Sunday, 13 November 2016
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Monday, 19 September 2016
Martello Tower 66
Martello tower number 66 was constructed in 1805-6 and was built to augment the firepower of the six-gun shore battery known as East Langney Fort or Langney Redoubt, built in 1795. It is located just to the north of Langney Point, Eastbourne. Over the years it has been subject to several modifications, such as the addition of a concrete roof for a gun emplacement during the Second World War. This structure is still extant, and in turn supports a temporary structure which is part of its current use as a coastguard station. The tower is both a Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument.
http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=411918
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Friday, 15 July 2016
Monday, 4 July 2016
Dandelion Seed Head
Dandelions are well-known weeds. The name derives from the French 'dent de lion', which refers to the deeply toothed leaves arranged in rosettes . The yellow flower heads are borne on hollow stalks and the seed heads are familiar to children as dandelion clocks, which are used to 'tell the time' by the number of blows taken to remove the seeds . Vernacular names for the dandelion include 'wet-the-bed' and 'pissy-beds', which refer to the belief that just touching part of a dandelion can cause bed-wetting .
ref - http://www.arkive.org/common-dandelion/taraxacum-officinale-agg/image-A7105.html
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Monday, 18 April 2016
Saturday, 26 March 2016
Friday, 26 February 2016
Monday, 18 January 2016
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