Suffolk in England is a peaceful part of a peaceful country. But if you know where to look, between its pretty villages, sandy beaches and open countryside there are many traces of war and violence. Often full of paddling children, the sea eats towns. From an historical perspective, whether they are French, Spanish, German, Dutch or… Continue reading Orford Ness – nuclear bombs and gravel ridges
Category: History
The town eaten by the sea
Some towns have all the luck. A thousand years ago Southwold, in Suffolk on England’s east cost, was a fishing village dwarfed by Dunwich, a major port town to its south. Nowadays Southwold is a thriving seaside town and Dunwich is just a few houses, one pub and a museum. Its priory, leper hospital and… Continue reading The town eaten by the sea
Tim Robinson: Geology and place
Tim Robinson is a celebrated author and visual artist whose intense engagement with the land beneath his feet is an inspiration to anyone who spends time in wild places. His work is inspired by the idea of ‘the good step’, of reintegrating body and world and achieving a state of consciousness ‘worthy of the ground… Continue reading Tim Robinson: Geology and place
Relict of the flood?
I’ve recently spent a lot of time with my kids in the fabulous public parks of Macclesfield. An ex-mill town in the north of England, Macclesfield expanded greatly in the Nineteenth Century and the civic leaders at the time took care to build large green spaces into the town. In a nicely manicured lawn in… Continue reading Relict of the flood?