Marvellous! What a roller coaster here, from those salad days near the start where you were filming with gleeful abandon sans hindrance from English Heritage, to the heavy hand of the health and safety intervening to turn off the fun tap, to that glorious wig reveal, then those savage and gory scenes of the marauding barbarians charging through the spike filled ditch. Really liked the use of Lidar and aerial photography too. Also such a pleasure to hear the Roman Gazette theme tune once again - I think I've mentioned before but the sound of my coffee machine turning on reminds me of it! Great work Mr WC21!
Love “those salad days”, Tweedy - thank you! I’m sure I’ve been followed since filming this - the English Heritage regime are proving formidable. Just get the feeling this isn’t going to end well! A great site and the way the LiDAR shows how the village sits within the fort footprint is just like a dream come true for continuity obsessed amateur UA-cam antiquarians! My son’s coffee machine sounds like the Roman Gazette theme too!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd English Heritage can get stuffed (politically polite reply) ...anything that is publicly accessible and has ‘right to roam’ or presumed access unless stated otherwise is fair game. You could see the Roman toilets on private land from public access in your last vid, that's just trespass, a civil matter no land owner will pursue ...Maybe we need to crowd fund buying you a modern drone ..Or just invite Hedley who owns a rather nice one. Roman Gazette is oddly my favourite tune too.
Hi Darren. Seeing you in your 1970’s incarnation brought back fond memories of school trips to Roman sites in the 1960’s and 1970’s. My school teacher had an uncanny likeness. What an interesting Roman site, bridge, fort and village. One to visit when next “up norf” 👏👏👍😀
Cheers Andrew - glad it brought back happy memories! The 1970s seem like halcyon days now. I do hope you get to visit this one - it really is unfussy and wonderful.
HMBC - Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, now English Heritage according to Google. It is amazing to see how the landscape changes with the passage of time. Nice to see English Heritage keeping an eye on you 😂. I don't believe for one minute that you were a long-haired rebel in 1975. I just don't see it somehow. I like that the village is contained within the old fort too. Rocking the Baden Powell look. Another great video. Thanks for sharing, Darren.
Cheers Chris! Obviously an intermediate step between the Ministry of Works and English Heritage! Antiquarians are obsessed with continuity and the way the current village sits in the fort footprint is just fabulous. I quite liked my long-hair look!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd well it’s very much appreciated, I know all too well how hard it can be talking on camera, you’re a natural, keep up the good work 👍
Thank you. It’s just the little HoverAir X1. It’s been good for what I do - really quick to launch. I’ve had it for over a year now and the batteries seem to be fading. So time to consider the next one. Not sure whether to go for a proper drone - which will add more time into already lengthy shoots - or the new Pro version of the HoverAir.
Time Team struggled to sort this one out. It must have been a “dog’s breakfast” as you all so tastefully put it. And as further proof that I’m an American with Knowledge That is Utterly Useless to Americans, I recognised old Harold before you mentioned his name. “Ah ahhh Mr. Wilson.... Ah ahhhh Mr. Heath....”
Hi Jim, I’d forgotten that Time Team had been here so it was an extraordinary coincidence that I ended up looking slightly like Phil Harding! I’ll have to look up that one. Impressed that you recognised Harold Wilson! Very well known in his day, I bet a lot of younger Brits wouldn’t know who he was. He was impressionist Mike Yarwood’s favourite! Most youngsters wouldn’t know Yarwood either!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd 50 years on, Harold Wilson's main claim to fame is that he told Lyndon Johnson where to get off over Vietnam. On another note, I never realized until just now that Phil Harding and Noddy Holder were look-alikes.
Just wanted to say that I appreciate you filming and uploading these in 4k. I finally got my computer and TV to work together and I have a stable 4k resolution running at 144hz refresh rate so your video's look damn amazing!
A splendid Sunday's viewing. Our favourite amateur antiquarian sporting his famous tweed shorts in my beloved north east of England whilst talking all things Roman. The river Tees tends to be a bit of a wanderer. I thinks it's because it's a relatively short river who's source, Cross Fell is high in the ever wet North Pennines and as such is prone to flooding and sideways erosion. BTW...in the wig you reminded me more of Phil Harding than CC.
Cheers Phil! I read that there used to be quite frequent floods there before the Cow Green Reservoir was built up on the moors, so easy to understand how the first bridge got destroyed. I thought Phil Harding too when I played the footage back!
High Force and Cauldron snout are the highlights of the river Tees David, well worth a visit! Where the river meets the North sea at Middlesbrough is not as scenic.
In my humble opinion i think you are looking more like Cousin Itt from the Adams family than Captain Caveman but loving the Hanna Barbera shoutout! Excellent Sunday Morning Content...well done
I can’t have thought about Captain Caveman for decades, but he just popped into my mind instantly! I do remember that Adams Family character too, now you’ve mentioned it! Many thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
I'll not say this on your latest vid out of respect for the theme, man this one is doing great business too!....But warm cheers for your coming very soon 2K. Well played Mr WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd.
@@philcollinson328 thank you Phil - really appreciate your support and encouragement. Bit surprised the latest one isn’t doing better, but that’s how it goes! This one has done great and I’m pleased about that because I’m quite proud of it!
@@Ghosts-of-York yes I really enjoyed it there. I like it when you can just wander about without all the fuss associated with bigger sites. There’s a lot to see. Binchester is on the list. Another great site indeed.
Roman remains to 80's synth pop in a berm with a wig. Far out, man! If I presented my youtube show as I was in 1975 then I too would probably have been in shorts (and about 3 foot smaller).. I must now go and do my livestream (on my other channel) but just thought I'd comment before I go😊
Brilliant - thanks - an excellent summary of everything I’m trying to achieve with this channel! Good luck with the livestream - something I’m contemplating…
So informative and absolutely unique presentation, which I love 😄 I was completely hoping that your drone thingumy bob wouldn't get stranded in that latrine, though 😬 Glad it didn't. The lengths you go to WC 21, but sorry you didn't get your paddle.
You cannot blame the locals for moving into the fort once the Romans ran away. The North East was a wild area so extremely sensible to protect yourself if a free "des-res" becomes available. As for caveman, I was thinking more Cousin It from the Addams Family.
