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Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed watching - it's an extremely impressive castle and hope I did it justice. JimC.

@davidowen6977 Thanx and very happy you enjoyed watching my video, JimC.

@transylvanianvistas Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video - I intend to check out some of your videos also when I get the chance. JimC.

Good to hear from you and thanks, I tried to let you know by commenting on a previous comment in case you didn't receive notification. There's another closer version of the same place coming up in a few weeks. Oh, I'm well sick of this game - it needs to end. Take it easy and thanx again, JimC.

Hi Paul, here's the second video of High Dam, as mentioned. Out of hospital again now!

@johnystrek5403 Thankyou very much for your comment and glad you enjoyed it - sounds like you may be overdue for a return?! Thanx again, JimC.

@atomdog4083 Thanks for your comment - there's a good chance that you will know at least some of the previous commenters on this place? Most seemed to have had a positive outcome, but you sound like you didn't enjoy it very much? Hope there was some good?. Thanx, JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 not realy , being ripped away from my parents & little sister and little brother by a bloke called mr child’s , my parents were tricked into signing me away , nothing good came from that place , we were mixed up as in boys with learning disabilities to aggression to abuse rape .

@@atomdog4083 I'm really sorry to hear that, it sounds shocking. Do you recognize any previous commenters to contact, or would you rather put it all completely behind you? Very best wishes to you anyway, thanx for replying, JimC

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 tbh I wish I had of called out to a couple of the lads but , couldn’t bring myself to do it in the end , wasn’t for selfish reasons was more to do with how they would react to someone turning up/ getting in contact from that period in there life’s . Was there from 87-90/91.

@@atomdog4083 From reading all their stories on here I'm sure they'd be happy to hear from you (unless you were a real bully!), why not try - nothing to lose, maybe something to gain? Just a thought. Thanx again for your story, hope you contact someone, JimC.

Thanx David, really glad that you enjoyed it, JimC.

Hi Paul - happy to get one over on you. Was going to message to tell you but you beat me to it. Told you I had sommat up my sleeve! Sadly back in hospital for another spell now; Many thanx for appreciation & commenting. Cheers for now, JimC. By the way, did you notice the 2 horses trundling along the path on west side?!

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 No, I did not notice the 2 horses. I have just watched it twice more and am still unable to spot them! Maybe I should go to Specsavers😊. Sorry to hear that you are back in hospital. Get well soon, Paul

Delighted that you enjoyed it. Same here - roll on summer & hope it's a good 'un! Cheers, JimC

Hi Paul, thanx for watching & commenting - sorry I failed to tell you that I'd published this one. I'm sadly currently in hospital, but hoping to escape soon (!). I don't know how many of my videos of Lakes you've already seen (worldwide currently 270 published total), but my first - of Bassenthwaite Lake was published May 9th 2020 and almost all 2020/21 were of Lakes. You already told me you only watch Lakes so maybe there's tons you haven't yet seen & maybe would like? Reason is that I have an earlier Beacon Tarn video (published Aug 20, 2020) that I prefer to this one. It was my first view & I met the Farmer & for the one & only time I think, he welcomed me and happens to be a very nice chap; I made a DVD for him as a thank you & he invited me back to his farm to make another one of Beacon Tarn - this being it. Anyway, why not visit my channel & look through all the videos to find if you've seen them? My Lakes District ones are fewer in number these days ('cos I started running out of new places to go - sorry!), but still some surprises yet to come! Great to hear from you again - are you still subscribed 'cos I recently published one from Dent village, Cumbria & Esthwaite Water that you may like? Cheers & take care, thanx again, JimC.

Hi Jim, I’m sorry to hear that you are in hospital. Wishing you a speedy recovery. I think I have watched pretty much all of your Lake District videos, although it is well worth revisiting them. I watched your previous Beacon Tarn and Coniston video again today and thoroughly enjoyed it. You obviously like the Coniston area because you have made a lot of videos there. I am signed up for notifications and was aware of your latest uploads. Thanks for the heads up. Dent is a bit outside of my main area of interest. However, I watched the video today and it is a lovely village and terrific footage. I also watched the Esthwaite flight, an area you have also previously visited. Take care, Paul

@@paulhodge2266 Hi Paul, thanx for reply. Since I recently was running out of Lakes videos, obviously I've been publishing others, like Thailand/Scotland & Wales. I know that you're not too interested if it's not the Lakes, so I try to stick one up every so often - and I thought that rather than losing you I'd check if you'd missed any of my 'old stock'! Happy that you've seen all & still enjoy them. I'm ok now thanx - shoulda gone home Sunday, Monday, now tomorrow! Bye for now, JimC.

