Monthly Archives: June 2017

Straight Lines: Watling Street and Chester

Chester is situated on an elbow of Watling Street, one of Britain’s major Roman roads.  One branch issues south towards London and the other runs east across the Pennines to York.  Chester’s importance to the Romans was determined by its … Continue reading

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Washington Irving and the Headless Horseman

Washington Irving was an American writer who spent much of his early literary career living in England.  But I only discovered recently, while doing some research for a piece on the Old Dee Bridge, that he was also a frequent … Continue reading

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Hear Her Walk

In a house, in a town lived a man and a woman.  With them lived the woman’s uncle. The man and woman wanted a child, but no child arrived. In the attic, the man made a boy from steel and … Continue reading

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