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Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

Views of Southend

When I was growing up in the east end of London, our holiday was often a day trip to Southend,…

Southend

Kent and East Sussex Railway

Some pictures from a recent visit to the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The Railway line from Robertsbridge to Tenterden…

Kent and East Sussex railway

World Athletics Championships (2)

Sue and I were back at the IAAF World Athletics Championships over the weekend.

IAAF World Athletics Championships

World Athletics Championships (1)

Sue and I went to the World Athletics Championships last night at London’s Olympic Park.

IAAF World Athletics Championships

Southend Pier (1)

The first pier at Southend was a wooden construction built in 1830. But by the middle of the century the…

Southend, Southend Pier

Anyone for Cricket again?

For our second cricket trip of the summer Keith and I chose to go to Canterbury to see Kent play…

Cricket

Shrewsbury Castle

  It has been suggested that an Anglo-Saxon fortification stood on this site prior to the arrival of the Normans.…

Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Castle

Southend Pier Railway

The original wooden pier in Southend was built in 1830 and by 1851 it had acquired a horse-drawn tramway taking…

Southend, Southend Pier Railway

Street Art on Sea

During our recent visit to Southend, we found an amazing set of Street art pictures

Southend, Street art

Shrewsbury: Rowley’s House

    William Rowley, a Draper by trade, came from the area around Bridgenorth. His family, however, had been recorded…

Rowley's House, Shrewsbury

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