Tewkesbury Town Walk
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Like most people visiting a town, we focus at shop level, but the real story of its history can usually be found by looking up. Tewkesbury is no exception, and this film aim to show as many clues as we can. Once you ‘get your eye in’ you will never look at a town or city in the same way again.
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My passion has been walking, a while ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and walking does not come naturally any more, however the more I walk the easier it gets, for now anyway. I hope these videos will inspire others to keep going and hanging on in there. I try to cover variety of subjects, such as old abandoned railways, and canals. I love the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, with its rich history and I usually take my camera whenever we holiday in the southwest and Cornwall. The rugged coastal paths are a magnet for anyone who loves dramatic scenery. I live close to the Cotswolds Hills and have done quite a lot of walking around there, recently, following some of the lovely rivers. Hill walking on the Malvern’s is a challenge but worth the effort. I try not to let Parkinson’s get me down and take every opportunity to get out with my camera and film, I hope you enjoy watching. P.W.
I enjoyed viewing the architecture. Beautiful town. Very busy along the main roads but relaxed along the alleys.
Shame most people don't stop to look Charles, we all keep rushing about. Ron
Thank you Ron.
Lovely video as usual, I lived and worked in Tewkesbury for while and never tired of it's alley ways.
Hi Richard, I like Tewkesbury too, it has a lot going for it. Take care. Ron
A fascinating tour of the upper storey's of Tewkesbury, adding another dimension for the visitor to enjoy in this architecturally rich townscape. I like your eye for detail and some of the local quirks which confront the sharp-eyed observer, such as the elongated bricks which blend in perfectly with their irregular surroundings! Thank you for another splendid video!
That is a lovely comment Malcolm, thank you. Ron
Another beautifully filmed video, Ron. Tewkesbury is a favourite of mine, lots of history. The only fly in the ointment is the very large, and very old Mulberry tree, in the Abbey grounds. Each year this is festooned with lovely black mulberries, which all fall to the ground and rot away. All that Mulberry wine, gone to waste! Take care, it’s still a bit hot for adventuring. Ron
The tale of the Mulberry tree made me smile Ron, thank you. Keep cool. Ron
After yesterdays doom and gloom from the BoE with there assessment of the impending financial crisis it was really nice to get out for a walk and escape the future suffering we are all going to experience. I wonder how many people who live in Tewkesbury have not noticed just what's on there doorstep, I suspect many. An enjoyable walk thank you for inviting the rest of the Parkinson Walks family along. Take Care, Andrew.
Hi Andrew, it's a pleasure to have you along, perhaps things won't be as bad as they say. Keep smiling. Ron
Hi Andrew, you have gone quiet, hope are you ok. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Hi Ron, Yes I am fine thank you, I hope that your both OK after the hot weather. I look forward to seeing the video next Friday and will almost certainly be able to post a suitable comment after watching it. Andrew.
@@andrewmerriman7133 Well done Andrew, I was getting concerned. Take care Rin
@@ParkinsonsWalks Hi Ron, What were you getting concerned about? Andrew.
Another great video, Ron. I hope the intermittent audio problems were microphone-related and not any vocal impediment on the part of the commentator! Tewkesbury looks fascinating, with so many historical features (including a traditional Indian restaurant!) and you could probably have made the video twice as long. I wonder how long some of the old timbered buildings will last for future generations to admire. The renovations such as on the pub at the end can only go so far to extend the life of them, and the cost must be considerable.
Hi Jim, I'm still laughing at your last weeks comment! The audio was me trying to cope with traffic noise. Glad you spotted the Olde Indian restaurant. Keep flying. Ron
Oh tantalizing Tewkesbury town, to walk thru your streets and Alley ways brings a sense of your history up to the present time. One wonders what tales you would tell of your town folk, the different industries that have come and now sadly gone. But all is not lost, today Tewkesbury is a vibrant forward looking town, with a proud past and a forward thinking future, this is one town not to be missed.
Well said Martin, thank you. Ron
Ron, another of those coincidences. Today we, my wife and I, are on grandparent duty and we had already planned to take the kids to a favourite spot of ours, that is Tewkesbury. So I am having a rest from scribe duties and the "Terrible Two" Jasmine and Oliver will be commenting this week. Here goes
"Thank you Ron for such an interesting walk. We retraced your steps, remembering to look up instead of down. Oliver liked the Plague burial ground and I liked the Hop Pole - Dad likes it too as it is a branch of Wetherspoons, noted for its cheap food and beer. The secondhand book shop is my favourite too and I managed to pick up a Horrible Histories book which I had not read. You did however miss one very important shop, the one that sells so many varieties of ice cream just by the River. Today I had a profiterole one and my brother had a banoffee pie flavour. Thank you again for posting this one. Grandad says he is your number 1 fan. J & O
Hi J & O, I am very honored that you have added your comment on my channel. It was very well thought out and written. People from all around the world look at these comments so you are now very famous. Thank grandad from me for letting you take part. Uncle Ron!
very interesting place! thanks for showing us, Ron
Pleasure is all mine Michael. Ron
"if you knew all about bricks you could date it from that. Unfortunately, I don't know all about bricks". Priceless! :D
True
Hello Ron - greetings from Poland.
