RHnineteen - The East Grinstead Song
some guys from east grinstead singing, rapping and dancing about east grinstead,
this is not my video,
they had recently deleted it and i think everyone should be able to see it cause its simply amazing :)
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Tom Cruise puts £4.95 million East Grinstead mansion up for sale
Tom Cruise puts £4.95 million East Grinstead mansion up for sale = 30.12.2015
Superstar Tom Cruise has reportedly put his 4.95 million pound estate up for sale in West Sussex, reported Daily Mirror.
A country estate situated around 30 miles south of London has been placed on the market and it is believed the property belongs to the Top Gun actor. (Also Read: The Ugly Truth? 5 Crazy Tom Cruise Stories From Ex-Scientologist's Book)
According to sources, the home is being offered for almost 5 million pound and has five to six bedrooms along with eight bathrooms - five full and three half-size.
It's said Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes bought the property in 2006 for considerably less, but now it seems the Hollywood star is ready to sell the 14.2-acre estate.
Church Shop (1950)
Church converted into shop, East Grinstead, West Sussex.
L/S Church. M/S Woman walking up steps into church. L/S Two woman walking into church, pan up to spire. L/S Church wall. C/U Carcasses of meat hanging on rail. C/U Pan cheeses in a row. C/U Pan eggs in basket. C/U Baskets of tomatoes. M/S Activity in church, shelves of food on wall. C/U Shelves of tinned food. C/U Pan queue of woman holding baskets. L/S Woman standing in queue and being served. L/S Woman being served from behind counter. M/S Church wall lined with shelves of food, woman shopper in foreground. M/S Shop assistant handing ration book to woman. C/U Woman's feet walking down church steps. L/S Women coming out of church, with shopping baskets.
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Exploring Bexhill West Disused Railway Station with Dumpman
Chris Bedford, AKA Dumpman, and I are off again exploring disused railways. Today we explore Bexhill West Station in East Sussex. We're checking out the architecture and seek out remaining clues of the building's previous life as a terminus station for the Sussex seaside holiday resort.
Bexhill West is a closed station in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. It was the terminus of the Bexhill West branch of the Hastings Line. It was opened by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and was operated by the Southern Region of British Railways on closing. The station building still survives as an antiques house. The trackbed and site of the now demolished platforms are now occupied by commercial industrial buildings.
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Walks in England: Exploring Hartfield Station, East Sussex
Dumpman and I are together again for one more video. This time we are in Hartfield in East Sussex to see what has become of Hartfield railway station since the line was pulled up and the train service stopped.
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Reuters - Europe's retail scene a mixed bag.
Hayley Platt reports... As confidence returns to Europe, there is some optimism among retailers. In the UK, despite disappointing January retail sales, the number of vacant shops on the high street has fallen to its lowest level in four years. Sales at European retailers like Carrefour have also risen. But as Hayley Platt reports, the recovery is still fragile.
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It's been a cold damp winter. But Britain's retail climate is showing signs of improving. New figures reveal the number of empty shops on the high street has fallen to its lowest level in four years. Matthew Hopkinson is from the Local Data Company. SOUNDBITE: Matthew Hopkinson, The Local Data company, saying (English): I think the interesting thing is, they're being reoccupied rather than being removed from the stock or to alternative uses. So there seems to be, dare I say green shoots coming back to the high street but it's not every high street, it's primarily in London and the south. This London suburb is one high street that's suffered its fair share of closures. Last year Loughton had around 14 empty shops. That figure now stands at under ten. Becky Elliott owns Bababoom, the town's baby and nursery retailer. SOUNDBITE: Becky Elliott, owner of Bababoom and chair You have that feeling in the pit of your stomach that if they've gone and they've been here for ex amount of years how long is it going to be before we're going to face troubles but luckily things have definitely improved. But analysts warn that Britain's economy is still fragile. The latest UK retail sales figures for January fell 1.5 percent, slightly more than expected. That followed December's figures which had their strongest annual growth in almost three years. There's also been some improvement in other parts of Europe. French supermarket chain Carrefour has reported its first sales rise in Spain since the financial crisis of 2008. And UK electrical retailer Dixons is showing a modest recovery of three percent in its Greek business. SOUNDBITE: Matthew Hopkinson, The Local Data company, saying (English): I think that France has a number of issues as does Italy and probably Germany is the next strongest to come back online but they don't have such a strong online history as the UK does. Loughton has said goodbye to a number of chains over the years. But new ones are moving in. That's good news for this generation of shoppers - and the next.
