My two year old daughter loves waving and shouting, "Goodbye, Jon!" She now even shouts it randomly, not so simple to explain. Keep up the excellent work, sir, much appreciated.
It's where he lived when they filmed it as well. There was the memorable opening sequence where he drove through the village, turned a corner, then all of a sudden he was 50 miles away in Birmingham! Also the guy playing the museum employee was the actual owner of the museum at the time.
I nominate the History on Wheels museum in Eton Wick near Windsor. It includes some significant vehicles from the Second Small Disagreement - including Lieutenent Grüber's Little Tank.
Coventry and Beaulieu are both great. There also used to be Cars of the Stars in Keswick, but sadly it closed in 2011 and all the cars were bought by an American collector and moved to a Museum in Miami.
@spitfire1962 I'm only counting this series. I wouldn't expect to hear it crop up in his MOT series, but it is inevitable in any series about Coventry. Prior to this video, and the previous 4 videos in this series, Jon had mentioned The Second Small Disagreement in every single video
@@Stephen_The_Waxing_Lyricist Probably Jon thinks the next POTUS will soon be taking us all down to the Third Small Disagreement; despite having previously agreed to never disagree with some very disagreeable folks.
@@pwhitewick but did you know there is an even longer third source to the longest river system in Britain that seemingly nobody has picked up on (if you care to know, DM me, though I did email you!)
As a local I have found an alternative source to the longest river system in Britain (ie the Thames), alternative to even the official alternative at Seven Springs (and due to so e roadworks it’s probably just got even longer). Ama amazed no geographer has picked up on this (rather boring) factoid!
@@tasty_fish There is a video looking for the longest tributary and they found it near Star College as well, though they concede it goes underground as part of that. As if from Thames Head it didn't go under the A433, and is dry most of the year for the first mile (ish).
@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety I've been to France a number of times in February........ .......it was definitely open! Although, disappointingly, it was still France.......
In this episode, Jon once again proves that the English either don't know how to spell or don't know how to pronounce their own place names. And I for one am happy for it. Either fix the spelling or fix the pronunciation!
Many congratulations Jon. I was expecting to see Bourton-on-the-Water’s famous car park as transformed for 007 into an Icelandic ice cap for ‘Die Another Day’. Instead you showed me roundels of significant scientists which I’d never previously noticed on a building in my home town where I’d lived for 18 years. Star!
If you ever bump into Jon, for God's sake, don't mention the closed motor museum or he will go on and on about it for ages and his mood will get darker and darker and he will become very grumpy indeed!
Loved the mispronunciation of Bourton and Cirencester. Smashed it with Stroud. Next time you go by Northleach you should visit all the parts featured in This Country (and if you haven’t watched it - definitely do that)
@@andrewhotston983 No that is just what some say when they are trying to put off visitors. There are some excellent pubs and restaurants there. This being a car related channel I must say that some of the locals are a bit anti car. When living in the Dyer Street, just got back from the pub and heard a bit of banging from outside. Looked through the curtains and saw a person jumping up and down on a car roof. Called the local police who sent their fast response squad from the station 200 metres away arriving at 6am. Didn't feel like getting out of bed so they went away. Went around the police station when I got back from work and they would not take a statement, as only the fast response time could do that and they did not know when he would be working again after the over night dash. The police never contacted me for a statement. I looked at the car on the way to work and there was a bit of a downward curve in the roof but not as much as I thought there would be. Did not see any reason for the attack such as a reference to "Ciren".
Then why is it not spelt Sirensester? For a country that supposedly invented the English language why nobody can speak it remains a mystery. Gotta go... I hear police cirens.
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt it was called 'Cirenceaster' in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; the pronunciation comes from Norman French after the 11th century Norman Conquests.
There is a serious proposal to re-open Sapperton canal tunnel ... so water from the West can be used to supply the South East ... plus restoring the canal navigation. Cotswold Canals Trust web site has details.
