Category Archives: Life

Posts predominantly related to Life.

A peek inside possibly the second smallest home in the U.K.

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

In my line of work I spend a lot of time walking round palaces, great houses and cathedrals but last week I had the opportunity to revisit one of the smallest houses imaginable in the beautiful Lake District in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, history, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Ambleside, Bridge, Bridge House, Lake District, national trust, Small House, Smallest House | 2 Comments

Murky Moor photos

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been away for a few weeks giving a long tour of parts of north east and north west England and having returned I have found my wordpress to stubbornly refuse to fully function on my iPad or even let … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Northumberland and Durham, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Moors, photos, sheep, Teesdale, Travel, Travel photography, Vera | Leave a comment

To be on Tenterhooks in Spitalfields

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Have you ever heard of the phrase “on tenterhooks”? It has come to mean being in a state of tension, uneasiness, anxiety, or suspense, and that is because tenterhooks were once very common sights indeed. Tenterhooks aren’t the big hooks you … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London | Tagged Aldgate, Cloth, English language, Spitalfields, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Tenter, Tenterhooks, Whitechapel, Words | Leave a comment

The Restoration of the Aldgate Pump of Death!

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve no doubt included photos and mentioned in passing the old Aldgate water pump which used to be right next to an eastern gate of the old Roman wall surrounding the city of London. Aldgate Well was first mentioned all … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London | Tagged Aldgate, Aldgate Pump, Death, Victorian, Whitechapel | 1 Comment

A 1915 piece of fake news… with good intentions

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

When German Naval Airship Zeppelin L9 appeared over Blyth on the evening of 14 April 1915, it was only the second time bombs had been dropped on England. Although nobody was killed, it marked the beginning of a series of … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Blyth, Fake News, Lest We Forget, Newcastle, Northumberland, Propaganda, war, WW1, Zeppelin | Leave a comment

I wonder what he meant by that!

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone likes a good quote don’t they. I particularly adore historical quotes and admire anyone who as was said of Churchill, mobilised the English language and sent it into battle. I was always quite a fan of Donald Rumsfelds infamous … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Politics | Tagged Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord., Diplomacy, Europe, France, I wonder what he meant by that?, Napoleon, Quotes | Leave a comment

The environmental hypocrisy of Prince Harry

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

In Britain this summer, hardly anything has made the news this summer outside of a few major stories. Brexit of course, various protests bringing London to a halt many of which are invariably environment related and the seemingly strained relations … Continue reading →