Month: November 2025

Days Out: Getting Anglo-Saxon at Sutton Hoo

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To Suffolk! the county about 80 miles NE of the metropolis, birthplace of John Constable, Benjamin Britten and George Orwell. Full of flat lands, fat […]

the outside walls of rochester castle with the stone keep visible

Days Out: Rochester – the Castle and Cathedral

21/11/2025 donbrown 0

To Kent! on the coldest day of the year as an icy blast off the River Medway cuts through five layers of clothing and my […]

the guards chapel from birdcage walk

The Guards Chapel and its Post War Rebuilding

14/11/2025 donbrown 0

Officially known as the Royal Military Chapel, but generally just as The Guards Chapel, this building stands within the Wellington Barracks at the top end […]

Thank you for your donations!

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Those of you who signed up for my recent online talk raised £462 to be split between Prostate Cancer UK and the Brain Tumour Charity.