Cheers. Yes the latter village in the fort was great and as you say, makes total sense. But very often, the Roman structures were abandoned quite quickly after the Romans lost control, so it’s always special when you encounter that continuity. I remember that Addams Family character now and you’re absolutely right!
Who says the Romans 'ran away'? They were the Romano-Britons after 300+ years in the place. It was they, including the soldiers, that continued life there, with a gradual conversion from stronghold to village. It was such 'warbands', descendants of Roman soldiers, that carved out new regions & eventually Kingdoms, across this land, with the help of, or in opposition to, the Anglians, whether home bred here or 'incomers'.
I think I saw an episode of Time team where a couple of divers had been exploring a vanished island in the Tees that they had recovered many ancient Roman objects still on the riverbed. I always tune out when the words '' votive offering'' are uttered ....It's historian gaslighting for '' We don't know''. Well done making the 2K and charging forward Mr WC21.
I think at one time the site was ministered to by the Ministry of Public Building and Works which became Ministry of Works which passed such sites to English Heritage. Many of these sites are maintained but the public are not excluded from them nor charged for admission. These sites are often only outcrops surrounded by railings and I remember them as a child in the fifties when the National Trust was only a means of the wealthy avoiding tax by giving their houses to the nation. I think it is important that English Heritage continue doing what the Ministry commenced which is important in relating the concept and details of local and national history. A membership fee is a relatively cheap way of continuing the preservation of these ruins which would otherwise be totally neglected or remain unavailable for public visiting.
Hi, I have a real affection for the old Ministry of Works railings and signs that still exist! I wasn’t aware of this HMBC iteration. I am a member of both English Heritage and National Trust and am happy to contribute - even though both organisations don’t like UA-camrs filming on their sites!
Thank you Jennifer! I was impressed by the remains at Piercebridge - the bridge was really interesting and evocative. The fact the village is within the fort footprint was great too.
Have you a vid on Arbeia at South Shields? Well eorth a visit. First time i went there was a couple with their grandson, and i overheard them say..." Our house was right here...."....marvellous...
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. You may be right about the berms, I read multiple sources and they all used the term to describe the overall defensive system.
1975 you bears a striking resemblance to Phil Harding of TT... (Coincidence? I think NOT!) I just love the laid-back, (blase'?) way you describe the village green in the center of the Roman fort; as if to say, "Oh la, doesn't EVERY village have a green laid out within an old Roman outpost...?" Really enjoying your content. Cheers! From a North American with deep UK roots, now in the Willamette Valley, Oregon country
The Piercebridge Formula? I think I agree that we underestimate the amount of trade and goods that were moved about by sea and rivers. In fact the amount of coastal trade even 100 years ago was much greater than now.
And I think this applies to pre-Roman too. Far greater trade networks than we imagine. Just look at the Neolithic axe factory in Langdale - incredible distribution. Cheers.
Great content as usual with a not too serious approach (Simon Schama take note) . Am I the only person to spot that you were wearing armbands? Another first for WC21 ?
I think you are! Very observant. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your comments. Really enjoyed this unfussy location with lots to see and talk about!
Keep meaning to go and see this site - thanks for the reminder! There does see to be quite a lot there - if there's been continuous habitation, I wonder if you van find Roman stonework in the village properties...? Thank you 🎉
Hi Darren, what an interesting place this was and very well presented too. They must have had to fell quite a large forest to build the bridge. We'll never know, but I do wonder how long it took them to plan and execute it's construction. It would have required specialised artisans to do this as well. I don't think your hair would have had enough time to grow that long back when Wilson was PM!! It would have been appropriate to sing a line or two wishing it was Christmas every day, that really would have been wizard!! Mind you I could see a Noddy Holder likeness too so maybe you did go wading and simply hung your stockings on the wall. Can't think of anymore 70s jokes .... although I thought you had gone a bit Peter Sellars on us with the "burm" in the ditch. Hope you didn't get arrested by the EH police, just as well there were no cameras recording your activities ............ All the best!!
Excellent 1970s riffing there David! Yes, I found this site absolutely fascinating. Their construction ability is just a bit mind boggling really. The tree felling, stone quarrying, stone piers in the river… incredible. Yes, Wilson didn’t last long second time round, did he? Conspiracy theories about that, I seem to recall!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtdYes, I was going to say it was a strange time in politics back then, but looking at the time since, nothing unusual!! Back then my Dad was canvasing for the Liberal Party (well before it turned half democratic) and I used to get roped in delivering leaflets. Not sure I got paid for that ..... child labour🤔🤔😂😂😂. Our local MP did thank me though, which was nice (said in a Fast Show way!!). This was the last election before scandal hit Jeremy Thorpe, would anyone bat an eyelid these days? OK hiring an assassin might be taking it to the line. I see you've twigged the Peter Sellars "burm" reference. Here's a little known fact. He was born in Southsea, not far from where I used to live. There is a blue plaque which commemorates this, nothing unusual. The ground floor of the house is now (or at least was) a Chinese Restaurant which always cracked me up thinking of Cato. Recommend reading the Wikipedia entry for Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, he also started in Last of the Summer Wine!! You're right about their ingenuity. Yesterday the channel I mentioned, Isaac Moreno Gallo, published an investigation into subterranean water channels under the hills near Seville, incredible engineering and knowledge. It's also worth a quick look to see how he presents the voice over (even if you can't follow what he says). One thing he did mention was that the Romans had mastered conveying water in pressurised tubes and often preferred to opt for this method to overcome natural obstacles. No tweed so far I'm afraid.
I know they did one up the road at Binchester, but didn’t realise they’d been here - I will look that up! I had no idea I was going to look like Phil until I played the footage back!
Just a pedantic point but the cover of your book shows the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia in South Shields. The reconstruction was completed in 1986, so your copy must be a reprint or updated edition.
Amazing! ...Move aside Sherlock Holmes ...rutlepaul has replaced you in my eyes. What an amazing spot ....In defence, blokes in our 50's that've kept a book from childhood, 1970's or 80's tend to blur the lines regarding that era 🤣
Thank you! The opening theme is called 8-Bit A Nice Final Boss! It’s from Epidemic Sound. One of my favourite pieces of regular music on the channel - so wonderfully dated and urgent!
