Houghton House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, UK
Two quick visits (2nd June and 3rd August 2014) with my DJI Phantom and Go Pro Hero 3+ Black followed by a bit of Serif Movie Plus X6 magic.
Music: At The Order Of Fire by Thieves Of The American Dream.
Houghton House, near Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Houghton House is a ruined house located near Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire, on the ridge just north of Ampthill, and about 8 miles south of Bedford. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Haunted Houghton House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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HOUGHTON HOUSE - Ampthill - Bedfordshire - 24th Jan 2017
HOUGHTON HOUSE - Ampthill - Bedfordshire - 24th Jan 2017
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Houghton House Ghost Hunt S02E08 UK-Haunted
The UK-Haunted team travel to Ampthill, to investigate the old manor of Houghton House. Rob and Jill from the events team, join Michael and Alex for 5 hours investigating in search of the dead.
See what happens with the ghost box, flashes of light, objects moving and strange female voices.
HAUNTED HOUGHTON HOUSE
Following our same day visit to the De Grey Mausoleum, we travelled a further few more miles to visit and investigate briefly the ruins of Houghton Hall.
For although we were only onsite a short period as the site shuts at dusk, we managed to capture some interesting EVP`s.
The house was built in approximately 1615 for the writer, translator, and literary patron Mary Sidney Herbert, Dowager Countess of Pembroke (born 27 October 1561) but she died of smallpox on 25 September 1621, not long after its completion. A Jacobean style frieze on the western side of the house incorporated devices from Mary's ancestral Sidney and Dudley families.
After the Countess' death, the house passed to Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin in 1624. The Bruce family owned the house until the 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, a strong supporter of the Stuarts, retired to exile overseas in 1696 on account of his loyalty to King James II of England.
Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury never returned to Houghton and so sold the house to John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford in 1738. The 4th Duke was predeceased by his sons (the 4th Duke's son and heir, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock died when he fell from a horse whilst hunting) and therefore the house and the dukedom passed to his grandson, Francis Russell.
In 1794, Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford stripped Houghton House of its furnishings and removed the roof. This may have been due, in part, to his father's horseriding tragedy. The Duke never married nor had he produced a legitimate heir. He died in 1802 by which time the house, now open to the elements, was already in decay.
It is said that the house was the model for House Beautiful in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Its staircase survives in The Swan Hotel in Bedford.
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A few of us and Dave the dog explored Houghton House in Amphtill! We didn’t realise it said on the sign that dogs must be kept on leads. It was a lovely walk and we will definitely be visiting again!
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Places to see in ( Ampthill - UK )
Places to see in ( Ampthill - UK )
Ampthill is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population of about 7,000. It is administered by Central Bedfordshire Council. A regular market has taken place on Thursdays for centuries. The name 'Ampthill' is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The first settlement was called 'Aemethyll', which literally means either 'ant-heap' or 'ant infested hill'. In the Domesday Book, Ampthill is referred to as 'Ammetelle', with the landholder in 1086 being Nigel de la Vast. The actual entry reads: Ammetelle: Nigel de la Vast from Nigel d'Aubigny. A further variation may be 'Hampthull', in 1381.
Ampthill is a commercial centre for surrounding villages; it has several pubs, restaurants, a Waitrose supermarket and a selection of small independent specialist shops. A number of small businesses such as solicitors, estate agents, financial services, hairdressers, music schools and a bookshop are also located in town, with larger businesses found on the commercial and industrial developments on the outskirts, along the town's bypass.
Ampthill is one of the most expensive places to buy a house in Bedfordshire, even in comparison with other mid-Bedfordshire towns such as neighbouring Flitwick, and Cranfield. In a survey, it was found that the majority of Ampthill's workers are employed locally, with around 20% working in Ampthill itself, and most of the remainder travelling to nearby centres of employment such as Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes. Around 13% of workers commute from Ampthill to London daily.