The irony being that the massive doughnut of the GCHQ building is an excellent marker from the air, not just because it's essentially a huge bullseye but because it works perfectly as a visual approach landmark of Staverton airport (recently rather blandly renamed to 'Gloucestershire Airport', which is a shame because there are loads of alternative places to land in Gloucestershire if you're imaginative enough). The doughnut lies perfectly downwind of runway 27, so loads of pilots have been trained to aim their aircraft directly towards the structure as part of the approach sequence.
@@RedRouge-j4j Have to be honest, I think he is doing it on purpose. It winds people up!! There are plenty of options online to find out how a place name is pronounced.
I'm sorry Jon missed Chippy (Chipping Norton), so much to see and do here. There's ... , well, there's a QD store and shops and stuff. Also rubbish traffic, but you're from Moreton so you take the bad traffic prize - only just.
@@mariemccann5895 I’m working on it. I can’t deny it’s difficult but I’m doing my best to overcome this massive obstacle. But at least I can buy cheap shit at the market every Tuesday 😁
"Gloucestershire - a rural county that's known for nothing." Have you not heard of Fred and Rose West? They up there with Peter 'Yorkshire R*pp*r' Sutcliffe.
Bourton - "Bore-ton" Cirencester - "Siren Cess ter" (no doubt everybody will have bored you with the pronunciation so sorry for adding to it) There has been much argument over the years as to the "source of the Thames". When I was growing up in Witney, it was always "Seven Springs" (junction of the A435 and A436) where seven sources of water empty into a natural bowl shape. This North West of Cirencester and south of Cheltenham. Its 14 miles north of ThamesHead. Which has the better claim? And in fact, do other places have an equal claim? And why is anybody interested? Shame about the Motoring museum being closed. Its not massive (at least not the last time I went), but it is diverting. One to redo in the summer? Your videos are always interesting whether or not you get to everything. Thanks Jon.
I heard one person pronounce it Sinster, but definitely 'Bore ton' even though it's not spelt the same as Moreton-in-Marsh. I'd suggest rolling a cheese down a hill to relieve the stress of it all.
Thanks Jon for another year of funny and interesting videos. Hope this will cheer you up a bit after finding the Motor Museum shut for the winter. Hoping you have lovely Christmas and a Great New Year!
Myself and the Mrs spent a weekend in Bourton on the water back in the spring. Lovely place. I wouldn’t be overly disappointed about the motor museum being closed. It’s ok but you’re not missing a great deal.
1:10 - Sezincote House was one of the inspirations for the Brighton Pavillion built for George, the Prince Regent! 2:05 - a great troll for Bourton-on-The-Water! 3:36 - another great troll for Cirencester!
Did you know there's this thing where you can put the name of a museum in it and see if it's open on a particular day. It's called the Internet. It's infallible ...
@@archstanton6102Bourton is the destination for pensioners', coach tours in the summer. Pensioners never go out in winter, so Bourton is empty. No point opening it on the off-chance that an entertaining UA-camr might rock up.
@spotty_cat26 I was having a tour of RHC when the pensioner asked if we knew why the uniforms are red, and we all said "Hide the blood?", and that's when he told us about the reason being the cost.
If geography and history were presented like this more often, kids would love those subjects. They wouldn''t learn what they need, but they don't anyway!🤣 Excellent work as always. I really love how you get diverted by something industrial and old. I do the same!
The Cotswolds have always been a favourite place of mine! The Stow On The Wold rugby club would always be open as a camping grounds during the summer so it was great to check out the local scenery. Glad to see Auto Shenanigans passing through.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who can't be bothered with checking opening hours before visiting a place. I went to Vienna some years ago, wanting to experience a concert in the Musikverein, known for the New Year's Concerts. They hold concerts six days a week in summer. Guess which day I spent in Vienna...
Would love it if you did a ‘driving home for Christmas’ tribute vid, with your characteristic blend of passion and ambivalence for the places you pass.
