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Samphire Hoe – The newest part of England

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

There are almost countless things to see in the county of Kent from Chartwell House in the north, Leeds Castle, Canterbury Cathedral and all manner of Roman sites. Of course what is perhaps more famous than them all are the … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Channel Tunnel, County of Kent, Dover, English Channel, Kent, Land reclamation, Samphire, Samphire Hoe, White Cliffs of Dover | 1 Comment

The Endcliffe Park Memorial in Sheffield & the incredible devotion of Tony Foulds.

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It isn’t often that a tale of war has anything like a happy moment but in recent weeks increasing numbers of people have become aware of a terrible accident in 1944, just one of countless up and down the country … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News, WW2, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged #gettonyaflypast, Memorials, RAF, Sheffield, Tony Foulds, USAAF, war | 5 Comments

Wesley’s Chapel – The Mother Church of Methodism.

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Almost directly across the road from Bunhill Fields Cemetery which I wrote about last week is Wesley’s Chapel which can be considered as the mother church of Methodism and so I thought I would take a look. I’m not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Religion and Faith, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged church, John Wesley, Methodism, Methodist Chapel, Wesley's Chapel | 4 Comments

Bunhill Fields – the resting place of some of the biggest names in history.

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

You might remember a few weeks ago I wrote about the dreadful place Dancing on the Dead at Enon Chapel – The Victorian Sensation! Whilst writing that and out and about on research, I gained the chance to visit Bunhill Fields. … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bonehill, Bunhill Fields, Daniel Defoe, English, John Bunyan, Poetry, Robinson Crusoe, William Blake | 2 Comments

New Year Musings and Thankyous

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I hope you’ve all had a Happy New Year and Christmas period for those who celebrate it. Did anyone do any First Footing at New Year? This is the beginning of my 7th year of blogging and I’ve written before … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Blogging, Happy New Year, Life, New Year, s, Tours, Travel, wordpress, Ye Olde England Tours | 2 Comments

When the Plague came to London

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This time of year in Britain at least is known as the Flu season. Our highly changeably though at this time of year predominantly chilly and wet weather combined with some particularly overcrowded cities means that we are perhaps uniquely … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bad Cold, Diary, Flu, Life, London, Pepys, Samuel Pepys, The Black Death, The Plague | 5 Comments

An eerie old mortuary from Jack The Ripper and the world’s oldest Police.

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst out on one of my walks and whilst taking some photos for Mondays post on The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, I made it my business to hunt out a new (for me) location related to Jack The Ripper. Hidden away … Continue reading →