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Not just any wall And it affords me a nice introduction to this post. About twenty yards beyond it, (looking south in the photograph),...

Reflecting on a soggy, cold day on a short break in my ride in Chertsey, S.W. London. This, and a garage demolition job at home, combined...

That brutal assessment of St. James’ Church in Hampton Hill in the 1860s was delivered by a commentator at the time. Since then a number...

Hampton Court Green Featured in an earlier post on April 12th this is a view of the Green from the other end. The main entrance to the...

From the south bank, looking north-east The most upstream crossing of all the Thames bridges of Greater London, uniquely with one bank...

Where horses race Kempton Park racing track comprises of 210 acres of flat grassland surrounded by woodland with two lakes in its centre....

A young male deer casually approaches the road that is Chestnut Avenue in Bushy Park, crossing it in front of me as I cycle homewards...

Along Hampton Court Road, among the trees hugging the north bank of the Thames, between Hampton and Kingston, is this sculpture. It is...

The second largest of the eight royal parks in London, Bushy Park is 1,000 acres in size and located just north of Hampton Court Palace,...

In 1877 the Richmond Burial Board purchased their first parcel of land, a former orchard of four acres in size. A competition was...

On the north bank of the Thames in Hampton, Upper Sunbury Road. In case you were wondering, the boat isn’t in for an MOT. The equivalent...

No idea what this is about, with research regrettably proving fruitless. It could, I suppose, reflect the sense of humour of the owner of...

... and say that’s Fulwell Golf Club. Covering 130 acres, the 18-hole par 71 course measures 6,475 yards from the white tees, (from where...

Not quite. But it did feel odd the first few times I cycled this route. It’s almost like entering a weird “twilight zone” where some sort...

This little beauty was winner of the London Plastic Free Schools 2019 Competition. Installed here in the grounds of The Landmark Arts...

This caught my eye cycling along Hampton Court Road this morning. Almost opposite The North Canal about 80 yards behind me, in Hampton...

This post is more about a little bit of alliteration afforded by a rare sighting, around these parts at least, of a tatty old wind sock....

Hampton Court Green. A nice spot looking in the direction of the palace a few hundred yards ahead, to the right a bit but hidden by...

The title of Leo Sayer’s second single, and his first hit, back in 1973. It strikes an optimistic note, chiming I'd say with the of the...

This small suspension bridge links Lower Sunbury Road to the westernmost (and most upriver) island on the Thames in London. Platt’s Eyot,...