Category Archives: Life

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Manfred Von Richthofen – The Red Baron

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

April 21st 2018 sees the 100 anniversary of the death of one of the most famous names not just in the history of air-combat but aviation generally. The Red Baron was the name given to Manfred von Richthofen, a German … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Commonwealth War Graves Commission, First World War, Germany, Lest We Forget, Manfred Von Richthofen, Red Baron, war, WW1 | 1 Comment

A Brief History of the Penny

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

As the modern era of a cashless society rolls relentlessly onwards and due to inflation the value of it ever decreasing, the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has raised the prospect that like the half pence in the 1980’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, News | Tagged Bank of England, Cent, Coins, currency, Denarius, history, Money, Penny, Romans | 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

Modern day Grave Robbers who stole from my mothers grave

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t going to write anything today; I’ve had a chest infection which turned into bronchitis and then manifested itself into something like pneumonia for the last 10-12 weeks. I have been out of the house only a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged All Saints Church, Crime, Death, Flowers, Leavesden, Mourning, sadness, Stealing, Theft, Thieves, Watford | 10 Comments

My final Map Medlee!

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This is the final posting in my recent collection of motley maps, at least for now. France is a pretty big country by any going, the only European nation that wouldn’t necessarily be dwarfed by countries on other … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, Life, Travel | Tagged France, Game of Thrones, India, Maps, Mars, Pakistan, Springfield, The Simpsons, Vikings, Westeros | 3 Comments

21 Types of Air Passengers that make life hell.

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but I hate flying. I’ve flown 39 times and each one I have hated it. I’m a long distance train sort of person but sometimes flying is the only practical option and if zooming around … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Airport Checkin, Airports, Backpacks, children, Passengers, Reclining Seats, Security | 13 Comments

A Multitude of Maps

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I had so many maps from my previous post Messing Around With Maps that I couldn’t fit them all in one post. So here are another batch. This interesting map shows the relative population density of the UK … Continue reading →