Keith and I Spent the day at the London Wetland Centre. It’s always fun to think about what you like…
Ring Ouzels
Off to London Wetland Centre with Keith. Would be great if we saw Ring Ouzel. It must be 10 years…
Roman Emporers: Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, Emporer and Philosopher, reigned from 161 to 180 AD. He was born in 121 in the province of…
Statues and Monuments: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Brunel was born in Portsmouth in April 1806, the son of the French Civil Engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel…
47798: Prince William
Class 47 No798 was built at Crewe and entered into service in 1965 and was employed on a wide variety…
York 2018: National Railway Museum
No trip to York is complete, at least for me, without a visit to the National Railway Museum. My first…
Awesome Arachnids
Originally posted on Roads End Naturalist:
She asks me to kill the spider. Instead, I get the most peaceful weapons I can…
York 2018: Barley Hall
Barley Hall is situated in the centre of York. Parts of the house date from around 1360, when it served…
York 2018: Inside York Minster
As with many Cathedrals, the roof of York Minster sores upwards creating a sense of immense space. There was a…
York 2018: York Minster
The first church on this site was built around 627 AD by the Kings of Northumbria and 100 years later…
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