This is just incredible to observe and realize how much took place there almost a thousand years ago. Without the story-boards it might appear confusing but it is not. I live for this history. It is magnificent to take in, in all its glory. It really astounds me that you are walking where those that built the Abbey once walked, those that lived and perished once walked, and throughout the remainder of those down through the centuries once walked. I wonder how many people see this today and realize any of it. It brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Dan. I will be in N.I. and the Republic in July for a month in 2024.
I'm totally with you, I'm also getting teary eyed in such places when the sheer impact of the realization is hitting, that I stand where centuries ago those that lived and worked there stood. That I'm able to touch what they touched. It's such a wonderous, beautiful and haunting experience.
On our trip to England, we went to a Roman bathhouse in Bath. My hubby and I were totally blown away by being able to touch something that a fellow human had made thousands of years ago. We’re from Australia so our history (not including indigenous), is only a couple of hundred years.
The stone steps you went up i could see the middle of them worn down imagine how many people went up and down over hundreds of years! Love the history!❤Love the video!❤
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Excellent tour of the ruined Haughmond Abbey … I read that it was active for 400 years until its 1539 dissolution … wow, surviving successfully for 4 centuries during that part of the Middle Ages is an impressive feat. Great work on your part …!
Interesting, love your graveyard and historical tours. I’m an amateur genealogist (20+ years) and have lots of FitzAlan’s of Arundel in my tree (x19 great grandparents and further back so quite in the distant past).
Those abbeys/monasteries were quite impressive - just like small towns. No wonder Henry wanted to get his hands on them. Thanks for all of the history that you include on this channel.
What an amazing ruin! So many interesting aspects to it. I love the shadows cast by the window spaces particularly at the beginning of the video. I have ancestral links (5xG Grandparents lines) to Shrewsbury; Fitz; Myddle; Westbury and Alberbury only back to 1770 at this stage - still actively researching and this is so close. I love that they would have known about this, even been on the same ground maybe. Definitely one for my bucket list. Thank you!
When you look at the thickness of the walls and height i can definitely say that i wouldn't have liked to have been a hoddie in those days 😳🙂 entertaining as always Dan and as they say..if walls could talk!!
This almost looks like the part where the Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath filmed the video for "Headless Cross". Is this the place? Can anyone confirm this or know the location? That was a really cool walk through of the ruins. It is a shame the tower part was locked. Cool video Bro.!!! Love these old Gothic Abbies and Castles!!!
It saddens me to see people leaving their graffiti carvings in places such as these. But within the window sills I spotted at least one carving that looked to be authentic. Back then stone masons used to leave their initials and or pattern in some nooks and crannies, mainly windows and doors, as a token for everyone to know that they were the ones having been called upon to finish such important stone work. It also served as evidence for future projects they wanted to be employed for, to be able to not only say but prove, that they were the ones who worked there.
What a lovely wee tour. I do love to explore ruins like this as well. There is always so much history and archaeology.
This is just incredible to observe and realize how much took place there almost a thousand years ago. Without the story-boards it might appear confusing but it is not. I live for this history. It is magnificent to take in, in all its glory. It really astounds me that you are walking where those that built the Abbey once walked, those that lived and perished once walked, and throughout the remainder of those down through the centuries once walked. I wonder how many people see this today and realize any of it. It brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Dan. I will be in N.I. and the Republic in July for a month in 2024.
I'm totally with you, I'm also getting teary eyed in such places when the sheer impact of the realization is hitting, that I stand where centuries ago those that lived and worked there stood. That I'm able to touch what they touched. It's such a wonderous, beautiful and haunting experience.
On our trip to England, we went to a Roman bathhouse in Bath. My hubby and I were totally blown away by being able to touch something that a fellow human had made thousands of years ago. We’re from Australia so our history (not including indigenous), is only a couple of hundred years.
The stone steps you went up i could see the middle of them worn down imagine how many people went up and down over hundreds of years! Love the history!❤Love the video!❤
I felt the same!
I got my order! I now sport two t-shirts, a jumper, 2 mugs and I have stickers on every car and computer. I got you two new subs in the past two weeks. Probably will get more as people see the merch. Hope you are well. ❤
No way! I love that my logo is driving around Maryland :) Thank you for all you do for the channel :) x
Hello, Dan!! Prefect timing. A monk that says the word, "Bastard" Interesting!
Maybe he was actually questioning Dan's parentage rather than swearing😂
I wonder if it might be a spirit of a servant.
Excellent tour of the ruined Haughmond Abbey … I read that it was active for 400 years until its 1539 dissolution … wow, surviving successfully for 4 centuries during that part of the Middle Ages is an impressive feat. Great work on your part …!
