@@lindaanthony7890 we have the skills, its just not financially viable to build buildings like that anymore. The hours it would cost would make a 350k house well into 6 figures
Notice today's homes are what I drew as a kid..square, with a triangle on top...every modern building is squared, rectangle, etc. There is nothing unique about them. Builders of the past were artists who wanted showcase their beauty and would stand the test of time..today time is money😢
I am German and fell in love with England. I have been there twice and I love especially such things as much as your whole country side. Most brits are lovely people.
Thank you Harry. Yes, being British, I love the countryside too, especially old buildings,and the beaches. Not all Brits are nice, but most are ok, like any country you go to really.
I’m American and love England too, or honestly the UK in general ☺️ have only been to England and Scotland once but need to go again. Would also like to visit Germany as I have Germany ancestry on my mom’s side, English and Scottish on my dads (sorry I know no one asked 🤣)
@@vijayanandkumar5791 thank you kumar, but germany is really decreasing in everything. Our country is not that good anymore, but I am honored that you like these things. Your Name sounds Indien to me, I am Christian, but I like the bhagavad gita. 😅
I took clarinet lessons in one of the houses at age 9, was baptized in the chapel at the top end of the Close, and spent 2 years living in Shrewsbury House, one of the Cathedral School's boarding houses. Lots of memories ❤
I used to walk up this street with my sister when we were younger and she was genuinely scared of it because there was always some creepy clarinet music coming from one of the houses. I can now tell her I have found the culprit!
The men who build those cottages have achieved a kind of immortality. The product of their craftsmanship and hard work has survived for centuries. Truly remarkable.
@@catherinewilliams3850 You can still build a new home with high-quality materials and workmanship way above whatever’s required! For cheaper or almost as cheap as an old one. However you can construct it yourself with quality old world materials! You can even use some wood & stone from old buildings that have & will be torn down! A new building doesn’t mean it has to be low quality, materials or workmanship!!
Being American where not much old is left, certainly not in my podunk town, this is why I loved visiting Europe and the UK. So many incredible, preserved historical buildings and grounds. I absolutely love it.
Its a shame because north america did have beautiful architecture. But with the arrival of cars... entire cities were redesigned just to fit the car industry. Thats why its so hard to find traces of ye olde times, its all paved over.
According to the youtube video "Vicar's Close: A medieval street singing through the centuries" they are working towards not only restoring the houses, but also opening some of them to the public for guided tours. They are trying to secure funding for this. In the video you get a little sneak peak into what they look like right now (not that great, but more spacious than I expected). Edit: For those on pc, here's a direct link: ua-cam.com/video/ZT7C5qrVDdc/v-deo.html
Four shorts came up when I looked. All worth seeing as they have different views and weather conditions. Cathedral staff and a dozen choir members seem to live there now. Glad they never came onto the private market and risked losing their character. On the outside, they don't appear to have been touched since the Georgian windows and doors were installed. Thanks for the heads up.
I am so excited, I knew where it was before I clicked! I have walked on this street. 🥰 I absolutely loved visiting Wells. Thank you for this sweet video.
Same here! What a stunning city as a whole. I love also the bishop's palace, its swans' bell (is it still there?) and promenade. The cathedral is my favorite in England without a doubt. I would love to go back, this video made my day.
I live about 5 minutes walk from here. Wells is officially England’s smallest city. The cottages in Vicar’s Close had their facades ‘modernised’ in the 17th century, although one was restored back to its 14th century appearance in Victorian times. Wells is one of the most beautiful towns (city) in the UK
Thank you for that context, I was wondering why the facades looked more Georgian than Medieval! Wells is lovely. My half-great-aunt used to live in a top floor flat in the courtyard facing the cathedral with roof access, amazingly beautiful views from up there!
@oliver5976 The whole street is owned by Wells Cathedral, which is located opposite it. In fact there is a beautiful medieval bridge over the road that runs beside the cathedral, connecting Vicars’ Close directly into the cathedral. The cathedral rents out the cottages; in summer 2019, there was a cottage put up for short-term 6 months lease for around £1,500 a month, if I remember correctly.
@@ambermyers1330 History is history. Sensible people keep it that way. English visitors are more likely to die of alcohol poisoning than to run into any trouble.
I was just there a couple of weeks ago, it's an incredibly lovely little street well worth the visit to Wells (and the cathedral isn't too shabby, as well). Beautiful little city.
