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Highley - A Guided Tour (2003)
Local Historian, Sally Bunn, takes us on a fascinating tour of this former South Shropshire mining village. Described as a Walk and Talk, the video highlights some of the most scenic and historically interesting sites in the location. Video launched (2003).
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Secrets of South Shropshire Part 1
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In this video John Challis (Boycie) delves deep into South Shropshire's history and folklore to give a fascinating guide to the area and its most interesting sites. Designed as a circular tour, the viewer is taken on a delightful trip through history in one of the most beautiful corners of England.
Secrets of South Shropshire Part 2
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In this video John Challis (Boycie) delves deep into South Shropshire's history and folklore to give a fascinating guide to the area and its most interesting sites. Designed as a circular tour, the viewer is taken on a delightful trip through history in one of the most beautiful corners of England.
Cleobury Mortimer - A Guided Tour with Kath Grove
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This video was first released on VHS tape around the time of the Millennium. It was re-released in 2015 as a charity DVD to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Kath Grove is fondly remembered for her guided tours of Cleobury Mortimer - affectionately known as a 'Walk & Talk'. A founder member of the Local History Society, she amassed a veritable horde of information about the town, some o...
Hanbury Hall - House, Garden and Park - National Trust
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A delightful William and Mary Style - House, Garden and Park, owned and operated by the National Trust.
Shugborough Hall Estate
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Shugborough Hall is a rare survival of a complete estate, with all major buildings including mansion house, servants' quarters, working farm and walled garden. It is the former home of the Queen's cousin, Lord Lichfield, the highly respected celebrity photographer. Music :- Albinoni - Concerto for 2 Oboes in F Major Op9 no3, 3 Allegro by Advent Chamber Orchestra - Creative Commons License court...
Brockhampton Estate - Herefordshire
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The National Trust run Medieval Manor of Brockhampton is situated in a remote Herefordshire valley that has changed little over the centuries. The gardens and orchards around the moated Manor House reflect over 600 years of history. You can explore 1700 acres of woodland and walks on this ancient estate set among the rolling Herefordshire Hills. Music 'Ballet Suite' by Nomen Est Omen - Creative...
Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
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Berrington Hall is a National Trust property set within very attractive grounds, boasting a lake of Special Scientific Interest and scenic walks. The interior is beautifully decorated and furnished. With a play area, and nice cafe it makes for a good family day out.
Hampton Court Castle and Gardens, Herefordshire
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The attractive Hampton Court Castle and Gardens make for a very enjoyable day out. Situated on the Herefordshire/Shropshire borders it is surrounded by some of England's most beautiful countryside.
Secrets of Shrewsbury- A Guided Tour
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A Guided tour of Shrewsbury featuring the actor John Challis (Boycie), from 'Only Fools and Horses' fame. This video highlights some of the most interesting historical sites and folklore in and around the town. It was produced for and sold by the local Visitor Information Centre for a number of years.
St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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St David's truly is a very historic and spiritual site. Though not particularly religious myself, I did come away with a feeling that I had visited a very special place. Well worth the visit.
Bridgnorth Shropshire
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Clip taken from the DVD 'Welcome to Bridgnorth', produced for and sold by Bridgnorth Visitor Information Centre.
Shrewsbury Shropshire
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This clip is taken from the 'Secrets of Shrewsbury' DVD I produced with John Challis of 'Boycie' fame. View the full video by clicking below ua-cam.com/video/mrBOL-UQ91U/v-deo.html
Ludlow Shropshire
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Clip taken from 'Secrets of South Shropshire' DVD which I filmed with John Challis of 'Boycie' fame. Available fro Shrewsbury Visitor Information Centre or direct from me at 01299 271418 or roy.rogers418@gmail.com
Tenby & Saundersfoot - Beautiful Pembrokeshire
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Tenby & Saundersfoot - Beautiful Pembrokeshire
Very interesting seeing this because I am from Highley, I was a 1 year old when this documentary came out so its interesting to see how it has changed
Shreeeeeeeew.....not shrooooooo!😂
This topic has come up in previous responses. As I said before, coming from Cleobury Mortimer in the south of the county, we always refereed to it as 'Shoe's...brie'....but some would refer to it as 'Sue's...brie'. But given that the name is said to derive from Scobbe's-bury the matter is always going to be debatable and contentious. My feeling is whatever suits you best.
