Bedford Hall and Heritage Museum, Thorney (Part 1)
Part 1 of our investigation at the Thorney Heritage Museum and Bedford Hall.
These are both part of the same property which was commissioned in 1848 by the Duke of Bedford and used as a pump station. The Heritage Museum itself is located in what was once the engineer's house.
For more on what happened, check out our blog post: pwlincs.co.uk/ghost-hunt/2016/10/thorney/
Part 2 is coming soon.
Bedford Hall and Heritage Museum, Thorney (Part 2)
Part 2 of our investigation at the Thorney Heritage Museum and Bedford Hall.
These are both part of the same property which was commissioned in 1848 by the Duke of Bedford and used as a pump station. The Heritage Museum itself is located in what was once the engineer's house.
Apologies for some of the quality and the delay in production.
For more on what happened, check out our blog post: pwlincs.co.uk/ghost-hunt/2016/10/thorney/
Watch Part 1 here:
129 - United Kingdom. England. Colnbrook [HD]
Wielka Brytania. Colnbrook.
GPS --
At The End of the Day - Thorney Live Music Festival 2012
Clearing the stage after the Thorney Live Music Festival on Sunday August 26th 2012 - Irene's Secret had just finished playing.
Clibbon's Post, Datchworth (Part One)
Part one of our recent investigation at Clibbon's Post in Datchworth, Herts.
Clibbon was a highway man who was killed and buried at the side of the road. The post is his grave marker and legend has it that it represents the stake what was put through his body to stop his spirit wandering.
Once again we unfortunately ran out of batteries in the camera so we will be looking into this in future.
Wisley Airfield, Past and Present (longer version)
This video is about Wisley Airfield, Surrey UK
Chapel of St Botolph dig and discovery! Young Archaeologists' Club Sept 2014
This short video is of our September 2014 North Pennines and Northumberland Uplands Young Archaeologists' Club visit to the medieval Chapel of Saint Botolph in Frosterley.
We had visited this site the previous week (video here: but a lot had changed!
I was able to catch on camera the discovery of part of another rare Anglo-Saxon stone cross!
For more information on this day, visit the Northumberland National Park Community Archaeology Blog at
THANK YOU TO
All our Young Archaeologists and their families
The Altogether Archaeology volunteers
YAC Volunteer Leader Roy Lawson
Archaeologists:
Paul Frodsham - North Pennines AONB
Matt Claydon - Durham University Archaeological Services
Krissy Moore - Northumberland National Park
Video & Editing: Krissy Moore
Music: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed
under a Attribution License. For more information visit
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Image Sources:
Chapel Sketch: Fig 3.7 in Project Design. Sketch showing
how the chapel may have appeared in Anglo-Saxon times,
by Peter Ryder. This uses evidence from the 2013
excavations coupled with knowledge of comparable sites
elsewhere, most notably Escomb.
Stone cross fragment: Fig 3.5 in Project Design. The Anglo-
Saxon cross fragment of possible 8th century date.
Reproduced from ASDU 2014.
Altogether Archaeolaogy 2014. Theme 4. The Missing
Centuries. Fieldwork module 4b St BOTOLPH’S CHAPEL,
FROSTERLEY EXCAVATION – PHASE 2 PROJECT DESIGN.
Lime Kiln diagram: Fig. 3. A periodic or ‘flare’ kiln. English
Heritage 2011. Introduction to Heritage Assets: Pre-
Industrial Lime Kilns. [pdf] Available at:
preindustrial-lime-kilns/preindustriallimekilns.pdf
Accessed 26 September 2014.
Visit to Moulton Windmill, Lincolnshire, 30/08/2012
This is a video made up of two smaller videos of my trip to Moulton Windmill in Lincolnshire with my Auntie, filmed on 30th August 2012. Standing at 100ft tall, Moulton Windmill is the tallest windmill in the country and was built in 1822 by Robert King. This was my first visit to this particular windmill and it was a fantastic place with a very detailed guided tour that lasted over an hour, and a brilliant little gift shop with reasonably priced gifts and souvenirs. Overall this was well worth a visit and I will be visiting them again one day. Filmed on a Fujifilm A235.
