When I was growing up in the east end of London, our holiday was often a day trip to 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…
World Athletics Championships (2)
Sue and I were back at the IAAF World Athletics Championships over the weekend.
World Athletics Championships (1)
Sue and I went to the World Athletics Championships last night at London’s Olympic Park.
Southend Pier (1)
The first pier at Southend was a wooden construction built in 1830. But by the middle of the century the…
Anyone for Cricket again?
For our second cricket trip of the summer Keith and I chose to go to Canterbury to see Kent play…
Shrewsbury Castle
It has been suggested that an Anglo-Saxon fortification stood on this site prior to the arrival of the Normans.…
Southend Pier Railway
The original wooden pier in Southend was built in 1830 and by 1851 it had acquired a horse-drawn tramway taking…
Street Art on Sea
During our recent visit to Southend, we found an amazing set of Street art pictures
Shrewsbury: Rowley’s House
William Rowley, a Draper by trade, came from the area around Bridgenorth. His family, however, had been recorded…
