Earlier this month I crossed the Tamar river to find a few geocaches just outside of Saltash in Cornwall. I parked in Forder village and walked alongside the water from the creek out toward the Lynher river. Whilst doing so I took a few photographs of the rail-bridge that connects Cornwall to the outside world. […]
Back in late December, before Lockdown #3, I managed to get out and about in the local area to go for a walk with my daughter around Plympton Castle. The castle is an interesting one in that it is now surrounded – mostly – by urban expansion, and it lies – seemingly- hidden from the […]
Over the Christmas period I was able to take advantage of some free time to go on some walks in Devon to find geocaches and to generally “geek-out” about local history sites. Writing this now, whilst living within a new national lock-down, I do envy this greater freedom to leave the area in which I […]
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that I have a continuing obsession: the history of a forgotten and now destroyed pub. The pub is the Blue Monkey in Plymouth and this fascination has continued for over a decade and my intention was to put out a short book on its history. During 2019 […]
I’m sure I must have mentioned at some point previously on this blog that I am a keen geocacher. What is a geocacher? Well, a geocacher is someone who engages in the activity of geocaching: an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques […]
Earlier this year I read a local history about Brixham and the surrounding area. Brixham: Its History and Its Place in History is written by John Scotney, and it makes a wonderful addition to the understanding of the locality and its past. Whilst reading it I came across the naval hospital position at Goodrington, a […]
A decade ago I wrote a series of short history articles about Cornwall, with a specific focus on the south-east of the county. They were published in an advertiser magazine called ‘Cramleigh’ and a couple of them have re-surfaced on this blog. Here’s another one – ‘Trematon Castle’ – published in 2009. For over a […]
Since moving to Torbay I’ve enjoyed discovering new lanes and paths whilst taking the dynamic duo (otherwise known as “the dogs”) out for a walk. Luckily, I’m situated near many options within walking distance: a beach, a hill (Sugarloaf Hill), a park, and a nature reserve. Recently I’ve completed a circular route that involves a […]