@@budd2ndmight be able to find some on online real estate sites if they've ever been for sale. Could Google Maps/earth street view the addresses and try googling lol not sure if y'all have UK versions of the sites here in the States like Zillow but these would probably have more specialty realtors anyway
@@budd2nd it's possible you might get invited in by an owner. I've had this happen to me a couple of times in places like Canterbury. ❤ + people do sometimes open their gardens for charity (the National Garden Scheme/yellow book scheme is the biggest umbrella event, though there are often other,local events during early summer)and sometimes you can get a glimpse instead an owners house as well at the same time.
I'm Italian, my holiday house dates as far back as the XII century. Basically the place where I spend my holidays started out as just a fortification with towers and a keep, then it started expanding down the cliff it was based on and my house was one of the first constructed outside the castle. It supposedly was a blacksmith's house who had the shop on the ground floor and his quarters upstairs. We recently completely renovated it after my grandmother's death but we kept a bricked arch on the ground floor that is the only remnant of my house's past
I've been here quite a few times. I love Wells. Shame about all that gun violence in and around the town in 2007. Fortunately the crack team of Sergeant Nicholas Angel and PC Danny Butterman, a real Hot Fuzz team, were able to deal with it 😊 !
It has lovely countryside great for walking and dogs . We have some of the prettiest villages. Towns some are nice. Cities some are ok like York but true quirky pretty England are the countryside villages. People claim we have no culture but you see the personality of old Brits in random things like miniature villages and quirky craft the humour the pagans farmers and craft is everywhere in villages. Hats on post boxes 😊
In 2024, the construction and labor costs of something of this nature would be astronomically monumental, which is why everything today is built to "look nice" with the cheapest (and sometimes toxic) materials and labor possible.
In this "new secular age" Europe and the USA build dog houses, not proper housing for people. It's largely because of hate combined with "grab those profits fast" mentality!!
@@Da_XmanOk. If the building and labor costs are steep today, imagine how steep they were 700 years ago. And yet they were built. That’s not an explanation.
Britain has more past to present than most other countries. But British people are strangely numb towards this. They sort of take it for granted. Like a 300 year old pub gets demolished and people are like "oh well, sad, but what can you do about it...?"
Everytime I see one of your videos I am like " oh ! I want to go there on my next day off !!". When I am off, I am like " yeah I am too tired to go anywhere, let's just watch the video again 😅!" Thanks for the travels !!
@@GrooveSpaceArk it’s useful to ask question and tell it to organize information for you. Plus I can ask multiple things and ask it to structure it a certain way so I can make a decision
Thank you. I love seeing these videos. I’ve been obsessed with England since I was a child. My Ancestry DNA came back 46 percent England and 24 percent Irish. I had a great, great, great, great, grandmother from Kent, England named Lady Sarah Percel!
Oh wow!! That’s so interesting about you saying you were obsessed with England as a child and then in later years you discovered that you were 46% English and 24% Irish, it’s almost like a subconscious yearning. Very cool story btw.
My great x 5 or so grandpa was the arch Bishop of Wells. We see his grave inside the cathedral often. I live in Weston-super-Mare nearby. Very pretty place. My ancestor also taught the swans to ring the bell in the moat next to it.
I’ve been there and it is such a sweet little street. Ya can walk thru there and hear people inside their homes there practicing their instruments and singing. It does feel like stepping back in time. Wells is a beautiful little town.
My lovely aunt lives there - so jealous, it is an incredibly beautiful place. I am a Medieval Historian, so I try to have as many stay overs as possible with her as I love the feelings of this wonderful place which also helps me with my work. One of the most beautiful parts of England.
I really had to look into London being the smallest city in England… but it is! (By size at least). That’s a new one to me, fascinating! Thanks for the great video. This is indeed one of the nicest things about Britain, the history dotted about everywhere.
Haha no you might be misunderstanding quite a bit, London is definitely the LARGEST city in England, the CITY of London is the smallest, it is seperate from London whilst being inside it. Sort of like how the Vatican is its own country while being inside Italy. The City of London is defined by the old Roman borders.
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to see the UK. I must have read something back then about how old Great Britain is and the history fascinated me.
I’m really curious with Grade I listing, how did residents go about expanding the internal plumbing and adding kitchens? Would love a tour inside one of the cottages.