Of course the wig was appropriate, I loved it. Mind you, you should have been wearing your flares and not your shorts! I also love village greens and the UK I used to know. With the latest election results you have my best wishes although I have my fears. Having said that, the other side were not much better either! Sometimes, despite the problems that come with it, I am glad that I am no younger a young man! The world is changing in ways that I do not like. Nice video, as always!
Thank you very much! I have got a taste for some more dressing up now, so you might get to see some flares soon! Totally understand where you’re coming from with the way the world’s going, but I’m trying to be positive about this new government. In my experience you usually get the best out of UK governments in their first term and then it’s downhill until they go!
DIdn't Inspector Cluzot use the term 'Berm' to describe to puzzled receptionists the explosive device that had been thoughtfully left in his hotel room? Anyway, splendid video as always. I suspect you may have an EH mole in your H&S team...
I think you’re right - we must root out the informant and expel them from the organisation! I missed a 1970s reference with Inspector Clousseau! One of those things that seemed hilarious back in the day, less so now! Many thanks and glad you enjoyed the video.
HMBC? Her Mysterious Blank Canvas, perhaps in this particular case. “Here’s an overlay”: you don’t get that on the other Tweed-related-channels, eh? Carry on. But I do think you might have plundered the Theosaurus and made the most of stranded l marooned | high and dry | grounded and etc.
Nice of you to invite Phil Harding’s shorter cousin to make a guest appearance. If you are going to expose you legs to all in sundry please where a toga if is the Roman series. 😊
You are right - I should put a health warning on these videos! I walked past Phil once in Salisbury - I was so surprised that I just cried out his name!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd has anyone done a sample of the iron, I suspect it's a lot later, could you date it's exposure to oxygen and nuclear effects? I believe they still take steel from sunk German ships in Scapa Flow because of their lack of nuclear 'contamination'....was it Embleton the artist who did a lot of stuff....? All the best matey.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd one last comment, hic, just had a nice stroll around Escomb Saxon Church, built with Roman stone from Binchester, which I think(?), has the best preserved hypercaust in the country...x
Catching up on one's that I have missed. Very interesting and amusing. You can take off from public land and fly over private land as long as you don't peer into windows for example. If you do need to retrieve a drone then it is at most, trespass, a civilian matter, and only trespass if you refuse to leave when asked to do so. I suspect that English Heritage doesn't allow drones because they want to monopolise aerial photos for their own gain. I thought that was Worzel Gummidge on screen for a moment. I make a point with channels such as yours to let adverts play out, unless too long, rather than skip them. Is it advantageous to you or not?
Hi Ron, I really appreciate what you’ve said about running the ads. To be honest, I don’t know if that does make a difference. I’ll try and find out, but please do feel free to skip them. I tend to agree about the English Heritage “no filming” policy - I think they’re trying to capitalise their assets for themselves - which is understandable, I guess. But on the other hand, I think we as taxpayers paid for these sites, plus, I know from feedback that people have paid to visit because of my videos.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Hi Mr Gummidge. Thank you but I will let the ads run for now. You deserve any extra income. I can understand banning heavy drones but the sub 250gm drones are lighter than a bird and will not harm anyone.
I was just watching a vid on a channel I oddly just discovered called Tweedy's pubs where you guys went on a pub crawl in St Albans and didn't invite us lot...Rude. Haha.
My issue with English heritage is thus. They make it prohibitively expensive to upgrade or indeed futureproof listed buildings that'd otherwise become derelict and collapse into ruins...And they also try to prevent public filming of ruins that they allowed by their policies to collapse into ruins...Rant over sorry.
The filming thing is backward thinking. They oppose the idea of tiny UA-cam channels earning 50p from a video of their site, whilst overlooking the free publicity. I’m confident my content has encouraged people to visit English Heritage sites. That may lead to new memberships too.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Your work ensures future generations can see ancient monuments, structures and sights of historical significance as they were in 2024. A record of huge historical significance in centuries to come. If only there'd been a WC49BCAlexandriaProductionsLtd...Our civilisation might by now be civilised.
@@philcollinson328 As someone who has the challenges in life of “living” in a listing (listed) building, the issue is not so much with English Heritage but rather with the Heritage Department of the local authority. This comprises a small group of individuals who seem to think the occupiers should go the extra mile for authenticity … which includes sustaining various deadly diseases not normally encountered in modern life or homes and an early death from a combination of pneumonia and hypothermia. I really shouldn’t complain … there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with being forced to use a bucket in lieu of a plumbed toilet contraption … and the fresh air from the single glazed ill-fitting windows is positively invigorating and the forced air ventilation through the hose keeps it nice and warm thanks to global warming (I consider this to constitute an air source heating system for listed buildings) … particularly appreciated as government now considers it antisocial for me to try and keep warm from the more traditional smoke oozing from my fireplaces. And if you, gentle reader, should feel I might be acting with unnecessary sarcasm … I really do have friends that had to fight for a soil pipe connection to provide for a plumbed toilet inside their listed building … and my heavy lined velvet curtains really do move an awful lot when the wind blows … and I am not permitted sealed double glazed window pains … and it is not practical to lift the flag floors to install underfloor heating (the walls are built on the flag floors) .. and, in any case, there is no practical means to make the building sufficiently energy efficient to be compatible with a heat pump solution …. And it really is often warmer outside than in.. even in the winter months … and I’m not allowed to attach a TV aerial, satellite dish, outside light or solar panels to the building. But for all that and more, I have a deep fondness for my listing listed building and, perhaps some day, a government may see sense and look with a little more benevolence at those of us in similar circumstances and also mandate a common set of consistent standards to which ALL local authorities have to conform, rather than the current woolly interpreted set of “rules” we currently have to work around. The French have a much better take on heritage buildings.
@@carolemccartney566 really exciting. Would you be able to drop me an email and I’ll check my diary so I can suggest a date. You can find the email in the About page - it won’t let me put it in the comments, for some reason!
I've been to Piercebridge a few times but the thing will jump to mind now when I think of the place is your legs. There should have been a trigger warning at the beginning of the video.
One of our viewers alerted some of the UA-cam auditors about English Heritage and National Trust rules in filming and a couple of them are now going round asserting their rights to play over their sites!
It’s really interesting, isn’t it? Understanding the climate difference also helps to explain some of the Iron Age hillforts that don’t make sense as locations today.
