Tag Archives: Death

The Hartley Colliery Disaster of 1862

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

My blog is full of disasters from beer floods in London to Grace Darling – A Victorian Heroine. burning building self-sacrifices  to heroic against the odd tales of survival I Am The Army – The Incredible Story of William Brydon Many of them … Continue reading →

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The Fig Tree Tomb of Watford

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

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 →

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The West Brompton Time Machine in the heart of London

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

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 →

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The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

We’re fast approaching mid-summer and in the UK the next few months are marked in amongst other ways, masses of music and folk festivals with the most famous of which being Glastonbury. Well before the hundreds of thousands spent their … Continue reading →

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The Himba Baby Song

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

I was thinking today of the famous quote by David M. Eagleman that each person suffers three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is … Continue reading →

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There’s something about Nina the Lovebird

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

On Sunday morning I lost my little feathery friend, Nina the Lovebird.  She had enjoyed a n exceedingly long and good life for a Lovebird reaching around 20 years of age, Originally Nina belonged to my mother though being an animal-lover … Continue reading →

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Dancing on the Dead at Enon Chapel – The Victorian Sensation!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Everyone likes a Christmas party don’t they?  Well except me but that’s because I’m a misery guts and couldn’t think of anything worse than, except for a New Years Eve party of course. You might think that having parties at … Continue reading →

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