I’m glad it’s not me who struggles with place names 😂😂 Siren cester By Thames head is the Thames and Severn canal (Cotswolds canal) just up in the bank behind it. I’m going to do a video on that section over Christmas. If you look at my videos I go into the tunnel with Paul Whitewick it’s the other end and pretty cool with the collapsed sections. It’s a big tunnel as it used to take Thames barges which are much wider than a standard boat (15ft wide rather than 7 for a narrowboat) The prison does a banging bacon butty, proper farm bought bacon, not the thin crap you get in Tescos You missed a really cool cafe as well, the airport at Kemble has one by the runway and you can also tour a plane. Stroud also has quite a few cool places, in Brimscombe there’s a place called Stroud brewery, banging grub and decent beer brewed on site right next to the canal. Can you tell I’m fat and like canals? 😂
Yeah, that would certainly be interesting I strongly disagree with the decision myself, destroying a 200+ year old pub for a piece of dual carriageway. Remember going in there when I was younger!
You obviously wanted to meet brum in bore-ton on the water lol, before going on to siren-sester. Did you realise you went past adams farm on the way betwen moreton and bourton, a telegraph pole zara tindall crashed into, and not far from where i used to work.
You'd have driven past the rather fantastic Retro Computing museum The Cave on the road between Cirencester and Stroud. Thoroughly worth a visit if you've even a passing interest in playing on some old skool hardware.
Hi John, love the videos. From using the Røde Wireless Go/Pro I would greatly recommend using the lavalier microphones for them as it cuts out a significant amount of background noise
Sorry you finally visit my county of residence to find the weather crap and the museum closed. You'll have to come back this way in the summer. Loads of things to see, it's a big county. I was in Ciren today too (Siren-ses-ter). Would have lost my shit if I'd seen you filming, then gone all shy. Thanks for keeping me entertained throughout the year, looking forward to more of your shenanigans in 2025.
I can’t believe Jon didn’t mention that Cirencester road passes through the middle of a golf course on the way into Stroud. It’s certainly an unusual feature.
Just down the road from Cirencester, or Ciren as the locals call it, is King Charles' pad at Highgrove in Doughton near Tetbury. I don't think they'd be too happy with an aerial shot there! But you used to be able to book onto a tour years ago. Also some of the pubs nearby that Wills and Harry frequented and was in the news years back
The source of the Thames is thought by some to be inside the Sapperton Tunnel as the 'spring' at Thames Head is positioned at the foot of the canal embankment and only runs when there is water in the canal. 100 plus years of neglect following abandonment has damaged the clay puddle lining the canal bed, allowing the water to leak out...
Your pronunciations are absolutely 0% spot-on every time. Well done!
It's all about consistency.
@@AutoShenanigans Or is it consisty?
Nope.@@andymerrett
I'm sure all deliberate and a kind of revenge for the museum being closed
@@AutoShenanigansSurprised you didn't pronounce it Glow-cester-shur...
“The obelisk was definitely installed in history but nobody is quite sure when.”
That is an excellent line!!
It's unsubscribed, and unrecorded until 1897 when someone asked the local newspaper for information on it...
My two year old daughter loves waving and shouting, "Goodbye, Jon!" She now even shouts it randomly, not so simple to explain. Keep up the excellent work, sir, much appreciated.
The best 8 to 10 minutes of every Sunday :D
that's what she said
@@RobGibraltar really 8 to 10 minutes you’re probably getting confused with seconds 😂😎
more like 8 out of ten minutes. He can't pronounce things he is trying to be knowledgeable.
@@RedRouge-j4j But it is Humerous,,,or is it hummous?
Shame the motoring museum was closed at that's where Brum the car lives now.
In Bourton, pronounced Bore Ton.
Great,now I feel robbed twice
It's where he lived when they filmed it as well. There was the memorable opening sequence where he drove through the village, turned a corner, then all of a sudden he was 50 miles away in Birmingham!
Also the guy playing the museum employee was the actual owner of the museum at the time.
@@mrrandomperson3106 I always thought it was weird as a kid how he teleported haha
@@mrrandomperson3106 Means they wanted to spend as little time as possible in Birmingham .... who can blame them ?
