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In Woolpit, near Bury St Edmunds, is a village called Woolpit. Each year Woolpit hosts a steam Day which consists of many examples of the power of steam which preceded the modern internal combustion engine. This year, I took a trip and here are a few of the images from that afternoon - not that I can tell you much about the engines! Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Limited was a major British agricultural machinery maker also producing a wide range of general engineering products in Ipswich, Suffolk including traction engines.  So, a local connection here! The enterprise was started by Robert Ransome (1753-1830), a brass and iron-founder in Norwich before moving to Ipswich in 1789 where he started casting ploughshares in a disused malting at St Margaret's Ditches in Ipswich, with capital of £200 and one employee. As a result of a mishap in his foundry, a broken mould caused molten metal to come into contact with cold metal, making the metal surface extremely hard – chille...

The Morgan Motor Company is a family-owned British motor car manufacturer that was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan . Morgan is based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, and employs 177 people. Morgan has stated that they produce in excess of 1300 cars per year, all assembled by hand. The waiting list for a car is approximately six months, and has sometimes been as long as ten years. Morgan cars are unusual because wood has been used in their construction for a century, for the chassis of several early models and still in the 21st century for the body shell. A visitor centre and museum feature exhibits about the company's history from Edwardian times until the present day, developments in automobile technology, and a display of automobiles. These beauties were on their way to a show and were obviously making an effort to give the public a mobile show on their way. So, armed with camera, and my spot on the roadside, these are a few (of many!...

How does one wear a hat? This was Izobelle having a try to fit a cap on. Not being quite sure, but at least having a go. Quite funny I thought.  So, this thing on the lawn is a hat? Yes? You say it goes on my head? Let's  have a try I guess like this mum?  - No? Well how then? What about this then - it feels better. Perfect! Now I guess I look all grown up. Home      Forward      Back

Watching young children when they encounter things for the first time is, at time, quite hilarious. As was Izobelle`s encounter with bubbles blown by Nanna. Not sure who laughed the most! A `Kung Fu` chop initially failed to do much    So she settled to watching them burst around her. Then an attempt to catch the elusive things. Followed by wild shaking of the arm which popped several, much to her delight.    Then a few squints and giggles as the bubbles popped on her face. Home      Forward      Back

Danny is a landscape gardener, and one of his ongoing jobs was for a client who had a property in Thetford Forest. The property was largely old, but with attached, more modern quarters. The whole thing stood in huge grounds surrounded by forest and some lawn and flower areas, much neglected. While we were there Danny was tree felling one section. Danny in action while we wandered. One of the derelict buildings was this Victorian greenhouse. Decayed, but fascinating.  Winder for the windows in the top of the greenhouse. Just hanging on the wall. The makers of the green house who started in 1848 I believe, and are still going strong. Left on the shelf. Some form of trap we came across in the grounds. Door in the wall. Obvious really! Loved the look of this shed, so a couple of images, from different perspectives Wish I could find out what this was. Over the main door is a biblical text a...

Roughly half of the world’s population of grey seals are found around Britain, their protection is of international conservation importance. It is one of our largest mammals but is still vulnerable to disturbance during the pupping season. Grey seals come ashore at Horsey & Winterton to breed during the winter months. Horsey offers a great opportunity to view the seals from the viewing platforms and for wildlife watching although it is very important to respect the seals and not to disturb them or their environment. Unfortunately people ignore all the guidance as to the welfare of these creatures, so here is a reprint of the Friends Of Horsey Seals Guidance: THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE to please treat these beautiful animals with the ultimate respect they deserve. Human intervention can easily prove fatal to Seals and in particular their Pups, so please ensure you adhere to the following rules when visiting the beach: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE Maintain a distance of at least 10 metres betwe...

So here I am at the start of my very first Christmas, whatever that is. Everyone seems to be happy and busy at the same time. I will just sit in my seat and watch proceedings. Lots of food nearby and mummy keeps tapping me with this funny yellow, round thing. Makes me giggle though! It's  a present? What is that? Ah! I get it, something to suck? That was inside?, how did that happen? The paper looks really good mummy, can I play with it please? One of my favourite presents this one. I love it! My First Christmas. That was fun. Home     Forward      Back