This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – January 2014. The remains of the steamship Hoche, 2012 I was nine years old, on holiday in Devon. We were staying in a cottage on the rocky north Devon coast, just south of Hartland Point, and went for a walk along…
This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – January 2014. Wm BUDDEN LAND 6½ INCH BEYOND THIS WALL 1822 This rather odd property marker is in a garden wall on the outskirts of Chichester in West Sussex. The stone faces out, annexing 6½ inches (16.5 cm) of what…
This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – January 2014. The aerial photo used as a header on this blog was chosen because it reflects some of my historical interests – the sea, the development of the landscape and local history. The picture shows the entrance to Chichester…
This article was originally published on my WordPress blog – January 2014. The first day of the New Year seems as good a time as any to start a new blog. The old saying goes ‘out with the old, in with the new’, but it’s not quite appropriate for…