In Search of Old Brambletye Manor near Forest Row
The original moated manor at Brambletye dates back to the Doomsday book and if you care to look on an OS map you'll find the moat still there. In 1631 a newer house was built a little to the east; a larger grand, ostentatious house, but sadly it didn't last very long and now little remains. However what there is still impressive.
Julia Hartley and I take a walk to find it, crossing the old East Grinstead, Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells railway line which now, thanks to Sir Richard Beeching, is a delightful footpath.
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Horley Town ~ High Street Tour
High Street Tour of my closest Town. Horley is a town in Surrey on the border of Surrey and West Sussex, England. Horley is a small but busy town of over 20,000 people situated almost half way between London and Brighton on the south coast. It is mainly residential and sits astride both the main line railway and the A23 main road, between the two locations, close by London Gatwick Airport. With fast links by train round-the-clock to London. In the past the Weald was a densely forested and marshy area. During Saxon times, the Manor of Horley came under the control of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Chertsey. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the Manor was within the hundred known as Cherchefelle which in 1199 became known as Reigate. The Manor passed to Henry VIII on the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 and changed hands several times during the next sixty years.
The stone building with the ghost sign (Auctioneers Baker &) was a Technical Institute around 1904 but was previously a bank and later became the Public Library. Baker & Baker were two brothers.
Baker, Arthur. Born Sussex c 1865. Lived in Massetts Road 1901. Mr. Arthur Baker of the firm Baker and Baker is the exact counterpart of his brother who overlooks him. It is said that brothers in business seldom agree. This cannot be said of Baker and Baker, who are as they should be, the support of each other. A considerable time since Mr. Arthur Baker passed through a long illness. The amount of sympathy extended to him on that occasion testified to the deep feeling of respect entertained for him. Horley Advertiser Dec. 22, 1906.
Baker, George. George was in partnership with his brother Arthur, (above). They were surveyors and valuers and had an estate office in the store building in the High Street. Later they had their office in the new building on the corner of Massetts Road and Victoria Road (now a Salvation Army charity shop). They also ran the Horley Market in Smallfield Road. Records Held by: Surrey History Centre, not available at The National Archives Date: 1896-1952 Description: Baker & Baker records incl out letter books, cash books, sales ledger and rent collection books. In the County Post for 9th December 1960 it states that the Market buildings are being pulled down to make way for modern buildings (presumably part of today’s Windmill Close) It also said that it originally belonged to Messrs Baker & Baker (auctioneers, surveyors & estate agents then on the corner of Victoria & Massetts Roads) and was opened as a market about 1914. Upon the death of Mr George Baker in 1952 it was purchased by Messrs Wood, Son & Gardner of Crawley who carried on the business until it was finally sold and closed in June 1959. Jennings, Arthur Edward. Arthur Jennings was born in Horley c1849 the third son of Stephen Henry Jennings, below, he established a building business in Massetts Rd. The builder's yard was later taken over by E. E. Mitchell. Arthur was a member of Horley Parish Council. He built Horley Fire Station in Albert Road and most of the houses in Russell Crescent, Ringley Avenue and Massetts Road. Arthur married Susan from Horley, they had a son also Arthur was born Horley c 1881 and he was a carpenter. The footbridge is near the site of former Horley Station. However, despite having no connection with the station, this section was not renamed High Street until almost 60 years later, in 1961. Thanks to all the proprietors who kindly spoke to me & were ok with me videoing them & their premises. & Thanks to Matt for the Inspiration to get out there!...Check out the King of High Street Tours here: High Street Tours
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Streatham: The Hamlet On The Street History (Part 1) South London, England
Streatham: The Hamlet On The Street History (Part 1) South London, England
Streatham is a district in south London, in England, mostly in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is centred 5 miles south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
I have to say that Streatham's always had plenty to appeal.
