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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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My Great Aunt Aline (Lloyd Thomas) is buried in the churchyard of St Swithun (sic), Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire.

A Pro-Cathedral

A “pro-cathedral” is a church with cathedral status though not being the main cathedral. St Paul’s is one of three cathedrals of the Anglican Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe; the others being in Gibraltar and Brussels.