Yearly Archives: 2009
Nanteos House… Cardiganshire, Wales
Nanteos House is now a hotel and mansion house. This 1738 Georgian house, built by William Powell, was once the home of The Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is the wooden cup that Jesus and his Disciples drank from during … Continue reading
Winter’s Gibbet…
High upon the lonely Northumberland moors, just a few miles from Elsdon stands the Gibbet of the murderer William Winter. William Winter murdered an old lady by the name of Margaret Crozier who lived at Raw Pele, her home a few miles outside Elsdon. … Continue reading
Minster Lovell Hall… Oxfordshire England
The ruins of this once imposing manor house lay testament to a frightening and strange tale known as ‘The Mistletoe Bough’ One Christmas many, many years ago the house enjoyed the wedding of young William Lovell, eldest son of the Lovall … Continue reading
Liberty Enlightening the World
We all know this famous statue, and we all know where it stands, but less is known of its origin. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi scultured this gigantic statue and it was dedicated on October the 28th 1886. Officially named ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’ … Continue reading
The Brighton Promettes…
These are Brighton’s Promettes of 1952. The Visitor Information Centre of its time. For those men amongst you that like girls with brains there was no better place than Brighton in Sussex in the 50s! Formed from ex-models, these girls … Continue reading
The Saltair Pavilion
Some of you have watched with interest the DVD of ‘Carnival of Souls’ 1962 after my recent blog, and emailed to say that you enjoyed it, but wondered if I knew anything about the creepy derelict Pavilion used in the movie. The Pavilion was built in … Continue reading
Michael’s Fungi…
Michael Halfpenny’s interesting picture of fungi, struck a thought with me… The use of fungi by humans dates back to prehistory. Otzi’ the Iceman, a well preserved mummy of a 5,300 year old Neolithic man found frozen in the Austrian Alps, … Continue reading
Carnival of Souls…
Made in 1962 ‘Carnival of Souls’ was shot as a ‘B’ picture in three weeks, and since has become a huge cult film! After a fatal car accident a young woman played by Candace Hilligoss finds herself trapped between this world and … Continue reading
Night of the Demon…
“It has been written since the beginning of time, ever unto these ancient stones, that evil supernatural creatures exist in a world of darkness, and it is also said; man using the magical power of the ancient runic symbols can call … Continue reading
Hemel Hempstead.. Peaceful after Buncefield
This peaceful and tranquil scene in Hemel Hempstead Town Centre, Hertfordshire England, is in sharp contrast to the terrible disaster 4 years ago at the nearby Buncefield Oil Depot, that resulted in the evacuation of thousands of the town’s residents on the morning of Sunday the 11th … Continue reading