The Ham and Egger Files

The 2022 Picture Postcard Annual is out now. Picture Postcard Annual 2022 The new Picture Postcard Annual is available now and includes a fe...

A look at what remains of the monorail at Chester Zoo. Unfortunately we were two years too late to have a ride on the monorail at Chester Zo...

Check out my latest post about Butlin's monorails on the Reflections of a Bygone Age blog . A Typical Butlin Monorail. Postcard S25. Ske...

One of my favourite monorails. But where is it? One of the monorails I've travelled on during my travels

A look at an old Butlins postcard from Minehead. What a view of two monorails crossing above the swimming pool at Butlin's Minehead. ...

A look at an old Butlins postcard from Skegness. I'm always on the lookout for old minigolf postcards and when I'm sorting throu...

A look at the Coral Island amusement arcade in Blackpool. A view of Coral Island and the Tower I revisited the excellent Coral Isla...

A look at some superb old Butlin's postcards. I love the British seaside with all its quirks, eccentricity and traditional entertain...

A look back at the Monorails and Minigolf course at Butlin's Somerwest World holiday camp in Minehead. My brother Christopher was re...

Riding a monorail inside Blackpool's Coral Island amusement arcade. The Pirate Flyer monorail in Blackpool I'm a big fan of s...

Spotting a disused monorail line in Blackpool. In amongst the many many many different things I like to spot are monorails. On our rece...

Check out the November issue of Picture Postcard Monthly magazine to read my article celebrating the 80th birthday of Butlin's. I l...