The HMS Indefatigable project is well on the way. Her outer hull has been planked and the stern gallery structure has been completed. The image below shows her bows while under constru… Read More
I have to report the recent death of Brick Lane icon, Thomas Hewson Finch, aged seventy-nine
Let me admit, if I had to choose one person who incarnated the spirit of Brick Lane Market, it w… Read More
In an earlier post, I discussed Privileged Wills which had extended from Roman Law from at the time of Julius Caesar, granting a special privilege initially to soldiers, and then seamen to g… Read More
Admiral Sturdee (1859 – 1925)
As I was walking through the graveyard of St Peter’s Church in Frimley away from the church a little while ago, my attention was caught by a rather… Read More
Filed in: War History – Author: JF Dowsett
The British Grand Fleet sails. The Battle of Jutland, May 31st 1916
May 31st, 2016 marks 100 years since the Battle of Jutland… Read More