The second Monday of March each year is Commonwealth Day. The day is observed in all Commonwealth countries but is not necessarily a public holiday. For people outside the Commonwealth of Nations, this is the name of voluntary international organisation given to what was once the British Empire. Commonwealth Day started as Empire day before… Continue reading Commonwealth Day
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You think that you know Great Britain?
It easy for people who don’t live here (and even for some of us who do) to think that everything in Britain is old. We’re famous for old buildings and traditions but huge construction projects such as the London Olympics are helping to show us in a new light. Throughout much of the mid-late 20th… Continue reading You think that you know Great Britain?
What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell.
Today is one of those days where I had a whole slew of subjects that I could write about but one thing led to the other which is why I am here writing about Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet whose birth was celebrated on January 25th as it is every year. Or actually I’m… Continue reading What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell.
The Black Marble : The Earth from Space at night
Last week NASA released a number of fantastic images detailing our planet at night under their Black Marble project. It took hundreds of orbits before the planet could be fully mapped and below are some of the images which I though might be of interest to people. One of the amazing things of the photo… Continue reading The Black Marble : The Earth from Space at night
The Mappa Mundi and the chained library at Hereford Cathedral
Wednesday saw the promise of better weather and so we chose it to go on our furthest trip, down the A49 to the city of Hereford in the neighbouring county of Hereford. It was a 35 mile drive through valleys and over hilltops but generally as we left Shropshire the land became flatter though none… Continue reading The Mappa Mundi and the chained library at Hereford Cathedral
Getting lost in the world of maps
Do you ever go on an unexpected diversion? I’ve just been on one and I haven’t left my desk. Diversions happen all the time. Sometimes they can be good such as when you’re browsing Wikipedia intent on looking up a specific fact only to end up several mouse clicks away. I’m diverted all the time… Continue reading Getting lost in the world of maps
Stephen Liddell 