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Tag Archives: church
The Legend of Jack O’ Legs – Hertfordshire’s answer to Robin Hood!
We all know the story of Robin Hood, Little John and the others in Sherwood Forest but where I live we have a similarly motivated though perhaps less successful and well-know figure and his name is Jack O’Legs who also stole … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, Popular Culture
Tagged Baldock, church, County of Hertfordshire, Giant, Jack O'Legs, King Arthur, Legends, Robin Hood, Weston
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My new book is out – Secret Gardens of the City of London
After a year of solid work my new book has just been released in Paperback, Kindle Apple iBook formats. So what’s it all about? Secret Gardens of the City of London is based on my unique, popular and generally … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged books, church, City of London, Gardens, Nonfiction, Secret Gardens of the City of London, writing
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The forlorn church of St Mary Somerset
When I was out in London last week, I went on a walk of discovery. As is often the way in London, I ‘discovered’ several places but also got the chance to visit somewhere I knew perfectly well even though … Continue reading
My big Coronavirus Opening! – St Johns Church in Stanmore.
Last Monday was the first real big step forward in the restoration of normal life in the U.K. with many of the non-essential opening for the first time in months. Of course I couldn’t imagine anything worse than going in … Continue reading
The ruined church of St John the Evangelist in Stanmore
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
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Finding the ruins of Whitefriars beneath the streets of London
Most people have heard of that very busy part of London known as Blackfriars but fewer know of Whitefriars. It should be said that the colour here is nothing at all relating to the skin of the friars but rather … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London
Tagged Carmelites, church, Fleet Street, London, ruins, White Friars, Whitefriars
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A close look at a grave of a Pirate or is it?
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
The Fig Tree Tomb of Watford
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
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Wesley’s Chapel – The Mother Church of Methodism.
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
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Thomas Coram in Boston
Last week I took time out from touring to visit two temporary exhibitions at institutions that have very worthy reasons for visiting and yet understandably might not feature high on the list for foreign visitors. Namely the Kristallnacht exhibition at … Continue reading
Posted in history, London, Religion and Faith
Tagged Bloosmbury, Boston, church, Congregationalist, Foundling Hospital, Foundling Museum, history, philanthropy, Puritan, Thomas Coram
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