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The Pride of Sussex It was with great pride and delight that I discovered that Prince Harry and his new bride Ms Meghan Markle were…
The World Comes to Windsor
The Royal Standard is flying high above Windsor Castle which means Her Majesty is in residence. She must have got here early in order to…
Knepp Castle at Sunset
This is all that remains of the mediæval Knepp Castle near West Grinstead in Sussex. It was built in the 12th Century by William de…
Mediaeval Sword Fighting is in Town!
As part of my town’s English Festival, Loxwood Joust put on an extravaganza of mediæval sword fighting this afternoon in Market Square, Horsham.
Isn’t it fantastic when …
Isn’t it fantastic when
Vita Sub Via: Life Under the Road
Beneath this flyover in Chiswick lies a concrete jungle that has been claimed by the local youths as a skate park and blank…
The Bell Rings for the Village School
Where are we? For over 160 years, Itchingfield School stood on this site on Fulfords Hill looking down towards the Sussex market town of Horsham. …
‘Total Load Not to Exceed 20 Tons’
This long-abandoned bridge once took you over the gorge to the Ironbridge Power Station. Now fully decommission, this former coal and biomass power station near…
Sunset on the Beach
I was privileged enough to enjoy an almost deserted, utterly silent beach during golden hour this evening. I walked around five or six miles of…
The Secret Motorway Entrance
Where is this? We are in Pale Lane, the unsuspecting country road that suddenly reveals a hive of industry as it opens up into Fleet…
Say it isn’t so!
@MarkAshleyG May 4 My car stereo has just broken some terrible news!! Say it isn’t so, @rickygervais!! @DeadlySiriusSXM @SIRIUSXM #deadlysirius #fakenews #rickygervaisisdealdysirius
Abandoned Sliproad
Life On The (Abandoned) Road. I first discovered this 30 yard stretch of abandoned road in 2015, but only this morning did I actually set…