The Moulton Windmill website can be found here:
moultonwindmill.co.uk
The Siege Of Crowland Abbey
The Siege of Crowland Abbey, re-enacted by The The Cittie of London Brigade, Sealed Knot.
During the English Civil War the remains of the abbey were fortified and garrisoned by Royalists in 1642 under governor Thomas Stiles. After a short siege it was taken by Parliamentarian forces under the command of Oliver Cromwell in May 1643.
Driving to Cleethorpes Lincolnshire Part 1 From Chapel St Leonards to Sutton-on-Sea
Driving to Cleethorpes Lincolnshire Part 1 From Chapel St Leonards to Sutton-on-Sea
Songs
Aero Chord & Anuka - Incomplete (Muzzy Remix) [NCS Release]
LFZ - Echoes (Meikal Remix) [NCS Release]
My Blog
Dr. Carenza Lewis - The contribution of Test Pits to Archaeology
Dr. Carenza Lewis from the University of Cambridge speaks on the value of test pits in helping archaeologists understand the history and development of Currently Occupied Rural Settlements (CORS) at the launch of the Swaledale Big Dig project 2014/2015.
Access Cambridge Archaeology (ACA)
Those of you at school who may wish to persue a career in archaeology should contact Cambridge University and ask about their Higher Education Field Academy.
Here's a useful link to get you started -
Access Cambridge Archaeology is an outreach unit within the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, based in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
The primary aim of Access Cambridge Archaeology is to enhance educational, economic and social well-being through active participation in archaeology.
Places to see in ( Canvey Island - UK )
Places to see in ( Canvey Island - UK )
Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England. It has an area of 7.12 square miles. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides, but has nevertheless been inhabited since the Roman invasion of Britain.
Canvey is also notable for its relationship to the petrochemical industry. The island was the site of the first delivery in the world of liquefied natural gas by container ship, and later became the subject of an influential assessment on the risks to a population living within the vicinity of petrochemical shipping and storage facilities.
In 1607 the Elizabethan antiquarian William Camden noted in his work Britannia (a topographical and historical survey of all of Great Britain and Ireland) that Canvey Island (which he called Island Convennon) was documented in the 2nd century by the Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy.
The coast of Canvey Island was host to the Chapman Lighthouse as briefly described in Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness. Philip Benton reported about Canvey Chapel in 1867: The seats are open and unappropriated, except one, which is set apart for the officer and the men under him of the Preventive Service; there being a station on the island for nine men, an officer and a chief boatman.
The Lobster Smack Inn saw many bare-knuckle fights in the 1850s, but few as dramatic as that between Tom 'the Brighton Boy' Sayers (1826–65) and Aaron Jones on 6 January 1857. During the Victorian era Canvey became a very fashionable place to visit, and its air was promoted as having healing properties. This started in 1899, after the Black Monday floods, when an entrepreneur called Frederick Hester bought Leigh Beck Farm, and started what was to be called Southview Park estate.
Canvey Island lies off the south coast of Essex 30 miles (48 km) east of London, and 15 miles (24 km) west of Southend-on-Sea. The island is separated from the mainland to the north and west by Benfleet, East Haven and Vange creeks, and faces the Thames Estuary to the east and south. Along with neighbouring Two Tree Island, Lower Horse and Upper Horse, Canvey is an alluvial island formed in the Holocene period from silt in the River Thames and material entering the estuary on the tides of the North Sea from the coast of Norfolk.
The Lobster Smack public house at the southwest corner of the island is a grade II listed building dated to the 17th century. The pub was known to Charles Dickens who mentioned it in Great Expectations. Alongside the pub is a row of wooden Coastguard cottages that date from the late 19th century which are also of grade II listed status.
