Mark Charan Newton

Padley Gorge, located in the Peak District. Share:

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(Via DirJournal.) Here’s material for a novel. Kowloon Walled City, once a military installation in Hong Kong. After World War II, the Walled City descended into a tightly packed and ungoverned zone, a pirate enclave. It was demolished in 1994, and a park now exists in its place. By the end of 1970s Walled City [...]

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I do words, but I think pictures do this pub more justice. Share:

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A few of us from work decided to go on a road trip to Hay-on-Wye, what with us being bibliophiles. It was mainly a case of George Mann wanting to hunt down some Sexton Blakes, but we weren’t going to say no to thirty-odd bookstores in a pretty town. More photos on my Flickr page. [...]

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This is why I love Wiltshire, where I grew up. Incidentally the top two were taken in Castle Combe, where, amongst other things, parts of Stardust were filmed. Share:

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Back from Worldcon, even if my luggage isn’t quite… Anyway, far too much to say about the event. Denver is a great city, the convention was so much fun, and I really enjoyed catching up with so many people. And drinking. Lots of gin and tonics. The Hugo Awards weren’t quite how I’d have liked [...]

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Two very fine ruins, Rievaulx Abbey (the more complete ruin) and Byland Abbey (with the remains of a circular window now looking totally fantastical). Both in North Yorkshire, both victims of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when Henry VIII was getting frisky and needed a little divorce action. Share:

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In keeping with treating this blog more like a writer’s notebook, here’s some interesting things from last weekend in Cumbria. A fantastically industrial coastline, with the odd shipwreck to explore. Share:

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