A new series suggestion, Motor Museums of the UK, if they are open that is.
Love this suggestion.
I nominate the History on Wheels museum in Eton Wick near Windsor. It includes some significant vehicles from the Second Small Disagreement - including Lieutenent Grüber's Little Tank.
Although that one has very limited opening days so definitely check that one before you turn up to film as it's only open a few days per year.
Near me (ish) we have Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford and County Classics Museum in Taunton (literally in the middle of the town centre)
Coventry and Beaulieu are both great. There also used to be Cars of the Stars in Keswick, but sadly it closed in 2011 and all the cars were bought by an American collector and moved to a Museum in Miami.
5th week in a row with no mention of the Second Small Disagreement.
Basil Fawlty would be proud...
That is where you are wrong. Jon mentioned the small disagreement in his midweek video about Coventry. Unless you are only counting the Sunday videos.
@spitfire1962 I'm only counting this series. I wouldn't expect to hear it crop up in his MOT series, but it is inevitable in any series about Coventry.
Prior to this video, and the previous 4 videos in this series, Jon had mentioned The Second Small Disagreement in every single video
If Jon ever does a "Secrets of the Autobahn" series there will be no end of mentions. :)
He did mention it once but I think he got away with it
@@Stephen_The_Waxing_Lyricist Probably Jon thinks the next POTUS will soon be taking us all down to the Third Small Disagreement; despite having previously agreed to never disagree with some very disagreeable folks.
The internet would be a cold and sad place, without the mighty Shenanigans. Excellent video Jon 👍
Waiting for Paul Whitewick to tell me which 'source' of the Thames that Jon went for. 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
I see you.....
@@pwhitewick but did you know there is an even longer third source to the longest river system in Britain that seemingly nobody has picked up on (if you care to know, DM me, though I did email you!)
The wrong one...
It is very disputed ... as saying one tributary is the source is pretty arbitrary
Did someone say "source of the Thames?"
As a local I have found an alternative source to the longest river system in Britain (ie the Thames), alternative to even the official alternative at Seven Springs (and due to so e roadworks it’s probably just got even longer). Ama amazed no geographer has picked up on this (rather boring) factoid!
😂
I just mentioned you in a comment above, funnily enough I’ve just rewatched the tunnel video (your one) I’m still scared of wasps 😂
@@tasty_fish There is a video looking for the longest tributary and they found it near Star College as well, though they concede it goes underground as part of that. As if from Thames Head it didn't go under the A433, and is dry most of the year for the first mile (ish).
Maybe someone should make a video on it.
Gorgeous morris minor, looks perfect parked with that backdrop
Great pronunciation!
The motoring museum is actually rather fun. Small collection but lots of interesting things.
It is owned by the Civil Service Motoring Association.
Nothing more British than going on a day out and finding that the thing you were going to is closed.
Adds to the fun!😂😂
Hello Jon, how the devil are you, have you had a good week?
🤣🤣
I always understood Boughton On The Water was generally closed for the winter........
........you were lucky they hadn't taken the roads in!!!!
Same as France. Always closed. Except in August.
@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety I've been to France a number of times in February........
.......it was definitely open!
Although, disappointingly, it was still France.......
Careful now...
@davebicker8618 Down with this sort of thing.....
In this episode, Jon criminally mispronounces Cirencester and goes to prison.
And Bourton!
In this episode, Jon once again proves that the English either don't know how to spell or don't know how to pronounce their own place names.
And I for one am happy for it. Either fix the spelling or fix the pronunciation!
I think I might start saying it like that, It's frickingsweet
@@MookVideos That's worse than prison if you go on a Saturday in August.
@@jonc4403. or improve the education system?
I think we know what the next series from Auto Shenanigans will be:
"Places that were closed when I tried to visit them the first time".
And the follow up: Places that where still closed when I went back.
Many congratulations Jon. I was expecting to see Bourton-on-the-Water’s famous car park as transformed for 007 into an Icelandic ice cap for ‘Die Another Day’. Instead you showed me roundels of significant scientists which I’d never previously noticed on a building in my home town where I’d lived for 18 years. Star!
