The Campden “Wonder”
Everything about the Campden “wonder”, a bizzare, weird and tragic true story which occured in the northern part of England’s Cotswolds in the early 1660s. Continue reading The Campden “Wonder”
Category: Stories from History
Night Time Economy Anthology
Birmingham indepndent publishers Floodgate Press have a new anthology out, and this time the focus is on the West Midlands region’s Night Time Economy, very, very broadly defined. Continue reading Night Time Economy Anthology
Birmingham Launch for “Vulcan’s Forge” Book Bluecoat Press Edition, Midlands Arts Centre 08/10/2024
The definitive edition of Janine Wiedel’s “Vulcan’s Forge” published by Bluecoat Press is having its West Midlands launch at MAC Birmingham on Tuesday 8th October 2024. Continue reading Birmingham Launch for “Vulcan’s Forge” Book Bluecoat Press Edition, Midlands Arts Centre 08/10/2024
Event Recordings: “Step into Coventry’s History: A Virtual Walking Tour”
Recordings from the “Step into Coventry’s History: A Virtual Walking Tour” event I was a panellist for in May 2024 are available on YouTube. Continue reading Event Recordings: “Step into Coventry’s History: A Virtual Walking Tour”
Event: STORIE feat. Josh Allen, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, So Mayer & Jackson Rees
I am delighted to have been invited to share a chunk of my book project at Storie on the evening of Thursday 20th June 2024 (19:00 – 21:30). Continue reading Event: STORIE feat. Josh Allen, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, So Mayer & Jackson Rees
Event: Step into Coventry’s History – A Virtual Walking Tour
Event: Step into Coventry’s History – A Virtual Walking Tour.I am delighted to be on the panel for this excellent event (attendance at which is possible both online and in-person) on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Continue reading Event: Step into Coventry’s History – A Virtual Walking Tour
Walk Midlands First Two Years – The Ten Most Popular Walks
Walk Midlands launched at the end of March 2022. Here are the ten most popular walks in terms of the number of people who have accessed them over the course of the last two years since the site launched. Scroll to the bottom to discover the most popular Walk Midlands walk of all so far. Continue reading Walk Midlands First Two Years – The Ten Most Popular Walks
Janine Wiedel – Vulcan’s Forge
I was pleased to be invited by the renown documentary photographer Janine Wiedel to contribute a forward to a new book of her legendary late 1970s photographic project Vulcan’s Forge. Continue reading Janine Wiedel – Vulcan’s Forge
Midlands Spring History and Heritage Days Out on Foot
Selection of walks from the Walk Midlands collection showing how to get by foot and public transport to historic sites and attractions across the English Midlands region. All are typically free to enter or experience and have a radical bent. Continue reading Midlands Spring History and Heritage Days Out on Foot
From Rea to Stour, Walkspace Walking the Severn/Trent Watershed
This year, in conjunction with Andy Howlett I was pleased to deliver Walkpace’s contribution to the event, which celebrated the Severn/Trent watershed, one of the Midland’s most important and defining geographical features. Continue reading From Rea to Stour, Walkspace Walking the Severn/Trent Watershed