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Dry January-16 January

There is a fashion these days to have a Dry January. To make up, so to speak for the jollies (excess of Christmas). This was also the day 100 years ago when the USA brought in National Prohibition on 16 January 1920. The policy was abandoned in December 1933 because consumption of alcohol, produced illegally, […]

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Photography-Blog-Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice are key ingredients for a good blog and fortunately the location for this blog links all these aspects at one geographic site. This is Basildon Park a National Trust house in the Thames Valley. There is also a key link as Pride and Prejudice was filmed here. Jane Austen that blogger/author of […]

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Photography-Sitting Outdoors

A Greek beach resort has the advantage of the sea nearby. The weather is not guaranteed however Cornwall has some interesting places to sit as well Below are some deckchairs seen outside Agatha Christie’s summer home, Greenways. First there were four, then one then none. Does Poirot need to be investigate these disappearances? The National […]

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Photography-Beaches Cornwall

First is Holywell bay. This is listed first as those who follow Poldark will know, they apparently filmed Poldark crew riding their horses across this beach. See National Trust details below. Not sure where the famous scything scenes were filmed! The BBC however has officially listed all the beach locations https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/nbVFGmB7lFVmJJKpjrCQV/poldarks-cornwall-locations Next is Crantock beach, […]

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Photography- Cold War bunker-Veryan, Cornwall

I hope that you have read the piece about the World War 2 Decoy Command bunker at Veryan. Just a few feet away is the other bunker built for the cold was and in service until the 1990’s! The second Nuclear bunker was to locate and monitor the location, power and progression of a nuclear […]

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Photography-World War 2-Veryan Decoy Command Post

We tend to forget some of the things that occurred during World War 2. Whilst on holiday in Cornwall recently I was lucky enough to visit 2 sites that were relevant to World War 2 and another to the Cold War. Here are the pictures from the World War 2 decoy command bunker. This site […]