Train spotting
When steam trains were the new, exciting mode of transport around the country, they drew great admiration and interest. Those people intrigued […]
Read MoreWhen steam trains were the new, exciting mode of transport around the country, they drew great admiration and interest. Those people intrigued […]
Read MoreThe legend of Lady Godiva, or Godgifu (?-1067) is perhaps the female equivalent of Robin Hood‘s heroics, in that she is credited […]
Read MoreKnown as ‘the morris’ to its devotees, morris dancing is a traditional fund-raising attraction for village fêtes. Its precise origin is unknown […]
Read MoreMrs. Mary Tealby (1801-65, née Bates) was born in Cambridgeshire but on moving to her mother’s Holloway home in 1860, she was […]
Read MoreA favourite pastime in the UK is gardening, with many considering it a bonus of retirement, when whole days can be spent […]
Read MoreThe national flower of England is the rose ~ the Tudor rose ~ which derives from the Wars of the Roses in […]
Read MoreThe full English breakfast was first concocted centuries ago in the country houses, where it was considered proper to send the gentry […]
Read MoreWe call it ‘whisky’, the world calls it ‘Scotch’, but the production of Scotch whisky is by law purely Scottish. The Scotch […]
Read MoreWorld War 2 brought many cultural changes, one of which was the birth of modern British comedy, led courageously by The Goon […]
Read MoreDundee publishers D.C. Thomson & Co. produced both ‘The Dandy‘ and ‘The Beano‘ from 1937 and 1938 respectively, with ‘The Dandy’ being […]
Read MoreYorkshireman Henry Moore (1898-1986) was the most acclaimed, prolific British sculptor of the twentieth century. His creations can be seen in thirty-eight […]
Read MoreThe Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) houses the world’s largest collection of art and design, making it the ‘go to’ resource for […]
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