sconzani

Sprinklings of history, a smidgen of genealogy, a dash of art, a dusting of architecture, & lashings of Nature, all mixed together with my eccentric fascinations

04 October 2026

Weymouth: George III’s bathing machine

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My bus to Portland – that’s it in the background – isn’t due to depart for another ten minutes and the scene is washed in a delicate early m...

27 September 2026

Weymouth: Queen Victoria Statue

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When I’m visiting the Dorset seaside town of Weymouth, I often walk past this statue of Queen Victoria as it is on the route from my guestho...

20 September 2026

Maesteg: North’s Navigation Collieries office

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Though the building itself is quite plain, the decoration above its front entrance caught my eye and so I took a few photos. This Grade II...

13 September 2026

Maesteg: Drinking fountain

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I’ve only been to Maesteg, a town at the northern end of the Llynfi Valley in south Wales, a couple of times, and then only to look for drag...

06 September 2026

The mystery of the Nonpareil Market

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This decorative stone plaque, bearing the inscription ‘The Nonpareil Market 1889’, now sits very incongruously atop an archway over a path i...

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