I wasn’t sure what I would post today. I have lots of material but some of them are quite in depth and take an hour or three to write and the busy summer tourist season in London shows no sign of ending. Sadly a few days ago something happened in the news that made my… Continue reading Remembering the felled tree at Sycamore Gap
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Visiting the Winchester Mill
Sir Winston Churchill once said in one of this famous quotes that the further one looks backwards into history, the further into the future you can see. I wonder what he would have made with the modern worlds shift towards renewable energy and how things such as wind turbines and sea barrages are really just… Continue reading Visiting the Winchester Mill
Dragons Hill – Where Saint George killed that dragon!
We’re nearing the end of my series of posts set on and around Whitehorse Hill and the Ridgeway. It would be easy to think that surely there is nothing else to see within the short walk of the car park here but incredibly there is still more and if we have already visited the smith… Continue reading Dragons Hill – Where Saint George killed that dragon!
The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
Many people around the world are aware that the chalky plains and hills of southern England are famous for neolithic stone-circles, burial mounds, barrows and chalk-horses but there are few monuments as enigmatic as the Cerne Abbas Giant. He stands at 180 feet tall and is the largest chalk hill figure in these islands. His… Continue reading The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
Ivinghoe Beacon – From the Bronze Age to a galaxy far, far away.
Situated in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, in the United Kingdom, standing 233 metres or 757 feet above sea level. It’s relatively grand height has meant it has been an important point for humans for thousands of years with evidence of people living here with evidence of… Continue reading Ivinghoe Beacon – From the Bronze Age to a galaxy far, far away.
A peek inside possibly the second smallest home in the U.K.
In my line of work I spend a lot of time walking round palaces, great houses and cathedrals but last week I had the opportunity to revisit one of the smallest houses imaginable in the beautiful Lake District in the country of Cumbria. What makes this house extra special is not just its tiny size… Continue reading A peek inside possibly the second smallest home in the U.K.
Less than 1% of the population own 50% of England…. how do I compare?
There can be few such good decisions by individuals in history as to have been a Norman baron in the mid 11th Century than pledging allegiance to William The Conqueror in return for land in the British Isles. It’s quite incredible that 1,000 years later one way or the other, an overwhelming number of their… Continue reading Less than 1% of the population own 50% of England…. how do I compare?
Washington Old Hall – The Ancestral Home of George Washington
A few weeks ago when I was walking along Hadrians Wall, I took the opportunity to make a few deviations along the way. One such side-trip was to the ancestral home of George Washington in the aptly named old village of Washington. Washington lies between the large cities of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sunderland and… Continue reading Washington Old Hall – The Ancestral Home of George Washington
The 30th Anniversary of The Great Storm of 1987
Anyone who lived through The Great Storm of 1987 isn’t likely to forget it in a hurry. It was almost a generation-defining moment the night when ships ran aground, London endured its first blackout since the Blitz, 18 people died and 15 million trees were toppled. Thirty years ago on today The Great Storm or… Continue reading The 30th Anniversary of The Great Storm of 1987
The home of Beatrix Potter & the wonderful world of Peter Rabbit
Following my exertions in the early part of my holiday a few weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to have an easier sort of day. That didn’t mean it wouldn’t be a very full one however, just a little less strenuous. The first part of my day was set aside with… Continue reading The home of Beatrix Potter & the wonderful world of Peter Rabbit
Stephen Liddell 