April 2017 – Going Postal

Development of the Merlin Engine

11th April 2017 rattuscatchus 0

The Rolls Royce Merlin was a V12, 27 litre engine and originally was a private venture so was financed entirely by Rolls Royce and its backers. Designated the PV12 it followed the Rolls Royce trend [more…]

A Wiltshire Junior School, 1953 to 1957

6th April 2017 GrumpyAngler 0

Change has always come slowly to rural Wiltshire, in 1957 the 1944 Education Act hadn’t affected my schooling to any great extent. The school I moved to after the infant school was one that took [more…]

Month: April 2017

Development of the Merlin Engine

A Wiltshire Junior School, 1953 to 1957

Is there life on (somewhere other than) Mars?

De Profundis or How Green Was My Valley?

Pistachio Ice Cream

Allocating public resources to where they do most good

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Thirty Five