Wessex Attractions: Blackfriars, Gloucester
Blackfriars is a former Dominican priory located on Southgate Street in Gloucester. It was founded in 1239, during the reign of Henry III, on the site of a former Norman…
Labour Isn’t Working For You
Until now, the most common complaint about Keir "Interesting" Starmer is that nobody knew what he stands for. It certainly wasn't the platform he ran on for election to the…
Wessex On Screen: Shank
Shank is a 2009 LGBT-themed drama film directed by Simon Pearce and set in Bristol (though some scenes were filmed in Southwark). It should not be confused with a dystopian…
The NME’s Essential Wessex Artists 2023
A little late to the party, but each year, the New Musical Express publishes a list of 100 essential artists to watch. This year's list, published in January, features no…
Wessex Attractions: Coleridge Cottage
Coleridge Cottage is the name now given to the cottage in Nether Stowey, Somerset where Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) lived from 1797-9, and where he wrote some of his best-known…
Wessex Worthies: RD Blackmore
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900) was a Berkshire-born novelist most famous for his "romance of Exmoor", Lorna Doone. Other Wessex based works include Cradock Nowell: A tale of the New Forest…