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In the churchyard of St Dunstan’s in the East, Idol Lane If ever I should require a peaceful walk when the crowds are thronging in Brick Lane and Columbia Rd, then I simply wander ove… Read More

Love Property has a slideshow of 'Homes that inspired some of the world's best-loved books', including Jane Eyre and North Lees Hall and Norton Conyers.[North Lees Hall]This stunning histori… Read More

The first book I read for the Non Fiction November Reading Challenge this year is Necropolis - London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold. The author tackles the fascinating history of Lon… Read More

The Telegraph & Argus announces some good news (so scarce these days) for Thornton:South  Square Centre has been successful with its application to The National Lottery Heritage Fun… Read More

Distinguished historian Gillian Tindall sent me this fascinating history of the Plague in London from her self-isolation ‘Bring Out Your Dead,’ A Street in London 1665, by Edmun… Read More

I am currently reading Samuel Pepys Diary for 1665 as a diversion Do you see Elizabeth Pepys, leaning out from her monument and directing her gaze across the church to where Samuel sat in t… Read More

Lilacs at Alderney Rd Cemetery Spring is a poignant season to visit ancient cemeteries and remember the long dead, when the new grass is flourishing, fresh and green, and the scent of sprin… Read More

Have you ever wondered what is in the dark space beneath the rotunda? I remember the first time I visited the Barbican, it was to see the newly-opened Museum of London and, as I walked up f… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Selfies!We are joining The Kitties Blue, from The Cat on My Head blog, for the weekly celebration of blogs and bloggers from across the world, and across the species.&n… Read More

Have you ever been to a place and felt that you are on a movie set? Or that you have stepped into some fairy tale? Or that you are just dreaming? I felt all of those when I first saw this su… Read More

At least once each Summer, I direct my steps eastwards from Spitalfields along the Mile End Rd towards Bow Cemetery, one of the “Magnificent Seven” created by act of Parliament… Read More

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game that is played by millions of people worldwide. In the United States, it has been referred to as “the national pastime.” But how did baseball g… Read More

OK, let’s try and do one of those things that the cool bloggers out there do and, like, get cartloads of hits, and so on. I’ve got a stack this thick of ebooks on my reader, a… Read More

I just delivered a new chapter in the ghostwriting job from hell, and so I am now free for at least four days. Which is good, because I have stories to work on, and tonight I am planning the… Read More

St Andrew by the Wardrobe The dust is gathering in the City of London. I used to visit at weekends to walk the empty streets but now the streets are always empty. In a misplaced gesture, pa… Read More

 Photos Of Pastors Caught Doing Filthy Acts In Church, Is This World Going To An End? || These days, people take decided to take religious as a very big joke, where pastors have endorse… Read More

Mosses are to be found almost everywhere in Britain- in towns and cities (see previous blog) as well as in villages; on trees, on the ground, on walls, on roofs; on stones and rocks; in wood… Read More

Slow-paced and low-tech, Charleston walking tours give you a unique perspective of this breezy, charming town in coastal South Carolina. Established in 1670, the city of Charleston i… Read More

Spire of St Margaret Pattens designed by Christopher Wren in the medieval style I took my camera and crossed over Middlesex St from Spitalfields to the City of London. I had been waiting fo… Read More

In Brittany, i.e. in the north-west of France, there are these wonderful, legendary and usually very picturesque enclos parroissiaux. Such enclosed parishes deliberately separate themselves… Read More

These witch quotes will help erase the stereotypical image of a witch and replace it with what a witch really is: a very powerful and wise woman. What do you picture when I say “wit… Read More

And what better way to reveal art club pride than by making your own tees? She asked me what it requires to make my art club a success. There’s absolutely nothing even worse than mosti… Read More

. If you seek to lose yourself in London and escape the scorching summer heat, Highgate Cemetery is the ideal destination. You step through the gothic-inspired gatehouse and take the windin… Read More

