Henry Long

Cornish church bells ringing again after £30,000 refurbishment THE bells of St Sampson’s, South Hill, in Cornwall, silent for more than 50 years, are ringing once again, after £30,000 was raised to refurbish them. The five listed bells, four dating from 1698 and one from 1831, were dismantled and taken down f...

The bells of St Sampson’s, South Hill, in Cornwall, silent for more than 50 years, are ringing once again, after £30,000 was raised to refurbish them 🔔

Almond blossom in our garden in Camberwell.

Demolished Toowong Cemetery Headstones - Friends of Toowong Cemetery Headstones demolished by the Brisbane City Council as part of their

Where did my family's grave go?

The Brisbane City Council demolished over 1000 graves in Toowong Cemetery in the 1970's.

We've published data about 725 demolished graves in a searchable table.

See a photo of the grave before it was demolished. 📸

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Almond blossom in our garden in Camberwell.

The remains of the Tudor jetty at Greenwich. #Woodensday

Blue plaque for Derek Jarman, Shad Thames. #WallsOnWednesday

The remains of the Tudor jetty at Greenwich. #Woodensday

Blue plaque for Derek Jarman, Shad Thames. #WallsOnWednesday

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Bus into bus accident on the Old Kent Road.

Church services held in a village pub in Chailey Services are being held at a pub in Chailey while maintenance work is carried out at St Peter’s Church.

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Lovely examples of original medieval floor tiles on show at Lacock Abbey #Wiltshire
#TilesonTuesday

Space Invader, Tottenham Court Road. #TilesOnTuesday

Gorgeous pink almond flowers against a turquoise sky with scudding clouds.

Ah! The almond blossom! One of the first trees to flower. This one is by the Thames in Rotherhithe at Surrey Docks Farm. Please support this special place to stay open. They need our help now: Surrey Docks Farm - Online Social Fundraising Donation Platform | Givey share.google/mJRInQlLulkx...

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Right, a bit niche, so feel free to scroll on if this is too dull for you, but my quest was to find Birkenhead post boxes from different eras.

* 2 x Victorian, Ashville Rd & Balls Rd
* Edward VII, Mallaby St
* Edward VIII, Buccleugh St (rare)

(Georges V & VI in following post)

These are great spots. Top left is a Penfold (think of Dangermouse). Top rught is a fluted Victorian postbox. These are relatively rare and I don't think I knew that there was one in Birkenhead. Bottom right is the rare EVIIIR that you mentioned the other day.

Hi, yes GR is George V.

The grape hyacinths have suddenly appeared in our front garden in Camberwell.

A tasty treat for tea

Cauliflower, bacon and…
Custard….

Excellent. We have tickets for later in the year.

The grape hyacinths have suddenly appeared in our front garden in Camberwell.

Hyacinths, Burgess Park.

Norfolk Terrier with daffodils in Burgess Park. #SundayYellow #WildflowerHour

A daffodil has appeared in our garden, through the piece of Lord's turf that I bought in September. #SundayYellow #WildflowerHour

Book review of my friend Fr Jonathan Ewer SSM's memoirs.

In order to understand UK politics in 2026 you must realise that a plumber & plasterer doesn't represent the interests of the working class because she is left-wing but a wealthy broadcaster & former academic does represent the interests of the working class because he is right-wing. Hope this helps

Hyacinths, Burgess Park.

Daffodils with St Mary's, Welling. #SteepleSaturday #SundayYellow #WildflowerHour