@@paulhodge2266 Hi Paul, just posted a video of High Dam, near Boretree Tarn and thought I'd let you know as it's more in your "interest-zone" than some of my others! You probably won't believe it but I'm now back in hospital for the fourth time since February! Not happy, just keeps coming back & no clue what it is! Hope you enjoy the video - I've another one from eye level that I'll probably put up next - especially if there's a lot of interest in this one. Hope you're doing well, cheers, JimC.

Thank you so much and very pleased that you enjoyed watching. A perfect place to spend some time if you're in the area - very laid back like so many places used to be. Thanx again, JimC.

@davidowen6977 Thanks very much and pleased that you enjoyed it. To me, that's the ultimate best part of flying a drone - the unique viewpoint showing everything laid out as designed and built so long ago. Always nice to visit an interesting place of course, but much better, I think, to see the plan view. Thanx again, JImC.

@transylvanianvistas Wow, thank you and I'm delighted that you enjoyed the video - it's a really nice place. Much appreciate the sub & like - I'll visit your site when I can to check out some of your work - are you based over there? I hope that you'll look at some of my others, thanx again, JimC.

@Sargis-tq5hz Благодаря ви за коментара и много се радвам, че видеото ми ви хареса. Моля, разгледайте някои от другите ми.

@Sargis-tq5hz Благодаря ви за коментара и много се радвам, че видеото ми ви хареса. Моля, разгледайте някои от другите ми.

@Sargis-tq5hz Благодаря ви за коментара и много се радвам, че видеото ми ви хареса. Моля, разгледайте някои от другите ми. I have tried entering a translated reply here but CZcams doesn't seem to like it, sorry! Anyway I'm happy that you enjoyed the video - please check out more of my videos. Thanx, JimC.

@Sargis-tq5hz Thank you for your comment and for enjoying my video. I've tried to put a translated reply here but CZcams doesn't seem to like it, no idea why. Anyway, thanx for watching and commenting, JimC.

Sorry but can't thank you as CZcams doesn't want to display it - no idea why. Thanx anyway. JimC.

@PinnedonPlaces Thank you very much for your comment, and I'm very happy that you enjoyed watching. Please check out some of my other videos, JimC.

@aliwannigerry2060 Very happy that you enjoyed my footage & hope that you'll enjoy more of my videos. Thanx, JimC.

@williamhume Thank you very much for commenting - and even more for subscribing! I hope you'll check out and enjoy some of my other videos. Cheers, JimC.

@johnotooledoggames2336 Glad you appreciated the video and thanks for taking the trouble to comment - always encouraging for me. I'd like to do this again when the water is higher and we have a true island. Please look at some of my other videos. Thanx again, JimC.

@davidowen6977 Thank you for commenting and happy that you enjoyed the video. The buildings are fascinating enough but the surroundings are truly magnificent, hope I did it justice. Pity the water wasn't higher. JimC.

Thanx for your comment @johnnystrek5403, glad you liked the views. Amazing scenery around the whole area - and almost always covered by trees, which is even more incredible. Great opportunity for a better view! JimC.

@ladyintheskyuk Thanx for viewing and your comment - glad you liked it. I subbed, just wondering - am I following you around or vice versa - lots of places the same. I'll check your videos out when back - am away, thanx again, JimC.

Thanx very much @ladyintheskyuk for your comment and I'm happy that you enjoyed this. Especially for the sub. Hope you check out my other videos. I'll take a look at your site too, JimC.

