Raunds Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Northamptonshire, and around 20 miles southwest of Peterborough, is the town of Raunds.
The recorded history of Raunds dates back to the 10th century. Its name is believed to have derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'rand', meaning 'edge' or 'border'. At the heart of Raunds is St Peter's Church, which was built between the 12th and 14th centuries, and is Grade I listed.
For centuries, the main industry in Raunds was boot and shoemaking. In 1905, following a dispute over wages, bootmakers who provided footwear for the British Army went on strike. Since the end of the Second Boer War in 1902, demand for army boots had fallen, and with it came a drop in wages. After the strike of 1905 proved unsuccessful, a local councillor organised a march of 115 men representing a regular army unit to highlight the plight of the bootmakers. From Raunds they marched all the way to London where they were greeted by a crowd of around 10,000 at Hyde Park. On their return home, a crowd of around 5,000 turned up at The Square in Raunds - which was larger than the entire population of the town at the time.
The impact of the Raunds March remains a matter of debate. Negotiations between the War Office and the unions that followed resulted in the setting up of the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, which helped reduce future price fluctuations. On the 100th anniversary of the march in 2005, a re-enactment took place featuring 115 locals dressed in the clothes of the time. This march, however, only got as far as the outskirts of Raunds.
Between 1866 and 1959, a railway station served Raunds. It was situated on the Kettering, Thrapston and Huntingdon Railway at around the midpoint between the western terminus at Kettering and the eastern terminus at Huntingdon. Today the main public transport connection to and from Raunds is a bus route between the town and Northampton.
Broadcaster David Frost spent part of his childhood in Raunds.
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Filmed: 15th April 2022
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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Wait for it...
0:02 Lol
0:05 Grove Street
3:58 Brook Street
8:22 The Square
9:33 Marshall's Road
10:48 West Street
11:13 The Square
11:33 High Street
14:31 St Peter's Church
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Higham Ferrers railway walk part 2
This video contains part of a video i have already done but i have gone further, there is a new footpath that goes all the way to Kimbolton Road and it followed the route of the original railway
Wellingborough (Northamptonshire) UK ????????
Wellingborough is a market town in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, 11 miles (18 km) from Northampton on the north side of the River Nene.
Rushden Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Northamptonshire, and around 35 miles southeast of Leicester, is the town of Rushden.
The name 'Rushden' literally means 'rushy valley'. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Risdene'.
During the 14th century, Rushden Hall was built at the southern end of the town centre. Over the centuries it has been home to various wealthy families. In 1930 it was opened to the public, and today it serves as the headquarters of Rushden Town Council. The building is Grade II listed and features at the start of the walk in Hall Park.
At the centre of town at its most elevated point is the striking St Mary's Church, whose origins go back to the 13th century. The tower was enlarged in the 14th century, and the spire was built, which is 52 metres/172 feet high, and can be seen from several miles away.
Industry in Rushden initially consisted primarily of agriculture. Following the Industrial Revolution, lace-making and brick-making were introduced. During the late 19th century, shoe-making began in Rushden. By the early 20th century it had become a major industry, having secured large government contracts to supply army boots. At its peak, around the mid-20th century, there were over 100 boot and shoe factories in Rushden. The industry began to decline with the emergence of foreign imports - first from Italy, then from the eastern countries. Some of the redundant factories have since been converted into flats. One notable company still in operation is Sanders & Sanders, who have been crafting footwear in Rushden since 1873.
In 1894 a railway station opened in Rushden. It was situated on a branch line between Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers. It closed to passengers in 1959, and the station closed completely ten years later. In 1996 the station was bought by the Rushden Historical Transport Society. Since then it has been transformed into a museum and heritage railway with over half a mile of track.
Rushden is represented in sport by A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds. This is a phoenix club that formed in 2011 following the dissolution of their previous incarnation: Rushden & Diamonds F.C. who were in existence between 1992 and 2011. They formed as a merger between Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds from the neighbouring town. The original club, Rushden Town, was founded in 1889.
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Filmed: 15th April 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Hall Park
0:18 Rushden Hall (built 14th century, Grade II listed)
0:38 Hall Park
2:15 High Street South
5:49 Skinners Hill
7:05 Church Street
8:43 St Mary's Church
8:49 Church Street
8:55 Newton Road
10:58 High Street
Rushden - Northamptonshire (Walk + Drone)
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Higham Ferrers is a fascinating medieval market town with its 12th century Church, Chantry Chapel and Bede House; the ruins of Chichele College date back to 1422, and the Square is a collection of historic buildings, none of which is younger than 250 years. It has the feeling of being a special place.
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Hitchin Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Hertfordshire, and around 30 miles north of central London, is the town of Hitchin.
The first recorded reference of a settlement at Hitchin dates back to the 7th century where it was mentioned in a document alluding to the central place of the Hicce tribe, from which the town's name is believed to have originated.
At the heart of the town is the medieval St Mary's Church, featuring a 12th century tower, while the rest is mostly 14th and 15th centuries. The church is Grade I listed, and is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire.
Hitchin experienced growth due to the wool industry. Its geographical location near the ancient trackway known as the Icknield Way aided in its early development. From the 17th century it became a staging post for those travelling to and from London. Its distance of around 30 miles from the capital was approximate to one day's travel in the early era of the stagecoach. Thus, various timber-framed former coaching inns can be seen around the town.
In 1850 the railway arrived in Hitchin courtesy of the Great Northern Railway. Whilst this effectively brought an end to the coaching inn industry, it ushered in significant growth in the town. Today the station is situated on the East Coast Main Line from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, and at a junction linking up with the Cambridge Line which runs, as the name suggests, from Hitchin to Cambridge.