Thanks John especially for the Moggy Thou over your right shoulder in Moreton-in-Marsh!
If you ever bump into Jon, for God's sake, don't mention the closed motor museum or he will go on and on about it for ages and his mood will get darker and darker and he will become very grumpy indeed!
Like Johnny the painter from The Fast Show
Loved the mispronunciation of Bourton and Cirencester. Smashed it with Stroud. Next time you go by Northleach you should visit all the parts featured in This Country (and if you haven’t watched it - definitely do that)
The locals call it Sister, that is Cirencester not Bourton.
@@johnclements6614 Whereas residents slightly further away call it Siren.
@@andrewhotston983 No that is just what some say when they are trying to put off visitors.
There are some excellent pubs and restaurants there.
This being a car related channel I must say that some of the locals are a bit anti car. When living in the Dyer Street, just got back from the pub and heard a bit of banging from outside. Looked through the curtains and saw a person jumping up and down on a car roof. Called the local police who sent their fast response squad from the station 200 metres away arriving at 6am. Didn't feel like getting out of bed so they went away. Went around the police station when I got back from work and they would not take a statement, as only the fast response time could do that and they did not know when he would be working again after the over night dash. The police never contacted me for a statement.
I looked at the car on the way to work and there was a bit of a downward curve in the roof but not as much as I thought there would be. Did not see any reason for the attack such as a reference to "Ciren".
@@johnclements6614 I've heard Cheltonians refer to it as Siren. But they also call Leckhampton "Le Campton".
@@johnclements6614 Never heard one person from there call it that, It's always "Siren"
My mother grew up near Cirencester in the 1920s and used to say half the locals called it Sississter.
Great to see John Snenanigans in my home county!
I was born in Moreton, and live in Stroud - just following the river....
Nearly! Your pronunciation of Cirencester was correct on the second attempt. Phonetically spelt, it's sirensester
Then why is it not spelt Sirensester? For a country that supposedly invented the English language why nobody can speak it remains a mystery. Gotta go... I hear police cirens.
@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt because the English language is stupid. There are as many exceptions to rules as there are rules.
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt it was called 'Cirenceaster' in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; the pronunciation comes from Norman French after the 11th century Norman Conquests.
Cirencester, home of what used to be the Royal Agricultural College and a whole load of Hooray Henries.
You don't quite get it do you?
Hell yeah! Welcome to Gloucestershire!
Love it. I'm from Gloucester. You don't realise how big the county is until you've driven to Moreton-in-Marsh.
Finally more Canal history :))
There is a serious proposal to re-open Sapperton canal tunnel ... so water from the West can be used to supply the South East ... plus restoring the canal navigation. Cotswold Canals Trust web site has details.
Far canal.
Gloucestershire is also home to GCHQ. But I’ve got a hunch they get a bit upset with people filming or flying drones in the area for some reason!😂😂
Oh dear, not another "can I help you?" situation.
The irony being that the massive doughnut of the GCHQ building is an excellent marker from the air, not just because it's essentially a huge bullseye but because it works perfectly as a visual approach landmark of Staverton airport (recently rather blandly renamed to 'Gloucestershire Airport', which is a shame because there are loads of alternative places to land in Gloucestershire if you're imaginative enough). The doughnut lies perfectly downwind of runway 27, so loads of pilots have been trained to aim their aircraft directly towards the structure as part of the approach sequence.
Thanks Jon. You always have something to make me smile.
For the nothing it's worth, the _BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names_ says siren-sester. 😻
And Bourton on the Water with Bour & War rhyming.
@@RedRouge-j4j Have to be honest, I think he is doing it on purpose. It winds people up!! There are plenty of options online to find out how a place name is pronounced.
WE FINALLY DOING GLOUCESTERSHIRE!!!!!
Yay! I live in Moreton 😊
And I’m a highway safety inspector who covers the area you traveled 😊
Sorry to hear that, I hope you are ok.