Hello Betty, thank you very much for your participation and welcome input. Amazing really just how much interest that this video has provoked, and a brilliant 433 total views. I would be extremely interested to know more of your experiences and circumstances from your time spent there - if you'd be willing to share? Since I became aware of Broughton Tower around 1975, (my then girlfriend had a working placement there for a while) I have been interested to know more. The video flight made it all seem more real. I am aspiring to do an improved video there sometime in the summer! I look forward hopefully to hearing more of your memories. Thanx again - and even more thanks for subscribing, very special for me. JimC.

JimC hope you can get closer to the building. It would be great if you could fly the drone in the grounds with permission of the owners. I am planning on going there on my bike around April but not sure how close I can get it. Some of the audit CZcamsrs get very close to buildings even when the owners object strongly. Reading some of the comments some people have been on site with permission?

@@DaveBeaven-tx2tp Hi again Dave, thanx for your suggestion. I kinda have a plan that I'll have a try with, given that this video has been so popular, especially with people so personally connected to the place and their time there. Are you subscribed here? If not I'll try to contact you when I get something produced. Currently fighting some health (& weather!) problems. In the meantime please have a look at some of my other videos. Any other ideas for locations, please share. Thanx again, JimC. Any chance of a look at your 1986 photo?

I am not subscribed but I have subscribed to other CZcamsrs. I have 2 emails and the second email was set up so I can comment on this and other CZcams’s but I haven’t received any emails ( as far as I can tell) without signing out of my first email. Is your email publicly available on here? I can’t see it. I wouldn’t know yet how to post photos on CZcams. I will also need to find the photo first. I would be keen on contacting Shaun Warburton as I definitely knew him in the mid to late 1980s but not sure if he remembers me. I had a similar issue at a past employer 30 years ago and staff can’t remember me! Getting back to being subscribed to CZcams , I am a regular viewer to Funky Prepper, an ex army person living in Wales and I subscribed to his Chanel but haven’t received emails or notifications as I am using my second email and can’t access anything there. There may be messages but I haven’t seen anything. It’s possible Shaun Warburton may have contacted me. He is on Facebook and I believe he is the person behind the setting up of Facebook for Broughton Tower. I don’t have a Facebook account at present. Any suggestions for posting the photo online will be helpful.

Hello, hope that you enjoyed the video. What is your connection to the place? Thanx for commenting, JimC.

Its my soul place on many levels. ❤

@@SecretOfVibration I'm happy about that - did you watch my other Lamaload video? Title is "Lamaload Reservoir & WTW, Peak District". I took off from the far side and explored from there the following morning, so the lighting is better. I hope that you enjoy that one as well, and maybe watch some of my other efforts? Thanx for leaving your comments, JimC.

Yes great videos

The music is Satya Yuga by Jesse Gallagher. Don't suppose you enjoyed the video, did you? Thanx, JimC.

We didn't attend at the same time but I bet we both knew Mr Bibby, what a man, I love looking back at good times, some say it was a bad experience, I say they're soft lads, I always liked the idea that if you liked it or not we all had the same experience and we were witherslack lads

@@gravy1219 I agree and yes Mr Dave Bibby were a good guy as were all the staff though no one’s perfect. Some STUPID individuals CLAIM to have had a hard time and they STILL visit. It’s up to them I suppose. As far as I’m concerned, had a ball of a time, always wanted to give back and yes I could be a cheeky hound at times though it were never personal towards the wonderful staff.

Thanx for comment, I was lucky with the weather and conditions. Hope you enjoyed the video, cheers, JimC

@zigzagsox Thank you for watching and commenting - I'm happy that you enjoyed it. It's an amazing and atmospheric place. Very glad to have had kind weather on the day, I'd love to return one day. Thanx again, JimC.

Amazing what they could achieve in those times with the technology they didn't have! Shame it seems a lost cause in UK these days, some "Spark" seems to be missing. Hope you enjoyed watching and glad that the structure was admired. Thanx for watching and commenting, JimC.

Thanx for your comment, I hope you enjoyed the visit and your weather was kind. Please check out some of my other videos & let me know what you think? Cheers, JimC.

Thank you very much Jyotsna, I'm glad that you enjoyed it - and even more that you left a comment! It is a beautiful bridge and great engineering. Do you mind me asking where you are from/based? Please take a look at some of my other videos and like/comment/subscribe if you enjoy them. Thanx so much, JimC.

