Category Archives: Religion and Faith

Posts predominantly related to Religion, faith and beliefs

A close look at a grave of a Pirate or is it?

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Huddled on the the battered coast of Northumberland you’ll come across many an ancient ruin, castle or church.  There is more than enough to spend an hour or so at St Aidan, so named after the saint who died on … Continue reading →

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An eerie journey along old Corpse Roads

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

Can anyone believe that I have written Halloween (related posts for 7 years now.  When I started this blog I thought I’d be lucky to still be going in a month.   As with everything else, I always try to keep … Continue reading →

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An example of how English has changed over 1200 years.

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

I found this poster earlier today and thought it was well worth sharing.  The text contains a brief passage of one of the most famous Psalms and I think gives a wonderful insight to how language changes. I really don’t … Continue reading →

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The Fig Tree Tomb of Watford

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

Last week whilst on a little diversion in my local town, I took the time to visit the beautiful and ancient St Marys Church.  It is the oldest building in Watford and in truth following decades of wanton destruction by … Continue reading →

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Brompton Cemetery – Part of The Magnificent Seven

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

I always love visiting Brompton Cemetery which doubles up as a Royal Park.  There is so much to see with the architecture, gothic style tombs and just a vast array of wildlife in this huge open space in the middle … Continue reading →

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The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

We’re fast approaching mid-summer and in the UK the next few months are marked in amongst other ways, masses of music and folk festivals with the most famous of which being Glastonbury. Well before the hundreds of thousands spent their … Continue reading →

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Looking for and finding Waxwell, a Holy Well in Pinner (London)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

Fresh from my success of finding a possible Neolithic burial mound in the middle of densely populated Watford, I was on the lookout for the second in the triumverate of off-beat and ancient sites and it lay just a few … Continue reading →

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