Following on from the blog of two days ago I took a plastic(!) bag to the Estuary foreshore at South Ferriby and measured (roughly) 100 yards with the intention of seeing how full of litter the bag would be across this distance. In fact the bag was full in less than half way (see picture). So […]

The picture above was taken at a point along the Humber Estuary foreshore at the seaward side of the clay bank flood defence. It was an attempt to show how littered the high tide point is, many more plastic bottles and other items were visible than were captured in this photo. The recent spring tides

Locally Barton Civic Society’s litter-pick has been postponed for the time being owing to the extreme cold and snow cover (which makes identifying the litter items difficult). This activity was linking in with a national initiative, across the country over the coming weekend, unlikely now to happen anywhere as a result of the weather. Litter is

At the south end of the east wing (centre right in above photo) is a small chamber on the wall of which Phillip Tyrwhitt etched is family’s commendable motto ‘Trust truth only’. This may date from 1541 when Phillip Tyrwhitt was one of the courtiers attendant on Henry VIII during his ‘Northern Progress’, the whole party

This fifth of six blogs was initiated following a visit to Gainsborough. Gainsborough Old Hall is a late medieval manor house ranged around a central courtyard which is, however, open to the south. It thus has three connecting ranges of building compartments, north, east and west wings. It is in the guardianship of English Heritage, is

Derby cathedral was a parish church until 1927 when it was elevated to cathedral status. The criteria by which this elevation is achieved is by the installation of a bishop’s chair, it does not require any enlargement or other physical changes, although the option might be chosen. So, like at All Saints, Gainsborough, at some