A statue by Georg Ehrlich, which I came across recently near St Paul’s Cathedral. It was installed in the Festival…
Autumn Sunset
I was out the other day and witnessed a glorious autumnal sunset near my home.
A Gravesend river walk
Last week Keith and I went for a walk along the River Thames at Gravesend. Starting at Town Pier, walking…
St Paul’s Cathedral in the autumn sunlight
On my recent trip to London, St Paul’s Cathedral looked fantastic in the sunlight.
John Donne
I made a rare trip to the city of London the other day to attend a meeting. Afterwards, I wandered…
Memories of Summer
As I sit here today, looking out over the gardens, it is a grey and miserable day and the rain…
Signs of the Times
One of the things I love about visiting heritage sights is the old advertising signs and there were plenty on…
34027 ‘Taw Valley
This wonderful-looking locomotive was built in 1946 at Brighton Works for use on Southern Region mainline trains. In all, 110…
Giants of Steam
A trip to the Bluebell railway for the Giants of Steam weekend and a chance to see some locomotives from…
HMS Ajax
This is the magnificent figurehead from HMS Ajax, which can be found in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. HMS…