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A Fuchsia Night in London

 a A colourful note: fuchsia is a purplish-pink colour named after the plant of the same name.  The plant was discovered in the late 17th century and was named in honour of […]

Solar Time

Sundials, both old and new, pop up over the world, but Austria seems to be particularly fond of them.  They have a Sundial Data Bank and the 2000 figures report 3009 […]

Old Time Telephony

This is a fine old telephone box dating back to the 1920s, I believe.  The first official street box was the K1 kiosk, that appeared in 1921.  The design wasn’t […]

Wind Your Way to the Sea

“It was a funny little path, winding here and there, dashing off in different directions, and sometimes even tying a knot in itself from sheer joy. (You don’t get tired […]

Night Sky over Horatio

Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, is commemorated by Nelson’s Column that towers over London’s Trafalgar Square.  It was constructed between 1840 and 1843 at […]

Scottish Design in Kent

The Sun Foundry was established in 1858 by George Smith in Glasgow.  It was an important company in the iron industry of the day, expanding quickly and moving to a larger site […]