Category Archives: Historical

Kingdom of Bhutan stamps

The small land-locked kingdom of Bhutan has done some great postage stamps!

Burt Todd, an American entrepreneur, developed a series of interesting Read More »

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Strange and wonderful maps

There has been a few BBC things about maps. Radio 4 had a series about maps and so did BBC4. Both are worth checking out Read More »

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The chain pier


This used to be west of the current peir. It was a travel hub for passenger travelling to and from Dieppe in France. Read More »

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