NGC6960 sometimes known as the ‘witches broomstick’. Here are a couple of not terrible successful attempts by me to photograph…
Arbeia Roman fort: The strongroom
One thing I have not seen before in other forts that I have visited is the strongroom which was built…
Statues and Monuments: Dragon boundary markers
These statues mark the main entrances to the city of London. The dragon supports the shield bearing the city’s…
Arbeia Roman fort: Tombstones
Two interesting tombstones have been found during the excavations at Arbeia which illustrate the flexibility of the Roman social system…
A stunning Dragonfly
I found this dragonfly in the garden of the house I was staying at in St Luois last week.…
Arbeia Roman fort: The Commander’s house
There is also a reconstruction of a commanding officers house dating from the third century. It is built in the…
Red-Headed Woodpecker
A widespread species, but my recent visit to St Louis was the first time I had managed to catch up…
Arbeia Roman fort: The barrack block
In one section of the site there are a number of reconstructed buildings which sit on original foundations. One of…
Arbeia Roman fort
The site of Arbeia is in modern South Shields on the southern shore of the estuary of the river…
Uruk – The world’s first city (6)
Uruk continued to be a prominent and influential city throughout the third millennia. When King Eannutum established the first proto-…
