Category: History

Man in Taxi

Man in taxi* was the sobriquet bestowed on an old friend by Wikipedia. He was mentioned  because of a curious incident that took  place on the evening of 24th March 1974.

SS-GB

I meant to tell you about Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer, the current exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. It is a remarkably good show. I’m not writing about it because afterwards on my way to lunch. I took this picture on The Mall.

In the Swim

I recently wrote about my local art gallery in Charing Cross Hospital. There is also a sports club there with a 25 metre swimming pool that I splash around in a bit. But there is another local-ish swimming option.

A Column about Wellington

I am not done with Trim. Besides the cathedral with its Trollopian politics (see I’m a Believer?) two famous people lived just outside, on the road to Summerhill. Indeed my sister and brother-in-law live on that road too.

The Little Blitz

I wrote recently about the Blitz. The worst of it was over by May 1941 but in 1944 there was what became known as The Little Blitz.

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Tally Ho!

This is a sambhur. It seems to be taking an intelligent interest in the photo-shoot. When the Ooty (Ootacamund) Hunt was formed in 1835 it was their quarry.

A Room With A View

  Never judge a wine by its label is an adage that doesn’t apply in today’s post. The label in question is pictured above and if you’d like to know the back-story read on.

More Chronicles of War

On the evening of Sunday 29th December 1940, seventy-five years ago, there was low cloud over the English Channel and low tide on the Thames. Being a Sunday evening the buildings in the City were mostly locked up and empty. The Luftwaffe had waited for these conditions to launch a devastating firestorm on the City… Continue reading More Chronicles of War