Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh part 2
I’ve posted about this church before, so won’t go over what I said there. On this visit some people were already in the church when I arrived, they had taken the key to the church from the nearby house. They…
Slow Decay
 The sea air does its work on a seemingly abandoned fishing boat and hut.
Type 45 Destroyer
This photo was taken when travelling on the ferry from the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth. The Type 45 Destroyer cruised very slowly into the Solent, and never got close enough for me to pick out much detail even at…
Strong Winds 4
Another shot of the recent stormy weather, but this time without seagulls in it.
Gulls, Beach and the Waves
It was a bit windy the other day, so I went to the beach to take some pictures. As usual there were lots of gulls hanging around the fishing boats. This one was wearing an expression of mild concern, either…
Track Marshall 90 on Hastings Beach
The Hastings fishermen use a variety of tracked vehicles to launch and land their boats. This particular one is a Track Marshall 90, built by a British firm whose history is a bit complex and poorly written. Needless to say…
Diamond Jubilee
I’m not a huge Monarchist, but anyone that has done the same job for 60 years should be congratulated. God Bless the Queen!
Bayham Abbey
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…
Bedgebury Scene
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…
Flowers at Bedgebury Pinetum
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)
Winkle Island Sculpture
The Winkle Club is a charitable organisation set up in 1900 by Hastings fishermen to help under privileged families. In April 2012 the new statue, designed by local artist Leigh Dyer, was unveiled. The statue replaces the old one that…
Beach Huts at West Marina, St Leonards
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…