Userboxes This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge. This user lives in Cambridgeshire. This user is a participant in WikiProject Aviation. This user is a participant in WikiProject Volcanoes. This user is a participant in WikiProject Swimming. I enjoy architectural history. This user is a participant of WikiProject London Transport.

I am a retired postgraduate information scientist (similar to a librarian), living in Waterbeach. I am interested in aviation history, was the Curator of a small military heritage museum in the village (RAF Waterbeach 1941 to 1966, Royal Engineers 1966 to 2012) and have published a book on the subject.

Formerly I was the Manager of the World Data Centre for Glaciology in the University of Cambridge, UK. While working there I created a series of webpages on the 1996 eruption under the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland.

I also have a spare-time interest in the history of outdoor swimming venues - or Lidos - in the United Kingdom. I was first recruited to Wikipedia as an Expert editor on this subject (considered to be of value to Wikipedia because of their in-depth knowledge of a particular subject).

My username was suggested to me by Commons:User:Fæ / User:Fæ.

The photograph on the right is of a beautiful outdoor pool in Iceland, probably heated geothermally. Sadly I have not swum in this particular pool, though I did swim in another geothermal public pool near Reykjavík. Occasionally, in the summer, I swim in Lago di Bolsena while visiting Gradoli (VT), Italy. Up until 2012 my local lido was in Waterbeach Barracks.

I was born and brought up in London, and am therefore interested in London and London Transport articles.

See my comment - at the WikiProject Military History on 6 January 2013 (UTC). In addition I have edited out all references to 2nd and 5th Divisions, mostly in Brigade articles. External links in the following articles changed so far:

• 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
• 3rd Mechanised Division (United Kingdom)

• 1st Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 2 (National_Communications) Signal Brigade
• 2 (South East) Brigade
• 4th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 12th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 15 (North East) Brigade
• 16 Air Assault Brigade
• 19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 20th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
• 38 (Irish) Brigade
• 42 (North West) Brigade
• 43 (Wessex) Brigade
• 49 (East) Brigade
• 51 (Scottish) Brigade
• 101 Logistic Brigade
• 102 Logistic Brigade
• 104th Logistic Support Brigade (complete rewrite needed)
• 143 (West Midlands) Brigade
• 145 (South) Brigade
• 160 (Wales) Brigade or Brigâd 160 (Cymru)
• Brigade of Gurkhas

• 162 Movement Control Regiment (RLC)
• 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment
• 38 Signal Regiment (V)
• 51st Highland Volunteers (7 SCOTS)
• British Gurkhas Nepal
• HQ British Forces Germany
• Coldstream Guards
• HQ London District
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
• Royal Gurkha Rifles
• The Royal Regiment of Scotland
• Royal Welsh (regiment)
• Welsh Transport Regiment (V)

• Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
• Defence School of Transport
• Infantry Training Centres: Catterick, Brecon & Warminster
• Land Information Assurance Group
• Queen's Gurkha Signals
• Royal Army Physical Training Corps
• Royal Military School of Music

If you would like to collaborate feel free to help with one of the tasks below and drop me a note on my talk page.

You may find this List of sources on lidos handy.

See also Books for a list of relevant books.

Though my Lido interests are quite specific, I have no other motives for setting up this account and I was made aware of the guidance of Wikipedia:Single-purpose account.

It should be noted that I have a personal friendship with Commons:User:Fæ.