PhilJun 8, 20202 minBack to Business with the BardAs the lockdown restrictions gradually ease I am hoping to start offering guided walks again in Coventry in the not too distant future. I...
PhilMay 31, 20203 minThe Floods, The Green Hill and the Floodlit BantamsI'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...
PhilMay 27, 20203 minWhat 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...
PhilMay 26, 20203 minFlapping Around in WykenIn 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...
PhilMay 21, 20204 minMeditations from the HermitageI am writing at a time when many people will be feeling negative effects of isolation due to the "lockdown" restrictions. Many however...
PhilMay 8, 20203 minCoVEntry 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...
PhilMay 1, 202012 minRisking Body & Soul to End a 104 Year JourneyTomorrow evening (Saturday) ITV will be screening the 1987 FA Cup Final featuring Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. These were two of...
PhilApr 28, 20206 minLarkin about...One of my blog entries last week included references to William Shakespeare's Coventry connections. Last night's BBC 4 documentaries...
PhilApr 25, 20204 minCoventry's historic lockdownsAs we are currently living under "lockdown" restrictions I am going to have a look at times past when Coventry would have restricted...
PhilApr 24, 20204 minEnd 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)...
PhilApr 23, 20203 minSt 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...
PhilApr 22, 20202 minRambling 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...
PhilJan 19, 20203 minA 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...
PhilJan 16, 20203 minStray 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...
PhilJan 5, 20203 minGodiva, Spires and TrainsWhilst preparing for the "Stroll in Godiva's Footsteps" guided walk which I shall be giving this week I have been looking at different...
PhilDec 31, 20193 minLiterary LinksA few years ago motorists entering Coventry would be welcomed by a sign declaring "Welcome to the City in Shakespeare Country". At least...
PhilDec 30, 20194 minCoventry's Hideous HistoriesCoventry's civic society celebrates its fiftieth annivesary in the coming year. The Coventry Society is a campaigning group with aims of...
PhilDec 29, 20195 minVikings, Destruction & Leofric's VisionsOver the Christmas period I've been starting to take a look at history of some of Coventry's religious buildings - surviving and lost. I...
PhilDec 28, 20192 minWhat did the Romans ever do for us?Last week saw Coventry City in action against Lincoln City. Lincoln has a long heritage including that as a Roman garrison and (like...
PhilDec 26, 20192 minChristmas Cheer at Coventry CityWhen the football fixtures are released many fans will scan the list for opening day matches, local derby dates, boxing day and new...