It’s a relief to step down from the overcrowded and overheated Cross Country train, onto the calm platform of Leamington Spa station, whose Art Deco design would make […]

St. Mary’s Church in Nottingham lies at the heart of the historic Lace Market area, facing a handsome row of Victorian and Georgian townhouses from its elevated position […]

How sad it is to see that Candle Lane Books in Shrewsbury has now, after many years of being an unaltered presence in the town centre, finally closed […]

This week I went back again to Holywell, to pay another visit to St. Winifred’s Well and shrine: my previous visit was in November, where I had what […]

When the noonday sun is beating down relentlessly on a deeply atypical July day, a country church looks like the ideal place to find some cool respite – […]

A Visit to Pennant Melangell (Part One) How much would I love to visit Pennant Melangell again, such a remote place and so full of atmosphere and meaning. […]

This is a page dedicated to the memory of my sister Jennie who died on June 21st 2022. These images cannot tell the whole story of a life, […]

This is the story (or at least a partial one) of a man I have never met, even though some of his blood must surely run in my […]

A hot summer sun is beating down fiercely on the cobblestones of Barratt Street in Shipley, and bouncing off the windows of the terraced houses to form dazzling […]

Death in Longton 1948 Trawling through the densely packed print of local newspapers from the past , one can occasionally be rewarded by the off-chance discovery of a […]