Tag Archives: Climate

Busting the myth of London being a Rainy city

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If there is one thing that tourists ask me when I’m out with them it is Brexit or Donald Trump. If there is a second thing they ask me it is about the weather. For some reason, people have … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Climate, Hollywood, London, movies, Rain, Weather, Wet | 9 Comments

Walking through a graveyard of giants

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I try to go for a walk every day, it adds a bit of routine which is necessary when writing at home in the winter nearly every day. Sometimes I go along the canal, other times through parks and across … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Climate, Culture, Environment, Floods, Life, News, Oak, Storms, Trees, Watford | 14 Comments

The London Frost Fairs of Times Past

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Lots of us remember when generally it was a lot colder when we were little. The summers were also less wet too, at least in the U.K. but no-one in their right mind would think of London as being an … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London | Tagged Climate, Culture, Frost Fair, history, Life, London, Snow, Weather | 5 Comments

Autumn is here or why is weather in Britain so complicated

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

It is mid-October now but until a day or so ago, we in England were still enjoying to some degree a summer. This despite the fact that the sun crossed the equator around 3 weeks ago. Until Tuesday, the weather … Continue reading →