We love our diverse and magnetic city of Peterborough which continues to undergo a lot of change particularly to the road and cycle networks to improve access and ease congestion. The train station is located in the heart of the...

As we once again approach November and our thoughts turn towards Remembrance I would like to talk about a battle during the Second World War which for the Allies, particularly Canada, was one of its costliest in terms of the...

Gloucester is perhaps not as well-known a place as it should be. It is one of the top ten historic cities in England, but doesn’t get the plaudits for it like York or Chester. It is better-known as a brand...

In one of the strangest cases of wishful thinking, medieval historians often bemoan the birth order of King John’s two legitimate sons, Henry and Richard. Had there been a Richard II instead of a Henry III, England would’ve avoided the...

The North East of England has been famed for change and innovation since the dawn of history. After the Romans abandoned their great Hadrianic frontier across the North East, the region became the cradle of Christianity in Britain; a thousand...

Canal Boat Lives came from a commission in 2022 from ‘This England’ magazine who asked me for a four-page spread depicting the lives of people living and working on our waterways. I had no idea where to start so I...

This book looks at a variety of demonstration vehicles, on display, in use, and after being sold off, as well as vehicles that were bought experimentally or modified extensively during their service life. Seen outside Earls Court at the 1972...

This book in the ’50 Buildings’ series features the London Borough of Newham in the East End of London. This was formed in 1965 by the merger of two former County Borough Councils, East Ham and West Ham. The area...

Over the years I have written and researched extensively on the subject of naval dockyards, not just those serving the British Royal Navy, but also those created in many other countries around the world. Without these yards, no nation in...

Not another guidebook... was the first reaction I had to being presented with an idea for my eleventh book. My relationship with Amberley stretches back to well before its inception; a multitude of contacts and people I’ve grown to rely...