York City walls: The Gateways

I think one of the great things about the completeness of the city walls in York is that most of…

M15

M15 (aka NGC7078) is a globular cluster seen in the constellation Pegasus. At an estimated 12 billion years old it…

Another opportunity to get out of London for some birdwatching. This week I head into East Anglia again but this…

1742 Millom, a light industrial shunter, was built in Leeds in 1946 for the Ministry of Supply. For the next…

The break in the stormy weather was holding and so I decided to go and visit some small sites that…

The traveling post office service was first operated in 1830 and grew to include a number of different routes where…

The break in the stormy weather is holding and so I decide to take the first visit of the year…

A break in the bad weather and a bright morning greets us for the first trip outside London this year.…

The Mute Swan is one of the commonest and most recognisable waterbirds in the UK. Its population is increasing, probably…

The Whirlpool Galaxy (aka M51 or NGC 5194) is a spiral galaxy 23 +/- 4 million light years from Earth.…