Shopping for clergy tat

[Apologies to Fr Tat Hean – I know you don’t come cheaply]. And neither do the clergy vestments here. Having visited various Papal purveyors in Rome, I set off to visit the principal suppliers to the Church of England and

Shopping for clergy tat

[Apologies to Fr Tat Hean – I know you don’t come cheaply]. And neither do the clergy vestments here. Having visited various Papal purveyors in Rome, I set off to visit the principal suppliers to the Church of England and

Looking for Lord Lucan

Sorry, I meant Lord Lister. It is an honour to find a relative memorialized in Westminster Abbey, though this photo cost me a £16 entrance fee and the threat of deportation for taking a photo inside the Abbey. So many

Looking for Lord Lucan

Sorry, I meant Lord Lister. It is an honour to find a relative memorialized in Westminster Abbey, though this photo cost me a £16 entrance fee and the threat of deportation for taking a photo inside the Abbey. So many

The Grand Old Duke of York

This was first new play in the West End this trip. Written by Laura Wade and playing at the Duke of York Theatre in St Martin’s Lane. It is currently being adapted for film, so stand-by. It would be difficult

The Grand Old Duke of York

This was first new play in the West End this trip. Written by Laura Wade and playing at the Duke of York Theatre in St Martin’s Lane. It is currently being adapted for film, so stand-by. It would be difficult

A day in the country

I didn’t take my scarf today for whilst it started a bit chilly (leaving at 7.30am), it did warm up and there was plenty of walking. It might seem as if the overland and underground stations at Euston are together,

A day in the country

I didn’t take my scarf today for whilst it started a bit chilly (leaving at 7.30am), it did warm up and there was plenty of walking. It might seem as if the overland and underground stations at Euston are together,

Vicar on a mission

It is not entirely by accident that I am spending a week in London after my conference in Rome. It is no secret that this year there is only one ordination candidate due to graduate from Trinity College Theological School.

Vicar on a mission

It is not entirely by accident that I am spending a week in London after my conference in Rome. It is no secret that this year there is only one ordination candidate due to graduate from Trinity College Theological School.

St Pancake’s

I spent some time this afternoon reviewing research proposals for The Alfred Ethics Committee (they can get you anywhere in the world with email), and then decided that I would go to a choral evensong. In keeping with my desire

St Pancake’s

I spent some time this afternoon reviewing research proposals for The Alfred Ethics Committee (they can get you anywhere in the world with email), and then decided that I would go to a choral evensong. In keeping with my desire

Please kneel

I have chosen to attend High Mass at All Saint’s Margaret Street, built in the latter half of the nineteenth century at the height of the Oxford Movement’s influence. Servers please note the height of the candles on the high

Please kneel

I have chosen to attend High Mass at All Saint’s Margaret Street, built in the latter half of the nineteenth century at the height of the Oxford Movement’s influence. Servers please note the height of the candles on the high

Roving in Fitzrovia

Thoughtful to have made a ‘Tardis’ for dwarfs, I thought. Today I am on my way to church, walking west through through Bloomsbury, home to the British Museum (below) and on to the area occupied by the University College London

Roving in Fitzrovia

Thoughtful to have made a ‘Tardis’ for dwarfs, I thought. Today I am on my way to church, walking west through through Bloomsbury, home to the British Museum (below) and on to the area occupied by the University College London

Stand to the right

Why am I the only person wearing sunglasses today? What does everyone else know about the weather that has escaped me? Today I thought I would explore some things in my neighbourhood. The National Library is just around the corner.

Stand to the right

Why am I the only person wearing sunglasses today? What does everyone else know about the weather that has escaped me? Today I thought I would explore some things in my neighbourhood. The National Library is just around the corner.

London Lodgings

Finding reasonably priced accommodation in London is always a challenge. Balancing the convenience of the location with the standard and cost of a room can take some time, particularly since the $A has been so weak against the £ for

London Lodgings

Finding reasonably priced accommodation in London is always a challenge. Balancing the convenience of the location with the standard and cost of a room can take some time, particularly since the $A has been so weak against the £ for