Really enjoyed this video, so much information about Shropshire and Shrewsbury. I'm hoping to visit Shrewsbury very soon. Thank you for sharing
You're welcome. So glad you enjoyed it. Nice to know that 20 years later the videos are still giving pleasure to people
I especially enjoyed Munslow. Stopped for a good pint at the Crown
My main comment is on part 2 but want to say it is so nice to learn about Shropshire where my ancestors came from. I'm in the U.S. and some migrated in the mid 1650's to Virginia.
I keep hoping to hear one of my ancestors name popup in this documentary. The Fewtrell family came from Shropshire where a few ventured to the U.S. before it was called America in the late 1650s. I am descended from John and Thomas Fewtrell, which was a popular name back then and going forward. It is wonderful to see where they grew up and possibly roamed. Thank you for this documentary.
Thanks. Ive lived in Shropshire all my life and that's the first time I've come across that surname....very unusual.
As a Shrewsbury Lass, this was lovely to watch 🥰 I moved to Bishops Castle nearly 6yrs ago, but visit Shrewsbury regularly to meet up with family. I remember as a child feeling annoyed by tourists just standing in your way, taking photos 🙈 it wasn’t til I was an adult myself & teaching my son about the town, that I truly appreciated her beauty & history. I consider myself very blessed to now be living in another beautiful part of the County 🥰
Wonderful
Oh my i lived in the Manor House / foster home in the 70,s n 80,s .. Bringing bk many memories x
You've taught me something now...... I can't remember it being a foster home . I am born and bred here, though I did live away at various times through the seventies and eighties.
What a great shame that the Severn Valley Railway could not have been preserved as far as Ironbridge.
Thing that scares me in the uk is urbanisation, I don’t want anymore beauty taken by urban jungles that fall into dis-repair.
I'm a country boy born and bred and I share your concerns. I sometimes wish the politicians would all go on strike.
The Nice side to the areas
I bet it looks totally different in 20 short years
It hasn't changed at all.
PS Thank you for your kind compliments. We love our visitors here. I first saw your video a year ago, and finally went to see the stones.
I was born and live in Ludlow. We’re just above the Teme Valley and just below Haydon’s Bent. We have a view of Mortimer Forrest from the front of our cottage and a view of the Clee hills from the back. You never need to go on holiday when you live in South Shropshire.❤
I would never have guessed that the narrator was 'Boycie'. A professional actors linguistics skill on display
A superb series packed with great info!
Once again.....much appreciate your comments. Thanks
A town worth visiting.
The priory at Bromfield is rumored to have had a secret tunnel which leads to the remains of the moated grange a couple of hundred metres away.
I enjoyed both parts. Ritton Castle did not get a mention but I suppose a lot of places and buildings got missed otherwise you would need another 8 hours Thank you
You're right.....I could have done so much more but you have to be realistic and practical. Glad you enjoyed it anyway.
I like the black and white buildings and the beauiful gardens and flowers. Very interesting history
Stokey castle is beauiful and the countryside old pretty buildings
One of my favourite places....we go there quite often,as it is only about fifteen miles down the road from us. Nice tea-rooms.
My ancestors lived in Shropshire in a mansion sad my great grandad father died of a chill and the family left to live in surrey
I grew up in an old stone cottage in Shropshire and can remember the winter of 1963.....one of the hardest and longest on record. Jack Frost would paint crazy patterns on the single glazed windows and your breath would instantly vapourize as you peered over the bed-clothes.
I want to visit this town
I grew up here and loved it as a kid growing up. Don't get me wrong....its still a nice place, but like everywhere it has changed with growth and development. Still worth a visit though.
Thank you for the excellent work. 🙌
Thank you for the charming video. I aim to move to Bewdley and to visit this sweet little town again.
Is the local pub haunted too?
He is correct Shrosburu
After reading all of the Brother Cadfael mysteries and many of Mary Webb’s books I can finally see what Shrewsbury and its environs actually look like! My guesses were about 60% correct. Webb’s books make it sound so much more forbidding yet Peters’s do not. Oh well. To each their own view of the countryside! Thanks for the lovely and informative tour. When I reread these books I’ll have your video in mind.
Hi Sally. I am Bonita Highley! I iive in Oregon, USA I'm an author Thank you!!!
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My family is from there, and I want to go home. David-Welsh, Scottish, Irish
I came here to see more information about “A Christmas Carol”. It’s clear Shrewsbury is more than just a backdrop for the famous Christmas-theme movie. Now I want a gable half-timber framed house. Works for me in the US.
