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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

I’m going to write a new book!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

This is a dangerous thing to say in public but I’m going to write a new book. It’s dangerous because I already have a 60% completed novel and a 20% completed non-fiction book on the go. Sadly due to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged City of London, garden, Non-Fiction, outdoors, Sacred Secret Gardens and Ruins, Secret London, writing | 6 Comments

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

Putting the stone into Harrow Wealdstone – London’s Neolithic Standing Stone?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I was feeling pleased that I had managed to find the first two little known ancient and even neolithic spots with out any maps and so decided to see one more if I could find it. I had considered Grim’s Dyke … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Harrow, London, Neolithic, Weald Standing Stone, Wealdstone | 4 Comments

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 →