Exploring WINCHELSEA | 1066 Country
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2023
- In the second in a Series of Videos from 1066 Country in East Sussex, I Visit the Ancient Cinque Port of Winchelsea near Rye. I look at The Strand Gate, go inside The Parish Church of St Thomas the Martyr and find the Grave of the Late Great Comedian Spike Milligan. Join me…
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Recorded: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Winchelsea really is a gem of a place. The original Cinque Ports "five harbours" were Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich. Winchelsea and Rye were added at the end of the 12th Cent.
Cheers Nigel, always coming through when I don't know stuff :)
This video brought back happy memories. Spike wanted his gravestone to state “I told you I was ill “. They only allowed him to do so if it was put in Gaelic, hence why he has Gaelic on the headstone.
I love that loophole! :)
A lovely historical place. The 1066 Country Walk is well worth doing as it takes in the places that you are visiting in 1066 country. Great video Marq 😃
Many thanks Bob.
So much history, lovely place to visit, thank you Marq for the tour 🥰
The whole of 1066 country is beautiful and the history engrossing. Thanks again for another great video.
You're welcome Jason.
Beautiful!
Ah, you should have read out the lines on Milligan's grave stone. I always loved his reading of a letter from Prince Charles at some award ceremony, you have probably seen it, hysterical. When you get to Rye, and if you see it in passing, give a mention to one of my favourite 20th Century artists, Paul Nash, there is a blue plaque on the house where he stayed.
Church was fabulous - loved the mix of ruin and not so ruined.
It's rather cool, isn't it?
I love this part of England.
Me too.
My grandfather was born & brought up in Winchelsea, & his brother, my great uncle, lived there all his life, apart from when they both served in WW1. During WW11 my great uncle was lowered down the town well to see if there was water in it, & bring up a sample to see if it was drinkable. I spent all my school holiday with my grandmother & great uncle in Winchelsea. I attended the church with my grandmother. My grandparents & great uncle are buried in the churchyard.
Thank you for sharing those lovely Memories Val.
I've never been to Winchelsea, amazing history there as I would expect being so close to Rye.
I often wonder how these churches were built all those years ago without the machinery we have today. Stunning stain glass windows too.
Looking forward to the next one.
One of my great uncles was born in Mermaid Street in 1873, no idea where mind you. Love the old cobbled streets in Rye.
Thanks Marq
He was born in Mermaid Street? WOW!
@@MarqEnglish he was something to do with the School of Musketry in Hythe, Kent where he lived. Never married and lived to 73, died in Hothfield hospital in Feb 1946.
Never have found his resting place!! Another brickwall
It looks like a smashing place to visit Marq. Have never been there, but now added to the list! Sarah
Thanks Sarah.
Thank you for taking us around Winchelsea which is a stunning place and perhaps the only surviving medieval planned town in the country. Old Winchelsea sits under the sea about 2 miles south east I think following some huge storms culminating in a storm in 1287 that changed that part of the coastline for ever (the River Rother was diverted from its estuary at new Romney to join with the River Brede and flow out past Rye.
The new town was therefore built on a hill and a new harbour constructed below although that too fell pray to changing coastlines!
I don’t think that historians have been able to work out of the church was ever completed, unfinished or damaged by the French in raids and not fully restored.
It’s a fascinating town and I wish we could have gone when we visited rye last year - alas it was when our car had died and we’d taken the train to Rye! Next time :)
Thanks Matthew, I recall the Car issue when you were in Rye.
Hi Marq nice to see you visting a cinque port
Brilliant video Marq, I love Winchelsea, you can feel the history all around you. Some years ago my then work mates and I had a team day to Winchelsea and visited some of the cellars, fascinating.
I would have loved to have seen some of those Cellars.
Very professionally done. You really have your technique refined now both filming, researching and presenting..
Thank you although I thought I refined it a while ago now.
cant wait for the rye one love this one spike was a good friend when is the rye one coming out marc...
The Rye Video should be out next week.
I love driving into Winchelsea through the medieval entrance gate. I always get confused as to which towns are part of the Cinque Ports. The view from the Church tower is well worth the climb.
My friend educated me and the Cinque Ports were at Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich. Winchelsea and Rye!
That’s why I get confused - there are 7 and I always thought 5😁
@@dianarolph1770 Me too!
Talking of 1066 country, I was in Bayeux last week looking at the Bayeux tapestry. How coincidental is that!
The Bayeux Tapestry! Fascinating Andy.
What an interesting place Marq. Good video and nice use of music, thanks for the tour.
If you wanted to round off your 1066 series you could visit Reading Museum like I did as they have a faithful reproduction of the Bayeux tapestry.
Spike Mulligans Grave says I told you I was illl in Gaellic