Category Archives: Religion and Faith

Posts predominantly related to Religion, faith and beliefs

An example of how English has changed over 1200 years.

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, English, English language, Middle English, Old English, Psalm | 6 Comments

The Fig Tree Tomb of Watford

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Cemetery, church, Death, Fig Tree Tomb, Legends, Victorian, Watford | Leave a comment

Brompton Cemetery – Part of The Magnificent Seven

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Brompton Cemetery, Catacombs, Cemetery, Gothic, Graves, John Snow, Royal Park, West Brompton | 6 Comments

The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Dancing, Dancing Plague, Death, Faith, Hallucinations, Plague, St Vitus, Strasbourg | 1 Comment

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

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Holy Well, London, Pinner, Spring, Waxwell | 1 Comment

Paradise Lost – Better to reign in hell than serve in paradise! – Finding the tomb of Milton.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

One of the perks of doing guided tours is coming across unexpected treasures. Many of the places I visit are off the usual tourist-track but no matter how many times I go out on walks, I find new things almost … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Barbican, churches, City of London, John Milton, Milton, Paradise Lost, Poetry, Roman Walking Tour, St Giles Cripplegate | 5 Comments

A peek inside a Medieval Book Coffer

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Lot’s of people seem to think that reading on the go is a modern phenomenon using electronic devices to snatch a few minutes of solitude on a busy train to work. I must say, I just don’t get it though … Continue reading →