Tag Archives: London

Why our trains are on the wrong track?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I should be living around 35-40 minutes from the centre of London using public transport. As the years go by it is becoming less reality and more theoretical. In fact it can often take me 2-2.5 hours each way and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Trains, Privatisation, London, London Underground, Arriva Buses, Public Transport, Nationalisation, Overcrowding, London Euston | 5 Comments

New York Yankees V Boston Red Sox – Going to my first Baseball game in London

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I have long been a fan of Baseball having watched it on TV since 1984 (and currently semi watch 5 or 6 games a week in the evening UK time) when I was only little and so got premium seats for … Continue reading →

Posted in London | Tagged Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Cricket, London, MLB, New York Yankees | 6 Comments

Putting the stone into Harrow Wealdstone – London’s Neolithic Standing Stone?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I was feeling pleased that I had managed to find the first two little known ancient and even neolithic spots with out any maps and so decided to see one more if I could find it. I had considered Grim’s Dyke … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Harrow, London, Neolithic, Weald Standing Stone, Wealdstone | 4 Comments

Looking for and finding Waxwell, a Holy Well in Pinner (London)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Fresh from my success of finding a possible Neolithic burial mound in the middle of densely populated Watford, I was on the lookout for the second in the triumverate of off-beat and ancient sites and it lay just a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Holy Well, London, Pinner, Spring, Waxwell | 1 Comment

Winston Churchill style icon? Siren Suits – the precursor to Onesies.

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It was only 2 or 3 years ago where much of the world, or at least those perhaps lacking in sartorial elegance, was obsessed with an item of clothing known as a Onesie. Usually made for people who want a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Travel, WW2 | Tagged Boiler Suits, Churchill, history, London, Siren Suits, WW2, Ye Olde England Tours | Leave a comment

The history of 10 Downing Street and a peek behind its famous black door.

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago I posted about a ‘fake’ Number 10 Downing Street and so I thought it would be timely to write about the actual Number 10 Downing Street especially as having written about historic and political situations for … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Politics | Tagged 10 Downing Street, Churchill, Downing Street, history, London, Politics | 3 Comments

The Great Beer Flood of London

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Like many ancient cities, London has suffered its fair share of disasters, perhaps unduly so but whilst history is full of fires, wars, pestilence and biblical downpours, few places in the world can have suffered what is known as The … Continue reading →