Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Up until 2017, if you found yourself searching for a cashpoint whilst walking in the Aldwych area in central London, you may have popped into the nearest Lloyds and found yourself within an unexpected architectural treasure. Once an opulent restaurant, it might soon be reopening in the same role again.
The first free drinking fountains in Britain were installed in Liverpool in the 1850s by Anglo-Swiss cotton merchant Charles Pierre Melly. Soon other cities, including London, were following his lead. Between 1750 and 1900 the population of Great Britain increased four and half times from 9 million to 41 million.
Port Sunlight on the Wirral Peninsula is a 'model village' built by ‘soap king’ William Lever from 1887 for his production works, and to provide good quality housing for his employees. It is regarded as an architectural gem.
Christmas celebrations in the Tudor period were all about feasting and a break from the working routine. This period saw the arrival of the traditional turkey dinner.
The pied wagtail is a familiar and common bird throughout Britain. Its black-and-white markings and long, wagging tail make it easy to identify as it hops across the road or lawn.
The Turnip Prize is a spoof UK award satirising the Tate Gallery's annual Turner Prize by rewarding deliberately bad (but amusing) modern art such as "Collywobbles" (a dog on a jelly), pictured. Organised by a village pub in Somerset, it is seen as an example of classic British irreverence to establishment values.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.