@@MichaelPunished Office buildings put up by billionaire investors are a little bit different to houses put up by local builders and bankrupt councils.
@@captainadequate3951 Nope. Looks at examples like Poundbury and Nansledan. Tasteful architecture for the masses is possible were it not for tasteless architect’s egos
Not the easiest of houses to live in or maintain though. Often damp, (no damp course) cold (very little insulation allowed other than temporarily putting up plaster board inside with a gap for insulating materials, which would have to be removed when the property is sold,and makes the small rooms even smaller than they already are) Windows are small, stone takes a long time to heat up(though once heated it retains fairly well). Materials for maintenance must match those originally used, slate/quary tiles for the roof etc. (Expensive, often difficult to obtain, needs builders with experience to install) A little easier to replace the original lead pipe work nowadays, as you don't replace, you use 'Polypipe' and insert this plastic pipe within the original pipes (just hoping it's not too tight, narrow and 'bendy' so the Polypipe won't go in 😑) My nephew is a builder ('chippy'/carpenter), and has dozens of friends in the trade, he has worked on grade 1 listed buildings. When l asked him about it "Never, ever again. Too much hassle for the money l got!" 😁
People often miss out on Wells when they head to that part of the country and instead just visit Bath or Bristol. There’s places worth skipping between them like Peasedown St. John, Clutton (Sorry Maisie), Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Farrington, and a few others, but if you go that way then don’t miss out on Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, and if you love the beautiful countryside, Priddy and Ebbor Gorge are also lovely.
I agree with you as I thoroughly enjoyed visiting those places, except for Priddy and Ebbor Gorge of which I had no knowledge. Hopefully I might find a way to get there one day. Worth remembering.
@@nct948 If you find yourself on the A37 from Bristol heading to Wells you can turn off to the right just before Penhill transmitter and head to Priddy. Unless you're really into walking I suggest using a car! Ebbor Gorge is past Wookey hole caves, just keep heading along that road
My best childhood friend grew up in one of these houses on the close as his Dad sang in the Cathedral choir. They were American and ended up moving back. Lots of good childhood memories playing in that house, they had the best Christmas eve parties too.
We need that type of protection for 200 year old plus homes in the US!! We also need a lot to prevent ugly block shaped buildings with flat roofs, being built randomly and ripping out all the surrounding trees!
Excellent comment 👌 absolutely fantastic !! If the "New British " have their way 🤔😉 that lovely street will be full of taxis, kebab shops and at the end a large building with an Onion 🌰 on the roof 😢😢😢😢😮😮
Feels like if one would walk there, its like walking hand in hand w those who lived before you and anytime who might bump into them wearing their hayday fashion and all❤
This is beautiful and looks like something out of a movie. We have absolutely nothing like this in the States. I’ve always wanted to travel to the UK ♥️
Proof that we can build beautiful homes if we want to.
But you’d have to find those with the skills to build it.
@@lindaanthony7890 we have the skills, its just not financially viable to build buildings like that anymore. The hours it would cost would make a 350k house well into 6 figures
@@Solace243
Meanwhile those 350k houses may as well be made out of plywood, cardboard, and string.
Notice today's homes are what I drew as a kid..square, with a triangle on top...every modern building is squared, rectangle, etc. There is nothing unique about them. Builders of the past were artists who wanted showcase their beauty and would stand the test of time..today time is money😢
@@InhabitantOfOddworld oh absolutely lol, ive made lego houses with more structural integrity than my drywall paper box
I am German and fell in love with England. I have been there twice and I love especially such things as much as your whole country side. Most brits are lovely people.
Thank you Harry. Yes, being British, I love the countryside too, especially old buildings,and the beaches. Not all Brits are nice, but most are ok, like any country you go to really.
We have new Brits now.
I’m American and love England too, or honestly the UK in general ☺️ have only been to England and Scotland once but need to go again. Would also like to visit Germany as I have Germany ancestry on my mom’s side, English and Scottish on my dads (sorry I know no one asked 🤣)
Germans and German engineering are the best. Flying Lufthansa is always a pleasure.
@@vijayanandkumar5791 thank you kumar, but germany is really decreasing in everything. Our country is not that good anymore, but I am honored that you like these things.