Ampthill has a non-League football team, Ampthill Town F.C. who play at Ampthill Park. Ampthill Super7s is the local 7-a-side football league. It takes place every Monday and Thursday at Redborne Upper School. The town's rugby union club Ampthill RUFC was established in 1881 and plays in National League 1 the third from top tier league in the English rugby union system
Ampthill is host to an annual Ampthill Festival weekend which includes a live rock music event AmpRocks; acts such as Razorlight and Toploader have performed there. It also includes Ampthill Park Proms, with orchestra and guest singers, highlighted by fireworks. This event is held in Ampthill Great Park, where a temporary soundstage is erected to entertain local residents.
Ampthill has a high concentration of public amenities, including schools, doctors surgeries, a fire and ambulance station. The Bedfordshire Railway & Transport Association is campaigning for the reopening of Ampthill railway station which closed in 1959.
The church of St Andrew ranges in date from Early English to Perpendicular. Houghton House was built in 1621 by Mary, Countess of Pembroke and sister of the poet Sir Philip Sidney. In 1675, the house may have provided the inspiration for 'House Beautiful' in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
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Houghton House, Ampthil. Gopro-DJI Phantom.
Short video filmed by Phantom 2 Quadcopter with GoPro camera of Houghton House, set to some royalty free music.
A look around Houghton House
A look at Houghton House in Bedfordshire just outside the town of Ampthill. Film includes a short history of the house from King James 1 to present.
Houghton House - A Tour Around the Streets of Ampthill
Houghton House, a magnificently sited Jacobean mansion built by Mary, Countess of Pembroke, in about 1615. Dismantled in 1794, the house has been a ruin for many years, but from what remains and from old records and pictures it can be seen that this was a building of considerable distinction with impressive porticos at the north and west fronts and comer towers surmounted by concave pinacles with gilded finials. From 1620 until 1738 it was the home of the Bruces, Earls of Ailesbury, prominent in local life and at court where they held high office. The last Lord Ailesbury to live here was Thomas, a supporter and friend of James II and consequently under constant suspicion following that monarch's departure in 1688. Eventually the situation became intolerable, and he was forced to retire to the continent where he lived at Brussels until his death at the age of 85 in 1741.
Francis, Marquess of Tavistock, came to live here shortly before his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Keppel, but in 1767 he was killed in a riding accident in Houghton Park, and within a year his widow had died too, 'of a broken heart'. The Duke of Bedford who had bought the estate in 1738, wished to farm the land but had difficulty in finding tenants for the house, and so after a while it was dismantled in 1794 and the staircase can now be seen in the Swan Hotel in Bedford.
Houghton House Bedfordshire 2017
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Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th-century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. My first flight around it :)
HOUGHTON HOUSE - ENGLISH HERITAGE (GOPRO 7)
Houghton House – pozostająca w ruinie, XVII–wieczna rezydencja myśliwska położona w Ampthill, w hrabstwie Bedfordshire, we wschodniej Anglii. Pierwotnie była letnią siedzibą hrabiny Mary Sidney Hebrert. Po jej śmierci przeszła we władanie rodów Bruce i Russell. Wraz z końcem XVIII wieku została opuszczona i popadła w ruinę. Obecnie pozostaje pod opieką organizacji English Heritage. Jest wpisana na brytyjską listę zabytków I klasy.
Houghton House Movie
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the 'House Beautiful' in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
It was built around 1615 for Mary, Dowager Countess of Pembroke, in a mixture of Jacobean and Classical styles: the ground floors of two Italianate loggias survive, possibly the work of Inigo Jones.
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Every Click Helps Our Charity! Dance Inc. Episode 6 - Houghton House
This episode sees our dancers explore some crazy routines at Ampthill's Houghton House. Please subscribe to our channel and watch our videos to help raise money for the BDCPS.
Episode 11 - Houghton House
Here are two separate investigations of Houghton House in Bedfordshire. Our first investigation took place in July 2012 followed by our second investigation in September 2013.
Houghton House Ampthill Bedfordshire - DJI Phantom 3 & Thug V5 FPV Quadcopter
Early morning visit on Sunday 23/01/2017 - Managed to get the phantom footage nice and early, but when i started flying the Thug lots of people started turning up so i couldn't do too much! it was also so cold my goggles were fogging up after 30 secs so had to keep landing to clear them