Witherslack Hall

Witherslack Hall

Reading Time: 3 minutes We all know I do love a good bit of railway action, and the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway can be quite a regular haunt. I am much more into diesels, but I love a steam train as much as anyone. It was, however, the 

Lincoln Part 2 – Castles, Cathedrals and Railways

Lincoln Part 2 – Castles, Cathedrals and Railways

Reading Time: 7 minutes I’ve split up the material from our visit to Lincoln, so as to not create huge long posts. On Sunday, after a very nice breakfast, and being very sad to leave the hotel room, we head out to explore the Castle and the Cathedral. The 

Trip to Lincoln – Shopping and Dining and Pretty Things

Trip to Lincoln – Shopping and Dining and Pretty Things

Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s been mutterings from T’Other ‘Alf that we don’t go away enough. I have to say I am quite lazy about such things, which is odd as I love getting out and the chance to actually do a bit of photography from time to time 

Spring has sprung (just)…

Spring has sprung (just)…

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have again been doing less photography recently, and a lot of it has been using my phone. I never thought that I would say this, but it is very convenient and (other than not having an aperture priority setting) covers as much as my 

Black and White Cambridge

Black and White Cambridge

Reading Time: 2 minutes While I am busy archiving photos and generally sorting stuff out a little, I found these scans. Every year at High School we had a “Special Week” – with various activities. One year was a photography workshop where we took and developed out own films. 

Ely and a Plethora of Freight Trains

Ely and a Plethora of Freight Trains

Reading Time: 5 minutes I have said for a while I have not done enough photography for a while. The other day needed to travel down to Norfolk for some business needing doing, and being up and awake early had the options of killing time waiting to leave, or 

Kelham Island

Kelham Island

Reading Time: 2 minutes We stopped off for a quick wander round Kelham Island on the way back from Derbyshire. This is somewhere I have wanted to have a look round for some time, and certainly want to go back and spend a bit more time in. I am 

Tideswell

Tideswell

Reading Time: 3 minutes This is actually quite a rare thing, we have actually managed to get away a couple of times this year, this time for a 50th brithday weekend, staying in a bunkhouse in Derbyshire. I love the Derbyshire Peaks. It’s somwhere I don’t get to go 

Kippford and Rockcliffe

Kippford and Rockcliffe

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s rarer at the moment that I have been able to get out to intereting places and have some time to actually focus on photography recently, but I recently got the chance on a flying visit (for family affairs) to Kippford in Kirkcudbrightshire. This is 

Diesel Gala 2023

Diesel Gala 2023

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s no secret that my train geekery, particularly classic UK diesels comes out fairly often (hey, I am a bona fide ferroequinologist, don’t ya know), and I am very lucky to have the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway so close. It’s also a good ting 

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Reading Time: 2 minutes l have been meaning to go and have a look at the Midland Road Depot for a while, but it has always seemed a bit out of the way for a special trip (Laziness, I know). But when my son had a Rugby day in 

York University

York University

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ever since attending an interview for York many years ago (which due to the presence of a friend studying there became a somewhat extended drinking break) I have very much liked the campus at York, due to the well known Brutalist influenced architecture.