Your Name sounds Indien to me, I am Christian, but I like the bhagavad gita. 😅
I took clarinet lessons in one of the houses at age 9, was baptized in the chapel at the top end of the Close, and spent 2 years living in Shrewsbury House, one of the Cathedral School's boarding houses. Lots of memories ❤
I was in Shrewsbury house too, but as a daybug. Old wellies represent! :)
Hi from a fellow clarinet player 🙂
I used to walk up this street with my sister when we were younger and she was genuinely scared of it because there was always some creepy clarinet music coming from one of the houses. I can now tell her I have found the culprit!
@@folland1841
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
That is fantastic!
The men who build those cottages have achieved a kind of immortality. The product of their craftsmanship and hard work has survived for centuries. Truly remarkable.
yes theyre so immortal that they are all dead.
@@23gtrh2_02 you are pretty shallow. Ever heard of Exegi monumentum aere perennius? Horatius Flaccius.
@@23gtrh2_02are you tarded
@@23gtrh2_02 this comment could only have been made by a largely undeveloped brain
Now you've brought it to their attention Just Stop Oil will be along to paint it Orange soon, how will you enjoy that?
I only wish all of the country looked that gorgeous.
Yes too many beautiful buildings of all sizes and types destroyed for trashy modern ones that very soon start to fall apart.
@@catherinewilliams3850 They really love destruction in the US!
@@catherinewilliams3850 Come to Blackburn. we got many destroyed Buildings
I mean have u been to London? Its full of old homes (not as Ince as this ofc) but still way nicer then any city in mainland Europe
@@catherinewilliams3850 You can still build a new home with high-quality materials and workmanship way above whatever’s required!
For cheaper or almost as cheap as an old one.
However you can construct it yourself with quality old world materials! You can even use some wood & stone from old buildings that have & will be torn down!
A new building doesn’t mean it has to be low quality, materials or workmanship!!
I love this kind of architecture, it's so pretty
It's so pretty. I love going to the uk. America is so... boxes with zero interesting facades
AGREED 100! Long live Catholic Church!
@@fernandaabreu5625 Wells cathedral, like so many, was pinched during the reformation.
@@fernandaabreu5625 umm no... i don't want the religion, i just want the architechture style lol, i admit it's very beautiful.
@@fernandaabreu5625funny how britain hasn't been under the catholic church since the early 1500's. church of england is the leading church in england
How gorgeous! Those cottages are stunning.
Beautiful, although I wouldn't mind having tour inside one of the cottages. So glad they are listed.
People live in them lol tho if you ask someone will probably let u villages have kept community and the people are friendly
@@Emilyb21-dm3bfI live in a grade 2 listed village and if anyone knocked on my door asking for a tour I’d tell them where to go 🤣
@@samw1937 my house is too messy lol
@@Emilyb21-dm3bfclean it then you slob
@@Emilyb21-dm3bf
Unfortunately, some listed buildings you can demand entry to!
Being American where not much old is left, certainly not in my podunk town, this is why I loved visiting Europe and the UK. So many incredible, preserved historical buildings and grounds. I absolutely love it.
To think these buildings were siiting there over two hundred years before the British landed and invaded the North America.
It’s the old towns that have the most historical buildings and there’s not even much of them left!!
Its a shame because north america did have beautiful architecture.
But with the arrival of cars... entire cities were redesigned just to fit the car industry.
Thats why its so hard to find traces of ye olde times, its all paved over.
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This is historic American are also linked to England
This is just beautiful and amazing, it's like going back in time, love it.
🤝🍻
According to the youtube video "Vicar's Close: A medieval street singing through the centuries" they are working towards not only restoring the houses, but also opening some of them to the public for guided tours.
They are trying to secure funding for this. In the video you get a little sneak peak into what they look like right now (not that great, but more spacious than I expected).
Edit: For those on pc, here's a direct link:
ua-cam.com/video/ZT7C5qrVDdc/v-deo.html
Four shorts came up when I looked. All worth seeing as they have different views and weather conditions. Cathedral staff and a dozen choir members seem to live there now. Glad they never came onto the private market and risked losing their character. On the outside, they don't appear to have been touched since the Georgian windows and doors were installed.
Thanks for the heads up.
@@MyPronounIsGoddess lol most likely
@@MyPronounIsGoddess In 1348? Very doubtful.
@@MyPronounIsGoddess It doesn't have to be true. But at the very least it has to be plausible...
