In a somewhat misguided attempt to inject some controversy into the blog, since many of my recent posts have focused on the far corner of Harwich, covering the wharf and its environs, now seems as good a time as any to discuss the ongoing proposition of redeveloping the entire site, by removing the current industrial … Continue reading My Thoughts on the Navyard Development Plans
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My Brain Hurts
Apologies for the lack of content recently, it is half because I've come down with a classic case of Newyearitis, which likes to grind you down both physically and mentally, and half because it's been hard to find a subject to write about that doesn't take hours of in-depth research. What I thought I'd do … Continue reading My Brain Hurts
2022 Review
Let's end the year by looking at what has been posted to the blog in the last twelve months. There has been a surprising amount of variety in the past year, and perhaps some future classics as well, if it's possible to define a classic within the confines of a niche history blog. The best … Continue reading 2022 Review
My Sea Shanty Saturday
Content for the blog has dried up a fair bit recently, so I figure why not invoke that old schoolchild staple of the trip report, and write about my day at the Harwich International Shanty Festival. So here is My Saturday, by Harwicensis, age 10. My day started at the formidable Redoubt, to listen to … Continue reading My Sea Shanty Saturday
Send Harwicensis Your Questions & Suggestions!
This month's WordPress #WordPrompt is "Open", which seems as good a time as any to 'open' things up to you, the reader. If you have any questions or suggestions for, or about, the blog, send them in via the Google Form below, and they may well feature in a post later this month. All submissions … Continue reading Send Harwicensis Your Questions & Suggestions!
Harwich Poetry
As part of my month of trying different things, I thought I'd dabble in a spot of poetry, see how it goes. There's no new historical content here, but hopefully there will be something to prompt a smile or a nod of approval! First off, let's start with a simple haiku that offers a reasonable … Continue reading Harwich Poetry
The Ideas of March
In order to build up a bit more content on here, next month will be a 'special' month of sorts, encompassing a range of topics and ideas. While this blog is specifically about Harwich history, there will be a bit of "one or the other" about the posts, including one that will hopefully be helpful … Continue reading The Ideas of March
I have finally decided to branch out and join the Twittersphere - those who wish to can follow me at @Harwicensis. It will be used for sharing posts from the site, old and new, as well as retweeting items of interest relating to Harwich and/or history, and occasionally I'll go a bit meta and find … Continue reading Twitter
A Friday Night Thought
Something not really in keeping with this blog, but after reading about how Jeff Bezos' net worth has reached $200 billion, it's worth considering the sense of scale, so I thought I'd put it in historical terms. Christopher Jones was born in about 1570, so 450 years ago. If he was still alive today, and … Continue reading A Friday Night Thought
Morrisons Roundabout Mayflower Replica
Old meets new as a sculpture of the Mayflower was erected on the roundabout by Morrisons supermarket today. Here is a snap I took of it this evening.
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