Underfoot 2 The Victorian age is like an enormous shout, the echoes of which still rebound around us. Railway stations, waterworks, civil and commercial... By apit nursing Thursday, August 23, 2007 Comment
Thatcher's England The phrase 'Unmitigated England' comes from John Betjeman's poem Great Central Railway Sheffield Victoria to Banbury . He was in... By apit nursing Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Comment
Railway Echo No 2 I came across this level crossing gate on a lane in Fordham, Norfolk. I would imagine the hedgerow has now completely obliterated it, reclai... By apit nursing August 21, 2007 Comment
Posting Dilemma I've always had a thing about post boxes, and tend to photograph them all the time on my travels. Apart from being very graphic objects-... By apit nursing Monday, August 20, 2007 Comment
Railway Echo No 1 In the fields at the back of my cottage there is a hefty-looking embankment running across the landscape. Part of the remains of a railway l... By apit nursing Thursday, August 16, 2007 Comment
Home Furniture Home furniture is the collective term for the movable objects at home that support to the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide s... By apit nursing August 16, 2007 Comment
Market Forces Borough Market in Southwark is one of my favourite places in London. Particularly on a Friday lunchtime when not only is there a bewildering... By apit nursing Friday, August 10, 2007 Comment
Mirror Image Genuine pub mirrors are getting rarer. They were always vulnerable to someone putting a pint glass or somebody's head through them, and ... By apit nursing August 10, 2007 Comment
All Dressed-Up I'm not normally interested in frocks. Well, only sometimes, but I couldn't resist this shop window in Market Harborough. It was in ... By apit nursing Thursday, August 9, 2007 Comment
Barks and Spencer Hearing somebody talking on the radio recently about the ancient practice of Swan Upping, I recalled Stanley Spencer's painting of the s... By apit nursing Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Comment
Bentley Boys We've all walked around sunny fields looking at classic cars lined-up for inspection. Pristine Rileys, exceptional Wolseleys, all done-u... By apit nursing August 07, 2007 Comment
Lost in the Woods The lane got narrower and narrower. 'It's down here somewhere', my friend said, looking increasingly worried, 'I'm sure ... By apit nursing August 07, 2007 Comment
Austin Powered Carter's run a traditional funfair. I first came across them in Chiswick one rainy Sunday evening, and was immediately transfixed by the... By apit nursing August 07, 2007 Comment
News from Hull A few years ago Railtrack sent me out photographing anything that appealed to me on their vast estate, most of which was news to them when I... By apit nursing Friday, August 3, 2007 Comment
Flying Down to Rio Small independent cine mas should be cherished. This is the Rio in Burnham-on-Crouch and I hope it's still there. The poster outside is ... By apit nursing Thursday, August 2, 2007 Comment
Underfoot 1 It's funny how even the most mundane of things can suddenly become embued with interest. I don't normally wander along streets with ... By apit nursing Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Comment