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  • Ancient Cities Of The Heart

    Ancient Cities Heart

    Earlier this week I had been thinking about the blog theme and what to write about ancient cities. When I woke from a dream (which I'll relate shortly) I had th... Read more

    The 07 June 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Into Victoria Wood – Part One

    Into Victoria Wood Part

    The amazing comedy genius that was Victoria Wood died in 2016. It was a sad day. As I wrote at the time, ‘she kept me laughing through four decades’. And now... Read more

    The 06 June 2026 by   Jackscott
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  • Classical Cities

    Classical Cities

    I met Steve for lunch today and promised him a short blog and a poem for this week's theme. It was a great lunch, great pizza, great talk about Rome and the... Read more

    The 05 June 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Ancient Cities

    Ancient Cities

    Two of the problems when it comes to writing about ancient cities are a) what is ancient and b) what is a city. I was reading an article the other day that... Read more

    The 03 June 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Transport

    Transport

    I drove from Blackpool to Durham today, musing on the allotted blog theme of transport as I motored along. It was a beautiful morning. Read more

    The 02 June 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Ancient Cities -- Bedrock

    Ancient Cities Bedrock

    Thinking of ancient cities and my lack of personal experience in the real world, took me back to childhood and my love for the cartooned world of the... Read more

    The 02 June 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Riding the Mail Rail

    Riding Mail Rail

    Whenever we’re in London for our regular rendezvous with nearest and dearest, we try to fit in something a little different. And what could be more different... Read more

    The 30 May 2026 by   Jackscott
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  • Transport

    Transport

    This morning I strolled along the river path to the newsagent to pick up my newspapers. Exactly the same mode of transport that I would have used 5,000 years... Read more

    The 27 May 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Tax

    Preston might seem an unlikely source for one of the most famous quotations about tax, but Christopher Bullock's one act comedy 'The Cobbler of Preston' (1716)... Read more

    The 24 May 2026 by   Ashleylister
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  • Spending a Penny

    Spending Penny

    I see some weird and wonderful stuff about Norwich and its long and glorious history. Perhaps the weirdest and most wonderful is about the city’s lost loos... Read more

    The 23 May 2026 by   Jackscott
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