Pangbourne station

The Great Western rail line has a set of 4 tracks: 1 set main out of London, 1 set main … More

Commuting

As I mentioned in February I have been working full time recently to earn some money to fund future adventures. After … More

Heinrich Hoffmann was born in 1809 in Frankfurt and trained there as a doctor specialising in psychiatry; running Frankfurt’s lunatic asylum. … More

Regular readers will know that I like, appreciate and share public art. I often wonder whether artists know how their … More

Earlier in the year I visited the Tower of London and wrote about the field of poppies being planted in … More

I’m interrupting the tale of my parents’ journey around China to tell you about this installation at the Tower of … More

On my return to England, I am returning to live in the Royal County of Berkshire. Berkshire earns the designation … More

I spent Christmas in England and visited part of the West Wycombe estate on a bright sunny day. Sir Francis … More

In my post ‘Shirts and Blouses’ I asserted that the variety of clothes styles available to women in a culture … More

well, it wasn’t me actually holed up, it was the priests! Baddesley Clinton is now owned by the National Trust, … More