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…Another picture from the Museum

This Blue Whale loomed out at us, when Marilyn and I, made a recent visit to The Natural History Museum in South Kensington. Marilyn can remember this specimen from visits to the museum when she was a child.

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The Priory…

Another delightful view of The Priory… from where our Good Friday Walk ended with the gathering of the many different voices of religion. We had started out from the Catholic Church of St. Mary – our walk taking in much of the … Continue reading

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Easter Bonnet’s

Rain! did not dampen the spirits for the hundreds that took to Dunstable High Street for the Easter Good Friday Walk to The Priory.

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St. Olaf’s… from The Broadland Folk

The Broadland Folk continue their voyage around The Norfolk Broads. In this striking picture you can see St. Olaf’s New Cut looking from Haddiscoe Bridge.

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The Smallest Paddle Steamer?

This ever popular picture must surely show the world’s smallest paddle steamer still working on the Norfolk Broads. The picture was taken, then kindly sent to me from The Broadland Folk. During the Victorian period large passenger paddle steamers ran a regular … Continue reading

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Beautiful Priory and Gardens…

Dunstable Borough Council’s addition of a curved path leading to a newly erected Pergola gives much to the sheer beauty of the centuries old Priory Church of St. Peter and its gardens.

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Deleted Scene…

She sat within the glow of the coals… their red heat penetrated the pores of her skin and warmed the white of her bones. She stared long and hard into the glass of whisky as if it were full of … Continue reading

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Opening Lines…

Barney Westlake hadn’t expected to walk into another relationship quite so soon, in fact, his presence in Scotland and particularly his arrival in Largs was to forget Madeleine. That was some hell of an affair. He was sure to this … Continue reading

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Opening Lines…

To the south of Kensington Gardens, high above the watchful glittering towers of The Grand Imperial Institute, wholesome breezes fell upon the narrow arboreal road leading to the quiet repectable villas of Dorset Square. Further to the south… The Thames … Continue reading

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The Lady of the Rose

                                                         Enid Stamp Taylor was born on Sunday the 12th of June 1904 in the agreeable, late Victorian, seaside town of Whitley Bay in the North East corner of England. She was the … Continue reading

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