A visit to Portsmouth allowed me an opportunity to spend a couple of hours in the historic naval dockyard. The…
Bletchley Park revisited (5): The dispatch rider
Most of the signal intercepts that arrived at Bletchley Park came by the hands of the motorcycle dispatch riders, who…
Save Britain’s Barn Owls
Originally posted on Green Living London:
A petition has been launched to save Britain’s Barn Owls, which are dying off in their…
Bletchley Park revisited (4): 1947 Sunbeam Talbot
This saloon car was built in 1947 and exported to madras in India, where it remained until it was purchased…
Bletchley Park revisited (3): The Packard Sedan
This is one of a fleet of Packard sedans bought by the secret service (MI6) in June of 1940. They…
Bletchley Park revisited (2): The Ambulance
This 1938 Austin ambulance is now part of a small transport collection which is housed in the garages at Bletchley…
Naturelog: Thursday 20th March
Decided to visit some of my local sites on the River Thames to see if there was any sign of…
Mesopotamian flood myths (5)
Amazingly our understanding of the texts have been advanced in the last few months. Last year a cuneiform tablet was…
Bletchley Park revisited (1): The Post office
The building which housed the post office at Bletchley Park dates back to around 1900 when it was built as…
Naturelog: Tuesday 18th March
A lunchtime meeting in Beckenham, Kent gave me the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at Kelsey Park. In…
