Not far from me out in the Hertfordshire countryside is a sunken Roman road, now sided by old trees with tentacle-like roots that top the high brick and flint walls as if they are climbing out of the road. Along the old holloway is a hidden bridge known by locals as the “Devil’s Bridge on… Continue reading The Devils Bridge in Spooky Lane, Hertfordshire
Month: October 2022
Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit a quaint little market town in the East-Midlands known as Melton Mowbray. Nestling in rural Leicestership, Melton Mowbray is known as a ‘Rural Capital of Food’ and boasts a culinary heritage that few can match. As well as other produce, visitors can sample Melton Mowbray… Continue reading Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
The Cupboard Under The Stairs
Moving house on the eve of Coronavirus, with a fractured leg and no-one to help move things around has meant getting things how I like it has been a glacial process. Especially when Excluded with no income for two years. It took over a year before I was able to even get a door that… Continue reading The Cupboard Under The Stairs
Paying respects at the grave of Jane Austen
It’s impossible to be a fan of English literature without at least having read the odd work of Jane Austen if only to decide whether you prefer her stories to those of the Bronte sisters. I must admit that until I planned by trip to Winchester, I had pretty much forgotten that this wonderful author… Continue reading Paying respects at the grave of Jane Austen
Cromwell Mortimer and the first modern era UFO Sighting
With the nights rapidly drawing in towards winter, some of us are more able to spend time outside to look up at the starry skies, observing the moon, planets and various phenomena as well the aeroplanes and satellites. Perhaps we might even see an unidentified flying object. We tend to think of these as being… Continue reading Cromwell Mortimer and the first modern era UFO Sighting
Remains of old wooden roads in London
It used to be said that the streets are London are paved with gold. This was in reference to how for centuries London has been a place where not just the rich and powerful live and work but how the city attracts people from across the country and indeed the world in the hope that… Continue reading Remains of old wooden roads in London
Jeffery Hudson – Lord Minimus – The shortest man in England
Last week I went to visit a dear friend in the lovely market town of Oakham and had the opportunity to visit the outside of a house that once belonged to another very special person. The smallest man in the smallest county in England, Jeffery Hudson. However though he was physically tiny, he lived a… Continue reading Jeffery Hudson – Lord Minimus – The shortest man in England
Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
It says a lot about Winchester that even after visiting so many places, we still have so much more to see. In fact we didn’t see everything worthwhile in Winchester so knowing time was against us, we decided to see something all together different. An old castle which was indeed at one time a palace.… Continue reading Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
King Alfred The Great Statue in Winchester
You can’t come to Winchester and not think of Alfred The Great. Perhaps our greatest monarch in history and certainly the only one with the epithet ‘Great’. In so many ways he was ahead of his times and not only freed the lands from the Vikings but set England in particular on course to be… Continue reading King Alfred The Great Statue in Winchester
Stephen Liddell 