@@AD270479 Plausibility? You're clutching at straws now 😀
I am so excited, I knew where it was before I clicked! I have walked on this street. 🥰 I absolutely loved visiting Wells. Thank you for this sweet video.
Same here. I grew up in this area and recognised the street instantly.
same here
Same here! What a stunning city as a whole. I love also the bishop's palace, its swans' bell (is it still there?) and promenade. The cathedral is my favorite in England without a doubt. I would love to go back, this video made my day.
@@nct948 yes! The bell is still there. Such an amazing place.
I live about 5 minutes walk from here. Wells is officially England’s smallest city. The cottages in Vicar’s Close had their facades ‘modernised’ in the 17th century, although one was restored back to its 14th century appearance in Victorian times.
Wells is one of the most beautiful towns (city) in the UK
Thank you for that context, I was wondering why the facades looked more Georgian than Medieval! Wells is lovely. My half-great-aunt used to live in a top floor flat in the courtyard facing the cathedral with roof access, amazingly beautiful views from up there!
Do people own these properties or do they belong to the city? Thanks
@oliver5976
The whole street is owned by Wells Cathedral, which is located opposite it. In fact there is a beautiful medieval bridge over the road that runs beside the cathedral, connecting Vicars’ Close directly into the cathedral. The cathedral rents out the cottages; in summer 2019, there was a cottage put up for short-term 6 months lease for around £1,500 a month, if I remember correctly.
Couldn't agree more. I hope tourism won't spoil it,
@@Aussiemarco many thanks for your answer!
Stunning. British cathedrals always had some of my favourite architecture. Wish we still built stuff like this today. Hope to visit one day
You speak clearly and distinctly.
A welcome change on UA-cam. 🎉🎉
😊😊😊😊😊😂
And no vocal fry is always a bonus…
I'm Irish, I live in a medieval burgage property beside the castle in my town. It's full of quirks. 👍🇮🇪
Sounds beautiful. It’s a dream of mine to visit Ireland, is it rude of me to ask if the English are welcome?
@ambermyers13 Of course the English are welcome 😂
@@mikekelly5869 considering our history, I could understand hard feelings
@@ambermyers1330 History is history. Sensible people keep it that way. English visitors are more likely to die of alcohol poisoning than to run into any trouble.
Can you share the story of these quirks?
Undoubtedly one of the most attractive places. The cathedral itself never fails to impress me whenever I have the chance to travel that way.
I was just there a couple of weeks ago, it's an incredibly lovely little street well worth the visit to Wells (and the cathedral isn't too shabby, as well). Beautiful little city.
Oh I thought Wells was just a subtitles error for Wales 😅
@@chillmemes5865 😅👍 I just tried to squeeze the word “well” as often as possible into my comment
One of my favorite spots in the world.
It’s so depressing there’s literally never any sun
What marvelous architecture! Thanks for these videos.
I would LOVE to walk down this street.❤
Why?? Its just street
Wells Cathedral is just stunning and beautiful
Praise God 🙏🏽❤
So quaint and beautiful. Would love to visit.
I've been there. It is cool but there were cars parked along the close spoiling the view somewhat.
It would be lovely to see inside and have a tour.
You can't go inside the residents would get upset if you tried!
@@richardsinger01 Yes I figured that. But it would still be interesting to see.
@@budd2ndmight be able to find some on online real estate sites if they've ever been for sale. Could Google Maps/earth street view the addresses and try googling lol not sure if y'all have UK versions of the sites here in the States like Zillow but these would probably have more specialty realtors anyway
@@budd2nd it's possible you might get invited in by an owner.
I've had this happen to me a couple of times in places like Canterbury. ❤
+ people do sometimes open their gardens for charity (the National Garden Scheme/yellow book scheme is the biggest umbrella event, though there are often other,local events during early summer)and sometimes you can get a glimpse instead an owners house as well at the same time.
I'd love to see inside one & I'd love to live there.❤
I'm Italian, my holiday house dates as far back as the XII century. Basically the place where I spend my holidays started out as just a fortification with towers and a keep, then it started expanding down the cliff it was based on and my house was one of the first constructed outside the castle. It supposedly was a blacksmith's house who had the shop on the ground floor and his quarters upstairs. We recently completely renovated it after my grandmother's death but we kept a bricked arch on the ground floor that is the only remnant of my house's past
The buildings are beautiful. Truly awesome achievement in ornamental design.
