Category Archives: history

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo – The remarkable story of an African slave.

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

The story of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo is one of the most interesting and incredible verified accounts of an African slave during the 18th Century, Whilst it is incredible, it also illustrates well the complexities of the slave trade and some … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life | Tagged Africa, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, Ghana, Maryland, Rev. Thomas Bluet, Royal African Company, Slavery | Leave a comment

Walking Londons Canals at Camden Lock

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

For our next stage of walking the canals of London we leave behind the picturesque Primrose Hill and Regents Park and continue east towards the a part of London that couldn’t be more different, Camden Lock Market. As we get … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Camden, Camden Market, London, London Canal Walking Tour, Pirate Castle, Regent Canal, Ye Olde England Tours | Leave a comment

What would have happened if the Soviet Union had nuked London?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It is hard to imagine anything worse than a nuclear war and recently a normally well-hidden document in the National Archives in Kew (West London) has come out of hiding to be the star attraction in a new exhibition. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News | Tagged Armageddon, Cold War, Kew, Margaret Thatcher, National Archives, Nuclear War, Royal Navy, The Queen | 4 Comments

Dead Fish raining down on London at Blow-Up Bridge

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

So far on this series of posts on the canals of London, you’ve probably noticed that these days they are mostly tranquil places. It wasn’t always the case and none more so than around 5am on the 2nd October 1874. … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Canals, history, London, Regents Canal, Regents Park | Leave a comment

Walking Londons canals…. Warwick Avenue to Regents Park.

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

My pictorial series of blog posts on my new London Canal Private Walking Tour continues eastwards along Regents Canal. Part one was about Canals in general and then we started off in the Paddington Basin and then on Monday were … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Canals, Little Venice, Lords Cricket, mosque, Paddington Basin, Regents Park, Star Wars | 2 Comments

Walking Londons canals… Little Venice

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

If you haven’t read my recent posts on canals in general and the Paddington Basin in particular then do feel free to go back and take a peek before coming back here. It’s amazing how much the scenery changes once … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Canals, Little Venice, London, outdoors, Robert Browning, Travel, Waterways | 8 Comments

The age of the Canal

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

During February I have spent some time exploring some of Londons canals and I thought I would do a short series of posts about canals. They are are great place to enjoy some leisure time as I often do at … Continue reading →