The Sand House: Then & Now
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2020
- This is the brief story of Doncaster's unique and amazing dwelling, carved from solid sandstone, told with the help of a series of historic and present day images taken at the same locations. This video was produced especially for Heritage Open Days 2020 by The Sand House Charity.
All events for Heritage Open Days are free of charge. However, if you enjoy this video, perhaps you would consider making a voluntary donation to The Sand House Charity, please? You may do so at www.paypal.me/TheSandHouseCharity. Thank you.
Brilliant Richard.
Thank you very much, Andy.
Brilliant piece of research ,top marks to you sir
Thanks very much. That's much appreciated.
Very well put together and easy to follow. Thanks Richard.
Many thanks, Robert. I'm planning to add a new video for Heritage Open Days 2023, in September.
wonderful video .. looking back what a horrible place this area was except the beautiful sand house where I'm now living a top of. it would have been such an attraction now ,, fascinating stuff, will show it to many people, thankyou
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sorry I didn't pick up your comment at the time.
Thankyou for all the memories, As i was born in bond st, late 50s rehoused to hyde park late 60s for new buildings. When i heard there had been another colapse early 80s and the stories my auntie told me my mind was made, After a few at my local (fitzwilliam arms) armed with a torch and half the regulars we went exploring, And too this day with no regrets the wonders i saw will never leave me, thankyou again,
I'm really sorry that I didn't pick up your comment at the time to submitted it. Thanks for your memories. May I ask where you accessed the tunnels when you went down, please, and did you take any photos, by any chance? Thank you.
Did your Paul go with you?
@@petertownend7777 WOW blast from the past, No , Keep well old friend
@@stephenwhite1026 Do you recall whether your underground visits were during the period that the tunnels were being prepared for infilling, in February 1984, please? The access point at that time was in the car park of Silverwood House, just behind the west footway of St James Street.
@@stephenwhite1026 yes stephen hope you and paul are well,i spent most of my working life down the pit,some rough times years ago at thorp arch,so nice to hear from you Mucca 🙏
Excellent video and an amazing story of a unique piece of heritage. Let's hope the tunnels are one day excavated, they could be a great asset to Doncaster.
Sorry I didn't respond when you posted your comment. Regarding excavating the tunnels, I'm afraid that the likelihood is extremely small. That's partly because the tunnels were filled in due to being at risk of collapse and partly because many of the carvings were already badly damaged. There would also be an enormous cost involved.
What an excellent video of such an iconic building & it's surrounding area. A truly fascinating watch & so professionally done, interesting as well as informative. What a shame we lost this unique building, thanks to the narrator Richard for sharing this so we don't forget it.
Very many thanks for your feedback on the video. I'm delighted that you enjoyed watching it. You can keep up to date with the activities of The Sand House Charity by subscribing to our newsletters at www.thesandhouse.org.uk
Fantastic insight into Doncaster History.
Really enjoyed this video.
Thank you for posting it
@@BomBom1 Many thanks.
You have done an excellent job with this video and your service to Doncaster and sand house history. This video will be used as a historical reference forever I would expect. Well done and Thank you!
Thank you very much for your kind comments. I'm sorry I didn't respond at the time.
That area of doncaster looked so much nicer then . I cant believe it all got knocked down for them grotty flats . Such a shame . Really enjoyed this tho thankyou
Thank you for your comments. There's a common misconception that the Sand House was destroyed in order to allow the re-development of the area to go ahead. In fact, the house was lost in around 1938 and it was another 3 decades before re-development began at that location (the construction of Silverwood House started in 1967). The fact is that, in the 1930s, the value of unique places such as the Sand House just wasn't understood or appreciated and, combined with the geo-political situation at that time, many historic houses were destroyed with little concern shown by the general population.
@doncastersandhouse it's a shame so many beautiful buildings were lost like the sand house and Wheatley hall . I'm quite interested in the history of Doncaster so coming across this was a real find . I just wonder what the planners were thinking building the eye sores we see today compared to how it looked in the past
@@Steven-f281 Indeed. I guess it has a lot to do with styles and tastes changing over time, including trends in architecture. I've heard people who first moved into the flats on the Balby Bridge Estate, in the 1960s, say that they thought they were wonderful.
@doncastersandhouse I remember the days of just a outside toilet no heating etc so a nice new flat bathroom and mod cons must of been lovely to them so I understand that . I guess we are nostalgic now for how things were but don't seem to remember how bad things were then
@@Steven-f281Yes, indeed.
Nice work.
Do the tunnels still exist under the cemetery?
Thank you. There is one known tunnel under the cemetery and it still remains void. It runs for about 80 metres directly under the path from the turnstile gate on Green Dyke Lane south-eastwards. Its crown is between 6m and 9m below the ground surface and it is not accessible.
Mankind blunders on by bulldozing historic sites. Part of my ancestry is of course British although they left England on the Mayflower. Thank you for your presentation and may the Peace of the Lord be with you if possible
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Thank you for your comment, Timothy. Sadly, the Sand House was the victim of a time (1930s) when heritage held little worth and the UK had huge problems following on from the Great War. Saving an old building wasn't seen as important by very many people. Fortunately, things are much better in the regard now.
What a shame there is no way of ever revisiting and saving the tunnels they would have been amazing to see Doncaster councillors are rubbish killing Doncaster history very sad times same we couldn’t be more like York
they ruined doncaster
Nobody ruined Doncaster, it’s a great place to live and after we go through the current transition I’m sure it’ll be even better 🤩
@@autumn5852 Vile woman
@@autumn5852doncaster is not a nice place to live . Especially hexthorpe balby and anywhere else the immigrants are