One of three blog posts that contains material from the events to celebrate the life and work of John Louis Petit held in Oakham from August to September 2025. “An exhibition of John Louis Petit’s East Midlands paintings”, including the catalogue, display boards and photographs (6th October 2025)
One of three blog posts that contains material from the events to celebrate the life and work of John Louis Petit held in Oakham from August to September 2025. “A Choral Evensong to celebrate the work of John Louis Petit as a clergyman and theologian” including a recording of the service, the order of service and the transcript of the address. (6th October 2025)
One of three blog posts that contains material from the events to celebrate the life and work of John Louis Petit held in Oakham from August to September 2025. “John Louis Petit – then and now” – a comparison of Petit’s paintings with modern views, including material that has already been shared on Facebook with a range of other comparisons. (6th October 2025)
John Louis Petit – painter, architectural critic and clergyman – forthcoming events in Oakham with links to details of an exhibition of his work, a one-day symposium and a choral evensong (January 10th 2025)
The lighter side. A post consisting simply of photos that I have found amusing over the last few years, published here in the hope that others too might find them enjoyable. (October 25th 2024)
A Black Country poet – Jim William Jones. An introduction to the life and work of the Black Country poet Jim William Jones (August 15th 2024)
Oakham roofs. A photo blog simply showing the upper floors and roofs of the buildings on the north side of the High Street in Oakham. For no other reason than I like roofs (July 23rd 2024)
St. Michael’s churchyard, Lichfield. The evocative photographs of Maureen Brand showing the churchyard through the changing seasons. (July 12th 2024)
A walk around Oakham. A somewhat idiosyncratic photo set of a walk around Oakham, showing things that have caught my eye whist walking the dog. (July 12th 2024)
Ghost signs. A short photo blog with pictures of the faded painted signs seen on building walls indicating their past usage. (July 12th 2024)
Reflections on “The whole world a Black Country” by Matt Stallard. An article published in the Spring 2023 edition of the Blackcountryman reflecting on the influence of Black Country history on current climate change concerns. (February 24th 2023)
Measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations in a church. A post describing some measurements of Carbon Dioxide concentrations in St. Michael’s church in Lichfield on May 15th 2022 (May 24th 2022)
The Midland Tornado of 1545 – a discussion of a major historical storm in the UK. What were the likely windspeeds involved, and was it really a tornado? (14th April 2021)
The legacy of slavery on the railways. A contribution to an ongoing debate concerning the use of slave-compensation money as railway capital in the early days of the network. (July 8th 2020)
Climate and plague – some thoughts on the effect of climate and plague on the development of the English kingdoms in late antiquity. (June 30th 2020)
Some thoughts on Family Tree studies The joys and frustrations of family history. (March 29th 2020)
Engineering, history and ecclesiology 