Some people say that we are living in a post-fact world. This epic list of facts relating to the London Underground says otherwise! So whether you use it every day or just see it on movies, here are some facts that only Fox News could ever disagree with. 1. The average speed on the Underground is… Continue reading 140 London Underground Facts
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The Bacton Altar Cloth Revealed To Be The Only Surviving Gown of Queen Elizabeth I
One of the things I like to do both when I am giving tours or merely pottering around the countryside in my own time is to stop off an explore village churches. Each one is a veritable box of delights and you can never tell what you will find inside. Almost always there will be… Continue reading The Bacton Altar Cloth Revealed To Be The Only Surviving Gown of Queen Elizabeth I
Found! The Lost Welsh City Of Trellech
Many people have their heroes, people that they might want to imitate. Maybe a film star, entrepreneur or scientist. Until now, I didn’t really have anyone… at least not alive but now I have in the unassuming form of Stuart Wilson. 10 years ago we were both pretty similar and we both had just over… Continue reading Found! The Lost Welsh City Of Trellech
When to take the Christmas decorations down? Or When Christmas used to last until February!
Many people are back at work or at least thinking of doing so whilst for me, this is actually my first day off of Christmas and it is sooooo nice! Whilst I am enjoying my Christmas lights in the morning and evening, I have seen more than the odd newspaper report on taking down… Continue reading When to take the Christmas decorations down? Or When Christmas used to last until February!
Stonehenge At Dusk
I don’t usually do simple photo posts but in Thursday on one if my guided tours, we happened to be at Stonehenge at dusk. Due to the latitude of the British Isles, dusk can be anything from about 11pm in mid summer to 3pm or earlier in mid winter. Around 1.5 million people visit Stonehenge… Continue reading Stonehenge At Dusk
The Great Scone Debate – How to say it, how to eat it!
Never let it be said that I don’t tackle even the toughest subjects on my blog. Tpday it’s one of those questions that have divided people through the ages, even more so than Brexit, Turmp Vs Clinton or brown sauce and red sauce. It is of course, how do you pronounce that most English of… Continue reading The Great Scone Debate – How to say it, how to eat it!
More photos from the old and the new
Today I finish my series of three posts looking at how particular locations have changed in appearance between some old photos that I found and which date from the 1880’s and 1890’s and how they look today using Google Steet view. Originally I was just interested to see if I could find the locations for… Continue reading More photos from the old and the new
May Day Origins & Celebrations
May Day is celebrated across the Northern Hemisphere as a Spring time festival and is more often than not a public holiday. Interestingly the original May Day has a long history going back to Roman times though in many places this is now celebrated alongside or has even been usurped by the International Workers Day.… Continue reading May Day Origins & Celebrations
The Soulbury Stone – An 11,000 year old accident waiting to happen!
The Soulbury Stone has been sitting contentedly, keeping itself to itself for around 11,000 when it was deposited in its resting place from Derbyshire during the last Ice-Age. There isn’t anything very unusual about that of course except for the fact that this large stone is sat right in the middle of a modern road.… Continue reading The Soulbury Stone – An 11,000 year old accident waiting to happen!
The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse
There have been lighthouses around the coasts and islands of Great Britain almost as far back there have been people travelling by ship. A fine Roman lighthouse of nearly 2,000 years is still standing tall within the walls of Dover Castle. The history of lighthouse keepers are as fascinating and treacherous as the often rough… Continue reading The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse
Stephen Liddell 