1: Aspects of Exmoor

I paid my first visit to Exmoor in 1961, visiting at intervals until I married and we honeymooned in Porlock in 1971. As the family grew up, we came nearly every year to the moor on holiday until I took early retirement in 1993, allowing us to move to Minehead in 1994 and then to Porlock in the National Park itself in 1999. My two Border Collies (Jodie - on the left - and Dan), used accompany me for about 5 miles each day and advised me on the walks and also suggested putting notes on walks on the website as well as my Exmoor photographs. Sadly, both these faithful friends have died in the last year and a Jack Russell puppy, Jake, is being trained up in their place!

The webmaster.....

..and former Exmoor advisers

When not walking, I am interested in photography, transport and computing. My wife and I are also involved with the work at Minehead Baptist Church. I hope that this site will reveal to you the beauty of this corner of the UK and tempt you to visit Exmoor again... and again.... Please visit the website again, as it will be regularly updated with extra pictures and walks.

2: Transport of delight

I began to take a real interest in road and rail transport in the UK from about late 1952 when I began to keep notes about the London Transport fleet of buses and trolleybuses, having missed the tram fleet by a few months - although I had frequently travelled on them. Interest in British Railways followed and I began to take photographs in 1959. My early efforts were on poor equipment and I also snapped away enthusiastically in the wrong conditions.

Sheffield 122, 2003

30523, Clapham Junction, 1959

This site shows many of my photographs taken between 1959 and the present day with a biggish gap in the 1970s and 1980s when our family was growing up. There will be a wide choice of views gradually added: trams, trolleybuses, buses and railways, both in the UK and overseas. Enjoy!