The high road is flanked by /some of the nicest Art Deco buildings you'll find/ in the south-west of London, and the spacious pavements mean that the trendy independent cafes / can offer places for people to sit outside. , It's also very well connected: as well as three overground stations/ many busses are taking you anywhere in London you like.
Many excellent independent food stores are in Streatham– from Polish delicatessens to Halal butchers – besides a fresh crop of trendy restaurants and bars that are popping up to serve the area's current generation of residents.
Streatham was the home of Sir Henry Tate for many years, The legendary Naomi Campbell was born and grew up here. This was just before making her way onto every catwalk in the world. But this vast swathe of South West London is regularly overlooked in favour of neighbouring trendy Balham, Clapham and Brixton and the very long high road has been the target of many a joke. However, things have changed and still changing, so much and SW16 is now the place to be.
This video aims to tell the rich history of this Neighborhood in suburban London which made me understand the reasons why/ those born here or that have been living here for a long time/ are so proud of it.
Streatham means the hamlet on the street. The street in question, the London to Brighton Way, was the Roman road from the capital Londinium to the south coast near Portslade, today within Brighton and Hove.
It is likely that the destination was a Roman port now lost to coastal erosion, which has been tentatively identified with 'Novus Portus' mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia. The road is confusingly referred to as Stane Street (Stone Street) in some sources and diverges from the main London-Chichester road at Kennington.
After the departure of the Romans, the main road through Streatham remained an important trackway. From the 17th century, it was adopted as the primary coach road to Croydon and East Grinstead, and then on to Newhaven and Lewes. In 1780 it then became the route of the turnpike road from London to Brighton, and subsequently became the basis for the modern A23. This road (and its traffic) have shaped Streatham's development.
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Snow in crawley
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High Street Village Tours - Lingfield Surrey 2015.
Historic Leangefeld (x century.) Village walkabout, taking in the magnificent, the good, the bad & the just plain ugly. A September 10th 2015 village reflection on the devolution & changing face of England's green & pleasant land.
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That pretty thatched cottage at the start of the tour, that once belonged to W. E. Johns, creator of Biggles. The house deeds stipulate that an unusual collection of Biggles books must remain within it. William Earl Johns (born 5th February 1893 – died 21st June 1968)aged 75 & not 10;) was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Captain W. E. Johns. He is best remembered as the creator of the ace pilot and adventurer Biggles. He was a prolific author and editor. In his 46-year writing career (1922–68) he penned over 160 books, including nearly one hundred Biggles books, more than sixty other novels and factual books, and scores of magazine articles and short stories. One feature of social change since the original publication of the Biggles books has been a considerable shift in attitudes to race and ethnicity. During the 1960s and 1970s a perception of Biggles as unacceptably racially prejudiced, especially considered as children's literature, drove the Biggles books from many public and school libraries; Which i think ridiculous..you can't bury history just because it was different to now. i don't recall if i ever read the books, but i strongly doubt Johns was prejudiced, on reading a little into his background...just more knee jerk reactions through fear of causing offence.
W. E. Johns died while writing his last Biggles story, Biggles does some Homework, which shows Biggles at last preparing to retire, and meeting his mixed-race replacement. The 12 chapters written were issued privately in 1997.
By Jove, Biggles!, a biography of W.E. Johns, was published in 1981, written by Peter Berresford Ellis and Piers Williams.
Researching the local press about this property, i discovered a recent story regarding the current owner a Pam Erskine who lives at the Thatched Cottage & was responsible for putting together a petition to the council regarding some traffic calming measures installed next to her cottage which is making her an unhappy bunny. She read out a three-minute statement at the council meeting on Friday, but feels she was not listened to...oh dear, surprise surprise!
A prominent feature at the heart of the village is The Cage, which was used as a temporary jail for minor felons in the 1700s and 1800s. It is dominated by a hollow but fully-leafed oak tree, which is thought to be over 400 years old.
