Driving through the suburban ordinariness of Trent Vale, where I spent the first 18 years of my life, firstly in the innocence of childhood and then superseded in […]

(originally written on Nov 12, 2023) It is early November, and the trees are gradually taking on their autumn shades of gold and brown. After days of rain, […]

(originally written on Jul 30, 2023) There is such a huge wealth of medieval stained glass in St. Lawrence’s Church in Ludlow, known as the Cathedral of the […]

(originally written on May 10, 2023) Joyce Leveson died in the 1570s, and has lain in silence for centuries in St. Peter’s Church in Wolverhampton, along with her […]

(originally written on May 10, 2023) There is currently much discussion, and rightly so, about whether it is appropriate or otherwise to have human remains (even if they […]

(originally written on May 8, 2023) From a distance, you might be forgiven for thinking that the lonely figure seated on a distant park bench is a living […]

(originally written on Mar 11, 2023) You would search in vain nowadays for this address, long since demolished. This tiny terraced house stood on a steeply sloping piece […]

(originally written on Oct 19, 2022) I don’t know whether I was fortunate or otherwise to have attended this school, already poised on the brink of being downgraded […]

(originally written on Apr 10, 2022) The city of Manchester is currently undergoing immense changes, with the appearance of multiple brand new high rise buildings – not for […]

(originally written on Apr 3, 2022) It is a chilly spring day at the beginning of April, the fitful sunshine interrupted from time to time by brief squalls […]