The original church on this site dated from Saxon times was dedicated to Edmund, King and Martyr. In the 12th…
The Romans in Britain
Piccadilly Circus
I came across this wonderful video about Piccadilly Circus and its history
Peterborough: Neville Place
Neville Place is a large house in the middle of Peterborough not far from the Cathedral. The original Tudor House…
Naturelog: 1st February
A west London trip, primarily to catch up with the American Horned Lark which has been seen at Staines on…
A Tour of Gravesend (2)
Turning east and returning to the Riverfront we soon pass the Customs House and the headquarters of the Port of…
A Tour of Gravesend (1)
After we left the Sikh temple we passed the Clock Tower built in 1887 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of…
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend
When Keith and I visited Gravesend we went to see the Sikh temple. It was opened in 2010 replacing an…
Peterborough: St John’s Parish Church
In the 11th century, the Abbey built a church for the townspeople on land to the east of the Cathedral…
Naturelog: 26th January
Keith and I spent the day in Gravesend, a town of the south bank of the Thames estuary in Kent. We…