In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a…
Bristol waterways
A recent trip to Cardiff and the West of England gave me the opportunity to spend my time revisiting some…
Eltham Palace: A period of decay
All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other…
Local walk: July 2024
Dodging the rain showers and making the most of any sunshine seems to have become the thing this month. The…
Eltham Palace: Art Deco Palace
We had the chance to look at the wonderful interiors of Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace: The history
The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward…
A return visit
Last month I visited Keith and we walked around his home patch on the Isle of Grain, so this month…
Brighton Murals
Sue was in Brighton earlier this week and found these murals at MIddle Street Primary School.
Hutchinson’s bank in June
It had been some weeks now since our first visit to Hutchinson’s bank. We had intended going in early June,…
A walk around the Palace
Today Sue and went for a walk around the grounds of Eltham Palace I was particularly interested to see what…