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The Knollys Rose Ceremony – Paying off a 619 year old rent

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

London and Britain is full of obscure ancient traditions and on Monday I bore witness to a ceremony that I did know about but never expected to see and it all has its foundations in events 619 years ago. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged All Hallows Church, Company of Watermen and Lightermen, Lord Mayor of London, Rose, Seething Lane, Sir Robert Knollys, The Knollys Rose Ceremony | 5 Comments

The fake Number 10 Downing Street

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It’s perhaps the most famous doorway in the world, number 10 Downing Street. For centuries home of the British Prime Minister and I’m standing in front of it. Except it isn’t and I’m not. Though until just the 1990’s, one … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Politics, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 10 Adam Street, 10 Downing Street, Downing Streel, Life, Prime Minister, Robert Adam, Secret London, walking tours | Leave a comment

The secret underground road right in the heart of London

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It’s hard to believe that just a few minutes walk from the iconic Trafalgar Square or the hustle and bustle of Covent Garden, there is an almost forgotten and entirely buried street in the very centre of London. It’s rarely … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Adelphi, Embankment, Ghosts, Lower Robert Street, Secret London, Tunnels, Victorian | 2 Comments

York Watergate – The ceremonial gateway to the River Thames, out of sight of water.

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Following on from Mondays post on the Lions of the River Thames, not to far away is one of the last remnants of an era of grandeur on the Thames that has largely been swept away. The York Water Gate. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Architecture, Embankment, London, River Thames, The Strand, York Watergate | 3 Comments

The Thameside Lions that guard against flooding

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

There is always something to look out for in London, even in the most unlikely places. One might not know that you’re seeing but there are points of interest all over the place. Should you happen to to be near … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Embankment, Floods, London, River Thames, Sewers, Thames Lions | 5 Comments

Supporting BBC Comic Relief with a very special Sherlock tour

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Today is Easter Monday and though I’m working as I have done every day so far this year, it seems like an apt time to make this post considering the time of year. One of the nice things I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, television, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 221B Baker Street, BBC, charity, Comic Relief, Louise Brealey, Sherlock, Speedy's, Uma Stubbs, Ye Olde England Tours | 3 Comments

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 →