Tag Archives: Watford

The Fig Tree Tomb of Watford

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Last week whilst on a little diversion in my local town, I took the time to visit the beautiful and ancient St Marys Church. It is the oldest building in Watford and in truth following decades of wanton destruction by … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Cemetery, church, Death, Fig Tree Tomb, Legends, Victorian, Watford | Leave a comment

Remembering a local disaster – The 75th anniversary of the Sandringham Road V1 attack, Watford.

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

To commemorate the 75th year anniversary of the 37 people killed in Sandringham Road by a German bomb during World War Two, Watford Borough Council is hosting a service of remembrance at North Watford Cemetery for those who died in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News, WW2 | Tagged Memorials, The Blitz, V1 Rocket, war, Watford, WW2 | 1 Comment

Looking for a neolithic burial mound in my local (Cassiobury) Park

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It’s reached the time of year that I’ve gone a bit doolally and I mean more doolally than I generally am from the 1st of January until around the 31st December each year. I’ve not had a day off for … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, Life, London | Tagged Burial Mound, Cassiobury Park, hertfordshire, Long Barrow, Mound, Neolithic, Watford, West Kennet | 3 Comments

Do you have confidence in anyone? Or is the world incompetent?

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but since I was about 3 years of age, I’ve had a sneaking suspicion that the world is populated largely by incompetent people. This is a feeling that has increased exponentially to the level where … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Arriva, Brexit, Diane Abbott, EU, Incompetence, Labour, Theresa May, Vote of no-confidence, Watford, Yodel | 12 Comments

Modern day Grave Robbers who stole from my mothers grave

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t going to write anything today; I’ve had a chest infection which turned into bronchitis and then manifested itself into something like pneumonia for the last 10-12 weeks. I have been out of the house only a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged All Saints Church, Crime, Death, Flowers, Leavesden, Mourning, sadness, Stealing, Theft, Thieves, Watford | 10 Comments

Standing Up To Corporate Greed

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written several posts on corporate tax dodgers and greed and this week, none was more surprised to be confronted by another example of this just a minute from where I live when I got on my local bus. Imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Arriva Buses, Greed, Life, rich corporations, Rip-Off, Rip-Off Britain, tax dodgers, W10 Bus, Watford, Watford Observer | 8 Comments

My First Ever Booksigning!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Last Thursday was a big day in the life of me, I had my first ever book signing. It took place from 10am-4pm at Reason Coffee Shop and Bookstore in Watford High Street which is just 5 miles from where … Continue reading →