Landmarks from the era of Canvey's development as a seaside resort in the 20th century include the International style Labworth Café built 1932–33 and designed by Ove Arup. The building fell into a state of disrepair in the 1970s and 1980s but was renovated in 1996 and now functions as both a beach bistro and restaurant.
Opened in 1979, the Heritage Centre along Canvey Road is housed in the former St. Katherine's Church, which was built in 1874. Originally timber-framed, the church was rendered over in the 1930s to give it its present appearance; it closed as a place of worship in 1962. It now contains an art and craft centre with a small folk museum.
( Canvey Island - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Canvey Island . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Canvey Island - UK
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A visit to the Dutch Cottage Museum, Canvey Island
Not far from my office, yet I have never been there before.
PURFLEET HERITAGE CENTRE AND PARK
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Muchelney Abbey (Somerset) 31.05.12
Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England. The site consists of ruined walls showing the layout of the abbey buildings constructed from the 7th to 16th and the remaining intact Abbott's House. It is next to the parish church in which some of the fabric of the abbey has been reused. It comprises the remains and foundations of a medieval Benedictine abbey, the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon abbey, and an early Tudor house dating from the 16th century, formerly the lodgings of the resident Abbot, which is now a Grade I listed building. The ruins of the abbey have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The abbey was founded in the 7th or 8th century, damaged by Viking raids and rebuilt and refounded in the 10th century. It owned and managed local land. The buildings were expanded from the 12th to 16th centuries until its dissolution in 1538. Most of the buildings were demolished and the stone used in local buildings, although the Abbot's House and reredorter survive. Some of the tiles and other decorative features from the monastic church were reused in the adjacent parish Church of St Peter and St Paul. Since 1927 the ruins have been in public ownership.
St Anns Allotments Tour
St Anns Allotments Tour.
Some quality examples on the St Anns allotments gardens.
Samsung Galaxy S3 mobile phone.
Resolution: HD 1920 x 1080
PALACE of WESTMINSTER - WikiVidi Documentary
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London. Its name, which is derived from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building complex destroyed by fire in 1834, and its replacement, the New Palace that stands today. The palace is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown and for ceremonial purposes, retains its original status as a royal residence. The building is managed by committees appointed by both houses, which report to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Speaker. The first royal palace was built on the site in the 11th century, and Westminster was the primary residence of the Kings of England until fire destroyed much of the complex in...
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Stagecoach in Hastings 36495 GN12CLJ
Stagecoach in Hastings 36495 GN12CLJ, a Dennis Dart SLF 4 with Alexander Enviro 200 bodywork, is seen on Route 20 on the 30th March 2015. Nice kickdown at 6:25.
Oil, 1980's - Film 36126
Oil as energy.
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE PARRETT - A RIVER ADVENTURE!
An original Theatre Mélange production in partnership with Somerset Libraries.
From the Bristol Channel into Somerset’s rural heartlands, this is a colourful portrait of an extraordinary landscape as seen through the eyes of the people who live and work there.
The whole journey lasts about an hour or drop in to the different ports of call below… bon voyage!
Ports of Call:
(00.01) - Stolford & Mud-horse fishing.
(06.34) - Navigating the river aboard the Arco Dart dredger.
(11.14) - Birdlife & the creation of a working wetland at Steart.
(17.17) - Boatbuilding & sailing at Combwich.
(21.57) - Bridgwater Docks & its maritime trade.
(29.50) - Willow growing at Bussex Farm, Westonzoyland.
(32.50) - Water management on the Somerset Levels.
(40.48) - Slowing the Flow in Ham Hill Country Park.
(45.18) - Bringing back industry to Parrett Works, Martock.
(54.15) - Bringing the river back to life in Langport.
(57.51) - What future for the river?
With special thanks to the 400 people and more who have shared their thoughts and stories of “River Parrett Life”.
Out of the Mouth of the Parrett has received financial investment from Arts Council England and the National Lottery, Somerset County Council and South Somerset District Council.