Bayham Abbey
I wanted to visit Bayham Abbey because I had come across the Abbey when I was making Green Lewisham. The original Abbey was founded in Brockley, in Lewisham, and then moved down to... READ MORE
Bodiam Castle
We were heading back to London after a few very enjoyable days in Rye, but on the way stopped to see Bodiam Castle, and Bayham Old Abbey. They are both fascinating and it... READ MORE
The Church of St Thomas in Winchelsea
We had walked in the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and decided to take a quick look at Winchelsea. Our first impression was that it was similar to Rye, although much quieter, but then... READ MORE
Rye Harbour
We drove out or Rye, along the River Rother, and down to Rye Harbour, only about two miles outside Rye. When we left there was a seagull on the car, and yet another... READ MORE
Corners in Rye
This post is about a few corners in Rye, bits and pieces discovered while walking round. READ MORE
Main streets in Rye
The town is small and the main streets in Rye can easily be explored in a few days. READ MORE
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Water supply in Cratfield
Cratfield didn’t always have running water, as this water pump on Bell Green shows. A villager remembers that ‘..Up the top of the drive we had a water mill and everybody brought their buckets as water carriers. A man named … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 8, Coldbath Fields, (no.51)
‘..For the sake of visiting localities of greater interest, we..turn aside from Gray’s Inn Road and enter Coldbath Fields … once famous for a cold spring that still exists in Bath Street..’. (I think that the spring is now enclosed in … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 8, Bagnigge Wells & Exmouth Market, (no.52)
This area, now Clerkenwell, was originally fertile meadows rising to small hills and watered by the Fleet River and numerous springs. The land belonged originally to the Augustinian nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell, and the Priory of St John of … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 8, (no.50), Pentonville
‘Pentonville, a large district on the north side of the New Road, was unbuilt upon till 1773, when the fields of Mr Henry Penton were appropriated to receive the increasing population. Of late years it has extended rapidly..’. The association … Continued
In a Cratfield Garden
The weather stays warm and there are beautiful sights in Cratfield gardens.
Posing in Cratfield
It was a beautiful day, warm and sunny. People were gardening, digging up worms, and this little chap was waiting…
Evening light in a Cratfield garden
At the end of a beautiful day the light in a Cratfield garden was beautiful.