Portland Landscape (3)

I love the rugged terrain and coastline of Portland but also the fact that wherever you go you cannot get…

Tower of London (14): The Royal Mint

In 1279, William de Turemine was appointed Master Moneyer and the mint was moved from the city to more secure…

The Sparrowhawk is probably now the commonest bird of prey in the UK replacing the Kestrel which seems to…

The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street has become known as a nickname for the Bank of England, but what is…

Some more photos of the wonderful landscape of Portland in Dorset

From 1692 one of the public attractions at the Tower was the Line of Kings, a display in chronological order…

Portland in Dorset is not an island but an isthmus, as it remains connected to the mainland by a narrow…

During our recent trip to Dorset Keith and I witnessed some wonderful skies. Here are some of my photos.

The first notes were receipts for deposits made in the bank and were made out to the amount deposited. In…

Off to Minsmere in Suffolk with the local RSPB group. Minsmere is a wonderful collection of different habitats collected…