Friday evening by Rolf Williams on Rattlesnakes. Although he focused on his trips to…

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

Yesterday went to a talk at Bromley U3A by David Burnell on the art found on London Underground. Starting from…