Alnwick (pronounced ‘Anick’) is a market town in Northumberland. It traces its history back to around 600AD but is perhaps…
Segedunum Roman fort: The Bath-house
Within the site at Segedunum Fort there is also a reconstruction of a Roman bath-house. It comprises 5 rooms: The…
Fenland Plants (2)
Yellow Flag Iris is another plant used in folklore medicine, most commonly for the treatment of toothaches and ulcers. It’s…
Segedunum roman Fort: The barrack room and the shrine
In the museum at Segedunum, there are re-constructions of a barrack room and the shrine within the Principia where…
Fenland Plants (1)
The Fenland environment is a unique one and plays home to many unique and specialised plants. Here are some photos…
Didcot Railway Centre
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…
