Juan Pujol García MBE (Catalan: Joan Pujol Garcia, 14 February 1912 – 10 October 1988) was a Spanish citizen who deliberately became a double agent against Nazi Germany during World War II. He relocated to England to carry out fictional spying activities for the Nazis, and was known by the British codename Garbo and the German codename Alaric Arabel.
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One Man Was Decorated By Both Sides In WWII
Published September 21, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: double agent, England, Iron Cross, Juan Pujol García, MBE, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Operation Fortitude, Spain, WW2, WWII
Breathing New Life Into Pipes of the Past [video]
Published September 12, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: church organ, craftsmanship, England, Henry Willis & Sons, Liverpool, musical instrument, pipe organ, video
John Turner’s Old Found Photos [video]
Published July 9, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: England, Found Photos, Great Britain, history, John Turner, photography, picture, video
CNN posted a video about old found photos –
After sitting in a suitcase in an attic for almost 30 years, the newly-discovered photographs of amateur photographer John Turner offer a glimpse into life in pre and post-war Britain.
Ceremony of Quit Rents – Strange 800 Year-old English Tradition
Published April 2, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Ceremony of Quit Rents, City of London, England, Great Britain, history, rent, ritual
According to Historic-UK.com –
A rather unusual and decidedly British ceremony takes place each year in late October. The City of London pays rent to the Crown for two pieces of land, even though it no longer knows their exact locations! For the first piece of land, somewhere in Shropshire, the City pays two knives, one blunt and one sharp. For the second piece of land, 6 giant horseshoes and 61 nails are handed over.
UK’s Last Standing Leech House
Published December 28, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bedale, bloodletting, England, Georgian Bedale Leech House, history, leech, medicine, North Yorkshire, UK, United Kingdom
The Georgian Bedale Leech House in Bedale, North Yorkshire is the last standing leech house in the United Kingdom. It was constructed to keep them alive, fresh, and hungry for blood while they waited for druggists or doctors to use them for bloodletting.
After WWII, Medical Stretchers Were Made Into Fences In London
Published December 15, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: England, history, London, medical stretchers, recycle, steel fence, stretcher, UK, upcycle, WW2, WWII
On numerous housing estates throughout London, the rows of black steel and mesh railings guarding red brick mansion blocks appear, at first glance, little more than a quirk of post-war architectural design.
However, unbeknown to thousands of passersby each day, those sometimes rusting or buckled fences were in fact the emergency stretchers that helped to save the lives of those injured during the Blitz.
It Seems That A UK Zoo Has A Gorilla Who Enjoys Ballet Dancing
Published October 11, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: ballet dancer, dancing gorilla, Devon, England, gay animal, gay monkey, gorilla, Kionda, Paignton zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Kionda the gorilla loves performing ballet to adoring crowds at Paignton Zoo, in Devon. The 15-year-old ape looks graceful and elegant as he glides through the air.
Searching for the World’s Oldest Pub [video]
Published October 3, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Athlone, England, history, Ireland, Nottingham, pub, tavern, tourism, travel, video
The Sistine Chapel of Sewage [video]
Published August 31, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Crossness Pumping Station, East London, England, history, London, sanitation plant, sewage, UK, Victorian ironwork, video
Queen Elizabeth II Has A “Stunt Double” [video]
Published June 14, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: British royalty, Ella Slack, England, Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II, rehearsal double, rehearsal queen, Stunt Double, UK, video
Trimming The World’s Largest Hedge
Published June 8, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bathurst Estate, Cirencester, England, gardening, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, hedge, horticulture, UK, yew
… welcome to the largest hedge of its kind in the world – a monster yew that takes gardening staff at a country estate two whole weeks to trim. At 40ft tall and 15ft wide, groundsmen at the Bathurst Estate in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, say the 300-year-old yew hedge is the largest of its kind in the world and costs £6,000 a year to maintain. It takes a specialist two-man team at the estate two weeks – with no weekend break – to give the hedge it’s annual trim.
Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds “Keep Right On To The End Of The Road” [video]
Published February 14, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 100 year old, advice, Amelia Harper, centenarian, Cliff Crozier, England, Harry Lauder, John Denerley, life lesson, longevity, positive attitude, UK