18 months or so ago I wrote about some wonderful public art in Paternoster Square near St Pauls https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2022/06/16/the-wildlife-table-of-love-in-paternoster-square/ which led to a further post on https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2022/06/27/rabbitwoman-and-dogman/#:~:text=As%20unlikely%20animal%20kingdom%20companions,as%20well%20as%20an%20individual. Over the last year or two, I’ve seen Rabbitwoman and Dogman appear temporarily in new places around London but last week and actually the first day after their… Continue reading Wild about babies!
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A valentine to St Paul’s Cathedral
I love St Pauls Cathedral. I remember when the first Covid lockdown ended and having no-one else, went to hug one of the great columns on the front of the building in gratitude for making it through the pandemic to that stage. Like Big Ben and various other church bells, St Pauls seems to be… Continue reading A valentine to St Paul’s Cathedral
Following a fox around St Pauls Cathedral
I’ve written several times in recent years on the green nature of London and even how it is the worlds first National Park City. I have a best-selling book in the shape of Secret Gardens of the City of London as well as various tours on those same gardens, canals, rivers and woods. Earlier this… Continue reading Following a fox around St Pauls Cathedral
The protected views of London
Before continuing with my series on London canalscanals, I thought it best to write a brief post on something not very well known but that nonetheless has played an important role in the modern development of London, namely protected views. London is far from the only city in Britain to have protected views, namely views… Continue reading The protected views of London
Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral & my new favourite hymn ‘Oh Holy Night’
Before we get to the reason I started this post, I thought you might like to see a few photos of when I went to Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral. We had to queue for over 2 hours to get in but it was all more than worthwhile. As you can see, St Paul’s… Continue reading Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral & my new favourite hymn ‘Oh Holy Night’
A drive through London in 1946
I came across this video today when I was mean’t to be working on one of my worik in progress manuscripts. It shows that traffic has always been bad in London though it seems quiet at first. I really enjoyed watching this video and seem to know all of the streets the video takes us… Continue reading A drive through London in 1946
Great Fires Of London & those who fought them
I’ve been crisscrossing the country so far this week so have got a little behind on my blog posts so please consider this an emergency posting! I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to create a few Youtube videos on two channels broadly related to my blogs and tours and writing and… Continue reading Great Fires Of London & those who fought them
Winter sunrise over the Thames
On New Years Eve, I was lucky enough to give a Sherlock Holmes themed walk to a family of four from New Jersey. As I always do, I arrived in good time to have a hot drink and just a general nose around the neighbourhood. Even the very centre of London is a huge place… Continue reading Winter sunrise over the Thames
Photos from St. Paul’s Cathedral
This Monday I had the chance to do something I don’t get to do very often and that is enjoy London as a tourist. It’s easy when you live and work here to get bogged down with the traffic congestion and crowds and not make the most of the place. So on MondaI went and… Continue reading Photos from St. Paul’s Cathedral