use to jump in the mountains of chalk as a kid up there in the quarry and go down to the trout farm late 70s , its sadly changed so much as this area took a severe beating in 87 with you know what
Interesting...I once heard the old Southdown Bus Company somewhat disparagingly referred to as "Duncton to Runcton via Bignor and Bognor" - which would've been typically circuitous to say the least - days sadly gone...does look like the prelude to an interesting series though...thanks Richard Dave
Ah,lovely man,thankyou,great,the countryside is sooo nice.Here in Greece they use lime a lot,Ive used it,it makes your sand/concrete mix very tough and pliable,very tough,you have to be careful,wear eye goggles and protective clothes,gloves etc..it burns like the hell,I know someone who lost one eye from it.keep it covered in water if you have some left for future use.When I took the render/plaster off a fire breast once in Worthing the pointing round the bricks was lime based,very strong,thats why it was still there after one hundred years.
Interesting video Richard,I come from Barrrow upon a Soar in Leicestershire,we have lots of old lime workings around us,we had a pub called the Lime kiln,the locals called it the trap,as it trapped the men coming home past the pub and took their wages.chris
Loved that. I like lime kilns. I produced the first audio-visual for the Amberley Chalk Pits Museum back at the end of the 1970's (slide-tape back then!). I'll look out some visuals that may help your future lime kilns video.
I was there the other day, hopefully you took a short stroll to the middle of the field (Duncton Down) and saw the view north? You were so close at the end of the video and probably would have had an even better view than I got what with the skeletal winter trees, as everything was in full leaf for me.
Enjoyed this one. Have you ever read the children’s books about Duncton Wood with the moles? (I was disappointed to find that it was based in Oxfordshire but the author took the name from here!) Those lime kilns are in wonderful condition 😀
Two friends of mine got chased by hounds of Duncton Hanger. They told me the story of up to fifty dogs chasing them Hurtling through the woods. And they were running in terror. Still remember the story to this day. Not sure if it was a spiritual thing that happened or just many dogs. But it haunted them for years.
Go right to the top of Duncton hill on the main road, past the quarry turning on your right and it’s on the left hand side of the road at the top of the hill. It is on the edge of a field, it’s 30 years since I was last there so my directions are a bit sketchy. It might be one of those radar mast sites though after seeing your film on those, but I always thought it was a anti aircraft gun in my boyhood imagination. The concrete pad and bunker where clear to see though.
Richard theresan excellent Lime K on the road that leads upto bignor hill car park. Well worth a visit... Let me knownif you would like me to show you or provide a OS grid ref. Atb.
heres a neat little webby page from my bookmarks .woodland terms in place names.rather interesting page as it covers where they originate from or their meaning.info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/Place-Name-Elements.htm
Interesting one Richard. Love the music.... has a feel of Agatha Christie about it!
Thanks so much Linda
Good morning rich.coffè and bald explorer for breakfast .just lovely
Thanks very much Geoff. :)
😊 Another enjoyable video. I like the softer more gentle music 😁
Nice music, nice stroll, nice story,, thanks!
Thanks very much
I like that that kiln is an interesting thing I do love arches I am looking forward to the bell video too!!
Delightful walk, bad luck on the view. Looking forward to the future vlogs on this area.
Thanks very much - me too!
Such a lovely video, a great inspiration me as an aspiring Travel Blogger!
Oooh what a nice thing to say, thank you.
Duncton Hanger. Sting Spider approved !
Good stuff!
"Hewn", lovely choice of verb.
Thanks
marvellous video and area
Thanks Shaun - it was a great climb too!
Amazing walk
Thanks Tom
use to jump in the mountains of chalk as a kid up there in the quarry and go down to the trout farm late 70s , its sadly changed so much as this area took a severe beating in 87 with you know what
Like the music
Great - thanks very much.
Interesting...I once heard the old Southdown Bus Company somewhat disparagingly referred to as "Duncton to Runcton via Bignor and Bognor" - which would've been typically circuitous to say the least - days sadly gone...does look like the prelude to an interesting series though...thanks Richard
Dave
Thanks Dave - I am looking forward to learning more about Duncton's history.
Ah,lovely man,thankyou,great,the countryside is sooo nice.Here in Greece they use lime a lot,Ive used it,it makes your sand/concrete mix very tough and pliable,very tough,you have to be careful,wear eye goggles and protective clothes,gloves etc..it burns like the hell,I know someone who lost one eye from it.keep it covered in water if you have some left for future use.When I took the render/plaster off a fire breast once in Worthing the pointing round the bricks was lime based,very strong,thats why it was still there after one hundred years.
It is a strong cement isn't it. Lovely to stumble across this old workings.
Is it the same Duncton wood where the book originates from? Excellent video.
No I believe the name comes from there but the book is set in Oxfordshire.
Haha, thought I was going to bump my head on that tree trunk.
Mind your head - I should have put a notice up! :)
Interesting video Richard,I come from Barrrow upon a Soar in Leicestershire,we have lots of old lime workings around us,we had a pub called the Lime kiln,the locals called it the trap,as it trapped the men coming home past the pub and took their wages.chris
Great name - The Trap! Love it - thanks Chris.
Loved that. I like lime kilns. I produced the first audio-visual for the Amberley Chalk Pits Museum back at the end of the 1970's (slide-tape back then!). I'll look out some visuals that may help your future lime kilns video.
Well done you Nigel - sounds like fun!
I was there the other day, hopefully you took a short stroll to the middle of the field (Duncton Down) and saw the view north? You were so close at the end of the video and probably would have had an even better view than I got what with the skeletal winter trees, as everything was in full leaf for me.
Sadly I didn't get to see the view at the end, but was told about the short extra walk to see it afterwards. :)
Enjoyed this one. Have you ever read the children’s books about Duncton Wood with the moles? (I was disappointed to find that it was based in Oxfordshire but the author took the name from here!)
Those lime kilns are in wonderful condition 😀
Two friends of mine got chased by hounds of Duncton Hanger. They told me the story of up to fifty dogs chasing them Hurtling through the woods. And they were running in terror. Still remember the story to this day. Not sure if it was a spiritual thing that happened or just many dogs. But it haunted them for years.
Blimey - that sounds like a great tale!
Further up duncton hill there is a ww2 gun position with a bunker under it, it was in good condition 30 years ago the last time I was there.
Oooh I didn't know - will have to explore further
Go right to the top of Duncton hill on the main road, past the quarry turning on your right and it’s on the left hand side of the road at the top of the hill.
It is on the edge of a field, it’s 30 years since I was last there so my directions are a bit sketchy.
It might be one of those radar mast sites though after seeing your film on those, but I always thought it was a anti aircraft gun in my boyhood imagination. The concrete pad and bunker where clear to see though.
Love the music what is it called ?
Off the top of my head I cannot remember. It is non-copyright stuff.
Richard theresan excellent Lime K on the road that leads upto bignor hill car park. Well worth a visit... Let me knownif you would like me to show you or provide a OS grid ref. Atb.
John it would be excellent if you would take me there and tell me and the viewers something about it!
@@RichardVobes Of course, it would be my pleasure. Whats the best means of contacting you Richard. Do you have an email? Im not on facebook. Atb.
What, do you think, is the origin and import of the word hanger?
I have no idea. I think it has to do with the way trees appear to hang close to the edge of the hills.
heres a neat little webby page from my bookmarks .woodland terms in place names.rather interesting page as it covers where they originate from or their meaning.info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/Place-Name-Elements.htm
another interesting spot. Lucky it's not covered in graffiti.
Yes I agree, it is relatively intact which is good to see.