Apparently it is Alexander the Great’s birthday today.
Here’s a Newline Designs 1:72 model of Alexander the Great that I painted a while ago.
Painting was partly based on this mosaic, as well as random more images of Alexander found on the web.
Author: Andrew Grantham
Wickham automatic target trolley
A Wickham automatic target trolley with a rebuilt superstructure being demonstrated at the Amberley Museum railway gala on 15 July 2018.
For obvious reasons, this would have operated unmanned when people were actually shooting at it…
Thames Path – Marlow to Shiplake
Walking the Thames Path from Marlow to Shiplake.
Thames Path – Maidenhead to Marlow
Walking the Thames Path from Maidenhead to Marlow.
Thames Path – Windsor to Maidenhead
A walk along the River Thames from Windsor to Maidenhand, on 12 May 2018.
Windsor was getting ready for the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel a week later.
The weather started to get a bit ropey. Maybe travelling by boat would have been a better option today.
Eton College’s (former?) Athens bathing area. Guidebooks flag this up as a point of interest, but it’s not that exciting; maybe it is more interesting for old Etonians.
A nice little church by the river.
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Continuing along the leafy footpath.
An organised event seemed to be heading in the opposite direction.
That doesn’t look good.