Thank you for watching and your comment, Colin. I'm happy that you enjoyed the video. I fell in love with Conwy castle many years ago when I first saw it from the road - the 'drawbridge end'! It was a real treat for me to see it in all its glory on this day. Please do check some of my other videos - from all over the place! Thanx again, JimC.

Hello to you - if you'd care to check out all the comments already on here you'll see that there are several who have visited - just reply to some of them and I'm sure they will respond. There's already been quite a conversation - I'm sure that you'll know somebody. Good luck! JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 cheers buddy will do, hoping someone reaches out 👌

Hello @zigzagsox, sorry not familiar with the term but let me guess: did you mean transitions where there is camera movement directly before and directly after the transition? If so, mainly 'cos I'm a complete beginner at video editing! Plus I was going through a daft phase when I was concentrating way too much on taking photos, so the stops/pauses were much more frequent than they should have been. Also, I failed to stop properly so a lot of the video clip start/ends had movement. Since then I've discovered a way of dealing with the editing better, reducing the photos, controlling my stops - unfortunately I was way behind with editing so it took a long time for me to realise my errors. I hope this didn't put you off watching? But thanx for the criticism - it was no fun doing the editing, I can assure you! Thanx again, please check out some others from me.

Hithere again, sorry still need to write in reply to your message - haven't forgotten! Anyway happy that you enjoyed my efforts, it's an amazing construction and I'm glad I got a close-up on a perfect day. Will be in touch, JimC!

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 No problem at all Jim, I am so busy right now.. I have not done anything here for a while.. :-)

Thanks Tony, glad that you enjoyed watching. I looked it up but couldn't find much interesting at 2:53, did you mean another time? Please check out some of my other videos if you can. Thanx again, JimC.

Hi Dave, thanx for your comment and for viewing the video. When I was little I couldn't understand why a lighthouse was so far from the sea, and I guessed that the sea level must have dropped a lot! I have visited it many times since; inside was just a little sweet shop and stairs to the top as I remember, but the sweet shop disappeared a great many years ago. What is the monument on Darwen Moor? Good to hear from you, JimC.

The Hoad Hill Monument was known as the Pepper Pot to people at Broughton Tower. I just learned that the public are allowed up this monument on Sundays so I will be making arrangements to visit it soon when the weather picks up. The tower at Darwen in Lancashire is known as the Jubilee Tower standing at around 85 feet tall. It was built during the commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The tower is open to the public. I visit Darwen a lot. I did a little research on the Hoad Monument in Ulverston and it’s interesting to note that they celebrated the Queen Victoria Jubilee there as well with a large bonfire. It’s worth noting that the Lake District mountains are visible from Darwen Tower on a fine day.

Thanks again Dave, I envy you the photo from 1986 - bet the cars are entertaining. I've enjoyed reading so much from so many previous people who stayed there. Pity no comments from ex staff though. Cheers, JimC.

I was honoured to be taken to the back tower. Highest point on the roof tarif,.only saw my parents once a month, I was a family of 10 children.never saw them f any one every one,white bustsor 2 years.plenty of stories I could tell you, the night nurse walker caught me talking bed time ,she said betty hill bring your pillow and blanket and come with me, she made me sleep not that I slept on the floor on a big landing up stairs away from every one white busts of famously men on pedestals adorned all the length of the landing,there was a window above the front door and the moon light shone in owl kept ooting if that's what they do call it.i never talked again when I went to bed. Will write more later I now live in Australia. Y

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@@bettyhaywood7110 Sorry, I've only just seen your comment. Seems you learned your lesson very well & quickly! "Night Nurse Walker" - sounds a bit like the title of a horror film! I'd love to hear more stories! When were you there? Do you know any of the other folk who have written their stories here? Thank you for writing, JimC.

