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I like how in 300 years (at least) base instinct to carve your name into things is still going strong.

It really is a lovely bit of Shropshire. I'm just sad I never got to see the place in it's full glory.

A lovely friendly goat demon :)

@@OutWithABrew ... makes me think of Dragnet. 🙂

Doing good thank you! Happy to be back out there after my leg has healed :)

It was just a five minute walk from the caravan I was staying in. So a nice surprise. I spent the next hour or so watching the sunset with a beer on the beach :)

I was astounded by just how much taxidermy was in there. Have you visited?

@@OutWithABrew Yes! I went a few weeks ago, I actually live in South Africa and was visiting a friend in Staffordshire. I simply ADORED the house and wished I had photographed the taxidermy in more detail. I was looking for a video to make up for it and yours was the only one which really shows it. Afterall it was the last generations passion, and I suspect what led to the end of the family line...since socialising is nb to meeting spouses and having future heirs...so it was like this obsession killed the family along with the terrible taxes, since they became so introverted. I think the National Trust has done a superb job in keeping in the state it was found in. A person in Staffordshire I was staying with said his brother worked for 8 years as part of the team that made the building structurally sound and then recreated and preserved all the cracks , paintwork and original wall paper in their various states of disrepair. I think the taxidermy and natural collection should be photographed in detail and put into a single video or document for natural collectors to see as it is work of art in its own right and really what convinced the National Trust to save the building...according to what I was told by one of the guides.

It is both a shame to see the house in the state of disrepair in some places, but also very interesting. It was certainly unique. But yes, it was the taxidermy that really caught my eye here. So many places have beautiful art or furniture but very few have proper taxidermy and almost none have it to this scale and detail. I wonder how many more hidden gems like this are about and yet to be discovered.

@@OutWithABrew The house has been restored...it has been put back to look like it hasn't been...I don't think anyone will beat this collection of taxidermy because this was unique to the two son's and father's obsession! People brought them dead animals...or gave them specimens...I would love to know more about who did the actual taxidermy, surely not done by themselves?!

Hey! Thanks for the like and sub. Sorry I need to do some more Folklore vids. But I hope you enjoy the rest!

Just wished I could have taken longer there before the tide chased me away.

I popped to see the White Horse on the way back home from visiting a friend. Because of that it was slightly later in the day so I didn't have as much time to enjoy it as I wanted. I need to go back one day and do the full tour and maybe a trip to the forge.

Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ah, I'm sorry. I did start to use a different filming method a little after this that is hopefully a bit smoother. Have a look at Stokesay Castle and let me know if it's any better. ua-cam.com/video/qGt0aZIMjpg/v-deo.html

Thanks for that. I much more of a fan of the natural sounds as well. Gets a good feel for the place you are watching

@@OutWithABrew Bonne journée à vous!

It was possible the last sun the UK is going to get for the forseeable future as well. Had to make the most of it.

I've had a couple of nights of noisy neighbours where an isolated island fort seem like a good idea.

Er ... monks, maybe. Cheers.

@@MartinCanada The next video is the monastary (or the ruins of it at least) where the monks lived on Lindisfarne. Although they did have a bit of a rough time of it due to Vikings.

@@OutWithABrew Looking forward to it. I walked the causeway to Holy Island some 35 years ago during a vacation spent in the Borders. A wonderful time though I was completely ignorant then of the historical and cultural importance of the abbey and its community. Keep up the good work. Cheers.

It's tiny considering the size of the original city. Now that would have been a sight!

@@OutWithABrew very true! Would love to do Pompeii!!

It's very near to Shrewsbury and Attingham Hall if you make a day of it!

Thanks for the comment. Exactly right, people don't tune in to see my ugly mug or voice. Let the building do the talking :)

I've never been to Orlando but I can imagine it. The building does have that wonky Harry Potter esque look. Have you been to "The Shambles" in York? The street that Diagon alley was based on.

@@OutWithABrew I have not! I should check it out.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Part of why I film is to give people who can't visit these places a chance to experience them. Similar videos from people in Japan and America got me through lockdown.

Even if it's based on that constellation, we have no idea what they called it back then. Probably not Leo, as there were never any lions in Britain.

It's very possible that it's based on the constellation. But perhaps the original creators did it for that but instead of a lion they saw a horse in the stars? The depiction is noted as being similar to other celtic images which definitely relate to horses. But due to it's age that image might have been superimposed onto whatever the original creators intended. It's at least been referred to as a horse since the 11th century.

It's a great place. I live in Rising Brook and having this beautiful area just a stones throw away was a godsend during lockdown. It must have been great living on the farm.

Thanks for the well wishes. Deffo on the mend now. Just being stuck in the house for a couple of weeks and itching to get out :)

I believe some of the old kitchen and storage area is now the tea room which I didn't go in. It's also a bit of an oddity as the owners were quite wealthy but not massively. So where big halls like Shugborough or Keddleston got renovated and grew bigger and bigger over the years. Little Moreton just stayed the same. Which is great because it really makes it stand out.

Absolutely. I still don't know if this place was a good idea of actually trying to help people or some sort of punishment / way to get cheap labour. It's very hard to judge by todays standards.

A couple of people have recommended that to me. May have to have a trek down next time the weather is nice! Thanks for the suggestion.

That may very well be on the list. Not too far away and it looks gorgeous!

Aye, was a bit of fun. It's cool to see the places and go "I recognise that from Batman!"

Would you ever consider living in the cave?

@OutWithABrew only if it was fitted out like a glamping pod lol 😆 have you been to thd hermits cave at Dale abbey ? I'm always amazed how folk lived in these places...

Aside from the bee's (and the lack of furniture) I could see myself living there as a feudal lord :)

Honestly it was a lot cosier than I expected. Almost like a little hobbit hole

It's honestly worth a look around if you get the chance. I zoom through a bit on my videos but you can certainly take some more time to chill out up there.