Category Archives: Travels

Photographs taken during travels outside the UK and being collated into a photo book. Pictures included here are emerging from the selection process, but may not be included finally.

A Sentimental Journey –  Longstowe Hall

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Brian

I’ve just finished reading Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey and enjoyed the ambiguity that the story confers on the word ‘sentimental’.  Modern use can sometimes favour the mawkish or lachrymose; I prefer the more general sense of feeling emotion and … Continue reading →

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Roots and Routes 1

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Brian

If the shelves in Waterstones and the books pages of the Observer are anything to go by we live in an age of memoirs.  Maybe that’s not surprising, given that it’s also the age of social media with its obsessive … Continue reading →

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Reydon, Suffolk

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Brian
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Can you see – Southwold

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Brian
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Westleton

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brian

Stop the Sizewell C Rat Run

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All Saints, Rampton, Sgraffitti

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Brian

All Saints: Norman origins, additions in 13th to 18th centuries; traces of wall painting, roses and vines; 14th century effigy of a knight; soft clunch walls carry sgraffitti from 17th to 20th centuries.

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Affinities

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Brian

Sorting through long-unopened envelopes I found a tiny (67 x 42 mm) photograph. On the back in faint pencil ‘BRH Hotel View Blankenberg’. It’s from a school trip to Belgium in 1958 and taken on a Brownie 127. I’m reminded … Continue reading →

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U3A Photo Forum 2025-26: Week 19 Travel

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Brian

Late afternoon on 11th March we walked up Staithe Lane to Thornham Old Harbour.  Thornham, like many North Norfolk coastal villagers, once had a working harbour; it was the main connection with the wider world until 1887 when the railway … Continue reading →

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Coal Barn, Thornham

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Brian
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RSPB Titchwell

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Brian

The beach with remains of a WW2 bunker at RSPB Titchwell.  The birdwatchers are a dedicated army on a campaign against the elements and the wayward elusiveness of rare birds.  Some wear camouflage fatigues; they cradle bazooka-like extreme telephoto lenses; … Continue reading →

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The Sower, St Mary the Virgin Titchwell

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Brian

Stained glass in the west window dated from 1897 shows The Sower in the Arts and Crafts style. Dedication: In loving memory of Alfred Ringer of Manor Farm / Died Febry 24th 1889 Aged 50 years / O Lord in Thee … Continue reading →

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North Norfolk: Titchwell

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Brian
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St David’s Cathedral

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Brian

St David’s Cathedral sits in a valley, once hiding it from marauding Vikings.  Now lamps are lit as evening descends and the visitor depart.  From my eyrie above The Pebbles the Cathedral is transformed. ‘This is the land of Narnia,” … Continue reading →

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Corvids

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Brian
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Oracles 5

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Brian
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