Monthly Archives: January 2021

Coronavirus Diary 72: Being a Good Samaritan to the living and having a hot drink with the dead.

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things I really miss about being Excluded and not able to work as well as Shielding alone is being able to help people. I really really miss it. I know I still help lots of people from … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged charity, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Diary, Good Samaritan, Lockdown | 1 Comment

The story of how a Tyneside ship ended up as the Resolute desk of the President of the United States Part Two

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Following on from last weeks post on HMS Resolute, we pick up the account in this second blog post. On 10 September 1855, the abandoned HMS Resolute was found adrift by the American whaler George Henry, captained by James Budington … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history | Tagged Henry Grinnell, HMS Resolute, Northwest Passage, Prince Charles, Queen Victoria, Resolute Desk, Royal Navy, The White House, USA, Washington | 1 Comment

The story of how a Tyneside ship ended up as the Resolute desk of the President of the United States Part One

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

It’s hard to say much about the desk of the Prime Minister outside the Corona virus, it is almost unheard of him or her to address the nation or indeed The Queen outside her customary Christmas message of goodwill and … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history | Tagged HMS Resolute, Inauguration, Newcastle, Northwest Passage, Resolute Desk, Royal Navy, Sir Edward Belcher, Sir John Franklin, WhiteHouse | 2 Comments

Map of world Religions

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Following on from last weeks post on a map of ancient reads routes I thought I would post up this great world map which I came across last summer which displays the major religions of the world. Hopefully you can click … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Empire, Maps, religion | 3 Comments

Meeting James Bond in his London apartment!

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

On Thursday and Friday last week I did interviews for the Metro and Daily Telegraphs newspapers and so I had to spend a little time going through 2019 photos as the newspaper wants me to send some so as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Movies and Films, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 007, James Bond, James Bond Walking Tour of London, Ye Olde England Tours | 1 Comment

A Map of Trade Routes in the 11th and 12th Century in the Old World

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I once posted a really wonderful map of all the main roads in the Roman Empire Fantastic Map of The Roman Empire and as I love maps I am always on the lookout for something similar and if you do a search … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history | Tagged Maps, Trade, Trade Routes | 4 Comments

Having an Excluded Christmas and a Shielding New Year

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Today marks the 11 month anniversary since I last had a full days work. It’s hard to believe that almost a year has gone by and as almost everyone has Well I’ve had a worse Christmas than this year but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Christmas, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, CoronavirusUK, Diary, Life, New Year, Shielding | 5 Comments

Remembering the Siege of Sidney Street 110 years today

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Even if many don’t know the precise events, the Siege of Sidney Street is something that most Londoners have heard of due to its tragic events and dramatic ending, On the 3rd January 1911 two Latvian anarchists held out in … Continue reading →