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ordinariness of Trent Vale, where I spent the first 18 years of my life, firstly in the innocence of childhood and then superseded in […]
Holywell Again
(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, […]
St Katherine at Ludlow
(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 […]
Joyce’s Best Dress
(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 […]
Lady in the Park
(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 […]
45 John Street, Longbridge Hayes – No More
(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 […]
Thistley Hough Revisited. School Days – Part 1
(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 […]
From Mills to Apartments in Manchester
(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 […]
The Angels of Newcastle-under-Lyme
(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 […]