Cabs, Cold Places, Coal & Canals
I spent yesterday (Saturday) evening viewing some interesting TV programmes relevant to our local industries that put me to thinking...
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Phil
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
Dog racing, profanities, paganism and healthy smoking - all in one day!
I have spent much of the recent "lockdown" period working on what I hope will eventually become a publication dealing with all things...
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Phil
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
Mouldy Old Dough, Dr Who and an Ancient Egyptian
When I was growing up I would often hear my grandma, my dad and other older native Coventrians lament the lost "character" of their city....
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Phil
- Jun 14, 2020
- 9 min
The Black Prince, Horse Racing and the Sky Blues - What's in a name?
Some of my recent posts have dealt with connections between Caludon Castle and William Shakespeare. Early scenes from the history...
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Phil
- Jun 12, 2020
- 6 min
From Lords to Lockdown and the Future of Work
I regulary go for walks with my dog Spike around Caludon Castle Park and often imagine the activity which would have gone on there...
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Phil
- Jun 11, 2020
- 4 min
Don't lose your head as you brush up your Shakespeare
The BBC website today reported the discovery of what is thought to be "The Red Lion" - London's earliest theatre. The story links the...
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Phil
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
Back to Business with the Bard
As the lockdown restrictions gradually ease I am hoping to start offering guided walks again in Coventry in the not too distant future. I...
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Phil
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
The Floods, The Green Hill and the Floodlit Bantams
I've just returned from a pleasant morning walk with my dog Spike around the lake at Stoke Floods. The lake is adjacent to the Sowe...
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Phil
- May 27, 2020
- 3 min
What a load of rubbish!
One of the headlines on the BBC News website today is "Alarm at Med Pollution at Covid Protection Waste". The story outlines the concerns...
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Phil
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Flapping Around in Wyken
In my last few posts I have concentrated on the history of my Hermitage Road locality and hopefully shown that even what can seem as a...
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Phil
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Meditations from the Hermitage
I am writing at a time when many people will be feeling negative effects of isolation due to the "lockdown" restrictions. Many however...
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Phil
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
CoVEntry Day!
I have just returned from a short walk with my dog around the block, "the Block" being the square of my own Hermitage Road (named after...
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Phil
- May 1, 2020
- 12 min
Risking Body & Soul to End a 104 Year Journey
Tomorrow evening (Saturday) ITV will be screening the 1987 FA Cup Final featuring Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. These were two of...
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Phil
- Apr 28, 2020
- 6 min
Larkin about...
One of my blog entries last week included references to William Shakespeare's Coventry connections. Last night's BBC 4 documentaries...
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Phil
- Apr 25, 2020
- 4 min
Coventry's historic lockdowns
As we are currently living under "lockdown" restrictions I am going to have a look at times past when Coventry would have restricted...
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Phil
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
End of Days? But what about the Football?
In recent years I had worked as a volunteer at Coventry's Priory Visitor Centre at the site of Coventry's first (and most magnificent)...
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Phil
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
St George - Dragon Slayer & Wyken Boy?
I am planning for my "hour's exercise" walk today to be around the ruins of Caludon Castle in Caludon Park just down the road from my...
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Phil
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Rambling back.....
After a bit of a break from the blog and a bit of a slowdown generally due to health issues (and more recently the "lockdown" which has...
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Phil
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
A Tudor tapestry and a few more tunnels.....
I've attended two interesting events over the last two evenings. On Thursday I went along to the Criterion Theatre in Earlsdon to watch...
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Phil
- Jan 16, 2020
- 3 min
Stray bombs, tunnels and rambling....
After a varied week of delivering and attending guided walks and historic talks it is time to catch up on here! Research into varying...
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