There is no indication that this was Morbium. That is just one of the names which has not been associated with any fort, with several choices. Perhaps this is Lugdunum, also an unlocated fort, but perhaps transfered from Stanwick Iron age large fortified centre not far away. There is also a Magnus & a Maglona to be identified. Morbium in any case may be a corrupt record or an incomplete name.There is no real reason to place it here rather than another unnamed fort site.
And since making this, I’ve discovered there’s a chap arguing that the remains aren’t a bridge, but in fact a weir. I might do a revisit at some stage. I have a video on Stanwick and it includes a possible link road between the two locations. It’s called, The Roman Conquest of the North. Cheers
I never knew Nigel Lawson had croaked until you mentioned it on this video! He got to be 91 anyway the old toad! Tory, Labour, Tory, Labour it’s all the same old cretins in power and it’s so boring! Your videos aren’t boring though. Goodnight.
Cheers Oscar. I didn’t either, and something made me check. A few years back he was often showing up to deny climate change! Former Chancellor of the Exchequers don’t need any background in science in order ti know more than scientists!
I had no idea Nigel had passed away either...It must have been on a busy news day Oscar. We'll all miss his charm and good looks. Odd thinking about it, the top news story exactly a year after Nigel shuffled off involved another destroyed bridge - The day the Baltimore bridge collapsed.
It’s done quite well this one. Slow progress! This time last year I was relieved if a video got more than 100 views, now I’m fed up if they don’t achieve 1,000!
It looks like you're having great fun making them...I'm so pleased...The only time I've seen Mr WC21 a bit down was when you took yourself up to your contemplation spot in the snow and considered future options after a business customer peeved you somewhat. You look like the weight of the world has been taken off your shoulders...And it's been a joy to see...your subscribers have more than doubled in that short time too.
@@philcollinson328 the sub growth has been great since then. I think I hit 1,000 at the end of April. Should get my first payment later this month! Might cover half the cost of the new tripod!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd That reminds me, '' From little seeds grow mighty trees '' ...I'd love to see a vid of your take on the awful vandalism that occurred at Sycamore Gap.
Thanks Phil. I might be returning to this one. A chap is proposing that it’s not a bridge. He thinks the original remained in use and this one was a weir. Really interesting stuff.
Marvellous! What a roller coaster here, from those salad days near the start where you were filming with gleeful abandon sans hindrance from English Heritage, to the heavy hand of the health and safety intervening to turn off the fun tap, to that glorious wig reveal, then those savage and gory scenes of the marauding barbarians charging through the spike filled ditch.
Really liked the use of Lidar and aerial photography too. Also such a pleasure to hear the Roman Gazette theme tune once again - I think I've mentioned before but the sound of my coffee machine turning on reminds me of it!
Great work Mr WC21!
Love “those salad days”, Tweedy - thank you!
I’m sure I’ve been followed since filming this - the English Heritage regime are proving formidable. Just get the feeling this isn’t going to end well!
A great site and the way the LiDAR shows how the village sits within the fort footprint is just like a dream come true for continuity obsessed amateur UA-cam antiquarians!
My son’s coffee machine sounds like the Roman Gazette theme too!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd English Heritage can get stuffed (politically polite reply) ...anything that is publicly accessible and has ‘right to roam’ or presumed access unless stated otherwise is fair game. You could see the Roman toilets on private land from public access in your last vid, that's just trespass, a civil matter no land owner will pursue ...Maybe we need to crowd fund buying you a modern drone ..Or just invite Hedley who owns a rather nice one. Roman Gazette is oddly my favourite tune too.
Admittedly, Tweedy's response was a tad more polite.
I like the Phil Harding look!
Thanks Greg - I was quite surprised by it! I was expecting Noddy Holder!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Noddy can sing...hehe.
Such a joy to watch . Your enthusiasm shines through
Thank you. Great feedback and I appreciate it very much!
I do appreciate the work that goes into these videos....will add to my list of things to see....
Thank you very much for your appreciation - it is much appreciated. I can’t recommend this place highly enough - lots to see and no nonsense.
Thank you. This is now on my list of places to visit. Right best get out of bed Sunday chores await.
Chees - recommend a visit - I had a great time filming this!
Hi Darren. Seeing you in your 1970’s incarnation brought back fond memories of school trips to Roman sites in the 1960’s and 1970’s. My school teacher had an uncanny likeness.
What an interesting Roman site, bridge, fort and village. One to visit when next “up norf” 👏👏👍😀
Cheers Andrew - glad it brought back happy memories! The 1970s seem like halcyon days now. I do hope you get to visit this one - it really is unfussy and wonderful.
HMBC - Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, now English Heritage according to Google. It is amazing to see how the landscape changes with the passage of time. Nice to see English Heritage keeping an eye on you 😂. I don't believe for one minute that you were a long-haired rebel in 1975. I just don't see it somehow. I like that the village is contained within the old fort too. Rocking the Baden Powell look. Another great video. Thanks for sharing, Darren.
Cheers Chris! Obviously an intermediate step between the Ministry of Works and English Heritage!
Antiquarians are obsessed with continuity and the way the current village sits in the fort footprint is just fabulous.
I quite liked my long-hair look!
All I could find was the historic motor vehicle club! Thanks.
Thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable. Fear not - your clothing choices are stylish Sir.
Thank you very much! I was a bit worried the wig would scare people off!
Thank you for spending the time and effort in creating these videos, brightened my Sunday no-end! 👏👏
Cheers John - much appreciated. It is quite hard “work” in a way, but always very rewarding. This location was particularly enjoyable.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd well it’s very much appreciated, I know all too well how hard it can be talking on camera, you’re a natural, keep up the good work 👍
Splendid offering 10/10 - Thank you young man.
Thank you Major Tomm!
Excellent video, as usual , thank you.
Thank you. It’s just the little HoverAir X1. It’s been good for what I do - really quick to launch. I’ve had it for over a year now and the batteries seem to be fading. So time to consider the next one. Not sure whether to go for a proper drone - which will add more time into already lengthy shoots - or the new Pro version of the HoverAir.
Very entertaining way of showing this great site well done
Thank you. One of my favourite sites, so nice to get that feedback.
I LOVE the walk shorts and tie! You look like a NZ school principal from the 1970s!
