A nice retirement hobby is visiting England's cathedrals. So far I've only managed Ripon which is hardly the most celebrated - barely rates a mention in the Alec Clifton Taylor guide - but while smal… (View Post)

Def agree about Kenwood. Took the bus to Hampstead for a walk around the heath and its environs. Chanced across Kenwood and was amazed at its contents. Apparently whoever left it to the nation, or wh… (View Post)

The view of Durham Cathedral from the railway station (or indeed a passing train) is something else. BTW - St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall was, I seem to remember reading, built by the people respons… (View Post)

Just imagine what Ely Cathedral must have looked like before the fens were drained. On its island amid the waters. (View Post)

That a fact? Sorry to hear you're bored. I think many people (perhaps not you) hugely underestimate the immense hurt, anxiety and fear felt by the Jewish community here in the UK and elsewhere. Lord … (View Post)