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Les Fogueres De Sant Joan De Alicante

18th December 2022 Going Postal 3504 Comments

The history of burning offerings before the summer solstice can be traced back to prehistoric times. It is part cleansing and part preparation for the coming harvest. At some time in recent history it became [more…]

19th Century

The Lithuanian Gas Chamber

13th December 2022 Novak and Goode 3114 Comments

Since the “winter” flight timetables have come into operation it has become more convenient for me to initially fly into Kaunas rather than into Vilnius for my business-related visits to Lithuania (something I have undertaken [more…]

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A Postcard from the IFG Part Two

12th October 2022 SharpieType301 2822 Comments

International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, August 2022 In Part One, I just about managed to shoehorn two days of the fantastic Festival. Before I carry on telling you about the rest, a quick gallop though [more…]

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The Amazing Life (And Death) of Xpoual (Es-po-al) De Colon

26th September 2022 Going Postal 3142 Comments

There is no definitive date for the birth of Xpoual de Colon. It is believed he was born between August 26th and October 31st in 1451 in Genoa, although there are also claims that he [more…]

18th Century

One Small Step for Man… Brindley and the Trent and Mersey Canal

16th September 2022 SharpieType301 2026 Comments

In an earlier piece, I mentioned the Trent and Mersey Canal, with its company headquarters in Stone, hinting that its history and the political shenanigans behind its construction might be worth an article in its [more…]

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Towers And Lovers

26th August 2022 Going Postal 2010 Comments

The train from Cartagena is eleven minutes late arriving into Alicante and almost twenty minutes behind schedule by the time it leaves for Zaragoza. Not that anyone minds, it is the way of the things [more…]

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Wildfowling: Tools of the Trade part one

16th June 2022 Columba Palumbus 2932 Comments

A few people have asked me since the last article to write a little bit about a fundamental part of the sport, which would be the guns themselves. I have touched briefly on this previously, [more…]

19th Century

Crimean War, Part Seven

27th January 2022 Going Postal 3802 Comments

In 1954, as the centenary of the end of the Crimean War approached, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of articles for the Manchester Evening News which vividly described that campaign. In this article, [more…]

19th Century

Crimean War, Part Six

20th January 2022 Going Postal 3305 Comments

In 1954, as the centenary of the end of the Crimean War approached, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of articles for the Manchester Evening News which vividly described that campaign. In this article, [more…]

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