A trip to Didcot in Oxfordshire for a steam day at the Great Western Railway Centre. The last time I…
Segedunum Roman fort: The Wall’s End
The eastern end of Hadrian’s wall was at Segedunum Roman Fort on the Tyne estuary, east of Newcastle. The main…
Statues and Memorials in London: Taxi
This bronze by the American artist J Seward Johnson is formt he JP Morgan Chase Art Collection. It was…
Segedunum Roman fort
Wallsend is now a suburb of Newcastle. The name dates from the 11th century and refers to the most eastern…
Eastern Veil Nebula
This is a new target for me. The eastern veil nebula forms part of an area of heated ionized gas…
Statues and Memorials in Newcastle: The Response
The Response is a war memorial dedicated to the Northumberland Fusiliers. The bronze on the front depicts a group…
Little Grebe
Little Grebe is always one of my favourite birds to photograph. Here are a few pictures from the archive.
Tynemouth Priory and Castle (3)
In the late 19th century the site was used for Army barracks, but this ceased when some of the blocks…
Tynemouth Priory and Castle (2)
Tynemouth Priory was refounded around the year 1090 and in 1093 was the site of burial of King Malcolm the…
Tynemouth Priory and Castle (1)
During my recent visit to Northumberland, I visited Tynemouth Priory, which is situated on a high rocky headland on the…
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