Bayham Abbey, near Lamberhurst, Kent was founded by Robert Thornham in about 1200 and ‘suppressed’ by Henry VIII in 1538. The ruins were romantically landscaped by the prolific 18th century landscape gardener Humphry Repton whose other work include the Brighton Royal…
Here is another photograph from my day at Bedgebury Pinetum. I liked how the view through this pair of trees breaks up the grassy area beyond and how the shape created by the trees in the foreground is repeated in…
The bright sunshine we have had this week really brings the best out of the flowers. This was taken at Bedgebury Pinetum. (Click to enlarge)
These beach huts can be rented from Hastings Borough Council for about £476 per year. I’ve never really got the point of beach huts. What do you keep in them that can’t be brought in the car? Are they a…
The recently opened Jerwood Gallery in Hastings is part of the Jerwood Foundation, an organisation that has been created to house their collection of modern British Art. It has been built on the Stade, part of Hastings Old Town. The…
Winchelsea is a small village in East Sussex with a fascinating history. A hint of it’s previous importance can be seen in the Church of St Thomas the Martyr, the only remaining one of three churches that the town once…
No. 1 London Bridge sits right on the Thames, by London Bridge of all places. I normally walk by without giving it too much attention, and although the design is unusual I don’t really like it. On this occasion however…
Walking through the woods the other day I thought that these densely packed silver birches might make an interesting picture. It was overcast so there was not a great deal of colour to bring out in the composition. So I…
The Shard in London is nearing completion and has recently become the tallest structure in Europe at 310 meters. It hurts the neck to look up at it, but the views from the observation deck will be magnificent. There will…
This view is looking east, close to Castle Water. This land is part of the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, a large reserve that can be viewed on Google Maps here. To the left of the fence is a chemical plant,…
Bodiam Castle, built in 1395 is another reminder that the landscape in East Sussex used to be much different. It was built to protect from French raids up the River Rother, when the river was navigable up to that point.…
Studies (here and here) have shown that living within 600m of electricity pylons increase the risk of leukaemia. The 2005 study shows that as at 2005 4{9bc1cc8a9198725c785dc299d4853e65ac3850b4f9eac8bd629e2a5d8cbd0524} of children in England and Wales live within the 600m range, which could…
