If you go in the big long gallery on the right of the ground floor of the British Museum, most people will flock to the legendary Rosetta Stone which these days rather politically correctly is a duplicate of the original. I was there recently and it is a marvellous object though the crowd of Spanish… Continue reading The Holy Thorn Reliquary
Category: Culture
Posts predominantly culture related.
St Mary le Strand – The finest 18th century church in London
St Mary le Strand is a justly celebrated architectural gem and a widely recognised landmark building. It has a grand and dignified worship space which makes it a sanctuary and place of peace in the heart of the district. After the Great Fire and the subsequent rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral, the City Commissioners proposed a… Continue reading St Mary le Strand – The finest 18th century church in London
Standing by Ziggy Stardust and the Spidermen from Mars
Well that’s weird isn’t it? I got for years and years without doing a music related post and here are two in successive posts. It wasn’t at all planned this way but on Sunday morning I was out early in London and was happening by a very famous music related location. It was the very… Continue reading Standing by Ziggy Stardust and the Spidermen from Mars
Babylon Film Review
I’d been waiting to see Babylon for several months. Not that I knew that much about it but the advertising I had seen onscreen made me think this could be for me. Additionally, Burlington Arcade in London where I visit several times a week with my tours has been decorated in a Babylon theme for… Continue reading Babylon Film Review
Having a drink with Wham!
Anyone who remembers the mid 1980’s will know of the bang Wham! I have a not particularly but still rather unique memory of this as the duo lived locally to myself and in fact the mother of one was a teacher at my Primary School so to the excitement of many we were often treated… Continue reading Having a drink with Wham!
Queen Elizabeth Walking Tour of London
I only created one brand new tour in 2022, City of London Walking Tour which by chance I received my very first booking for this morning. I really enjoy researching new tours and locations and am always amazed how no-one had come up with anything similar and yet when various tours take off, they are often… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Walking Tour of London
Top Films and Movies of 2022
The film scene is still slowly recovering from the pandemic and frankly there has been a lot of rubbish out there and by rubbish I also mean comic book films 🙂 I didn’t get to see all the films I wanted to see but there are plenty that I did see that didn’t quite make… Continue reading Top Films and Movies of 2022
Top TV Shows of 2022
There has been some great television this year, perhaps due to a backlog of shows from during the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. It’s been hard to narrow it down and even 11 doesn’t seem to include everything that I’d like. These are what I’ve been enjoying on the telly this year. 11. The Responder… Continue reading Top TV Shows of 2022
Saving Simpson’s Tavern -London’s oldest Chophouse fights back against billionaire overseas landlord Rodney Sacks
Hidden away in one of my absolute favourite parts of the City of London is Simpson’s Tavern. it’s the sort of place I love and my tourists do too. I’m never sure why people go on those rather lame open deck bus tours in London. You’d never go round any other 2,000 year old city… Continue reading Saving Simpson’s Tavern -London’s oldest Chophouse fights back against billionaire overseas landlord Rodney Sacks
Different words for a bread roll across the U.K.
One of the things I really like and am interested in are the different quirks and vagaries of every day life and language. Whilst countries such as France celebrate their regions and differences, too often in the U.K. such things are watered down or ignored leading to widespread ignorance of ancient traditions, foods and cultures.… Continue reading Different words for a bread roll across the U.K.
Stephen Liddell 