Rod Collins

Immingham Museum ~ A Visitors guide
An account of my trip to the Immingham Museum in Lincolnshire with plenty of original photographs
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The Scream by Edvard Munch
Is the tormented figure actually screaming or is it trying to block out the screams of another ?
It’s a fabulous painting and worth a closer look . . .
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Grimsby Heritage Centre Portrait Exhibition
A chance for a bit of culture not to mention a rare opportunity to look at some of the things held in the ‘Museum Collection’ saw your host hot footing it to the Heritage Centre . . .
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Zen the TV Series ~ A Review
Last night the latest literary detective hit the UK screens for the first time ~ Aurelio Zen the Italian detective created by Michael Dibdin
But was it any good . . .
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Architecture in Lincoln ~ A Look at the Architectural Gems in the ‘Capital’ of Lincolnshire
There’s much to see and appreciate in the ancient city of Lincoln and that includes architecture with building work on show spanning over 1500 years
I took a camera and hopefully a reasonably tasteful eye to Lincoln and record some of the highlights
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Barrow in Lincolnshire is near the coast so ships are no great mystery - unless they’re in a field that is !
Is is a crop circle, a chalk figure or is it the work of aliens
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Mods v Rockers at Seaside resorts !
It sounds like a blast from the past when the Mods used to go to seaside resorts to face up to the rockers but it still happens
As I saw on Sunday at Cleethorpes . . .
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How Popular is the Pope in Britain ?
With the Papal visit to the UK in full swing I’ve found some of the headlines quite interesting and worthy of comment and discussion.
I hope you do too
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The Classic English Village Pond
A classic feature of so many British villages and hamlets - the idyllic, ancient, communal water feature
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Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days
It looks as though there should be something to interest everybody in this imminent series of events celebrating the history of Lincolnshire.
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Sherlock Holmes ~ New TV Series ~ Good or Bad ?
Last night the BBC aired a new television series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, it was set in modern day 2010 . . .
As a life long fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Consulting Detective I felt I simply couldn’t face it but last night, like a moth to a flame . . .
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The Strange Ways of Country Folk & Other Tales
I wasn’t really sure how to title this as it’s just a catch up article of the day as I have a picture I wanted to use.
Today was split into two . . .
[edit] Caution, picture which some may possibly find a little upsetting
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Stallingborough Heritage Weekend
There is a special weekend planned to look at the Heritage of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire
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Vikings in Grimsby !
Yes folks Tintin Ace Reporter has once again dusted off his pencil and notepad to bring you the staggering news of a Viking Invasion in the form of a Long Ship coming up the Humber and landing in Grimsby
Is Dane Law about to become de rigueur once again in Lincolnshire ? er no . . . more like Sod’s Law
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Restored in 18.. by James Fowler of Louth
That’s a phrase I’ve come across time and time again, the name James Fowler has become synonymous with churches in Lincolnshire so it’s about time I took a look at the history behind the name.
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Classic cars, old commercial vehicles, classic motorbikes and static steam engines plus much more
All this was on offer at Cleethorpes this Bank Holiday Weekend
It was worth a trip
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Should women involved in politics play up their sexy side or does this do a disservice not only to themselves but serious minded career women as well
Image seems to be everything nowadays, look at the acres of newsprint given to the leaders wives and how they are being ‘glammed up’
Alluring as Sam Cam’s hemline seems to be for the press - she’s certainly pipped by a French female politician who posed for a magazine shoot in . . .
Fishnet Stockings ! ~ Surely it’s getting too much ?
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Are Tall Women More Successful than Short Women ~ Does My Height Matter ?
As a woman does your height have an influence on your career or life - does ’success’ rise or fall exponentially in line with being short or tall ?
It looks as though it does - Taller ladies are more successful than shorter girls on average !
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Does History Matter or is it a thing of the past (groan - sorry)
A test photograph at home today had me thinking whilst spending most of the afternoon in Bradley Woods
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The Modern Domesday Book
Regular readers will be aware of the oft quoted Domesday Book of 1086 but today we turn to the up to date version.
We can now see what has changed since 1977
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