Hello again Paul, thanks once again for your comments and your usual comprehensive description of the area. I'm very pleased that you've enjoyed my exploration of your favourite area. I do intend to return - and especially to Moss Force when there's water in it. Newlands Hause and the road down to Buttermere were already planned, preferably when less windy - nearly blew me over that day as I clambered up the slope to expose myself to the howling! Haha, camper van? It's been in the garage for weeks, no sign of progress I'm afraid, if I'd known I would have taken it elsewhere. May get it back by winter. Hey, almost cleared all the editing! Hope you'll still be watching in the future. Cheers for now, JimC

Hi again Paul, thanks for subscribing - and it was good to see that you're still there. I've returned to Newlands area many times since (including a rather wet Moss Force!). I will be posting more as time goes on and I hope you will enjoy them. Take it easy, thanx again, JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 Hi Jim, I was checking out your channel tonight to see which videos you had uploaded recently. I see that you have been travelling outside of the Lakes. I’m glad to see that you revisit the Newlands Valley and enjoy your trips there. There has been plenty of opportunity lately to see Moss Force in spate! Take care, Paul

@@paulhodge2266 Hi Paul, hope things are good with you. Well, remember the huge editing backlog I'd built up and was struggling to clear? All these later postings have been out of those, so cover some time. I don't want to post too many in one go (hopefully so I don't burn things out), so just try to put one up every 10 days or so. Still got a fair few ready and yet more to be uploaded when they start running out! Thanks again for subscribing - to be honest I thought you already had. Been back to 'your' area very many times, including Buttermere & Bleaberry Tarn and I must put some more 'local' ones up 'cos I know you love the Lakes. Good to hear from you, cheers, JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 Hi Jim, yes I did subscribe before. I ended up getting constant notifications on my phone from all the Lakes channels I subscribed to. In the end I cancelled all the subscriptions. I didn’t realise at the time that it was possible to subscribe and opt out of the notifications. Now I am resubscribing to my favourite channels, yours being right up there! Buttermere and the walk up to Bleaberry Tarn is special. I look forward to seeing your future content, Take care, Paul

Hey, what are you waiting for - go for it! Where are you based? Thanx for comment, JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 Hi, west Yorkshire, so nice here too, some great walks, I recommend the stoodley pike one :-)

Hi again Paul, wow another comprehensive 'narration' of my flight! Makes things much more interesting for me. Glad that you enjoyed the video and hope that you will enjoy #4 the same. I'm having a break from editing for a few days, nearly caught up but still some left to be done. Since early March I've edited 101 and uploaded 71. My problem is that some time around last year I seem to have reverted to my original passion of photography, thus neglecting the video, and interrupting filming to take photos (weird 'cos I rarely even look at the photos that I take when flying!). This results in the films being interrupted many times, and my videos need to be spliced from up to 21 clips. This makes for a lot more work and sometimes inferior results. I don't know why I started doing this, but by March this year I had a backlog of loads of unedited, troublesome videos to be edited - and only then did I realise that I'd been doing it. My first trip to the Newlands area led to my campervan engine blowing up, and had to be 'recovered' to home by the AA. I returned in the car shortly after and did the filming. Campervan still not been fixed so my summer's been kind of 'on hold'! Thanx again Paul, #4 coming soon! JimC.

Hello again Paul, just to let you know that #4 is up & running for your comments and enjoyment! Hmm..... wot am I going to do now..........?! Look forward to your words, JimC.

Wow, thanx for the detailed description of the sights on my video - very extensive! The maps I use are not much good for precise location at all so this is very educational for me - I can see that you know the area superbly well. When I have more time (yep, still editing!) I'll study your descriptions better while watching the videos. Brilliant - please keep doing it. Anyway, just uploaded the third in the series of 4, Keskadale Beck - who knows, you may not know that place?! Hope to read you again soon! Cheers for now, JimC.

Sir Robert Rankin's Horse & Dogs grave

Hi Shaun, Do you remember the abandoned car which was off the main school drive in the area that we called the tip? It’s not far from the graves and the allotment. The school caretaker who drove the yellow minibus used to tip garden waste there. I can’t remember the make of car but it was very filthy. The caretaker lived in a cottage within the grounds off the left hand road that came off the main drive. He was called Bob. He sometimes drove us to Ulverston Baths in the evening with the on duty House parent. The abandoned car wasn’t far away from Wilson Park.

