Dawlish Chronicles

I’m currently in southern Spain, between Malaga and Marbella, and looking southwards across a Mediterranean which is calm and blue today bu...

Though paddle-vessels are almost invariably referred to as “paddle steamers”, some had distinctly more modern forms of propulsion. I found ...

I read widely and, as befits my interest in the career of Admiral Sir Nichols Dawlish (1845-1918), I am particularly interested in naval af...

Yesterday, en route to my favourite research venue, the London Library in St. James’ Square, I took a short cut through a narrow passageway...

Adventure, Scientific Endeavour and Cutting Edge Technology in Antarctica Technology, old or new, fascinates me and indeed the cutting-...

This week's blog entry is more on a  military  than a nautical  theme  but it reflects my  continuing   fascination   with  all aspect...

In an earlier blog I wrote about the now-forgotten disaster on the Thames in September 1878 when the excursion paddle steamer Princess Ali...