I've been here quite a few times. I love Wells. Shame about all that gun violence in and around the town in 2007. Fortunately the crack team of Sergeant Nicholas Angel and PC Danny Butterman, a real Hot Fuzz team, were able to deal with it 😊 !
It was for the greater good.
@@ElementalWhispers
The greater good.
Yarp!
Morning angle👮♂️
By the power of greyskull!
As a Dutchman, England is absolutely beautiful!
England is a Dutchman?
Lol jongen
As an Englishman, I agree.
It has lovely countryside great for walking and dogs . We have some of the prettiest villages. Towns some are nice. Cities some are ok like York but true quirky pretty England are the countryside villages. People claim we have no culture but you see the personality of old Brits in random things like miniature villages and quirky craft the humour the pagans farmers and craft is everywhere in villages. Hats on post boxes 😊
@@Emilyb21-dm3bf that claim always felt weird to me, England has tons of culture. By the way, I just planned a trip to Harwhich > Cambridge > London
Storybookesque Street!
Love ♥️ hearing your narration.
Thanks 😊 for sharing your Treasures.
Beautiful! It's a shame they don't put much effort into buildings these days.
In 2024, the construction and labor costs of something of this nature would be astronomically monumental, which is why everything today is built to "look nice" with the cheapest (and sometimes toxic) materials and labor possible.
In this "new secular age" Europe and the USA build dog houses, not proper housing for people. It's largely because of hate combined with "grab those profits fast" mentality!!
@@Da_Xmanbeat me to it
Yay! progress .... 😒
@@Da_XmanOk. If the building and labor costs are steep today, imagine how steep they were 700 years ago. And yet they were built. That’s not an explanation.
Love you , your readings are always so inspiring 🩵🩵
This is absolutely beautiful. I love any country that preserves its past. I would love to live on a street like this. ❤
Britain has more past to present than most other countries. But British people are strangely numb towards this. They sort of take it for granted. Like a 300 year old pub gets demolished and people are like "oh well, sad, but what can you do about it...?"
@@CristiNeagu. You are mistaken. We fight for our heritage. Where did you get your strange impression? 🇬🇧
@@torfrida6663You are a very small minority.
@@CristiNeaguthere was a pub that was destroyed a while ago without permission and people were up in arms. It was literally on the BBC news.
@@wolfzmusic9706 A handful were, yeah. Anything came out of it? As far as I know the place is still a ruin.
I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers. Your historical content is fascinating and insightful.
You took the words right out of my mouth😂😂
Just subs.
This is also the town where the majority of the film ' Hot Fuzz ' was filmed. 💯 worth a visit if you are considering it. Beautiful town 😊
“For the greater good…”
Hot fuzz was a great movie👍🏽
It became Sanford in Hot Fuzz?
@@anthtan Yarp!
@@audionmusic2787 The greater good
What an attractive place and I like knowing that it will so remain as it is for the long term.
In 100 years time this beautiful place will be unrecognisable believe me!
Totally charming !!
Beautiful.
Everytime I see one of your videos I am like " oh ! I want to go there on my next day off !!". When I am off, I am like " yeah I am too tired to go anywhere, let's just watch the video again 😅!" Thanks for the travels !!
That’s why you have to pack plan and prep before your day off and leverage ai to help and then the day of it’s all ready packed in the car
I'm like that too, but the difference is that there is 11 hour flight included in this for me 😂
@@DaveE99leverage ai?!?!?! What??
@@GrooveSpaceArk it’s useful to ask question and tell it to organize information for you. Plus I can ask multiple things and ask it to structure it a certain way so I can make a decision
how lovely the medieval architectural designs 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
Like a fairy tale. Beautiful & enchanting ❤
Thank you. I love seeing these videos. I’ve been obsessed with England since I was a child. My Ancestry DNA came back 46 percent England and 24 percent Irish. I had a great, great, great, great, grandmother from Kent, England named Lady Sarah Percel!
Oh wow!! That’s so interesting about you saying you were obsessed with England as a child and then in later years you discovered that you were 46% English and 24% Irish, it’s almost like a subconscious yearning.
Very cool story btw.
@@lolalouise9503 thank you!
My great x 5 or so grandpa was the arch Bishop of Wells. We see his grave inside the cathedral often. I live in Weston-super-Mare nearby. Very pretty place. My ancestor also taught the swans to ring the bell in the moat next to it.
