Yuneec Q500 Typhoon, Forge Mill Road and Needle Museum, Redditch, UK
Flying my Q500 Typhoon quadcopter over Forge Mill Museum and Bordesley Abbey Meadows and ruins.
This is where I grew up, and my parents still live there now. My Mum and Dad's house can be seen, flying directly above around 4 minutes into the video.
Filmed at 1080p 60fps and edited in iMovie on Mac.
The piano piece is Claude Debussy's 'Arabesques No.1' and is performed by myself.
DJI F550 FPV Bordesley Abbey Forge Mill Needle Museum
Some long range FPV over Bordesley Abbey Redditch
The Ghosts Of Bordesley Abbey
The Ghosts of Bordesley Abbey. True ghost stories told by the community in Redditch.
DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus - Forge Mill, Redditch
A frost early morning flight from Forge Mill, Redditch 06/12/14.
Wonderful to see so much green open space we have on our doorstep.
You can see the ruins of Bordesley Abbey, Forge Mill Needle Museum, The newly re-opened Sainsbury's, with Redditch Town centre in the background.
A brief tour of Forge Mill
Forge Mill is a water-powered mill situated in the small town of Redditch, Worcestershire. It is set in a valley surrounded by stunning countryside views and meadows. Incredibly this little mill produced around 90% of the world's needles during the 19th century. The mill is still operational but is no longer used commercially and is now a needle museum. It is now open to the public at certain times of the year. Everything has been perfectly preserved inside exactly it was during the Victorian era. Unfortunately it is closed over the winter period so I wasn't able to film the inside.
The mill has a long history and association with the nearby Bordesley Abbey where French Cistercian monks founded a monastery in the 13th century. The monks were highly industrious, creating ponds, rivers and waterways which they utilised to power mills in the town over four centuries.
This is my first full production video, please excuse the camera shake and poor editing!
Places to see in ( Redditch - UK )
Places to see in ( Redditch - UK )
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately 15 miles south of Birmingham. In the 19th century Redditch became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry. At one point 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town of Redditch and its neighbourhoods. In the 1960s Redditch became a model for modern new town planning. Redditch is known locally by the nickname The Ditch.
Redditch is in Worcestershire, just south of the West Midlands urban area. It is 15 miles (24 km) north of Evesham on the A435, which skirts it to the east. The main access routes are the A441 via junction 2 of the M42 Motorway, the A435 from junction 3 of the M42 and the A448 via junctions 4 or 5 of the M5. The Roman Road known as Icknield Street is prominent, running north to south through the eastern side of the town.
The Borough of Redditch is divided into several districts. To the east of the town are New Town Districts built in the 1970s and 1980s. To the west of the Borough are older Former Village Districts that dominate the south and west.
The Cross-City Line provides a regular train service via Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley. Redditch railway station, the southern terminus of the line, was first opened as the terminus of the Redditch Railway on 19 September 1859, alongside what is now Clive Road. This first station stayed until 4 May 1868 when the last section from Alcester to Redditch of the Redditch and Evesham Railway was closed, at which point a second station was built alongside the junction of Bromsgrove Road and Plymouth Road.
Redditch is occasionally noted for its confusing road system dominated by a system of dual carriageways built when it became a New Town, including the only cloverleaf interchange in England at the junction of the A441 and the Bromsgrove-bound A448.
Bordesley Abbey remains of a former Cistercian abbey, later used as a Royal Swannery. Forge Mill Needle Museum exhibition of traditional needle making. Morton Stanley Park A public park in the village of Callow Hill with views of the Malvern Hills and wider Worcestershire. Kingfisher Shopping Centre was opened in 1976 by the then Prime Minister James Callaghan and now forms the town's primary retail centre. Redditch has 900 acres (3.6 km2) of public open space in Arrow Valley Country Park. Redditch was the home of the Royal Enfield motorcycle.
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DJI Phantom 3 - Bordesley Abbey Redditch
Video of Bordesley Abbey, captured on a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced in 1080p
Redditch History Society Heritage Day 1st June 2014
Our annual heritage day involving local community groups at Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch
Halloween event with Barrie John & RGW&P, Forge Mill, Redditch
Promo video for our halloween special event with guest TV Medium Barrie John
Redditch Golf Club
Aerial video and photographs of Redditch Golf Club, showing early Autumn colour.
Ben's First Drone
Co-worker, Ben piloted the Yuneec Q500 Typhoon for the first time. On this windy day, he did well for never having flown before. Thank you, Ben for NOT crashing my drone ;)
Redditch Landmarks From The Air
Redditch Landmarks. Worcestershire
Shot with a DJI Phantom 3 in 2016.
St Stephens Church
Cloverleaf Junction
New Water Tower
Arrow Valley Lake
Bordesley Abbey
Music: Intro by The XX
When i made this video i didn't interpret the rules correctly. I assumed with my size drone, as long as i wasn't within 50m of a person drone flying was allowed. I also assumed populated areas meant around large groups of people. Hence i flew early morning with no one around. Its now clear to me flying in town is not really permitted without permission. I now fly strictly in open countryside or area in towns its permitted. Here is a general list of rules
Check for restricted airspace
Stay below 400 feet
Dont fly in built up areas
Dont fly within 50m of a person or property
Dont fly with 150m of crowds or built up areas
Keep line of sight
Redditch History alcad part 2.wmv
This is part 2 of a history of the Alcad Battery Company in Redditch which was originally shown at the Alcad Exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum during February 2010. It covers the period after the sale of the company by the Marathon Battery to the French battery company, Saft, to the close of the Redditch plant in 1993.
Forge Mill 1945 Celebrations_0001.wmv
Celebrations to mark the end of the War in Redditch, exhibitions. Four exhibitions, with in a exhibition. Home Front, Home Defence, Industry, and end of the war. These were run by the Redditch Local History Society . Forever Forties returned, Indigo Arts Performed 1940s songs, you will find film clips of them singing elsewere on youtube. when i moved the the ipod clips to movie maker the sound vanished. outside there was a display of old cars and inside wedding dresses and 1940s clothes which can also be elsewere on youtube. The Sunshie show brough their cheeky seagull.
old redditch mill race urbex explore
have a look at the old mill race, this used to be an overflow when the mill was in use.
fpv brockhill redditch
quick fly up to cloudbase over brockhill, redditch
Time Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was disbanded
Time Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was disbanded
Trust given ultimatum by Care Quality Commission
via BBC Midlands Today
Redditch
Redditch, is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 84,300 in 2011. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry. At one point 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its neighbourhoods. In the 1960s it became a model for modern new town planning.
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