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Malcolm Street in Cambridge is a narrow, straight street of planned development which is formally set out with narrow fr...
24/08/2026

Malcolm Street in Cambridge is a narrow, straight street of planned development which is formally set out with narrow fronted plots of regular width and with terraced houses of identical design.

The plots were laid out
and the houses were built
probably as a speculative
development by Jesus
College and are of similar
date to the Radegund
Buildings on Jesus Lane. Malcolm Street is named after a former benefactor to the nunnery of St Radegund, Malcolm IV, King of Scotland.

According to the Royal Commission Survey of Cambridge 1959, the five terraces of Malcolm Street, 1-6, 7-11, 16-18, 19-25 and 26-29, were probably built by James Webster, a local builder, soon after 1842.

This narrow street of terraced houses has remained remarkably unchanged and consistent since its
construction in the 1840s.
The buildings are consistently two storeys high with basements defined by railings of uniform design and a simple entablature at eaves level which visually links the two sides of the street. The fanlights over the front doors add further architectural interest.

Consistent ownership and
listed status have ensured that the buildings have retained their homogenous character.



St Matthew's Church is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland. It is now on the shore of Rutland Water. The build...
23/08/2026

St Matthew's Church is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland. It is now on the shore of Rutland Water. The building is Grade II listed.

The church was built in classical style for the Normanton Hall estate on the site of a 14th-century building. Except for the tower, the medieval church was rebuilt in 1764 by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet. A new classical tower and the western portico were built by Thomas Cundy junior between 1826 and 1829, based on the design of St John's, Smith Square, Westminster; the nave and apse were constructed in 1911, by J. B. Gridley of London.

The church was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows. An embankment was built around the church leaving it a prominent feature on the water's edge. The structure is owned by Anglian Water and is now used as a venue for civil weddings and concerts. It formerly housed a museum recording the history of Rutland Water.

Seven monuments of family members of the Earls of Ancaster were moved in 1972 to St Michael's, Edenham, the parish church of the Grimsthorpe Castle estate in Lincolnshire. Other monuments, gravestones and burials were moved to the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edith Weston.


Eye Green Local Nature Reserve is a 12 hectare local nature reserve in Eye Green in Cambridgeshire. A small (and inacces...
23/08/2026

Eye Green Local Nature Reserve is a 12 hectare local nature reserve in Eye Green in Cambridgeshire. A small (and inaccessible) part is also in the Eye Gravel Pit geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

This site was formerly brick workings, and a large area is now filled by a lake. Reeds and scrub line much of the shore, providing cover for water birds such mute swans, coots and moorhens, while dunnocks and great t**s nest in dense scrub. There is grassland with many flowers, and diverse invertebrate species.

Image taken January 2026.


The bridges in this image cross the Chesterfield Canal near Staveley.The foreground structure is a former railway minera...
22/08/2026

The bridges in this image cross the Chesterfield Canal near Staveley.

The foreground structure is a former railway mineral line bridge (historically serving the Staveley Works / local collieries).

The stone arch bridge in the background is Mill Green Bridge (Bridge No. 10), a historic stone arch structure dating back to the canal's original construction.

Chesterfield Canal was opened in 1777, running for 46 miles (74 km) from the River Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire, passing through the Norwood Tunnel at Kiveton Park. At the time it was one of the longest tunnels on the British canal system.

The Chesterfield Canal is a narrow canal in the East Midlands of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo D**e'. It was one of the last of the canals designed by James Brindley, who died while it was being constructed.

Image taken June 2026


Yarm Bridge spans the River Tees, connecting the historic market town of Yarm in North Yorkshire with Egglescliffe in Co...
22/08/2026

Yarm Bridge spans the River Tees, connecting the historic market town of Yarm in North Yorkshire with Egglescliffe in County Durham.

Originally commissioned around 1400 by Walter Skirlaw, the Bishop of Durham, it remains standing as a Grade II* listed structure.

It is a historic stone masonry road bridge featuring five distinct stone arches.

Image taken August 2026

The only surviving cygnet this year at the Eye Green Nature Reserve this evening.
24/07/2026

The only surviving cygnet this year at the Eye Green Nature Reserve this evening.

The castle at Castle Rising in Norfolk is one of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in Englan...
21/07/2026

The castle at Castle Rising in Norfolk is one of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.

Building of the castle was begun in 1138 by the Norman lord William d'Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I. In the 14th century it became the luxurious residence of Queen Isabella, widow (and alleged murderess) of Edward II.

Owned and managed by Lord Howard of Rising.

Image taken May 2026.

From a British cargo vessel, an Italian ship of mystery, to a sail training icon of the Spanish Navy,the Tall Ship Glenl...
20/07/2026

From a British cargo vessel, an Italian ship of mystery, to a sail training icon of the Spanish Navy,
the Tall Ship Glenlee has adapted to many changes over a 129 year history.

The River Clyde in Glasgow has provided a home for Glenlee since 1999. It had been renamed Galatea by the Spanish Navy. I September 2001, the late Prince Phillip boarded Glenlee to be the first person to ring the ship's bell after it was once again name Glenlee. As a Sea Cadet instructor in Glasgow at the time, I had the privilege of both using the Glenlee as a classroom to teach thebcadets, and providing a guard of honour for Prince Phillup's visit all them years ago.

The Glenlee is now a tourist attraction, aiming to bring to view how life would have been onboard the vessel.

For tickets and further information please see https://thetallship.com/

Image taken July 2026.

There is a theme of Glasgow bridges being given a more descriptive unofficial name by locals. The Clyde Arc, colloquiall...
20/07/2026

There is a theme of Glasgow bridges being given a more descriptive unofficial name by locals. The Clyde Arc, colloquially known as the 'squinty bridge', connects the Scottish Exhibition campus at Finnieston with Pacific Quay on the other side of the Clyde.

Now a veritable city icon that is often lit up to mark major events and special occasions, the bridge opened in 2006 and was Glasgow's first city centre road bridge over the Clyde since the Kingston Bridge 36 years earlier.

Image taken July 2026

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