And now for something slightly different... Last weekend I was lucky enough to have taken a helicopter ride over parts of London. This post concentrates on some of the photographs that I was able to take that are relevant to Southern Railway infrastructure that I thought might be of interest to readers of this blog. The pictures were … Continue reading Something in the air…or some London Southern Railway infrastructure from a helicopter…
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50th Anniversary of the State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
Today, 30th January 2015, marks the 50 anniversary of the solemn occasion of the State Funeral of one of our greatest statesman Sir Winston Churchill following his passing on 24th January 1965. Sir Winston Churchill was the only "commoner", i.e non Royal, in the 20th Century to be awarded the honour of a State Funeral. … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of the State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill