Culture Category
Train spotting
When steam trains were the new, exciting mode of transport around the country, they drew great admiration…
Lady Godiva
The legend of Lady Godiva, or Godgifu (?-1067) is perhaps the female equivalent of Robin Hood‘s heroics,…
Morris dancing
Known as ‘the morris’ to its devotees, morris dancing is a traditional fund-raising attraction for village fêtes.…
Battersea Dogs Home
Mrs. Mary Tealby (1801-65) was born in Huntingdon and moved back with her mother in Holloway in…
Gardening
A favourite pastime in the UK is gardening, with many considering it a bonus of retirement, when…
Rose, thistle, flax and daffodil
The national flower of England is the rose ~ the Tudor rose ~ which derives from the…
Full English breakfast
The full English breakfast was first concocted centuries ago in the country houses, where it was considered…
Scotch whisky
We call it ‘whisky’, the world calls it ‘Scotch’, but the production of Scotch whisky is by…
The Goon Show
World War 2 brought many cultural changes, one of which was the birth of modern British comedy,…
‘The Beano’ and ‘The Dandy’
Dundee publishers D.C. Thomson & Co. produced both The Dandy and The Beano from 1937 and 1938…
Henry Moore, sculptor
Yorkshire-born Henry Moore (1898-1986) was the most acclaimed, prolific British sculptor of the twentieth century. His creations…
Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) houses the world’s largest collection of art and design, making it…