A visit to Mermaid chippy and sitting by the War memorial is a must.
I'm sorry Jon missed Chippy (Chipping Norton), so much to see and do here.
There's ... , well, there's a QD store and shops and stuff.
Also rubbish traffic, but you're from Moreton so you take the bad traffic prize - only just.
@@mariemccann5895 I’m working on it. I can’t deny it’s difficult but I’m doing my best to overcome this massive obstacle.
But at least I can buy cheap shit at the market every Tuesday 😁
Quality! The view of the valley coming into Stroud on the train was quite a site to behold i must say.
"Gloucestershire - a rural county that's known for nothing." Have you not heard of Fred and Rose West? They up there with Peter 'Yorkshire R*pp*r' Sutcliffe.
Ah yes, the Wests. Landscape Gardening at it's finest.
Although Fred west was from Herefordshire
@@jazzhands7771 patios the speciality…
Pretty accurate about the cotswolds tbh.. Its the most gorgeous underwhelming area in the world.
@@simonbrown-id6ud Much Marcle, if I remember correctly. Cue Jon to start talking about hillbillies again!
Excellent presentation.There is so much history on the roads in the UK.
Bourton - "Bore-ton" Cirencester - "Siren Cess ter" (no doubt everybody will have bored you with the pronunciation so sorry for adding to it)
There has been much argument over the years as to the "source of the Thames". When I was growing up in Witney, it was always "Seven Springs" (junction of the A435 and A436) where seven sources of water empty into a natural bowl shape. This North West of Cirencester and south of Cheltenham. Its 14 miles north of ThamesHead. Which has the better claim? And in fact, do other places have an equal claim? And why is anybody interested?
Shame about the Motoring museum being closed. Its not massive (at least not the last time I went), but it is diverting. One to redo in the summer?
Your videos are always interesting whether or not you get to everything. Thanks Jon.
Say the names in your best west country accent for even more authenticity 😂
I think the source of the Thames in modern times is everyones toilet, but the same could be said about all rivers in the UK...
@@Elesario Channel my inner Pirate you say?
But not a part of Gloucestershire where you can see the Severn Bore...
I heard one person pronounce it Sinster, but definitely 'Bore ton' even though it's not spelt the same as Moreton-in-Marsh.
I'd suggest rolling a cheese down a hill to relieve the stress of it all.
I remember Cirencester being pronounced "sissiter", for those who like that sort of thing.
Thanks Jon for another year of funny and interesting videos. Hope this will cheer you up a bit after finding the Motor Museum shut for the winter. Hoping you have lovely Christmas and a Great New Year!
Thanks a lot, I'll put that towards the entry fee when they reopen in bloody February...
"...Farraday, Kelvin, and umm others..." 👏🏼👏🏼😂🤣
The building at the end was incredible, the faces were in remarkable condition
I hope you go through Dursley on one of these there’s a lot details throughout the town especially some of the houses I know nearby!
Oh this is where I grew up… be nice. There’s loads to see in Gloucestershire.
I liked this video, and pressed the button specifically for that 😉
Gloucestershire is famous - Dr. Foster went there ;) tho' it didn't seem to impress him much and the weather hasn't really changed.
John. Your videos are never boring.
Myself and the Mrs spent a weekend in Bourton on the water back in the spring. Lovely place. I wouldn’t be overly disappointed about the motor museum being closed. It’s ok but you’re not missing a great deal.
Fred west, oh the hand wheels had a screw that the wardens would tighten to make it harder for the cons so the wardens were called screws
1:10 - Sezincote House was one of the inspirations for the Brighton Pavillion built for George, the Prince Regent!
2:05 - a great troll for Bourton-on-The-Water!
3:36 - another great troll for Cirencester!
1:59 then there's Shepton-on-Mallet...
Being from Gloucester, your pronunciations made me want to jump in the Severn.
Or the Seven...
Severn is correct, not Seven.
@@peterallen2904 I no… I’m from Stroud 😜
@@spotty_cat26 we know you are from Stroud......
