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The .303 Pattern 1914 – the Best Battle Rifle the British Army Never Had?

2nd November 2021 Tom Pudding 3641 Comments

Introduction The humiliations suffered by the British Army at the hands of untrained Boer irregulars during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 caused a great deal of concern at the War Office where questions were soon [more…]

20th Century

De Profundis or How Green Was My Valley?

15th March 2021 Tom Pudding 3734 Comments

I qualified as a public health inspector (PHI) in Hull in 1968 and after a couple of years with a rural district council in South Norfolk, at the tender age of 22 I found myself [more…]

20th Century

My Meeting with a Midget

14th November 2020 Tom Pudding 2636 Comments

1950s Motoring Memories When I was growing up in the 1950s I only knew two other children at my junior school whose parents owned a car. One was the son of a butcher whose dad [more…]

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William George Bunter of Greyfriars School

24th September 2020 Tom Pudding 3888 Comments

Introduction I recently emerged from a stunning and brave expedition into the furthermost recesses of our capacious loft space clutching a dusty cardboard box bearing the single word ‘Books’ that had lain forgotten there for [more…]

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How to replace a broken laptop screen

1st September 2020 Tom Pudding 2631 Comments

Introduction I suppose I’ve always considered myself to be pretty practical and over the years I’ve rebuilt car and motorbike engines and done all my own servicing and repairs saving a fortune in the process. [more…]

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In Cathar Country, Part Two

24th August 2020 Tom Pudding 2915 Comments

Introduction Although the castles in the Aude department of France are now referred to collectively as ‘Cathar Castles,’ the term is misleading in that while their sites may once have provided refuge for Cathars fleeing [more…]

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In Cathar Country, Part One

17th August 2020 Tom Pudding 3283 Comments

Introduction In the comments to my recent article about the Conques Tympanum quite a few readers made reference to ‘Cathar Country’ so, as I have pictures from my trips to the region I thought an [more…]

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The Conques Tympanum Decoded

10th August 2020 Tom Pudding 3280 Comments

Introduction Back in the 1990s while returning from a jaunt into Cathar Country in our VW camper, quite by chance we made an overnight stop in the ancient village of Conques in the Aveyron region [more…]

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Le Château de Guédelon

2nd July 2020 Tom Pudding 3970 Comments

Introduction I suppose it is only natural when confronted by an ancient architectural marvel such as a Roman aqueduct or a mediæval cathedral to stare in wonder and to ask oneself, ‘How on earth did [more…]

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