Thank you. It's amazing that anything is left at all with that age
Interesting, love your graveyard and historical tours. I’m an amateur genealogist (20+ years) and have lots of FitzAlan’s of Arundel in my tree (x19 great grandparents and further back so quite in the distant past).
Yes beautiful surroundings
Amazing place Laura
Those abbeys/monasteries were quite impressive - just like small towns. No wonder Henry wanted to get his hands on them. Thanks for all of the history that you include on this channel.
Beautiful place would have loved to live there back in lovely simple days. Bulletproof architecture sir
It would be cool to see what the building might have looked like, or at least, a floor plan. Nonetheless, the architecture is fascinating!
That was very interesting Dan. I enjoyed all the interesting things you seen. It was like walking with you. 😊 thanks. Great job!
Really interesting! I would never have the opportunity to see these gems without your videos, so thank you from the boring state of Missouri, USA 😊
What an amazing ruin! So many interesting aspects to it. I love the shadows cast by the window spaces particularly at the beginning of the video. I have ancestral links (5xG Grandparents lines) to Shrewsbury; Fitz; Myddle; Westbury and Alberbury only back to 1770 at this stage - still actively researching and this is so close. I love that they would have known about this, even been on the same ground maybe. Definitely one for my bucket list. Thank you!
Something special about ruins, great video 👏👍
What a beautiful place. Lovely find Dan. 👏
Grandiosa ❤ grazie 🌹❤️
When you look at the thickness of the walls and height i can definitely say that i wouldn't have liked to have been a hoddie in those days 😳🙂 entertaining as always Dan and as they say..if walls could talk!!
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This Is A Great Video, Dan !! Amazing Place!! We Really Dont Have Places Like This In The USA!!😂
I'm glad I can show you them :)
What a beautiful sunny day 😊
I think this is due to the demolition of the monasteries during Henry VIII. So very sad those ruins are beautiful. Thank you for visiting Martha
Love those Old Stone buildings .
Dan Happy New Year and thank you so much for sharing.
Very nice and an amazing ruin!
Thank you for taking us along , awesome remains of what was once a magnificent structure.
Beautiful place to buried. Love your videos. It’s a history we don’t have in the US.
Great tour! It is a refectory, not a rectory. Refectory is where people eat. Rectory, is where priests live.
Hey you, Gary was a fine monk ill have you know LOL.
lol
Ty for the vid and seeing some clear skies!
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I had a similar experience at that cemetery up the side of Liverpool cathedral. However it was an alcoholic shouting profanity’s at me.
Another dead good video, do u or have u visited any sites in the midlands? Staffirdshire?
Dan! We miss you!! Come baaackkk!!
Thank you so much for guiding us on the history tour of the ruin! Not sure of the name? Am living with dyslexia so can be tricky with new words
Thanks Dan. It's going to be -5 here, so I can catch up on videos ❤
ooh chilly! Enjoy :)
❤ at 2:45 when you say that channel was for water a female voice says "water".
Gary is the funniest name ever
Thank you for taking me along, Dan 🌹
Absolutely beautiful!!!
This almost looks like the part where the Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath filmed the video for "Headless Cross". Is this the place? Can anyone confirm this or know the location? That was a really cool walk through of the ruins. It is a shame the tower part was locked. Cool video Bro.!!! Love these old Gothic Abbies and Castles!!!
The Black Sabbath “Headland Cross” video was filmed at Battle Abbey,Hastings
Very impressive
This would have been so opulent in its day.
Oh god he didn’t like his resting place to be move so creepy
I Can't Say That Blame Him!! Who Really Wants Their Grave Moved?
Sonetines those Monks were drunk on the wine they made and went on a graffiti spree.😁👍
It saddens me to see people leaving their graffiti carvings in places such as these. But within the window sills I spotted at least one carving that looked to be authentic.
Back then stone masons used to leave their initials and or pattern in some nooks and crannies, mainly windows and doors, as a token for everyone to know that they were the ones having been called upon to finish such important stone work.
It also served as evidence for future projects they wanted to be employed for, to be able to not only say but prove, that they were the ones who worked there.
Friar tuck woz ere lol
lol@@deadgoodwalks
Lovely
Nice part of the world Shropshire, a lot of the churches are so old with little Victorian interference.
Fantastic place...so huge...how many acres is it on?
I couldn't even guess, maybe someone else can tell from the video?
How old this abbey? Its very incredible..most historical place
Did you make a previous clip of this, where the monk turned the air blue ?
Dumb question... do we know for fact what these buildings were used for and how they looked, or is a fair amount of theory/conjecture involved?
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Hey Dan is this part of another video you already uploaded?
Kitchen 😂😂😂😂😂
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this looks like a medieval castle
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