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I Believe

Belief is an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially without proof.

Old and Young Remember

Chelsea Pensioners prepare for the Service of Remembrance at the Royal Hospital Chelsea yesterday. The Governor of the Royal Hospital, General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE DL, is third from right.

Let Us Remember

For these I weep Streams of tears flow from my eyes Because of the destruction of my people

Death’s Sting

Some hymns repay reading aloud, in full, with time to reflect. Henry Francis Lyte wrote this as he was dying of tuberculosis in 1847.

Land of the Prince Bishops

How many gardeners can you see? I can see fourteen.

Windows and a Walk, I

I needed sat nav yesterday to drive to Downe, a village inside the M25 in Kent.

Holy Trinity, Sloane Square

John Betjeman called it a “cathedral of the Arts and Crafts movement”; Nikolaus Pevsner called it “a museum of 1890s design”.

Singing, on the Train

Two more titles from the Shelf Lives stable – both with a musical theme.

Thomas More bought land stretching from the Thames up to the King’s Road in 1520. He chose this site as being midway between the King’s Thames-side palaces at Hampton Court and Greenwich. The house he built became known as Beaufort House after his execution. As you can see there were extensive grounds with gardens, orchards… Continue reading Utopia

The Moravian Church

For about twenty years I sat beside Tony at a dealing desk in the City.

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