Tag: History

Original Skin

A few weeks ago, I plucked up the courage to take a walk around the area of Westminster. Courage is probably a gross exaggeration, but it’s never been one of my favourite areas and I didn’t have much in the way of background knowledge apart from the houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. As I… Continue reading Original Skin

“A days doings”

The Victorians have always fascinated me. Such drive and inquisitiveness they moved the country forward with their technological advances, however I do find the general population lacking imagination and in some instances free will, but I suppose given the tight social framework of the day its understandable that they were unwilling to go off piste.… Continue reading “A days doings”

A Face For Radio

Just after New Year I decided to try and drag myself into the twenty first century and produce what I’m reliably informed is known as content for my YouTube channel. I’d already posted several videos on the platform, but these took the form of picture montages with a voiceover. I follow several content providers who… Continue reading A Face For Radio

Star Gazing

I was reading an article recently about the Gran Telescopio Canarias, and it’s observatory based in the Canary Islands, which is currently the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope. I must admit to knowing very little about telescopes and their workings, but I do know that this one is a light refracting telescope. I also know that… Continue reading Star Gazing

A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Egyptian House, 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people will begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau and Art… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

“Smash the Pagan Idol!”

You can hear the mob baying, whipped up into a frenzy of anti Catholic fervour by the ringleaders. The crowd some three hundred strong fill narrow Lime Street to bursting point. Some carrying flaming torches which throw an eery glow on the assembled throng, casting deep shadows that heighten the sense of malevolence amongst the… Continue reading “Smash the Pagan Idol!”