Thanks Jane - it’s a good look and I can see it catching on!
Time Team struggled to sort this one out. It must have been a “dog’s breakfast” as you all so tastefully put it. And as further proof that I’m an American with Knowledge That is Utterly Useless to Americans, I recognised old Harold before you mentioned his name.
“Ah ahhh Mr. Wilson....
Ah ahhhh Mr. Heath....”
Hi Jim, I’d forgotten that Time Team had been here so it was an extraordinary coincidence that I ended up looking slightly like Phil Harding! I’ll have to look up that one.
Impressed that you recognised Harold Wilson! Very well known in his day, I bet a lot of younger Brits wouldn’t know who he was. He was impressionist Mike Yarwood’s favourite! Most youngsters wouldn’t know Yarwood either!
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Britain's last great Mac wearing pipe smoker (not including my dad that it). I think John Cleese put an end to that era.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd 50 years on, Harold Wilson's main claim to fame is that he told Lyndon Johnson where to get off over Vietnam. On another note, I never realized until just now that Phil Harding and Noddy Holder were look-alikes.
@@GordonDonaldson-v1c there is indeed a thin line between Harding and Holder!
Beware the pennies on your eyes: presumably the Roman equivalent now lie washed down the river...?
Thanks
Cheers Phil - so very nice of you.
THAT'S a proper hat. Australian tick of approval.
Classic Poet from Bates!
Just wanted to say that I appreciate you filming and uploading these in 4k. I finally got my computer and TV to work together and I have a stable 4k resolution running at 144hz refresh rate so your video's look damn amazing!
Thank you and that’s really nice to get that feedback! I need to do the same with my TV too.
Always educational and entertaining.
Thank you kindly. Glad you enjoyed it.
Really enjoyed the video thank you for that. Also liked the guest appearance of noddy holder 😂😂
Thank you! I can’t decide if I looked more Noddy Holder or Phil Harding from Time Team!
Phil Harding!@@WC21UKProductionsLtd
A splendid Sunday's viewing. Our favourite amateur antiquarian sporting his famous tweed shorts in my beloved north east of England whilst talking all things Roman. The river Tees tends to be a bit of a wanderer. I thinks it's because it's a relatively short river who's source, Cross Fell is high in the ever wet North Pennines and as such is prone to flooding and sideways erosion. BTW...in the wig you reminded me more of Phil Harding than CC.
Cheers Phil!
I read that there used to be quite frequent floods there before the Cow Green Reservoir was built up on the moors, so easy to understand how the first bridge got destroyed.
I thought Phil Harding too when I played the footage back!
Had me laughing out loud. Another great and interesting video 👍
Cheers Giles. Great to get feedback like this - thank you!
Fascinating history. Nice looking river too 🇬🇧 🇳🇿
Thanks David! Yes the Tees looked great didn’t it!
High Force and Cauldron snout are the highlights of the river Tees David, well worth a visit! Where the river meets the North sea at Middlesbrough is not as scenic.
I’ll do a video at both those waterfalls one day. Spectacular.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd That would be a splendid sight Mr WC21 ...Early spring when the snow melts is best, thunderous.
@@philcollinson328 thanks Phil, also looks a bit like a trout river too? (Me being a fisherman and all)
In my humble opinion i think you are looking more like Cousin Itt from the Adams family than Captain Caveman but loving the Hanna Barbera shoutout! Excellent Sunday Morning Content...well done
I can’t have thought about Captain Caveman for decades, but he just popped into my mind instantly! I do remember that Adams Family character too, now you’ve mentioned it!
Many thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
The production quality on these is amazing considering how small the channel is. Currently binging the whole lot!
Thanks Craig - that’s great feedback and means a lot. I hope you enjoy the back catalogue and future uploads!
I'll not say this on your latest vid out of respect for the theme, man this one is doing great business too!....But warm cheers for your coming very soon 2K. Well played Mr WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd.
@@philcollinson328 thank you Phil - really appreciate your support and encouragement. Bit surprised the latest one isn’t doing better, but that’s how it goes! This one has done great and I’m pleased about that because I’m quite proud of it!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Well you've promised sex, violence and betrayal in your new vid ... 🧐
Been here many many times it’s a great location, binchester just up the road ..
@@Ghosts-of-York yes I really enjoyed it there. I like it when you can just wander about without all the fuss associated with bigger sites. There’s a lot to see.
Binchester is on the list. Another great site indeed.
Captain cave man got my subscription plus your interesting content thanks
Thank you very much and welcome - really appreciate you joining us!
Roman remains to 80's synth pop in a berm with a wig. Far out, man! If I presented my youtube show as I was in 1975 then I too would probably have been in shorts (and about 3 foot smaller)..
I must now go and do my livestream (on my other channel) but just thought I'd comment before I go😊
Brilliant - thanks - an excellent summary of everything I’m trying to achieve with this channel!
Good luck with the livestream - something I’m contemplating…
So informative and absolutely unique presentation, which I love 😄
I was completely hoping that your drone thingumy bob wouldn't get stranded in that latrine, though 😬
Glad it didn't.
The lengths you go to WC 21, but sorry you didn't get your paddle.
Thanks Christine! Noted re paddling, and I will do some, but next year when it warms up again!
It's very chilly around the piercebridge
Indeed!
You cannot blame the locals for moving into the fort once the Romans ran away. The North East was a wild area so extremely sensible to protect yourself if a free "des-res" becomes available. As for caveman, I was thinking more Cousin It from the Addams Family.
Cheers. Yes the latter village in the fort was great and as you say, makes total sense. But very often, the Roman structures were abandoned quite quickly after the Romans lost control, so it’s always special when you encounter that continuity.
I remember that Addams Family character now and you’re absolutely right!
Who says the Romans 'ran away'? They were the Romano-Britons after 300+ years in the place. It was they, including the soldiers, that continued life there, with a gradual conversion from stronghold to village. It was such 'warbands', descendants of Roman soldiers, that carved out new regions & eventually Kingdoms, across this land, with the help of, or in opposition to, the Anglians, whether home bred here or 'incomers'.
I think I saw an episode of Time team where a couple of divers had been exploring a vanished island in the Tees that they had recovered many ancient Roman objects still on the riverbed. I always tune out when the words '' votive offering'' are uttered ....It's historian gaslighting for '' We don't know''. Well done making the 2K and charging forward Mr WC21.
