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In search of family history: empire, war and horses

Submarine commander, sailor, governor of Burma, prisoner of war camp escapee and politician – my grandfather served a fascinating public life yet remains an elusive family figure. Advertisements

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Ruins of castle bathed in sunshine History / Scotland

The abandoned ruins of Lennox Castle

Lennox Castle is an impressive ruin, lost in the woods, gleaming in winter sunshine and overlooked by the snow dusted Campsie Fells.

Old black and white photo of people boarding a tram in Glasgow Glasgow / History / Psychogeography / Scotland

Nightwalking, Junkfood Junction and the future King of Scotland

Nightwalking’s early subversive reputation, a night stroll down Junkfood Junction and meeting the future King of Scotland.  

Tree with ribbons and other items tied to it as offerings to local fairies History / Scotland

The mystery of a Scottish minister and a secret world of fairies

Robert Kirk’s research into fairy folklore is still important today. Was this 17th century Scottish minister punished for prying a little too closely into the world of fairies and elves?

Mosaic of two-faced figure, the god Janus, with opened and closed books and words future and past History / Psychogeography / Travel

Protected! The goddesses of explorers and psychogeographers

Good news for the endless road walkers, night prowlers, urban explorers, psychogeographers, explorers, threshold stalkers. We have our gods and goddesses and we are protected!

Historical cartoon of two men in late 18th century cross-dressing and about to drink tea.

Secret history of sex: welcome to the molly house

In the 18th century the secret world of the molly house was a place for gay men to socialise, cross-dress and role-play. But it was also a place of danger and treachery.

October 12, 2017 in Historical erotica, History, London.
Strange statue of a figure in front of a French town hall, Chenonceau, France

Postcards from the Loire

Wildlife, chateau, borders – notes from walking one of France’s most beguiling rivers.

August 24, 2017 in Travel.
Aghori Sadhus: an Indian holy man using a human skull for a religious ritauls

5 curious, religious and macabre things to do with a human skull

Skulls are fascinating and repelling, dead yet alive with those large eye sockets filled with shadow and that endless rictus grin. The skull has different talismanic meanings across all cultures, and the power to make a serious statement. Here are five curious and often macabre uses of a human skull.

July 26, 2017 in Uncategorized.
Brighton Pier in the fog

Fog on Brighton Pier: a dark side of the English seaside

Exploring the fog and dark side of a day at the English seaside.

May 17, 2017 in Uncategorized.
Ruins of Cambusnethan House - windows, walls and blue sky

Crawford Priory Revisited: abandoned ruins and golf balls

A return visit to the enigmatic ruins of Crawford Priory yields family memories, new secrets and golf balls.

April 17, 2017 in Psychogeography, Scotland.
Rugged Scottish landscape bathed in sunshine

The agony and joy of the Great Scottish Outdoors

Awesome scenery and endless rain, joyful dolphins and ruthless midges, whisky and crisps for dinner – a light-hearted look at the despair, joy, agony and peace when you try to do anything in the Great Scottish Outdoors.

February 27, 2017 in Scotland, Travel.
Crewwe station at night with empty platforms

A lost world at Crewe Station

Late Sunday night and Crewe Station is empty and deserted. But there is a lost world here, filled with the ghosts from a bygone era of variety theatre.

January 30, 2017 in History, Travel, Uncategorized.

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