Some pictures of the 12th / 13th-century chapel at Launde Abbey. A wonderfully peaceful and calm place to sit and…
Naturelog: 24th January (2)
Later in the day, I went to our local nature reserve at Sutcliffe Park. It was a bright sunny frosty…
Naturelog: 24th January (1)
Why does it always seem to happen? I go away for a week and another local birdwatcher finds 2 first…
Launde Abbey: The History
Launde Abbey, south of Oakham in Leicestershire, was founded in 1119 as a priory for a group of Augustinian Black Canons. Over…
Naturelog: 15-16th January
During a recent trip to Leicestershire Sue and I got the opportunity to visit the fantastic reserve at Rutland Water…
Romans in The North East (3): Mithras
The worship of the God Mithras, although originating in Persia, had come to the Roman Empire through the Greeks. It…
Views of Rochester (3)
Statues and Monuments: Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was born in March 1815 in Monmouthshire. He was educated at the East India company college and…
London Churches: St Michael Paternoster Royal
The first recorded church on this site is in the 13th century. This was presumably destroyed during the great Fire…
Romans in The North East (2)
For many centuries during the Roman occupation the area around Newcastle was the frontier between the Roman Empire and the…
