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6 Things About the UK Today
- Charles Dickens - prolific Victorian writer October 23, 2026Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic, whose works enjoyed unprecedented popularity in the 19th century. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters - such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr Pickwick and Fagin - and is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era. To date, over 400 big-and small-screen […]
- Chiswick House - Italianate architecture in West London October 23, 2026Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Chiswick, West London. It has been described as a 'glorious' example of eighteenth-century Italian-inspired Neo-Palladian architecture, and was designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. It was completed in 1729.
- Blackthorn and Hawthorn - bringers of British blossom time October 23, 2026Blackthorn and Hawthorn, also known as May, are prolific British tree and hedgerow bushes that burst into blossom as a sign of spring turning to summer. Blackthorn comes first and is predominantly a cream colour, and then Hawthorn, with a pretty white/pale-pink blossom.
- Scott's Grotto in Ware October 23, 2026The pleasant Hertfordshire town of Ware, just north of London along the river Lee, has a surprising secret. In an unassuming residential part of town nestles what is thought to be the largest grotto in England.
- The invention of traffic lights - but a long delay followed October 23, 2026The official birth date of the traffic light was 10th December 1868, where an installation was made at Parliament Square in London. The concept was invented by John Peake Knight – a railway manager from Nottingham – in response to numerous traffic accidents in the capital.
- Faversham Brewery: Britain's oldest at over 300 years October 23, 2026Shepherd Neame claims to be Britain's oldest brewer, beers having been made at its brewery in Faversham, Kent, for over 300 years. Since forming in the 17th century, ownership of the brewery has passed in unbroken succession through five families. It produces some iconic ales, including Spitfire.
