Tag Archives: Cemetery

On a journey of discovery to find the tombs of John Harrison and John Constable.

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Do you remember last week I was off exploring in another graveyard and had a Dracula flashback? Well I was actually in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead to look for two tombs in particular. I only picked them as they … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Cemetery, Graves, Hampstead Heath, Hampstead Village, John Constable, John Harrison, Longitude, St John at Hampstead, The Hay Wain | 10 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 57 – Following in the footsteps of Count Dracula

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

When one thinks of Count Dracula it is natural to think of Transylvania in Romania with the dark foreboding forests and eerie castle or perhaps the ancient pathways and lonely hills of Whitby. However some of Dracula is actually set … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, Life, London, Popular Culture | Tagged Cemetery, Count Dracula, Dracula, Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, St John at Hampstead | 1 Comment

Visiting the grave of W.S Gilbert – the very model of a modern Major-General

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

One of the main things I waned to find on my walk I wrote about on Monday was the grave of W S Gilbert. I’m used to finding obscure graves amongst hundreds thousands in cemeteries a mile or more in … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cemetery, Diary, Gilbert and Sullivan, Pirates of Penzance, Stanmore, W S Gilbert, walks | 3 Comments

The ruined church of St John the Evangelist in Stanmore

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

With the never ending lock-down being met with never ending warm weather, I decided to go and join up the dots of my new Stanmore tour which I actually worked out dreamt up whilst writing my blog posts on the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cemetery, church, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, ruins, Social Distancing, St John The Evangelist, Stanmore | 7 Comments

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

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

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 →

Posted in history, Northumberland and Durham, Religion and Faith, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bamburgh, Cemetery, church, Grace Darling, Northumberland, Pirate Grave, Pirates, St Aidans Church | Leave a comment

HMT Bedfordshire – The Royal Navy ship sank defending the United States.

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written several posts about American servicemen who died in Britain in WW2, most recently on the The Endcliffe Park Memorial in Sheffield & the incredible devotion of Tony Foulds. A few weeks ago I came across a fascinating sad little … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW2 | Tagged Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, HMT Bedfordshire, Royal Navy, WW2 | Leave a comment

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

The West Brompton Time Machine in the heart of London

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

You can find most things in London but it might not be your first guess as to be the location of what is currently thought to be the most likely candidate for a Time-Machine in the world, if such a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Brompton, Cemetery, Death, Dr Who, Egypt, Hanna Courtoy, Joseph Bonomi, Time Travel, Victorian, Ye Olde England Tours | 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 →