Having used a fairly recent (1992) I-Spy book as the springboard for a flight of fancy, I thought it would be fun to get one of the older ones and see what differences there might be. I-Spy on the Pavement came out in 1961, the year I was born, so that’s the one I decided [...]
Posts Tagged ‘brighton’
I-Spy on the Pavement
Posted in References and signposts, tagged brighton, clock tower, I-Spy, psychogeography, virgin on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Quiet Man Bucks Reality
Posted in References and signposts, tagged #hopenothate, brighton, buckinghamshire, buckinghamshire footpaths, bucks, mere england, peel, psychogeography on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The next legs of the journey will take me through Buckinghamshire. This being the case, I have picked up a guidebook of sorts: Buckinghamshire Footpaths, by J.H.B. Peel, found in Wigtown (‘Scotland’s book town’) while on holiday. Buckinghamshire Footpaths was published in 1949, when a Britain battered by war was re-creating itself, and part of [...]
Pier to Pier networking
Posted in Route, tagged brighton, pier, southport, transpennine on January 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Starting to plan this walk, I need to do a few things. Some idea of route will help, including a start and end point. Commencing at the end, the plan is to return to my birthplace. Brighton Maternity Hospital is no longer there; I could (and probably will) peer at the office block on the [...]