The book that i was inquiring about in the old village Library building, the former (Secular Priests Guest House) is called Lingfield in old picture postcards Author: Roger Packham
Municipality : Tandridge Province: Surrey
Country : United Kingdom. ISBN13 : 978-90-288-4795-8
Pages : 80... Price: EUR 16.95 Including VAT *
+ Packing- and delivery costs : EUR 5,95
Total : EUR 22,90 = £16.78 so my guess wasn't so far wrong, although a 1st edition would be better at that price:)
A detailed write up on the book & it's old photo's descriptions can be found in the link below..but not the photo's, as it could make the book worthless:( personally i prefer to hold a book when i read, or read the information that comes with music & enjoy the artwork which we used to get. Like a lot of modern advancements it is not always forwards. I hope you enjoy my village explore...sorry for a little bit where my camera is out of focus or a bit shaky..& for my lack of diplomacy & language skills, probably add humor to that list while i'm at it...no offence was meant & no children or pets were harmed while making this video...ok maybe one! ;)
Aerial Video over Hartfield, Ashdown Forest
Aerial video footage Andy took on his DJI Phantom Professional en route to Pooh Bridge. Unfortunately we couldn't capture the bridge itself but there are some stunning views of the surrounding area.
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Ronnie Biggs could have saved himself a journey if only he had been aware. Millions of mailbags criss-crossed London right under his feet every day on Royal Mail’s secret underground railway.
But the Great Train Robber, from the infamous £2.6million heist of 1963, knew as little as the rest of us about the six-mile, subterranean freight line from Paddington to the East End of London.
It operated for three-quarters of a century, a unique driverless, electric route with valuable cargo on board.
Nobody ever tried a hold-up yet, if they had, they would probably have ended up sewing mailbags, not stealing them from the high-security system.
Only 200 engineers, posties and maintenance fitters were allowed deep underground to man Mail Rail, shifting millions of letters from stations to sorting offices in the capital.The system operated 22 hours a day and the work was “extremely heavy, arduous and intense, carried out under exceptional conditions, the physical discomfort was appreciable”.
The workers had less than a minute to load and unload the heavy bags from 15-truck trains.
“But there was a tremendous team spirit,” says engineer Ray Middlesworth, who worked there for more than 40 years. “We felt we were doing something important.”
Mail Rail closed in 2003, a victim of the falling letter business and a rationalisation of sorting offices above ground. It was destined to remain a secret, the railway-that-never-was, the Mary Celeste of the metro.But the system was built by order of Parliament and technically belongs to the public. It couldn’t just be abandoned.
A skeleton three-man staff was kept on to keep the tunnels dry and safe. Now, thanks to a £26million project backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the public can relive this weird and wonderful subterranean experience.
A section of the line, with specially designed space-age carriages, opens to visitors today as a unique tourist attraction.
It’s an instant sell-out, booked for months ahead. It’s so busy that Princess Anne had to give her royal seal of approval in a special ride on the still-uncompleted attraction in June.
I travelled this historic iron road to get a sneak preview of what visitors can expect. I have been on trains all over the world but this was a unique adventure.We packed into the tiny carriages, so sensitive that you mustn’t touch the doors or hi-vis windows. It’s a bit like being on a paddy-train down a coal mine, only the steel-lined tunnels for the narrow-gauge tracks are much smaller. And when the train stops, there is an eerie silence.
Tiny, thin stalactites hang from the joints as we trundle, lurch, squeal, clatter and speed (but not greatly) through sharp curves on the couple of miles of re-opened line, a journey that takes about 20 minutes.
At deserted Mount Pleasant station, a dartboard still hangs on the wall where the posties played in respites between the trains that ran every five minutes.Images of the men at work flash on to the wall and we hear the voice of engineer Ray in a sound commentary, telling us what it was like to toil there.
Construction of the 22 miles of 2ft gauge line began in 1914 but was suspended in 1917 as steel was needed for the Great War effort.
During that conflict, treasures from the National Gallery, the Tate and the British Museum – including the inscribed Ancient Egyptian Rosetta Stone – were stored in the tunnels, safe from Zeppelin bombing raids.
The system finally opened in 1927, enabling Royal Mail to send four million letters a day from main-line termini to sorting offices such as the giant Mount Pleasant complex, still operating today.And that’s where you board Mail Rail today, riding the tracks to Ray’s reminiscences of a Christmas party held for workers’ children, with Santa in a mail truck and another filled with gifts.
The ghosts of yesteryear come back with a moving audio-visual show of letters from the past. One is from an 11 year-old girl, Mary Reardon, to the young Princess Elizabeth.
