Category Archives: Museums

Pompey and Pirates: Portsmouth and London Dockyard Museums

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard I was recently asked which is the best historical site that I have visited this year. Without hesitation, I named Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, by far the most impressive and interesting place I’ve been to. The Royal Navy has … Continue reading →

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Snowshill Manor – Life’s work of a great British eccentric

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Following a friend’s wedding in the Cotswolds recently, we took the chance to visit the National Trust’s Snowshill Manor, near the lovely village of Broadway in Gloucestershire. The house, which belonged to the fine British eccentric and treasure seeker Charles … Continue reading →

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Return to Lanhydrock

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Roald Dahl’s father believed that his children’s love of all things picturesque was due to Mrs Dahl being taken on long walks in the south Wales countryside every time she became pregnant. With six children, Dahl Sr was obviously a … Continue reading →

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Naval gazing

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Given the chance to go back to Creation, I would seize the opportunity to edit God’s plot for the future of humanity, specifically by bringing my birth forward a couple of hundred years and becoming a Napaleonic war hero. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Living in Hackney, with courtiers and squatters

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

On Sunday I visited Sutton House, a wonderful testament to the cosmopolitan history of Hackney. For £3 visitors take a timewalk from the countryfied grandeur of a Tudor courtier, through the rooms of a suburban Victorian solicitor, into the home … Continue reading →

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