Tag Archives: Life

The ticking timebomb shipwreck that could damage half of London

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Every now and then a newly made discovery of a long-lost shipwreck makes the news with everything from RMS Titanic to the lost ship of Captain Cook and everything in between. There are a few shipwrecks however that are well … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, WW2 | Tagged Bombs, Life, London, River Thames, S.S. Richard Montgomery, Shipwreck, war | 5 Comments

Give Peas A Chance – London loses its most seen graffiti

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

There aren’t many things in life that one can rely on in life and over the last few days hundreds of thousands of London commuters have had to deal with something that even puts Brexit in the shade. Namely the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel | Tagged Chalfont Viaduct, Give Peas A Chance, Graffiti, Life, M25 | 5 Comments

How do you like your tea?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

We are often labelled a nation of animal lovers, gardeners, shopkeepers, queue-ers, weather-watchers, good manners and apologising etc etc but surely there are few things that we are better known for than for our love of a good cup of tea. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, Life, News | Tagged Cup of Tea, Cuppa, drinking tea, Life, Milk or water first?, PG Tips, Tea, Tetley, Yorkshire Tea | 5 Comments

Petrichor – The sweet smell of falling rain.

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

It’s a sensation most of us familiar with though if you’re living in much of the Northern Hemisphere then like me, it might not be one you’ve been familiar with recently. The sweet smell of rain or Petrichor. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Science and Engineering | Tagged Biology, Heatwave, Life, Petrichor, Rain, Smell | 4 Comments

Imprisoned childen, phone zombies… do you ever feel like you’re living on another planet?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst walking to the cinema this week in the never-ending heatwave, it occurred to me that something wasn’t quite right. The weather was perfect, the schools are on holiday and yet I didn’t see a single person as I walked … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Civilisation, Commuting, Internet, Life, nostalgia, online, phone zombies, Smartphones, Society | 6 Comments

The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894.

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

As a species we can be a pretty gloomy bunch. Capable of brilliance but just as likely incapable of seeing almost the blinding obvious. These days we are seemingly doomed on a whole host of issues. Climate change, the break … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged climate change, horses, Life, London, Pollution, Predictions, Taxi, The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894 | 4 Comments

Kate Middleton is having another baby. There, I’ve said it… I hate her!

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s not often I write anything like my opinion on anything but today it has been announced that Kate Middleton is expecting her third child. Hurray! Good for the future 3rd in line sprog to the British throne. However, I … Continue reading →