Mummers’ Play

Mummers' Play

We were very lucky yesterday to see a performance by Croxley Mummers. A Mummers’ play is a long standing English tradition of amateur  actors performing short plays, often associated with Morris dancing, at festivals, events, pubs or even people’s homes. Traditionally there are two opponents having a fight, and the doctor character revives the fallen opponent […]

Admiral Benbow

Admiral Benbow

As Lilia and I wondered around the Shrewsbury museum, we heard a song playing from a little room adjacent to a passageway, and went to investigate. This is the song, shown on a screen there, with the story of the Admiral Benbow song on the walls – Lilia instantly remembered that Admiral Benbow was the […]

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is an ancient market town in Shropshire, about 3 hours drive from London. Its streets were quiet and relaxing, when we visited on Easter Sunday. During the Roman occupation, this area was an important centre, with many Roman finds now on show at the local history museum, which is now in an old Music […]