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Airship mooring block
An old mooring block for airships, on a former airship station which is now a golf course to the north of Howden in Yorkshire. There are historical details on the town council website. The staff at the...
View ArticleSplash boat in East Park, Hull
The Grade II listed splash boat in Kingston upon Hull’s East Park was supplied by Charles Wicksteed & Co in 1929 at a cost of £1400. The city engineer’s department built the tower for £474 2s 5d....
View ArticleBack up again
Unlikely as it sounds, my website has proved so popular that a couple of weeks ago it got shut down by the hosting provider for exceeding its monthly data limit. As of September 1 it has been...
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Railway photography in Nazi Germany
Given the outbreaks of anti-photography paranoia which have occurred in Britain in recent years, I was amused to stumble across this 1938 Railway Gazette article “Amateur railway photography in...
View ArticleAlfred Pollard VC paving stone unveiled
A Victoria Cross paving stone commemorating Alfred Pollard was unveiled at Wallington library on 29 April 2017, the 100th anniversary of the date when he won the VC during World War I.
View ArticleWall paintings at St Botolph’s church, Hardham
The rather wonderful mediaeval wall paintings at St Botolph’s church in Hardham in West Sussex. They are thought to have been painted by what is now known as the “Lewes Group” of artists shortly after...
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Croydon crucifixion
The “Walk of Witness” event in Croydon on Good Friday, 30 March 2018. There was an outdoor service including a mock crucifixion, then a parade up the main shopping street with “dead” Jesus being...
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158 Squadron war memorial
158 Squadron memorial at the former RAF Lissett in East Yorkshire, 29 December 2014
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