Yes - must be great finding stuff like that on the riverbed. Not that I’d go diving!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd The Tees is up to the knees in that spot...I'm amazed all and any artifacts weren't washed into the north sea eons ago.
I think at one time the site was ministered to by the Ministry of Public Building and Works which became Ministry of Works which passed such sites to English Heritage. Many of these sites are maintained but the public are not excluded from them nor charged for admission. These sites are often only outcrops surrounded by railings and I remember them as a child in the fifties when the National Trust was only a means of the wealthy avoiding tax by giving their houses to the nation. I think it is important that English Heritage continue doing what the Ministry commenced which is important in relating the concept and details of local and national history. A membership fee is a relatively cheap way of continuing the preservation of these ruins which would otherwise be totally neglected or remain unavailable for public visiting.
Hi, I have a real affection for the old Ministry of Works railings and signs that still exist! I wasn’t aware of this HMBC iteration.
I am a member of both English Heritage and National Trust and am happy to contribute - even though both organisations don’t like UA-camrs filming on their sites!
🤣🤣 Big Brother is watching you. Very interesting, shame the loo is not accessible. Another good one from Yetti Productions
Thank you Jennifer! I was impressed by the remains at Piercebridge - the bridge was really interesting and evocative. The fact the village is within the fort footprint was great too.
Have you a vid on Arbeia at South Shields? Well eorth a visit. First time i went there was a couple with their grandson, and i overheard them say..." Our house was right here...."....marvellous...
I haven’t but I intend to at some stage - it is fascinating that it was under all those streets of terraced houses!
Really informative and entertaining at the same time. Just a question....Isn't a berm the flat bit between he ditch and the rampart or wall?
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. You may be right about the berms, I read multiple sources and they all used the term to describe the overall defensive system.
Hi Simon mate, a berm when used in military defensive terms would fit the bill.
1975 you bears a striking resemblance to Phil Harding of TT... (Coincidence? I think NOT!)
I just love the laid-back, (blase'?) way you describe the village green in the center of the Roman fort; as if to say, "Oh la, doesn't EVERY village have a green laid out within an old Roman outpost...?"
Really enjoying your content. Cheers! From a North American with deep UK roots, now in the Willamette Valley, Oregon country
Thank you! I had no idea I’d turn out looking like Mr. Harding, but it is undeniable!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Now just channel his regional accent and you're set!
The Piercebridge Formula? I think I agree that we underestimate the amount of trade and goods that were moved about by sea and rivers. In fact the amount of coastal trade even 100 years ago was much greater than now.
And I think this applies to pre-Roman too. Far greater trade networks than we imagine. Just look at the Neolithic axe factory in Langdale - incredible distribution. Cheers.
Great content as usual with a not too serious approach (Simon Schama take note) . Am I the only person to spot that you were wearing armbands? Another first for WC21 ?
I think you are! Very observant.
Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your comments. Really enjoyed this unfussy location with lots to see and talk about!
Paisley tie too, noted.
I love that tie! It grabbed my eye in a Gents’ outfitters in the Yorkshire Dales and had to be mine.
Keep meaning to go and see this site - thanks for the reminder! There does see to be quite a lot there - if there's been continuous habitation, I wonder if you van find Roman stonework in the village properties...? Thank you 🎉
Thank you and yes, I’d recommend a visit. Lots to see. The bridge is very interesting.
Hi Darren, what an interesting place this was and very well presented too.
They must have had to fell quite a large forest to build the bridge. We'll never know, but I do wonder how long it took them to plan and execute it's construction. It would have required specialised artisans to do this as well.
I don't think your hair would have had enough time to grow that long back when Wilson was PM!! It would have been appropriate to sing a line or two wishing it was Christmas every day, that really would have been wizard!! Mind you I could see a Noddy Holder likeness too so maybe you did go wading and simply hung your stockings on the wall. Can't think of anymore 70s jokes .... although I thought you had gone a bit Peter Sellars on us with the "burm" in the ditch.
Hope you didn't get arrested by the EH police, just as well there were no cameras recording your activities ............
All the best!!
Excellent 1970s riffing there David!
Yes, I found this site absolutely fascinating. Their construction ability is just a bit mind boggling really. The tree felling, stone quarrying, stone piers in the river… incredible.
Yes, Wilson didn’t last long second time round, did he? Conspiracy theories about that, I seem to recall!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtdYes, I was going to say it was a strange time in politics back then, but looking at the time since, nothing unusual!! Back then my Dad was canvasing for the Liberal Party (well before it turned half democratic) and I used to get roped in delivering leaflets. Not sure I got paid for that ..... child labour🤔🤔😂😂😂. Our local MP did thank me though, which was nice (said in a Fast Show way!!). This was the last election before scandal hit Jeremy Thorpe, would anyone bat an eyelid these days? OK hiring an assassin might be taking it to the line.
I see you've twigged the Peter Sellars "burm" reference. Here's a little known fact. He was born in Southsea, not far from where I used to live. There is a blue plaque which commemorates this, nothing unusual. The ground floor of the house is now (or at least was) a Chinese Restaurant which always cracked me up thinking of Cato. Recommend reading the Wikipedia entry for Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, he also started in Last of the Summer Wine!!
You're right about their ingenuity. Yesterday the channel I mentioned, Isaac Moreno Gallo, published an investigation into subterranean water channels under the hills near Seville, incredible engineering and knowledge. It's also worth a quick look to see how he presents the voice over (even if you can't follow what he says). One thing he did mention was that the Romans had mastered conveying water in pressurised tubes and often preferred to opt for this method to overcome natural obstacles. No tweed so far I'm afraid.
I remember they did an episode of 'Time Team' at this site ... you look like Phil Harding in that wig!
I know they did one up the road at Binchester, but didn’t realise they’d been here - I will look that up!
I had no idea I was going to look like Phil until I played the footage back!
Indeed Martin, Time Team - Series 17 Episode 3.
As far as the bridge is concerned, that river is a tease.
@@Sk8Bettty I wish I’d thought of that!
Just a pedantic point but the cover of your book shows the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia in South Shields. The reconstruction was completed in 1986, so your copy must be a reprint or updated edition.
I am incredibly impressed by that! It is a reprint of the 1975 edition. Excellent observation skills there.