Are u by any chance talking about Arthur here?
@@DiSWRwow77 possibly, it's been a while since I learned about it.
@@cupidwxings If the crypt has angels & a little lion or tiger head on it, then it is.
My ancestor was the baby-eating Bishop of Bath & Wells.
It gorgeous thank you for this, it will go on my to go list 🙌🏾
I’ve been there and it is such a sweet little street. Ya can walk thru there and hear people inside their homes there practicing their instruments and singing. It does feel like stepping back in time. Wells is a beautiful little town.
My lovely aunt lives there - so jealous, it is an incredibly beautiful place. I am a Medieval Historian, so I try to have as many stay overs as possible with her as I love the feelings of this wonderful place which also helps me with my work. One of the most beautiful parts of England.
They are so beautiful ❤
I really had to look into London being the smallest city in England… but it is! (By size at least).
That’s a new one to me, fascinating! Thanks for the great video.
This is indeed one of the nicest things about Britain, the history dotted about everywhere.
Haha no you might be misunderstanding quite a bit, London is definitely the LARGEST city in England, the CITY of London is the smallest, it is seperate from London whilst being inside it. Sort of like how the Vatican is its own country while being inside Italy. The City of London is defined by the old Roman borders.
It is a very nice thing about Britain, we ve got some nice museums with a whole bunch of things too, if a little dusty.
@@db5094 Oops! Little (huge) type omission on my behalf there!
On my wish list to visit. Thank you 👍
You’re welcome!
I've been there and it's absolutely jaw dropping! It was so beautiful 😍
We have been there, loved wells. Thanks for posting ❤
I have been there many times and the houses and cathedral are stunning. It is like stepping back in time 🙂 Xxx
Lovely town....Bath is lovely too.
City....
@@sylvester-jb3ljit's technically a city but will feel way more like a town. Population is only 12.5k I think
Wells is a city!
Wells is near my hometown and I've been here over many years. The whole area around the cathedral is exquisite.
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to see the UK. I must have read something back then about how old Great Britain is and the history fascinated me.
Norwich cathedral is another example!
I’m really curious with Grade I listing, how did residents go about expanding the internal plumbing and adding kitchens? Would love a tour inside one of the cottages.
Listing generally came out after WW2, so I'd assume they'd been modernised in the early 1900s.
You would have design around it. Any repair work would need to match the original is design
Remember when architecture used to be tasteful?🙃
Remember when the country had money with which to build tasteful things?
@@captainadequate3951 ah yes I forgot all the horrific glass boxes are super cheap to knock up
@@MichaelPunished Office buildings put up by billionaire investors are a little bit different to houses put up by local builders and bankrupt councils.
@@captainadequate3951 Nope. Looks at examples like Poundbury and Nansledan. Tasteful architecture for the masses is possible were it not for tasteless architect’s egos
Not the easiest of houses to live in or maintain though.
Often damp, (no damp course) cold (very little insulation allowed other than temporarily putting up plaster board inside with a gap for insulating materials, which would have to be removed when the property is sold,and makes the small rooms even smaller than they already are)
Windows are small, stone takes a long time to heat up(though once heated it retains fairly well).
Materials for maintenance must match those originally used, slate/quary tiles for the roof etc. (Expensive, often difficult to obtain, needs builders with experience to install)
A little easier to replace the original lead pipe work nowadays, as you don't replace, you use 'Polypipe' and insert this plastic pipe within the original pipes (just hoping it's not too tight, narrow and 'bendy' so the Polypipe won't go in 😑)
My nephew is a builder ('chippy'/carpenter), and has dozens of friends in the trade, he has worked on grade 1 listed buildings.
When l asked him about it
"Never, ever again. Too much hassle for the money l got!" 😁
Nice town, lovely old street. It was a very peaceful place to visit and the Cathedral is well worth a visit.
Would love to visit. Simply beautiful and beautifully preserved. I love history.
People often miss out on Wells when they head to that part of the country and instead just visit Bath or Bristol. There’s places worth skipping between them like Peasedown St. John, Clutton (Sorry Maisie), Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Farrington, and a few others, but if you go that way then don’t miss out on Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, and if you love the beautiful countryside, Priddy and Ebbor Gorge are also lovely.
I agree with you as I thoroughly enjoyed visiting those places, except for Priddy and Ebbor Gorge of which I had no knowledge. Hopefully I might find a way to get there one day. Worth remembering.
