Although I am not a member of the British Association for Local History I get a copy of their Journal published four times each year because they offer a good public liability insurance policy for small interest organisations, two of which I am a member. The six articles in each are generally thorough, very professionally […]

Recently devastating floods in the Spanish town/city of Valencia gained global attention in news media. The above view of the town as seen and recorded in 1563 shows the medieval walled town on the bank of the River Turia and three multi-arched bridges spanning the River to the built-up area on the other bank. In

From the Robin Hood Tower, s.p.b., a straight section of wall passes above the Deanery Gardens and on to Monk Bar which allowed entrance from the the direction of Bridlington and Scarborough. A further stretch of the medieval town walls continues in a south-east direction and then comes to an end. Taking the steps down

Yesterday I took advantage of the current spell of high pressure weather to take a bus trip to York on the X46 service, amazingly it’s a half hourly service and a double decker so good views of the southern Yorkshire Wolds on the way. However it’s a long journey as the bus diverts through Beverley,

Some place that were visited in the late 1970s were not visited this time because I didn’t want to spend a lot of time driving but also the foxgloves, ferns and hillside/valleyside woodland that so decorated the road running inland along the Conwy River valley would not be at their best by mid September. Nevertheless,

Day six was cooler but still an almost cloudless sky and good visibility – a return visit to Penmaenmaur seafront but less frequented as on the 1970s postcard photo above. On the advice of a local resident decided to visit the waterfront of the next settlement west Llanfairfechan. This proved interesting even though the waterside