A visit to the Crossness Engines

Yes, on Sunday Hastings Battleaxe was off again, this time to the Crossness Engines in Abbey Wood, down towards the Thames estuary. Described as  ‘A Cathedral on the Marsh’, the Crossness Pumping Station, built in…

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Hastings Battleaxe views Now You See Us at Tate Britain

Have so much to write about – again – and have had so little time to do it. I’ll do a couple of catch-up posts but will start with our most recent trip to London,…

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All change for Hastings Battleaxe

Well, obviously there was the biggest change – the General Election – on the very day we came back from Turkey. Great sense of relief here at Battleaxe Towers. This post is mainly about Turkey…

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Quick catch-up and nearly time for….

Time for what? You’ll have to wait. I never advertise my imminent whereabouts on here or on social media. Who knows who might take notice… Anyway, thought I’d have a quick catch-up on the things…

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Hastings Battleaxe grasps the political nettle…

It’s high time Battleaxe wrote something about the General Election. Yes, I know it is boring but it has to be done. Have been earnestly apolitical for the last few posts but obviously can’t keep…

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