Scotney Castle is a National Trust property near Lamberhurst  in Kent. As well as extensive grounds there are two properties to enjoy, the ruined castle and the house pictured above. The house was designed by Anthony Salvin and built between…
Bodiam Castle, built in 1385 by Edward Dalyngrigge, is now a National Trust property. They were bequeathed the property in 1925 by Lord Curzon who had purchased the derelict castle in 1917. He did a great deal of work to…
The building of Warrior Square was completed in 1864 according to the Hastings Chronicle. There doesn’t seem to be much more information about it that I can find. Warrior Square is an expanse of gardens surrounded on three sides by…
This view of Hastings seafront was taken from the sandstone rocks that rise above the town. These rocks form part of the promontory upon which Hastings Castle is built. The sand stone rocks have long been popular with children and…
Hastings Old Town is nestled in a valley between two hills. The stream that shaped the valley, known as the Bourne, cannot be seen as it was covered over between 1820 and 1840. The course of the stream can be…
Tyne Cot Cemetery is located on the site where three German bunkers once made the allied army pay a terrible price for attacking that section of the Ypres Salient. Once the Australian 3rd Division captured the bunkers on 4th October…
This is a view of Langemark War Cemetery in Belgium. The village of Langemark was the site of the first German gas attacks during the Great War in April 1915. Dedicated in 1932 it is one of four German Cemeteries…
These pictures show the electricity pylons that march in a dead straight line for 7.1 miles. This long line of pylons has always drawn my eye when travelling across the marsh, and I have photographed it before as shown here.…
Regular readers will have noticed that I’ve been producing a number of panoramic pictures recently and the latest is of Rye Harbour, where the River Rother meets the sea. With normal aspect photographs the framing of the shot focussed…
Despite it looking like it was taken from a boat, this picture of Camber Sands was taken from across the River Rother, where the river exits into the sea. Behind the sand dunes can be seen the wind turbines…
Another day out, another overcast day but this time at Herstmonceux Castle. The daffodils are defying the miserable weather though and add some much needed colour to the drabness of sky. This picture looked a bit flat originally, so…
On this day the clouds over the channel were worthy of a photograph, but one photograph wasn’t enough to convey the scene. This West Hill Panorama is the result. If you click on the photo it will take you…