In the 1960's Disney dismantled a complete stately home and re-assembled it brick by brick in the US, so I'm sure a timber-framed building is do-able.
The amount that I have learned from these vids, having been a resident of Ludlow in the 90s, has been amazing...and all narrated wonderfully by John Challis, “Boysie” from “Only fools and horses”. Love it❤
So pleased you enjoyed it.
First, I’m really shocked no mention was made of the famous historian and novelist Ellis Peters, pen name of Edith Pargeter, who created the very popular “Brother Cadfael” mysteries! She certainly put Shrewsbury on the map all over North America and Europe, and the way she wove the struggle between the Welsh and English, the Christian religious practices of the period in a Benedictine Abbey, and the history of the Civil War between adherents of King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, into wonderful mysteries is quite an achievement….but no mention, at all!! Is this because she was a woman?? It’s clear she loved Shrewsbury with all her heart, such a shame it doesn’t seem to love her. Next, I’ve always bemoaned the American way of knocking down beautiful old buildings to make room for shoddy new constructions, and applauded the English way of preserving important buildings and structures, but never more! Nearly everything mentioned here of historical or architectural importance was in the place of something destroyed for various (many ridiculous!) reasons, which really is such a shame! Ugh, people can be so clueless.
I take on board your concerns about Ellis Peters and Brother Cadfael and she should indeed have been mentioned. I have been criticised for omissions on numerous topics, people and places, which is inevitable with such a historic town. I also accept that Shrewsbury in general does seem to ascribe her a lower profile than some might expect. There used to be a Shrewsbury Quest Museum adjacent to the Abbey, dedicated to monastic life in the time of Cadfael, which closed in the early 2000’s……one assumes from lack of interest and footfall. I visited shortly before its closure and it did indeed look quite rundown. I do, however, resent the suggestion that she was left out simply because she was a woman…..that was offensive and unnecessary. I did, after all, refer to the writer Mary Webb in the preamble to the tour of Shrewsbury. As to your point about the buildings and architecture of Shrewsbury……..well, I’m not sure that I really understand it. Shrewsbury has over 600 listed buildings and retains the remains of a wide spectrum of architectural history……..much more than most comparable towns. If I am guilty of bias against Ellis Peters, it is more to do with her writing style - and I know this will likely incur the wrath of her many fans - but I find her books guilty of being, as one reviewer stated it, ‘leaden paced, one dimensional in characterisation, with implausible dialogue and little insight into the medieval mind. But I hold my hands up…...it was remiss of me to leave her out.
I forgot to mention that yours is the first criticism on this subject.......which possibly speaks volumes.
I enjoyed the Cadfael books more for what I learned about Medieval life as seen through the eyes of the community and the church than for the writing. (Derek Jacobi will always be Cadfael in my mind.) Doing so ignited my desire to learn about Medieval England and Europe which has been an ongoing passion for over 30 years.
Hood classic
I didn’t realise slippn jimmy was a fan of Cleobury
Something charms has England that no one poet can explain it.
One of the most charming corners of England, I think
thank you. enjoyed it..v useful info
Thank you!
Oh wow ,I live 20 miles from Shrewsbury n had no idea on its history , I know where I'm going !!
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a fantastic place to explore.
That was a pleasure to watch.🏴
So glad you enjoyed it
The Dissolution and Civil War really changed Britain...castles and monasteries really took a hit
The Dissolution was one of the most audacious land grab's in history. Henry VIII is right up there when we talk about history's greatest villains.
This is how a documentary should be done....the style pace and overall content is perfectly done... 🏴🏴♥️ Long and good health from Texas.
Your kind comments are much appreciated
It’s a fabulous documentary indeed
It would have been nice to see something about whitehall built by richard prince as well. Very informing video though.
To be honest there were a few things I missed and regret it now.....but time is always a constraint with these videos. I can't believe I left the Prince Rupert Hotel out though.
Tenby looks lovely, much nicer and more to see and do.
The ghost - NOT!
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Tenby is a pretty harbour town in Pembrokeshire. This is a cool vlog. Thanks for sharing.
It a very attractive town. Glad you enjoyed it.
Very interesting. RIP John Challis
Thanks. Yes, the guy was a real gent....sadly missed.
I live in Ludlow and never seen the stones.
Never knew there was so much to see, the music was verily wonderful.
Your kind comments are much appreciated. Yes, it's a beautiful and fascinating part of the world.