From 1692 one of the public attractions at the Tower was the Line of Kings, a display in chronological order…
Portland, Dorset (1)
Portland in Dorset is not an island but an isthmus, as it remains connected to the mainland by a narrow…
Dorset Skies
During our recent trip to Dorset Keith and I witnessed some wonderful skies. Here are some of my photos.
The Bank of England Museum (3): The early history of banknotes
The first notes were receipts for deposits made in the bank and were made out to the amount deposited. In…
Naturelog: 15th May
Off to Minsmere in Suffolk with the local RSPB group. Minsmere is a wonderful collection of different habitats collected…
Tower of London (12): The Old Armouries and Gun collection
Storage of Weapons and armour has always been part of the function of the Tower. Originally located in the White…
Weymouth Harbour
The modern town of Weymouth was once actually two competing ports, Weymouth on the south side and Melcombe Regis on…
Well there is some logic to it!
Keith and I spotted this on the back of a beach hut on Portland during our recent trip to Dorset.
The Bank of England Museum (2): The History 1790-1950
Sir John Soane was appointed in 1828 to undertake an expansion of facilities on the site at Threadneedle St to…
Naturelog: 8th May
Sue and I set out for the coast intending to visit a couple of nature reserves on our way, but…