There is footage of the Blitz. Mail Rail was bombed several times, once badly in 1943, but the system ran the next day.We pass a “graveyard” of abandoned trains and sit in the dark as the sound effects of an oncoming train boom out. It’s all a bit spooky but it gives you a genuine feel of another world beneath the feet of Londoners.
Looping round Mount Pleasant, we glide quietly back into the vast entrance chamber, a former workshop.
This space will be used for special events, and people are already queuing to book everything from concerts to 150-place dinners and bar-mitzvahs.
Save the Scottish Wildcat, BBC Breakfast
So, a nice piece on BBC Breakfast on 29-9-15 about the Wildcat Haven project. We're very grateful for, and news starting to appear on the new plan; crowd funding the first Scottish wildcat reserves.
Our work is usually in partnership with landowners; we go onto farms, estates and crofts and make sure any feral cats are neutered and that all joins together to cover hundreds of square miles. But we've realised we need something a bit more; within those big areas we need a few places which can be made perfect habitats for wildcats, full of wild forestry and places to den and bring up kits; a network of wildcat reserves acting as strongholds for the species within the Haven region and extending it to other places that we know can forever be nothing but wildcat reserves.
Fortunately, our long term commercial sponsors Highland Titles have made it possible to make this happen. HT sell micro-plots of land within their own nature reserves to pay for things like reforesting and more reserves. They've provided us with a first wildcat reserve overlooking Loch Loyne in the West Highlands, plus the start-up money to launch an identical trading arm to the Haven project, and to start investing in things like merchandise (coming soon!).
So as of today, from the new website (which is still getting a little fine tuning but the shop has been fully tested and is working great!), you can buy a micro-plot of land in the first reserve, named Wildernesse Wood after Mike Tomkies' home in his books Wildcat Haven, making you an official Scottish landowner; a laird or lady of Wildernesse Wood in Wildcat Haven!
You get a nice gift pack, and are welcome to visit and see your personal plot, but perhaps most importantly you'll provide funds for us to buy more reserves, and to rapidly expand all the work we've been doing the last seven years neutering feral cats, studying wildcats, educating school children and raising public awareness.
This is an exciting opportunity to make huge advances in our work and build something that's here for the wildcat forever, and we'd like to say a huge thank you to Highland Titles for their generosity and business expertise making it all possible.
So please check out the new site and share it around, consider buying yourself a plot of land or making it a fun Christmas gift for someone, and let's start setting Wildcat Haven in stone!
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Best Western Vine Hotel, Skegness, United Kingdom HD review
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In an 18th-century building, the Best Western Vine Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Skegness Beach. Just over a quarter mile from Seacroft Golf Club, the hotel provides free parking, free Wi-Fi and has a restaurant.
The newly refurbished, individually designed rooms feature a private bathroom, free Wi-Fi, a TV, and tea/coffee making facilities.
The new Gingerlily Restaurant serves a world wine list and varied menu, using fresh local produce. There are also 2 bars, offering casual meals, light snacks and traditional local ales.
In picturesque gardens, The Vine is a 20-minute walk from the lively Grand Parade and Skegness Pier. The popular Skegness Amusement Arcade and Hildreds Shopping Center are both a 15-minute walk away.
Belstead Brook Muthu Hotel, Ipswich, United Kingdom HD review
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Featuring a leisure club and indoor swimming pool, this hotel is 6 minutes’ drive from the A14 in suburban Ipswich. The Belstead Brook Muthu Hotel is built around a 16th Century hunting lodge, with extensive lawned gardens and its own restaurant and bar.
Each bedroom at the Belstead Brook comes traditionally decorated with an en-suite bathroom. Rooms include a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, and a trouser press.
The hotel offers spa and beauty treatments in the leisure club, which must be booked prior to arrival. There is a large indoor pool, sauna, steam room and solarium, as well as a fully equipped gym.
A full English breakfast is on available each morning, with alternative options of kippers, porridge, yoghurts, fruits and pastries. The hotel restaurant serves a fixed price 2 or 3 course menu or an a la carte menu, influenced by British and Continental cuisine.
The centre of Ipswich is only 2 miles away, with shops, bars, and direct train links to London. Guests are within a 30-minute drive of many of rural Suffolk’s prettiest villages.