Amazing! ...Move aside Sherlock Holmes ...rutlepaul has replaced you in my eyes. What an amazing spot ....In defence, blokes in our 50's that've kept a book from childhood, 1970's or 80's tend to blur the lines regarding that era 🤣
I always make a votive offering when the opportunity arises.
Coins for future antiquarians?
like the music who is the artist ,cheers great video by the way
Thank you! The opening theme is called 8-Bit A Nice Final Boss! It’s from Epidemic Sound. One of my favourite pieces of regular music on the channel - so wonderfully dated and urgent!
"What have the Romans ever given us?"
Definitely not terrifying wigs! Cheers.
Of course the wig was appropriate, I loved it. Mind you, you should have been wearing your flares and not your shorts! I also love village greens and the UK I used to know. With the latest election results you have my best wishes although I have my fears. Having said that, the other side were not much better either! Sometimes, despite the problems that come with it, I am glad that I am no younger a young man! The world is changing in ways that I do not like. Nice video, as always!
Thank you very much! I have got a taste for some more dressing up now, so you might get to see some flares soon!
Totally understand where you’re coming from with the way the world’s going, but I’m trying to be positive about this new government. In my experience you usually get the best out of UK governments in their first term and then it’s downhill until they go!
Flared shorts ?? … never had those but feel like we missed a trick back in the day 🤔
That’s a good point - there weren’t ever flared shorts!
My god, I thought I was watching an Open University programme. That Prof' with the long hair, he was on everything wasn't he?😆
They did all look like that!
DIdn't Inspector Cluzot use the term 'Berm' to describe to puzzled receptionists the explosive device that had been thoughtfully left in his hotel room? Anyway, splendid video as always. I suspect you may have an EH mole in your H&S team...
I think you’re right - we must root out the informant and expel them from the organisation!
I missed a 1970s reference with Inspector Clousseau! One of those things that seemed hilarious back in the day, less so now!
Many thanks and glad you enjoyed the video.
My dad wore a hat like that to church when I was a kid. He'd be 108 if he was alive. Ps love the wry English humour. 😂😂
Thank you Marty - glad you enjoyed it - and that it brought back memories of your dad. Cheers
HMBC? Her Mysterious Blank Canvas, perhaps in this particular case. “Here’s an overlay”: you don’t get that on the other Tweed-related-channels, eh?
Carry on. But I do think you might have plundered the Theosaurus and made the most of stranded l marooned | high and dry | grounded and etc.
I like that Barry! I see myself as an abandoned mysterious blank canvas!
Nice of you to invite Phil Harding’s shorter cousin to make a guest appearance. If you are going to expose you legs to all in sundry please where a toga if is the Roman series. 😊
You are right - I should put a health warning on these videos! I walked past Phil once in Salisbury - I was so surprised that I just cried out his name!
Fairly local to me. I've always wondered about the iron, is it original? If so, how has it lasted so long....?
Hi Billy, it is indeed Roman! The whole site was buried in silt for 500 years, so I wonder if that’s helped preserve it? Incredible, isn’t it?
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd has anyone done a sample of the iron, I suspect it's a lot later, could you date it's exposure to oxygen and nuclear effects? I believe they still take steel from sunk German ships in Scapa Flow because of their lack of nuclear 'contamination'....was it Embleton the artist who did a lot of stuff....? All the best matey.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd one last comment, hic, just had a nice stroll around Escomb Saxon Church, built with Roman stone from Binchester, which I think(?), has the best preserved hypercaust in the country...x
@@billykershaw2781 I have that on my to do list - it is fantastic!
HMBC stands for: Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation, but I am sure it is not the one you were hoping for.
@@tooyoungtobeold8756 that sounds dangerous! Was it around in the 70s?!
Noddy Holder should be told about this.
That made me laugh. I thought that too when I played back the footage!
Catching up on one's that I have missed. Very interesting and amusing. You can take off from public land and fly over private land as long as you don't peer into windows for example. If you do need to retrieve a drone then it is at most, trespass, a civilian matter, and only trespass if you refuse to leave when asked to do so. I suspect that English Heritage doesn't allow drones because they want to monopolise aerial photos for their own gain. I thought that was Worzel Gummidge on screen for a moment. I make a point with channels such as yours to let adverts play out, unless too long, rather than skip them. Is it advantageous to you or not?
Hi Ron, I really appreciate what you’ve said about running the ads. To be honest, I don’t know if that does make a difference. I’ll try and find out, but please do feel free to skip them.
I tend to agree about the English Heritage “no filming” policy - I think they’re trying to capitalise their assets for themselves - which is understandable, I guess. But on the other hand, I think we as taxpayers paid for these sites, plus, I know from feedback that people have paid to visit because of my videos.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Hi Mr Gummidge. Thank you but I will let the ads run for now. You deserve any extra income. I can understand banning heavy drones but the sub 250gm drones are lighter than a bird and will not harm anyone.
Thanks Ron. I once got challenged filming with a camera at one of their sites - they actually tailed me to make sure I wasn’t!
I was just watching a vid on a channel I oddly just discovered called Tweedy's pubs where you guys went on a pub crawl in St Albans and didn't invite us lot...Rude. Haha.
I know, that was rude of us! It cost me a very expensive umbrella, though!
My issue with English heritage is thus. They make it prohibitively expensive to upgrade or indeed futureproof listed buildings that'd otherwise become derelict and collapse into ruins...And they also try to prevent public filming of ruins that they allowed by their policies to collapse into ruins...Rant over sorry.
The filming thing is backward thinking. They oppose the idea of tiny UA-cam channels earning 50p from a video of their site, whilst overlooking the free publicity. I’m confident my content has encouraged people to visit English Heritage sites. That may lead to new memberships too.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd I'm certain it has sir...And a few more rants from the public may convince them of such.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd Your work ensures future generations can see ancient monuments, structures and sights of historical significance as they were in 2024. A record of huge historical significance in centuries to come. If only there'd been a WC49BCAlexandriaProductionsLtd...Our civilisation might by now be civilised.
@@philcollinson328 As someone who has the challenges in life of “living” in a listing (listed) building, the issue is not so much with English Heritage but rather with the Heritage Department of the local authority. This comprises a small group of individuals who seem to think the occupiers should go the extra mile for authenticity … which includes sustaining various deadly diseases not normally encountered in modern life or homes and an early death from a combination of pneumonia and hypothermia.
