Laurel & Hardy statue unveiling, Ulverston
This iconic Ulverston statue was sculpted by Graham Ibbeson and the clip includes an interview with him before the statue is unveiled by Ken Dodd. The story of this wonderful day in historic Ulverston in the English Lake District.
This is a clip from Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands.
Award winning heritage film director Chris Abram has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly accaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris Abram talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
The real Lancashire coast North of the Sands
The beauty, heritage and places to visit on the southern Lake District coast around Morecambe Bay.
This is a short video which I put together in four days so that I could enter Morecambe Bay Movie Makers Annual Open competition. It won the Documentary section and was chosen as the Best Film in the whole competition.
Much of the material now appears, but in much more detail, in Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 & 3 I suggest that you might like to visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk from where you can purchase the videos.
Award winning heritage film director Chris has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he once lived.
His highly acclaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
The Lancashire Witches
Lancaster Castle. The historic scene of one of the greatest miscarriages of justic trials in the history of England, The Lancashire Witches, sometimes called The Pendle Witches. We film inside the Lancaster Castle courtroom and cells and recreate their journey to the gallows.
This is a clip from The Lune Valley Our Heritage dvd by award winning heritage film maker Chris Abram.
For further information about this highly acclaimed dvd or to purchase any of chris's award winning dvd's go to heritagevideoproductions.co.uk . Email via chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Award winning heritage film director Chris Abram has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly accaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris Abram talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Lancaster, origins & Castle
The original city of Lancaster, England, is a city with many fine Georgian buildings, a beautiful parish church, which should really be a cathedral, and a magnificent castle going back to Roman times. Here we explore the origins of the castle and the beginings of the City of Lancaster.
This video is a sequence taken from the highly acclaimed dvd The Lune Valley Our Heritage filmed and produced by award winning amateur heritage film director Christopher Richardson-Brand. The dvd explores the whole sixty five mile stretch of the historic and very beautiful Lune river valley, in the North West of England, from its beginnings in the Howgill Fells down to its entry into the magnificent Morecambe Bay. Filmed from the air as well as on the ground, it tells of the beauty and heritage of the small villages and towns as well as their traditions, customs, hidden places and special events.
For further information or to purchase any of Chris's award winning dvd's contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk Or Email via chris@heritagevideoproductions.co.uk
Award winning heritage film director Chris has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly acclaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@heritagevideoproductions.co.uk
Autumn at High Dam 2012
A walk at High Dam near Stotts Bobbin Mill near Newby Bridge Cumbria. Peaceful relaxing walk and beautiful autumn colours.
Beautiful British countryside in the Lune Valley
The natural beauty of British hedgerows and countryside. This is a sequence filmed in the Lune Valley, in the picturesque North West of Lancashire, England, as part of The Lune Valley Our Heritage dvd. The dvd is part of the Our Heritage award winning and value for money series of dvd's filmed and edited by heritage film director Christopher Richardson-Brand.
For further information or to purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk Email via chris@heritagevideoproductions.co.uk
Award winning heritage film director Chris has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lived.
His highly acclaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@heritagevideoproductions.co.uk
Tintern Abbey from The Wye Valley Our Heritage dvd
Tintern Abbey is one of the most important abbeys of the medieaval world. This sequence is taken from a dvd called The Wye Valley Our Heritage, one of a series of dvd's which show the heritage and beauty of Britain.
A heritage and way of life which is based upon christianity and it is my intention to show how important it is to preserve this as it becomes more and more threatened.
It is Chris's aim to try and capture as much of our proud, rich heritage before it all disappears under external influences and beaurocracy, and which are both threatening to do away with our christianity based culture, morals and laws forever. We must never let that happen.
The Our Heritage videos are all researched, filmed, edited and produced by myself. So far I have produced The Wye Valley Our Heritage, The Lune Valley Our Heritage, Bittern Country Our Heritage, about the heritage and beauty of an area around Morecambe Bay, south of The Lake District and Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1 From Fleetwood via Morecambe to Levens Hall, and all villages in between.Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 covering the northern coast from Grange over Sands through Flookburgh, Cartmel with its famous Priory, Races and Holker Hall, the Lakeland Motor Museum, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, the Lakeside Havertwaite Railway to Greenodd.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 takes us from Ulverston, through Dalton, Barrow in Furness as well as to Piel and Walney islands. The latest ones have been filmed in high definition.
For further information about these dvds or to purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Stop Press: Just released Morecambe Bay Our Heritage The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands Parts 2 & 3
Georgian Lancaster
The original city of Lancaster, England, is a city with many fine Georgian buildings, a beautiful parish church, which should really be a cathedral, and a magnificent castle going back to Roman times.
