Tag Archives: Life

Getting Snug With Box Beds

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

If you’ve ever browsed properties for sale in expensive and over-crowded cities such as London, Tokyo or New York you may have seen some creative descriptions from estate agents that are only surpassed by the ingenious if often very unsatisfactory … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history | Tagged beds, Box Beds, Capsule bed, history, Home, Life, Sleep | 2 Comments

I’m on UK national Talk Radio tonight at 9.30pm

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I just found out that I’ve been invited to appear just after the news. We will be talking about Knocker-Uppers which isn’t as kinky as it might sound. You can listen on the radio, DAB or online. If you’re a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News, Popular Culture, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Knocker-upper's, Life, Radio, Talk Radio | 3 Comments

Rank hath its privileges in the Tilbury Fort Chapel

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Even in a Georgian Fortress, religion had its place and Tilbury has a rather modest chapel near the front gate. There is barely any ornate decoration but the simple decor and large stylised windows being the altar and along one … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Religion and Faith, Travel | Tagged Army, church, Life, London | Leave a comment

Coronavirus Diary 78 – Selling your belongings because the government has left you #ExcludedUK for 15 months

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

As the world continues to go back to normal for many of us, at varying degrees, I’ve just had my second Oxford vaccine on Friday 30th April and am pre-writing this post in anticipation of feeling as ill as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Politics | Tagged books, Coronavirus Diary, ExcludedUK, Life, Poverty | 7 Comments

Having an Excluded Christmas and a Shielding New Year

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Today marks the 11 month anniversary since I last had a full days work. It’s hard to believe that almost a year has gone by and as almost everyone has Well I’ve had a worse Christmas than this year but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Christmas, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, CoronavirusUK, Diary, Life, New Year, Shielding | 5 Comments

My close encounter with a London Ghost last week!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s still a few days before Halloween and I have a whole plethora of Halloween themed posts as well as from history such as Corpse Roads and Dancing on the Dead at Enon Chapel – The Victorian Sensation! to more recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life | Tagged City of London, Ghost Walk, Ghosts, halloween, Life, Ye Olde England Tours | 2 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 68 – Today I will be meeting with Oliver Dowden, MP and Cabinet Minister

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Today is the day after 6 months of campaigning, witty insults, cutting comments and deliberate government discrimination and impoverished ness; I get to meet with a senior Cabinet Minister to plead my case and those of 3 million others #ExcludedUK … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Politics | Tagged Coronavirus, Diary, ExcludedUK, ForgottenLtd, Life | 7 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 67 – Pitching ideas to the national newspapers

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Following all the events I’ve gone through in the last few weeks, I was kindly tipped off about a possible opening for writing an article for a newspaper as opposed to being the subject of them! Last week I pitched … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, writing | Tagged Coronavirus Diary, Journalists, Life, Newspapers, writing | 2 Comments

A moody photo of Stonehenge

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago I was going through my ever growing library of photos on my iPad which stands at something like 64GB and I came across a particularly atmospheric photo I took of Stonehenge. Most people that I take … Continue reading →