Famous people from Hitchin include Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and journalist and TV presenter Jennie Bond.
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Filmed: 16th October 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Brand Street
1:41 High Street
3:06 Market Place
3:52 Bucklersbury
5:36 Tilehouse Street
7:06 Bridge Street
10:45 Sun Street
12:32 Market Place
13:53 St Mary's Church
14:17 Churchyard
16:42 Bancroft
18:11 Hermitage Road
23:04 Bancroft
Godalming Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Surrey, and around 35 miles southwest of central London, is the town of Godalming (pronunciation note: the emphasis is on the first syllable i.e. GOD-al-ming).
The name 'Godalming' derives from 'Godhelms Ingus', meaning 'people of Godhelm', where Godhelm was presumably a Saxon chieftain. One of its first recorded mentions dates back to 899 AD in Alfred the Great's will, where he gifted Godalming and neighbouring Guildford to his nephew Æthelwold. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Godelminge'.
At the heart of the town is St Peter and St Paul's Church, whose distinctive spire can be seen for miles. It was built in the 12th century on the site of an older Saxon church from the 9th century or earlier. The church which stands today is Grade I listed.
In 1300 Godalming was granted its first charter by Edward I to hold a weekly market and an annual fair. Industries in the town over the centuries have included wool, leather tanning and paper-making. Its geographical location roughly halfway between London and Portsmouth made it a popular coaching stop during the era of the horse-drawn carriage. As such, a number of former coaching inns can be seen around the town. Portsmouth-born Charles Dickens references the town in Nicholas Nickleby, where he writes, in relation to two characters walking from London to Portsmouth, To Godalming they came at last, and here they bargained for two humble beds, and slept soundly.
In 1764 Godalming received a direct route to London via the waterways as the Wey Navigation was extended south. This was a project which started in 1651 where the River Wey was widened to make it navigable for commercial traffic, initially connecting London to Guildford via Woking.
In 1849 the railway arrived in Godalming. The current station dates from 1859 and is situated on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between Woking and Portsmouth Harbour. This in turn connects to the South Western Main Line, which gives Godalming a direct route to London Waterloo Station in under an hour.
Just north of the town centre is the Phillips Memorial Park, seen at the end of the walk. This is named after Jack Phillips from the neighbouring village of Farncombe. After working at Godalming post office, Phillips went on to become a radio operator on the RMS Titanic. After it struck an iceberg he remained at his post, and was one of the first people to use the international emergency call sign, SOS. His last message was sent three minutes before the ship sank. Phillips did not survive.
Author Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming. Huxley would go on to write the seminal novel Brave New World between 1931 and 1932. Interestingly enough, Huxley taught French to fellow dystopian future novelist George Orwell at Eton College, albeit briefly.
Rock band Genesis formed at Charterhouse School in Godalming in 1967.
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Filmed: 2nd April 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Bridge Street
2:12 Wharf Street
3:31 High Street
10:53 Old town hall, nicknamed The Pepperpot (built 1814)
11:01 Church Street
12:54 St Peter and St Paul's Church
13:07 Church Street
13:26 Borough Road
14:30 Phillips Memorial Park
16:34 River Wey
Walking from Earls Barton to Wellingborough with Leigh
We have now completed the walk between Northampton and Wellingborough, our next stage is the area from Wellingborough and Rushden towards Higham Ferrers and as things progress we will be going up to Thrapston and beyond
Colwyn Bay Walk: Town Centre & Beach【4K】
Located on the north coast of Wales, in Conwy County Borough, and around 35 miles west of the England-Wales border, is the town of Colwyn Bay, or Bae Colwyn in Welsh.
Before the late 19th century the land which makes up Colwyn Bay today was little more than fields and woods, with a few farms and cottages. This began to change around the late 19th century.
In 1849 the Chester and Holyhead Railway opened a station in Colwyn Bay although its transformation into a resort town was still several years away at the time. Up until 1865 the land was owned by the Pwllycrochan Estate. This was then sold to businessman John Pender, who later sold it on to a Manchester business syndicate in 1875.
In 1897 Colwyn Bay's promenade opened. This was followed in 1900 by the opening of the Victoria Pier and Pavilion. Initially the pier was 12 metres wide and 96 metres long, but was later extended to 320 metres. In 1922 the pavilion was destroyed by fire, and a new one was built the following year. This too was burnt down, in this instance in 1933. The third and final pavilion was opened in 1934, and was built from fire-resistant materials. This fell into decline around the late '80s when its condition deteriorated. It eventually shut in 2008 and was dismantled in 2018. Since then, a new truncated pier has opened, which is largely a symbolic reminder of the Victorian engineers who built the original. It features towards the end of the walk.
Although historically in Denbighshire, Colwyn Bay today is part of Conwy County Borough, which was established in 1996. By population it is the largest town on the North Wales Coast, and second largest settlement in North Wales behind Wrexham.
Famous people from Colwyn Bay include Monty Python's Terry Jones, actor Timothy Dalton and presenter Paula Yates.
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Filmed: 28th April 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Abergele Road
3:27 St Paul's Church
3:38 Abergele Road
5:25 Conway Road
7:49 Penrhyn Road
9:20 Princes Drive
10:15 Station Road
11:55 Abergele Road
13:08 Sea View Road
16:03 Station Road
16:24 Victoria Avenue
17:32 Footpath to the beach
19:03 Colwyn Bay Promenade
19:45 New Colwyn Bay Pier
19:56 New Colwyn Bay Pier (Rhos-on-Sea on the horizon)
20:06 New Colwyn Bay Pier
21:04 Colwyn Bay Promenade
21:43 Colwyn Bay Beach
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St Mary's Church - Higham
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