Quex House Gardens are part of the historic estate of Quex Park, located near the village of Birchington-on-Sea in Kent, England. The gardens form an important cultural and horticultural landscape surrounding the historic Quex House, a Regency-style country mansion that has been central to the development of the estate for more than two centuries. Today, […]
In 2023, after the access steps had been cleared and some internal detritus removed, the author was fortunate enough to be able to investigate the contents of the sunken Pump House building adjacent to the old Italianate Garden at Quex House, Birhington. This features the slopes of the old parterre and a very deep pond […]
All text and images, copyright David Riddle, January 2000 (known changes by 2016 in italics) A lot of people put up with living in a large city purely to enjoy the convenience it offers even if, as residents, we probably rarely venture further than the local shops at the week-end and only hit the ‘smoke’ during […]
This article was first produced in 2001 for members of the Westcombe Society, Blackheath and the Greenwich Industrial History Society and linked on their original Web sites. In the course of 15 years, this area of East and South-East London has changed dramatically, so where there have been changes, the text has been edited to clarify the route […]
Written back in 2001, this is a, now historical, guided walk along the then newly opened Thames Path round the Greenwich Peninsula..
Eeyore's Place 