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Diana Jackson

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  • The Solent Area ~ Virtual Tour no 8 ~ Southampton

    In the past, if  you’d taken the Floating Bridge over the River Itchen from Woolston then you would be close to Southampton Docks and as a child, when holidaying with my Grandma we used to do the round trip… over to Southampton via the Floating Bridge and back via Northam Bridge, or the other way around if…

  • The Solent Area Virtual Tour no 7 ~ Woolston and Itchen Village

    Today I am going to share with you a snapshot of old Wooston through copies of my Grandfather’s book of postcards. They are not dated, but looking at postcards of a similar era I would certainly say they were Edwardian. Above is the Portsmouth Road on its way down towards the Floating Bridge, and below…

  • The Solent Area Virtual Tour no 6 ~ Netley Abbey and Weston Shore

    Walking or driving in a north westerly direction along Southampton Water you pass another landmark, Netley Abbey, where you can take an atmospheric stroll amongst its ruins. Originally a monastery, it inspired both artists and poets through the 18th and 19th centuries, including John Constable, and still does today. In fact it has long been a popular tourist…

  • The Solent Area and Beyond ~ A Virtual Tour no 5 ~ The Royal Victoria Park Netley

    In walking distance heading north west along Southampton Water from Hamble we reach The Royal Victoria Park, an open space of an acre or so of grass sloping down to the river, which you can glimpse through the gaps in the tree-line. It is surrounded by woodland, through which there are many paths and tracks,…

  • One Door Closes and Another Door Opens

    Hi folks. It’s been a tough week for a lot of reasons, as much to do with my work life teaching three days per week, as it is to do with my book life. I can’t say much about what is stressing me out at work because that would be unprofessional but suffice it to…

  • The Yacht Tavern ~ Woolston, Southampton

    UPDATE UPDATE! I WILL BE POPPING INTO THE YACHT TAVERN WOOLSTON AT 2.15PM ON SATURDAY 16TH MARCH 2013 to have chat to Woolston folk as promised! (before the match) UPDATE: APOLOGIES THAT, DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL, MY BOOK SIGNING THIS SUNDAY AT THE YACHT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO TAKE PLACE IN MARCH NEXT…

  • BBC Radio Solent. Diana and Colin have a chat with Katie Martin

    I met Colin van Geffen, (the local artist who designed my covers and historian who checked some of my facts) outside the Bitterne Heritage Centre. Both Ancasta ~ Guide me Swiftly Home and Riduna are for sale there. It seemed a fitting place to meet since that’s where my research in the area began several…

  • Spike Island by Philip Hoare ~ a personal book review

    Thanks to ‘Spike Island’ by Philip Hoare, The Royal Victoria Hospital came alive for me and I could easily imagine some of my characters going there. I will not say in what fashion though. The Royal Victoria Military Hospital in Netley must have been an astonishing sight to behold on entering Southampton Water from the…