Category Archives: Cool Britannia

Posts predominantly related to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Harry, Meghan and the £32 million wedding!

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Today’s couples spend an average of £17,913 on their big day, with the average wedding size being 78 guests for the ceremony and 83 guests for the evening. However, Harry and Meghan aren’t like today’s average couples. They’re having everything from bespoke silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, News, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged #RoyalWedding, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal Family, Royal Wedding, Windsor, Windsor Castle | 10 Comments

The Royal Wedding – Harry and Meghan by the numbers

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago, the Queen signed the Instrument of Consent which gave official approval for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, you can see her signature at the top right of the document. So I thought I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, London, News | Tagged #RoyalWedding, London, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal Wedding, Windsor, Windsor Castle | 6 Comments

London VE Day Photos from 8th May 1945

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Today is VE Day and I wasn’t going to post anything in particular but a quick search came across countless incredible photos and so I thought, why not! VE Day is a public holiday in several European countries such as … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, WW2 | Tagged 8th May 1945, Churchill, East End, Peace, photos, Picadilly, VE Day, Victory In Europe Day, war, WW2 | 4 Comments

Humphrey Repton and the Bloomsbury Squares

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

One of my favourite areas of London and one which I have written on previously is Bloomsbury. Once the area was full of grand achitectural squares with lush green gardens as their centre piece. Even today, the area retains an … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, British Museum, Literature, Russell Square, Sherlock, Woburn Abbey | Leave a comment

The Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

The Fourth Plinth is probably the most famous public art commission in the world and it all began back in 1994 when after 150 years with an empty plinth, Prue Leith, then chair of the Royal Society of Arts wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, London, News | Tagged Fourth Plinth, Iraq, ISIS, Michael Rakowitz, Nelson, Nineveh, Terrorism, Trafalgar Square | 5 Comments

Walking Hadrian’s Wall For Cancer Research

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A different sort of post just for a change. This week is the birthday of my Mother whose death occurred almost 5 years ago. She suffered from cancer on several occasions and so my wife, uncle and I have decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged Cancer Research, charity, Grief, Hadrians Wall, Just Giving, Mama, Susan Liddell, Wallsend | 1 Comment

There’s English and there’s English.

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Language is very important to all of us, which ever one it is that we speak. Over 20,000 people a year read my old post on 102 Words That Aren’t In English But Should Be 102 Words That Aren’t In English … Continue reading →