A wet start to our third day in Norfolk. Pheasant, Robin, Dunnock and Wren all visited the garden, whilst a…
Norfolk Journey-Day 1
Sue and I spent two weeks exploring the north of Norfolk and would like to share some of the highlights…
Pope Urban VII – Pope for 12 Days
Giovanni Castanga was born in Rome in 1521. He studied law and practised as a lawyer, eventually working for…
Bullfinch
Last week I posted some pictures of the Black-Crowned Night Heron which is one of my favourite birds although rarely…
The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret (2)
Apart from the old operating theatre, the herb garret has been converted into a museum of medicine since the 17th…
The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret (1)
It is possible that the Herb Garret existed in the attic of St Thomas’s Church as early as 1703. It…
Admiral Arthur Phillip, founder of Sydney
Arthur Philip was born in London in 1738. He attended the Greenwich Hospital School and in 1753 joined a whaling boat.…
London Churches: St Martin-le-Grand
All that remains of St Martins is the road that was named after it just north of St Paul’s Cathedral.…
Black-Crowned Night Heron
The black crowned night Heron is a small Heron species is found in southern Europe, North and South America, Africa…
Free Course on History of Portus
The short course I did through Southampton University is still available through FutureLearn or at: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/portus
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