I really shouldn’t complain … there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with being forced to use a bucket in lieu of a plumbed toilet contraption … and the fresh air from the single glazed ill-fitting windows is positively invigorating and the forced air ventilation through the hose keeps it nice and warm thanks to global warming (I consider this to constitute an air source heating system for listed buildings) … particularly appreciated as government now considers it antisocial for me to try and keep warm from the more traditional smoke oozing from my fireplaces.
And if you, gentle reader, should feel I might be acting with unnecessary sarcasm … I really do have friends that had to fight for a soil pipe connection to provide for a plumbed toilet inside their listed building … and my heavy lined velvet curtains really do move an awful lot when the wind blows … and I am not permitted sealed double glazed window pains … and it is not practical to lift the flag floors to install underfloor heating (the walls are built on the flag floors) .. and, in any case, there is no practical means to make the building sufficiently energy efficient to be compatible with a heat pump solution …. And it really is often warmer outside than in.. even in the winter months … and I’m not allowed to attach a TV aerial, satellite dish, outside light or solar panels to the building. But for all that and more, I have a deep fondness for my listing listed building and, perhaps some day, a government may see sense and look with a little more benevolence at those of us in similar circumstances and also mandate a common set of consistent standards to which ALL local authorities have to conform, rather than the current woolly interpreted set of “rules” we currently have to work around.
The French have a much better take on heritage buildings.
We live just outside Ribchester and have found a Roman road in our field BUT NO ONE IS INTERESTED! Even though it is not on any maps! Can you help?
Well I’m interested! Can I come and look at it?
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd you most certainly can! I would be thrilled if we can get on the map!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd you most certainly can! I would be thrilled to get it on the map!
@@carolemccartney566 really exciting. Would you be able to drop me an email and I’ll check my diary so I can suggest a date. You can find the email in the About page - it won’t let me put it in the comments, for some reason!
Where exactly is the About page?
I've been to Piercebridge a few times but the thing will jump to mind now when I think of the place is your legs. There should have been a trigger warning at the beginning of the video.
Apologies for any distress caused! Thanks for watching.
Still you did get the drone up before they found you.
One of our viewers alerted some of the UA-cam auditors about English Heritage and National Trust rules in filming and a couple of them are now going round asserting their rights to play over their sites!
The thing is that today it is colder than when the Romans came to Britain. If the Climate would be like today they would have stayed in France.
It’s really interesting, isn’t it? Understanding the climate difference also helps to explain some of the Iron Age hillforts that don’t make sense as locations today.
Haitch at 1.13. It is aitch for H😇
@@stephengraham5099 Thank you. Too late to change now!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd I was surprised to hear a man of your learning come out with haitch.
@@stephengraham5099 my Kentish origins show up every now and then!
if they were my berms i'd plant them full of brambles
But would you also install spikes to ward off cocky locals?
Her Majesty's Bridge Crossing?
That’s got to be it!
Quite possibly your most disturbing video ending yet 🫨🫨🫨
Cheers! This sort of thing is rare in Britain - don’t have nightmares!
With the ginger hairpiece you look more like cousin IT on The Adams Family
Oh yes! I’d forgotten about him.
There is no indication that this was Morbium. That is just one of the names which has not been associated with any fort, with several choices. Perhaps this is Lugdunum, also an unlocated fort, but perhaps transfered from Stanwick Iron age large fortified centre not far away. There is also a Magnus & a Maglona to be identified. Morbium in any case may be a corrupt record or an incomplete name.There is no real reason to place it here rather than another unnamed fort site.
And since making this, I’ve discovered there’s a chap arguing that the remains aren’t a bridge, but in fact a weir. I might do a revisit at some stage.
I have a video on Stanwick and it includes a possible link road between the two locations. It’s called, The Roman Conquest of the North. Cheers
About 3 minutes in, you say the Romans moved the bridge upstream. Unless the river flows east-to-west, I think you mean DOWNstream.
Thank you for comment. The contents of which have been noted.
Do they have toilets? Yes, excellent!
Open air too!
Phil Harding hasn't aged well.
I was horrified by how much I looked like him to be honest!! He is a hero, but I have no desire to mirror the look!
Haha, he may have lost a bit of height, but dropped 18 years in age ....I expect Phil would take that deal.
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd 😂
Oh god arr too right that...
I never knew Nigel Lawson had croaked until you mentioned it on this video! He got to be 91 anyway the old toad! Tory, Labour, Tory, Labour it’s all the same old cretins in power and it’s so boring! Your videos aren’t boring though. Goodnight.
Cheers Oscar. I didn’t either, and something made me check. A few years back he was often showing up to deny climate change! Former Chancellor of the Exchequers don’t need any background in science in order ti know more than scientists!
I had no idea Nigel had passed away either...It must have been on a busy news day Oscar. We'll all miss his charm and good looks. Odd thinking about it, the top news story exactly a year after Nigel shuffled off involved another destroyed bridge - The day the Baltimore bridge collapsed.
It'd be rude of me to nudge the algorithm ...So I wont.
It’s done quite well this one. Slow progress! This time last year I was relieved if a video got more than 100 views, now I’m fed up if they don’t achieve 1,000!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd You're enjoying your well deserved credit for all the hard work and effort you put into these greatly appreciated vids/vlogs.
It looks like you're having great fun making them...I'm so pleased...The only time I've seen Mr WC21 a bit down was when you took yourself up to your contemplation spot in the snow and considered future options after a business customer peeved you somewhat. You look like the weight of the world has been taken off your shoulders...And it's been a joy to see...your subscribers have more than doubled in that short time too.
@@philcollinson328 the sub growth has been great since then. I think I hit 1,000 at the end of April. Should get my first payment later this month! Might cover half the cost of the new tripod!
@@WC21UKProductionsLtd That reminds me, '' From little seeds grow mighty trees '' ...I'd love to see a vid of your take on the awful vandalism that occurred at Sycamore Gap.
Thanks
Thank you kindly.
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Thanks Phil. I might be returning to this one. A chap is proposing that it’s not a bridge. He thinks the original remained in use and this one was a weir. Really interesting stuff.