It's popular once more to be proud to be English. Whilst I am certainly not someone who would fly a St George's Flag (or have either a whippet or a rottweiler) I do love England. I also enjoy explaining to Americans what the difference is between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Somehow they always get lost when the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man need explanation ... but (as Steve Bell used to say) This Is England.

Firstly, where I live: London

Pasted GraphicMy Neighbourhood - Greenwich/Charlton/ Blackheath (south east London).
This section includes a picture of the Cutty Sark, one of the most famous ships in the world (I used this on my Christmas card this year). The Cutty Sark is currently being restored and was affected badly by a fire in May 2007. To find out more, or to donate to the restoration fund, see the Cutty Sark's website.

Pasted Graphic 1Check out as well the redeveloped Dome section (with new pictures) whilst I don't like the attempt at renaming it is great to see it so busy again and it really is well worth a visit: new O2 site here, and Wikipedia entry on Dome here.

DSCF2634Additionally here are pictures from the snow in February 2009. Ten inches!! Quite a nightmare, but I did make it in to work.

Pasted Graphic 2London - various (including the wonderful London Eye). UPDATED October 2009.

Pasted Graphic 3The London Underground is one of the wonders of London, annoying of course when you use it every day - but great nonetheless. In December 2007 we said goodbye to a whole Tube line - the East London Line, which has now been redeveloped into a rather wonderful new "Overground" underground line. The old line played a big role in my life - so I took some pictures in remembrance.

Norfolk:

Pasted Graphic 4Click here for a special page (still being worked on) dedictated to the county where I grew up. The page is written in Norfolk dialect.

Elsewhere in England:

Pasted Graphic 5Aldeburgh, Suffolk (one of my favourite parts of the world)

Pasted Graphic 6Canterbury, Kent

Pasted Graphic 7Cornwall (Including the Eden Project)

Pasted Graphic 8Devon (Topsham - the Care Direct 2007 reunion at Michael & Bridget's)

Pasted Graphic 9Essex (Terling - with thanks to Ceri)

Pasted Graphic 10Windsor

Updated 20 June 2010