Monthly Archives: October 2019

Anger in the Coombe


With its surrounding wooded hillside it ought to be a tranquil rural idyll. But this bosky valley has become a battleground over the rights of pedestrians and cyclists – something which is commonplace in urban areas just moved to the … Continue reading

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Lie of the land


Some remarkable Victorians tramped over every foot of Britain to create precise pictures for posterity, though they used neither camera nor canvas. Even the unremarkable slopes of Meadleys Meadow came into focus on a certain day in 1876, when a … Continue reading

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