@@nct948 If you find yourself on the A37 from Bristol heading to Wells you can turn off to the right just before Penhill transmitter and head to Priddy. Unless you're really into walking I suggest using a car! Ebbor Gorge is past Wookey hole caves, just keep heading along that road
@@joxidearmageddonator882 thank you for your advice. I'll try and get there someday. 🤓
i wish the whole of the uk looked like this
We have allowed our country to become a third world dump.
Open piss ditches? Oh ok
Instead we have communist flats housing Pakistani people
Blame the world wars and the kind of people who make such things happen
@@Luke-McMahon look at you being a insecure nothing racist. Poor baby . When u go nobody will miss you or even remember your name
Nearby is bath which is beautiful and full of amazing old houses and of course the Roman baths
Beautiful. I used to live in a cottage in Geddington. Just gorgeous ❤️
My best childhood friend grew up in one of these houses on the close as his Dad sang in the Cathedral choir. They were American and ended up moving back. Lots of good childhood memories playing in that house, they had the best Christmas eve parties too.
Absolutely fascinating ✨
Stunning
so beautiful
I would love to see the inside of one of those cottages. What a beautiful place!
Isn't the world simply amazing and fascinating? History is so beautiful. 🥰
I lived in Wookey, and alot of my friends and brothers went to Wells Cathedral however I went to Milfield School in Street. Memories hey!!
So beautiful ❤❤😮!
I am the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells!!
Gawd bless ya!
Soooo pretty. I wish everywhere was as pretty to this.
I love England very much ...especially Somerset, Dorset ... lived in this area for a bit... hope, one day will visit this amazing land again.❤🍀
It’s on the bucket list ❤
Medieval Condos. Groovy. Is there a Home Owners Association Fee to live there, too? : )
Probably a ppercorn rent. It's still used to house the Vicars Choral, the organists and vergers to the Cathedral
The home owners association is the relationship with the cathedral
That would be historic England. And God help you if you broke one of their rules and it ended up with a fine…
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Beautiful
It's absolutely stunning, That's going on my bucket list to visit. Thankyou for sharing this beautiful vlog
What a perk to have had back then . Thank goodness they have been protected and preserved.
Love Wells Cathedral.❤
I went to Uni with a Ralph of Shrewsbury.
We had a Huey of Bristol. I blame the Buckfast.
LOVE YOUR SHORTS AND ADORE ENGLAND👏 MONA/ISRAEL🌷
Mona?
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My mother's family line is English and this makes me feel so homesick for something lost.
We need that type of protection for 200 year old plus homes in the US!!
We also need a lot to prevent ugly block shaped buildings with flat roofs, being built randomly and ripping out all the surrounding trees!
The “new” British will take good care of it, they are very interested in your heritage!!
Excellent comment 👌 absolutely fantastic !! If the "New British " have their way 🤔😉 that lovely street will be full of taxis, kebab shops and at the end a large building with an Onion 🌰 on the roof 😢😢😢😢😮😮
Glorious!
Beautiful England ❤❤❤🇬🇧
It was.
Part my heritage/genes is from Somerset i was told few years back.. so im glad to have seen this. Truely lovely sight. ❤
I wonder what these lovely homes looked like on the inside,
when they first were constructed. I would love to see it.
I hope the village hasn't suffered due to the problems we face today. It looks beautiful so let's keep it that way 😊
For the greater good
@@brunhildevalkyrie of?
@@brunhildevalkyrie SHUT IT
Muslims will start moving in 😭
religions a bit overated ngl
So neat to see the remnants of Roman technology in so many places around Europe!
Feels like if one would walk there, its like walking hand in hand w those who lived before you and anytime who might bump into them wearing their hayday fashion and all❤
It sooo beautifully English
I would love to rent one of those cottages for the weekend. What a rare gem
So beautiful! Marvelous, that British people keep so well their historical inheritance ❤
For now; globalist agenda is changing all this so fast.
WOW! I love when videos like this pop up on my recommended feed. Thank you!
Went there last year. It really is a special place. As is the whole of Wells
This is beautiful and looks like something out of a movie. We have absolutely nothing like this in the States. I’ve always wanted to travel to the UK ♥️
When we visited Wells Cathedral it was shrouded in scaffold.. it was still very beautiful🥰🇦🇺