The great West Door is the main entrance into the Cathedral From the openness of the outside you…
Ely Cathedral (1)
The Cathedral in Ely is known locally as ‘The ship of the Fens’ due to its visibility from miles around…
A very brief view of Ely
A brief visit to Ely and a chance to spend an hour of so on Saturday afternoon walking round the…
Naturelog:14th June
Have been in Cambridgeshire for a short visit staying at Ely and time to do a morning’s nature watching on…
Statues and Memorials in London: Paternoster
The Paternoster statue was erected in Paternoster Sq, adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, following its redevelopment in the 1970s. It…
Portus: Gateway to Rome (6)
Portus continued to be expand. In the late second century, there was both an expansion of existing buildings and the…
Naturelog: 10th June
This weeks butterfly and dragonfly survey looked like turning up a big fat double zero despite reasonable weather conditiond. Thankfully…
Statues and Memorials in London: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck
William (also known as George) Bentinck (1802-1848) was the second son of the 4th Duke of Portland. After he had…
The Bathing Machine
It is widely believed that the Victorians invented the bathing machine but in fact evidence suggests that they were in…
Dorset Wildlife (2)
Some more pictures from my recent trip to Dorset