This video is a sequence taken from the highly acclaimed dvd The Lune Valley Our Heritage filmed and produced by award winning amateur heritage film director Chris Abram. The dvd explores the whole sixty five mile stretch of the historic and very beautiful Lune river valley, in the North West of England, from its beginings in the Howgill Fells down to its entry into the magnificent Morecambe Bay. Filmed from the air as well as on the ground, it tells of the beauty and heritage of the small villages and towns as well as their traditions, customs, hidden places and special events.
For further information or purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Award winning heritage film director Chris Abram has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly accaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris Abram talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Symonds Yat from The Wye Valley Our Heritage dvd
The Wye Valley is one of the most beautiful river valleys on the English/Welsh border and this is probably the most beautiful part of the whole journey. The Wye Valley Our Heritage dvd is one of a series of dvds produced by award winning heritage film maker Chris Abram and this one covers the river from Ross on Wye to Chepstow and the Severn estuary.
This was the first of the series and I did all the filming, editing and producing myself. The voice is the late Patrick Allen, one of the greatest.
So far the others in the Our Heritage series are: The Lune Valley Our Heritage, Bittern Country Our Heritage which covers a beautiful but little known area on Morecambe Bay south of the Lake District, and Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1 from Fleetwood via Morecambe to Levens Hall.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 covering the northern coast from Grange over Sands through Flookburgh, Cartmel with its famous Priory, Races and Holker Hall, the Lakeland Motor Museum, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, the Lakeside Havertwaite Railway to Greenodd.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 takes us from Ulverston, through Dalton, Barrow in Furness as well as to Piel and Walney islands. The latest ones have been filmed in high definition.
In my retirement I have an ambition to show as much of the heritage and beauty of my country as I can before our chritianity based way of life is swept away. It is my aim to try and capture as much of our proud, rich heritage before it all disappears under external influences and beaurocracy, and which are both threatening to do away with our christianity based culture, morals and laws forever. We must never let that happen.
For further information about these dvds or to purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Carnforth's 40th Anniversary of the end of British Rail Steam
Carnforth was once a very important shed on the west coast London Scottish main line. I lived next to that shed as a teenager and on the 40th Anniversary of the last British Rail steam train leaving Carnforth I was invited to go back to film a very special weekend organised as a joint venture between Railway Magazine and the current owners of the shed, West Coast Railways. Being there on the Friday as the steam trains and deisels arrived was quite an experience for me, an ex railwayman's son.
This is an excerpt from that unique film which is included in my double dvd The Lune Valley Our Heritage. Also in Bittern Country Our Heritage
For further information about this dvd or to purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.ukcontact
Award winning heritage film director Chris Abram has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly accaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris Abram talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Crossing treacherous Morecambe Bay with Cedric Robinson, MBE, Queens Guide to the Sands
This another unique interview by Christopher Richardson-Brand with Cedric Robinson, MBE, filmed at Guides Farm, in which he tells of his life and his responsibility for guiding thousands of people across the treacherous quicksands of Morecambe Bay. He tells of the famous people that he has met and then we travel with him and his friends as he tests and marks out the safe route ready for the hundreds of people who will be crossing on the following day. Cameras also accompany the charity walkers.
This is a clip from Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands.
Award winning heritage film director Christopher Richardson-Brand has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly acclaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Leven Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
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St. Briavels siege & historic Whittingham Purse from The Wye Valley Our Heritage dvd
St. Briavels, with its castle and ancient tradition of The Whittingham Purse, is an historic village on the English bank of the Wye Valley. This clip features a reenactment of a famous siege which took place on the castle between Royalists and Parliamentarians under the command of Oliver Cromwell.
The sequence is taken from The Wye Valley Our Heritage dvd, one of a series of Our Heritage dvd's which I have produced to introduce the heritage and beauty of Britain. So far, in addition to the latter, I have researched, filmed, edited and produced The Lune Valley Our Heritage, Bittern Country Our Heritage, which is about the Arnside/Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the fringes of Morecambe Bay just south of the English Lake District, Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1, which covers the southern coast from Fleetwood via Morecambe to the Elizabethan Levens hall and its oldest topiary garden in Britain. Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 covering the northern coast from Grange over Sands through Flookburgh, Cartmel with its famous Priory, Races and Holker Hall, the Lakeland Motor Museum, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, the Lakeside Havertwaite Railway to Greenodd.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 takes us from Ulverston, through Dalton, Barrow in Furness as well as to Piel and Walney islands. The latest ones have been filmed in high definition.
In my retirement I have an ambition to show as much of the heritage and beauty of my country as I can before our chritianity based way of life is swept away by external religions, influences and regulations.
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