Archive for August, 2009

  • Just noticed that the protective fencing has just come down on the newest City building, on the Thames waterfront beside Cannon Street Station. The building is called Watermark Place, although...

    One Angel Lane (aka Watermark Place)

    Just noticed that the protective fencing has just come down on the newest City building, on the Thames waterfront beside Cannon Street Station. The building is called Watermark Place, although...

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  • [Updated] I somehow missed this last week (although it received very little publicity) – a new bridge across the Regent’s Canal has just been lifted into place. It’s a foot/cycle...

    New Bridge across the Regent’s Canal

    [Updated] I somehow missed this last week (although it received very little publicity) – a new bridge across the Regent’s Canal has just been lifted into place. It’s a foot/cycle...

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  • A new cartography application for Mac OS X, Ortelius, by Mapdiva, has just appeared. I’ve not heard of it before, but from the screenshots on the site, it looks nice....

    Ortelius

    A new cartography application for Mac OS X, Ortelius, by Mapdiva, has just appeared. I’ve not heard of it before, but from the screenshots on the site, it looks nice....

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  • Street-O runners who read this blog may be interested in the most recent posting on my research blog. Tweet

    Street-O and Plaques

    Street-O runners who read this blog may be interested in the most recent posting on my research blog. Tweet

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  • The plan: [ Summary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ] What actually happened: [ Summary...

    All my Thurso-London Posts in One Place

    The plan: [ Summary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ] What actually happened: [ Summary...

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  • Photo by RachelH_ on Flickr. Exciting news for the second City of London orienteering race that is happening on Saturday 12 September – I’ve just heard that we have been...

    Temple

    Photo by RachelH_ on Flickr. Exciting news for the second City of London orienteering race that is happening on Saturday 12 September – I’ve just heard that we have been...

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  • I made it to London from John O’ Groats – “Joglon” – a couple of weeks ago, but there was a missing link in the journey. I took an unplanned...

    Day 5 Redux – The Borders

    I made it to London from John O’ Groats – “Joglon” – a couple of weeks ago, but there was a missing link in the journey. I took an unplanned...

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  • Well, that was good. My sixth Scottish 6 Days international orienteering competition in Perthshire/Tayside has just finished – around 3000 competitors and seven days of competition (including the supposed “rest”...

    Scottish 6 Days – Tay 2009

    Well, that was good. My sixth Scottish 6 Days international orienteering competition in Perthshire/Tayside has just finished – around 3000 competitors and seven days of competition (including the supposed “rest”...

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