@@timballam3675 Is it that obvious? 🤔
Oh wonderful, you've come up here now! Always learning stuff though despite living in the Gloucestershire area 😂
It’s a nice little museum, you get a discount if your a member of the CSMA ❤
Did you know there's this thing where you can put the name of a museum in it and see if it's open on a particular day. It's called the Internet. It's infallible ...
Jokes on you, I didn't check.
Yeah, who would want to go to a museum in winter, when there is less to do outside.
@@archstanton6102Bourton is the destination for pensioners', coach tours in the summer. Pensioners never go out in winter, so Bourton is empty. No point opening it on the off-chance that an entertaining UA-camr might rock up.
@@archstanton6102 This very true however if you visit in the summer, you can't get anywhere near for coaches and %$*&ing tourists.
Having watched a lot of videos of people relying on Google Maps (which last time I checked was part of the Internet) it is definitely fallible.
Interesting stuff i necer even knew about, awesome stuff as always Jon and great storytelling
Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful as always.
A Chelsea Pensioner told me once, the reason for all the red uniforms was because it was the cheapest colour to make.
Or it was red to hide the blood.
@spotty_cat26 I was having a tour of RHC when the pensioner asked if we knew why the uniforms are red, and we all said "Hide the blood?", and that's when he told us about the reason being the cost.
The French (our enemy) wore sky blue uniforms, it was only red to distinguish British soldiers from the pesky French.
"I'm still annoyed the museum was closed as now I have to re-write this voiceover. It's just a _hassle."_
Ah, truly a man after my own heart.
Love your work, insightful yet almost condescending , Great British humor
If geography and history were presented like this more often, kids would love those subjects. They wouldn''t learn what they need, but they don't anyway!🤣
Excellent work as always. I really love how you get diverted by something industrial and old. I do the same!
I liked this video so I pressed the button specifically for that 👉🏻
LOL... Cirencester = siren...sester . Sadly lived there as a youngster in the late 60's. Love your work
The Cotswolds have always been a favourite place of mine! The Stow On The Wold rugby club would always be open as a camping grounds during the summer so it was great to check out the local scenery.
Glad to see Auto Shenanigans passing through.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who can't be bothered with checking opening hours before visiting a place. I went to Vienna some years ago, wanting to experience a concert in the Musikverein, known for the New Year's Concerts. They hold concerts six days a week in summer. Guess which day I spent in Vienna...
It should be Sirenster, shouldn't it?
Can't wait for you to visit Norfolk - some brilliant place names there.
We've done Norfolk... it was episode 1 and 2!
@@AutoShenanigansThat's the benefit of a poor memory - I can enjoy your excellent videos over and over again and they're always fresh.
I am waiting for Anglesey.
I hope Jon's in training for Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!
Ah I remember Carpets of Worth, my best friend at Stroud collage did his apprenticeship with them.
Would love it if you did a ‘driving home for Christmas’ tribute vid, with your characteristic blend of passion and ambivalence for the places you pass.
Northleach is where they filmed "This Country", fantastic sitcom written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper
Our official anthem:
"I caan't read and I caan't wroite
but thaat don't really ma'tter.
Cuz I comes from Glawstershyre
and I can droive a tra'tter"
@@nickm8494 Jezzer still hasn't quite figured that one out!
Hey MNIJ, thanks for another fabulocious install; hope u have a great week ahead 🤗
Thanks for the history lesson Jon, keep up the good work.
Love Morton. And the Cotswolds. Holiday there all the time.
Great video John, beautiful part of the country 👍👌
Wow the school of science and art looks an amazing old world building. Just fab. Great work as ever John.
Jon, love your channel! Please consider picking up a "noise cancelling* microphone for your outdoor shots.
Come back to bourton (bore ton) for the museum… I’ll take you round, it’s my local. Also some awesome other car stuff round here. 😊
Great video Jon, have a good week
Thanks John.
