If, as I often do, you feel an uncontrollable urge to make sense of random historical facts, putting them into some sort of context is often the best start. For me the first step is usually association with a particular monarch’s reign which, in my case, means English/British monarchs. If you’re of a certain age […]
Bishops of Durham & English Monarchs Read More »
Tuesday, 29th September 2020 Today I drove up to Eastgate, in Weardale, to walk up the Rookhope Burn and photograph a rock. Not any old rock though, this was one of the few outcrops of the Little Whin Sill in Weardale. The Whin Sill itself is a massive intrusion of volcanic magma which underpins Hadrian’s
Turn Wheel Linn inspires first ‘official’ Durham Cow video Read More »
Saturday, 22nd June 2019 On the longest day this year, Diane and I entered our first event on the tandem that we bought in October last year (2018) from JD Tandems in Gargrave near Skipton, North Yorkshire. The event was Chase the Sun’s inaugural Northern UK cycle tour (it’s not a race, nor is it
We chased the sun and won an award! Read More »