Actually, Yorkshire is historically a very Viking area. York (the Roman Eboracum and the Saxon Eoforwic) was the Viking town of Jorvik, and still hosts an annual Viking festival, is home to… Read More

Vox interviews Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, authors of the groundbreaking book The Madwoman in the Attic.In 1979, The Madwoman in the Attic became one of the first books of femini… Read More

Long before I became motivated to actually ACT on my curiosity about the Tapply family, Mark Tapply and Jon Tapply were on the case. Jon has shared with me some of the correspondence which I… Read More

Santorini is laden with scenic hiking routes and among those, many offer a crowd-free tour into this picturesque Cycladic isle. Go through the cobbled streets, lush vineyards or climb the to… Read More

This article titled “Readers reply: can you be a Buddhist as well as a Christian?” was written by , for theguardian.com on Sunday 27th February 2022 14.00 UTC Can you be a Budd… Read More

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This ultimate guide explores 10 ways to scatter ashes and provides an in-depth look at the options available. If you are… Read More

This is a letter to Jose G. Burgos Jr., former publisher-editor of “WE Forum” and “Malaya” — pioneer of the so-called “mosquito press” in the Philip… Read More

When we imagine the built environment of Early Modern London, we tend to think of the hundred or so church buildings that dotted the City as free-standing Anglo-Norman structures set within… Read More

Tickets are available for my Spitalfields tour throughout October & NovemberClick here to book for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS . The Hardy Tree As I arrived at Old St… Read More

Click here to book for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS throughout November and beyond Click here to buy GIFT VOUCHERS for The Gentle Author’s Tours – ideal present… Read More

Inspirational halloveen quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything. Famous Halloween Quotes It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared. Vincent P… Read More

St Lawrence Jewry, Gresham St This January, I waited so long for a clear day to take pictures of spires in the City of London that, when we were blessed with one, I could not resist taking… Read More

When The Hardy Tree in Old St Pancras churchyard came down last December, I dutifully repeated its accepted history:When the Midland Railway built it's line from Bedford to St Pancras, part… Read More

Welsh UFO sightings from 1885. For sightings from other years please click HERE. PRESS August 1885 Glyntaf The flickering light of a 'corpse candle' was seen by hundreds of… Read More

This article is an on-site version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Sunday Hello and welcome to the working… Read More

Click here to book tickets for my Spitalfields Tour on Good Friday and through summer . Click here to book for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON on Easter Monday . In… Read More

In this series we ask authors, Guardian writers and readers to share what they have been reading recently. This month, recommendations include a searing poetry collection, a brilliant histo… Read More

CLICK HERE TO JOIN ME FOR A WALK AROUND SPITALFIELDS THIS SPRING Sweeps process through the City of London on May Day (photo courtesy Bishopsgate Institute) NEW FOR 2023: CLICK HERE TO JOI… Read More

Tomorrow, August 3,  at the Bronté Parsonage Museum:Churchyard DetectivesThursday 03 August 2023 (and all the Thursdays in August)Discover the secrets of the churchyard...Churchy… Read More

How writing nooks and cozy corners can affect and inspire our workContinue reading on The Writing Cooperative » Read More

Whaler's wives have risen for their husbandslost at sea and hasten from the churchyards,and to December's beach, to keep once morethe widow's watch, where wistfully they waited,with flagging… Read More

. Click here to book for my tour through September and October . In the churchyard of St Dunstan’s in the East, Idol Lane If ever I should require a peaceful walk when the crowds are… Read More

Looking for the best Pinterest board names ideas to create your own board? Pinterest is one of the most visually tempting social sites that we have come across in our lives. It allows you to… Read More

Herbal Management Of Breast Cancer Large-scale research projects are underway worldwide in an effort to discover and measure the effectiveness of therapies long-used by non-Western culture… Read More

We may not have quite hit our target, but we have raised an astonishing £32,033 to relaunch Spitalfields Life Books. Meanwhile, our crowdfund page will remain open until we reach… Read More