@@DaveBeaven-tx2tp Think it was a yellow Volvo estate full of green mould :) not 100% sure though

Yes I think it was yellow or a mustard yellow and i recall it being mouldy inside with green slime on the outside but not sure if it was an Estate. It was definitely there 1985/87 but don’t how long the car was left there after those dates. I recall it was abandoned in a small road that branched off to the right from the main drive.

It will be an 1970s Volvo.

Thanx Paul and very glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for your suggestion! Just uploaded the second in the series for you and I hope you enjoy that also. Swinside Fell - is there no public access only because it is Forestry owned? I'm still playing catch-up with editing and only making very slow progress. Cheers for now, JimC.

The only time access to Swinside is restricted is when felling operations are taking place. This is because all the access "paths" are forestry roads.

@@StevieProton Thanks for that, so can anybody go around there as long as they're not felling, or are there some other restrictions? JimC.

Hi Dave, thanks for your thoughts & memories about your time at Broughton Tower! Have you followed other comments on here - and do you know others who have commented? This video has had so many interesting comments, (more than any of my other videos), which I'd never expected but I've enjoyed reading them all. The place and staff seem to have made a lasting and good impression on all who have responded. By the way, the allotment at 5.03 that you mentioned, is that the large square lawn area? Anyway, I'm happy to have brought back some apparently happy memories. Thank you for commenting and sharing your thoughts and memories, JimC.

Hi, thanks for your reply to my comments I sent 2 was ago. It a strange coincidence that you replied yesterday (sat 8/7/23) as I was at Broughton In Furness. I put my bike on the train to Ulverston and from there I cycled all the way to Broughton in Furness. The weather was fine until I got to Grizebeck where it looked stormy over the Irish Sea. It stated to rain heavy as I arrived in Broughton In Furness. I took sheltered in the market square. It started to thunder and waited for ages before going down the old disused railway line that runs east of Broughton Tower. I took shelter under a railway bridge. At that point I went into the grounds of Broughton Tower where the lakes are. It appears that the lakes have been extended since the 1980s. It was still thundering and wasn’t too keen being near all those tall pine trees! I then went southwards to Wilson Park. The tall stone wall adjacent to the public footpath is where the school allotments were. The allotments appear to be gardens now. There was a straight path on the west side and a stone wall to the east where the public footpath to Wilson Park is. Broughton Towers was a very large estate. The “inner school grounds” that’s was out of bounds to the general public and still is today is the closest to the tower and includes the drive way to the south. The school allotments were within the inner grounds. The outer grounds to the far north where the lakes are have public rights of way across the land. This known as East Park and West Park. There are 2 names of Pupils I recognise in the comments. One of them is Shaun Warburton, the other is Billy Baldwin. One of the house parents who worked at Broughton Tower lived in terraced house on the west side of the market square. I was soaking wet and had to make the backbreaking journey back to Ulverston.

There was an issue in sending the reply to as it appeared not to send but my reply was repeated a number of times when I was trying to send it so I deleted a few of them.

@@DaveBeaven-tx2tp Oh dear, sorry to hear about your uncomfortable return to Broughton! You were unlucky, but no surprise with the current mixed weather we've been having. Shame your trip wasn't blessed with superb sunshine & blue skies, but I'm guessing that you enjoyed the visit anyways. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and memories - hope you didn't catch a chill or anything 'cos of the soaking you had. As a matter of interest, how far did you travel on the train? Hope that you manage to return with better weather. Cheers, JimC.

Mo Charlesworth was a lovely small "dainty" lady from Chapel Cottage at Blawith,Jim Leece was an old school teacher, tweed jacket etc & his hair Bryll creamed from front to back, used to take us gardening in the gardens, i still remember him teaching me how to tell the time by the sun, a proper good chap & he lived at Baycliff on the coast road, he had a property near the Fishermans Inn, had Mermaid ornaments at the end of his drive (which are still there now) , also there was Dave Nicholson "Nicky"as they all got transfered from Stone Cross in Ulvererston to B.T in the mid 70's.

Glad you liked it enough to comment - thanx very much, always appreciated for sure! JimC.

@@FlightsOfFancy2020 Yes comments and likes help so I am told ..