I’m glad it’s not me who struggles with place names 😂😂
Siren cester
By Thames head is the Thames and Severn canal (Cotswolds canal) just up in the bank behind it. I’m going to do a video on that section over Christmas.
If you look at my videos I go into the tunnel with Paul Whitewick it’s the other end and pretty cool with the collapsed sections. It’s a big tunnel as it used to take Thames barges which are much wider than a standard boat (15ft wide rather than 7 for a narrowboat)
The prison does a banging bacon butty, proper farm bought bacon, not the thin crap you get in Tescos
You missed a really cool cafe as well, the airport at Kemble has one by the runway and you can also tour a plane.
Stroud also has quite a few cool places, in Brimscombe there’s a place called Stroud brewery, banging grub and decent beer brewed on site right next to the canal.
Can you tell I’m fat and like canals? 😂
Brilliantly informative interesting episode
Superb Jon
I would've been interested in your take on the A417 missing link works at the Air Balloon
Yeah, that would certainly be interesting
I strongly disagree with the decision myself, destroying a 200+ year old pub for a piece of dual carriageway. Remember going in there when I was younger!
You obviously wanted to meet brum in bore-ton on the water lol, before going on to siren-sester. Did you realise you went past adams farm on the way betwen moreton and bourton, a telegraph pole zara tindall crashed into, and not far from where i used to work.
Exactly why I wanted to go to the museum! :D
Yes. It is impossible to underestimate the scientific contribution of Dr. Others. 😉
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You'd have driven past the rather fantastic Retro Computing museum The Cave on the road between Cirencester and Stroud. Thoroughly worth a visit if you've even a passing interest in playing on some old skool hardware.
My daughter lived in Cirencester. She says the locals call it Ciren.
I enjoy ur videos so much thank you so much. 👏👍👏
Hi John, love the videos. From using the Røde Wireless Go/Pro I would greatly recommend using the lavalier microphones for them as it cuts out a significant amount of background noise
You'll never guess what mics I use ;-) The issue is with the mic pre-amp. It's shite.
@AutoShenanigans I know them when I see them ;) fair enough reason though. And apologies for saying something you've inevitably seen many times
Sorry you finally visit my county of residence to find the weather crap and the museum closed. You'll have to come back this way in the summer. Loads of things to see, it's a big county. I was in Ciren today too (Siren-ses-ter). Would have lost my shit if I'd seen you filming, then gone all shy. Thanks for keeping me entertained throughout the year, looking forward to more of your shenanigans in 2025.
These videos make the UK interesting 😂👍
I can’t believe Jon didn’t mention that Cirencester road passes through the middle of a golf course on the way into Stroud. It’s certainly an unusual feature.
Fwicked, thanks Jon as always 👋
Just down the road from Cirencester, or Ciren as the locals call it, is King Charles' pad at Highgrove in Doughton near Tetbury.
I don't think they'd be too happy with an aerial shot there!
But you used to be able to book onto a tour years ago.
Also some of the pubs nearby that Wills and Harry frequented and was in the news years back
Closed for winter.....
Not fwickedsweetawesome
Whicked, not fwicked.
More journeys to closed places please. :) A traditional winters day out!
I have to say have been interested for years wondering where the tames starts and now. Know
Thanks John 👍👍🇦🇺
Nice to see Northleach prison where according to my research family members either worked or were incarcerated. Can’t quite tell which🤣
Might it have been both, leading to why they were family members?
@ quite possibly
That motor museum was Home of Brum the kids TV series. I’m pretty sure there’s a model railway or gardens near there as well
tough day (not) at the office Jon! Extremely well held together after the seasonal motor museum small disagreement
I actually grew up in a city that was partnered with cirencester. People here used to pronounce it "siren"cester
Because people don’t do motoring in the winter. 🤣
The source of the Thames is thought by some to be inside the Sapperton Tunnel as the 'spring' at Thames Head is positioned at the foot of the canal embankment and only runs when there is water in the canal. 100 plus years of neglect following abandonment has damaged the clay puddle lining the canal bed, allowing the water to leak out...