- POTD 4 May 2005: Waddesdon Manor 4 May 2005
Fountains and main driveway to Waddesdon Manor, BuckinghamshireWe travelled south day. Our final destination will be Hastings to see a performance of “The Last Bombshell” – a one act play that I wrote a few years ago. Tonight we are stopping just outside Oxford and visiting Waddesdon Manor.
Waddesdon Manor is a National Trust property which means although I can take photos (like any other tourist) I’m not permitted to sell them. Personal use is permitted… and you don’t get much more personal that a photo diary.
So enjoy today’s picture of the day, as you are not likely to see it anywhere else.
Continue reading → - POTD 5 May 2005: Attack of the killer dustbins! 5 May 2005
A Dalek DustbinWe’ve move a little further south today and we are spending the day in Brighton. As well as photographing the pavillion and Brighton beach, we took a stroll along the pier.
It came as a surprise to me to find workmen constructing a Doctor Who exhibition. Pity it’s not open, I’d have liked to have seen it.
What we did see however was the bottom half of a Dalek being used as a dustbin. Something ironic about that… given that Daleks have often been refered to as killer dustbins!
Continue reading → - POTD 6 May 2005: Big Guns 6 May 2005
A Howitzer Gun (5.5 inch Medium Gun) at Newhaven Fort, SussexFrom Brighton to Hastings today. Calling in a Newhaven Fort. A chance to see some WWII guns and learn the facinating history of this south coast fort.
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