I've been to Tewkesbury many times, at least twice with you now This is the first time I've seen the town through a camera lens. What a beautiful place with so many fascinating buildings of some many different styles of architecture. I love the alley ways. Being naturally nosy, wonderful places to walk down.
Another wonderful video. I hope the sound difficulties were camera related and not Ron related. Look after yourself please. Love to you and Pauline. See you again soon.
Hi Michael, the sound issues were me trying to deal with traffic noise, almost impossible in the confines of the town. Hope it didn't spoil it for you. Take care, Ron & Pauline
@@ParkinsonsWalks I know, getting the sound right when filming in a town in or near a busy road is very difficult. Maybe it's me getting ancient these days, but it seems like traffic noise is getting louder!
@@westcountrywanderings Hi Paul, it doesn't help that my camera seems to amplify traffic noise. Frustrating. Take care. Ron
Hi Ron, what a lovely town, I would guess it's off the tourist route which makes it all the easier to appreciate it without the hoards. It's certainly got a charm.
I enjoyed looking at the wooden framed buildings, It reminded of the Weald and Down museum at Singleton where many a building has been taken to be restored and put on show. I think they do the TV show The Repair Shop from there.
Lots of interesting details, brickwork, clocks, did I see a giant key? to be seen up above the ground level as well.
The channel in the alleyway reminded of a village near here high up in the mountains called Pampaneira, which has channels through the centre of the steep lanes, I'll see if I can find a link in CZcams.
Good luck from Spain!!
Thanks for taking me there!!
Thanks for coming along David. There is history all around us if we just stop to look. Keep cool. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Here is a short video on Pampaneira, no commentary, music might be better though czcams.com/video/iVf4Wv_TKXI/video.html
This is the area where Chi's Stewart wrote his books, the first being Driving over Lemons, an enjoyable read.
@@ParkinsonsWalks Here is a short video on Pampaneira, no commentary, music might be better though czcams.com/video/iVf4Wv_TKXI/video.html
This is the area where Chris Stewart wrote his books, the first being Driving over Lemons, an enjoyable read.
@@davidberlanny3308 Thanks David, what a stunning location. I didn't think the music was too bad. Wish I could afford the kit they must have used to film it with. Ron
My beautiful town.
Miss you so much.
Lovely town, lovely location. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks live there for 5years,unfortunately I have to return to my country.
Hello Ron. Tewksbury is a beautiful place. So many really old timber framed buildings. Mary tells me I’ve been there, but I can’t remember it. Lovely film, showing the town off to perfection.
Thanks Lionel, hope you are both well. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Thanks Ron. We are well, but I don’t like this heat. Too hot to go out filming. I’ve got plans for next Saturday, weather permitting. Stay well.
@@lionelmarytravels6003 Don't forget to wear a hat. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Ah Yes. A hat. I have a few of them for golf, but I really want a straw one, that fits properly. I was in a shop recently where they had some, but they were all far too big. Then I spied a nice white cotton hat with a small brim which fitted a treat. At only £3.99 I was well pleased. After wearing it for a while I noticed it was intended for children. No one can call me big headed!
Taking up your comment about looking up at buildings reminds me that 1958 to 1962 I attended Joseph Wright art school ion the centre of Derby And was always enthralled by roofscapes and recorded many details of building roofs, chimney stacks and pots together with details of lamp posts, telegraph poles etc. Sadly I can only find a fraction of my records of now long gone Derby but I can stll visualise them. This video is an excelent example of why we should look up and take note. Well done Ron.
Hi Mike, have you ever considered recreating some of your work from memory? If nothing else it would keep you out of mischief for a while. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Yes i have considered this course of action many times, however the large garden is always requiring some attention ad if it's not that "she who must be obeyed" almost always can find a list of thing for me to do as long as your arm. What does this word retirement really mean I wonder. Mike.
@@oldfart6318 I know what you mean about jobs stacking up Mike, maybe in the winter. Ron
My wife and I spent time in Tewkesbury in the early 70s when it was a lot quieter than it is now - quieter in that there was much less traffic and very few visitors. Since then it has been 'discovered', but it seems to me that many visitors spend an hour here while en route to somewhere else. The town therefore sees little benefit, which is a pity because as your wonderful 'taster' shows there is so much to see here for those who know how to look. The Abbey is one of the country's finest churches with monuments surpassed only by Westminster Abbey and some amazing stained glass. However, the town would still be a gem even if Henry 8 and his barbarians had flattened it.
Hi Philip, you are so right, it is a lovely little town, why they don't pedestrianise the high street is a mystery. Loved your comment on Henry 8th. Ron
Hi Ron. Many thanks for today's excellent video and for taking us along with you. With regard to your point about why is the church an Abbey, perhaps I can shed some light on it for you. An Abbey is more of a Monastery, whereas a church is more akin to a Cathedral. So, Tewksbury has been a place of worship since the 7th century with a priory being established there in the late Saxon period circa 10th century. Work on the present Abbey/Monastery, on the site of the priory, did not start until 1112. It was built to house Benedictine monks, and was near completion when consecrated in 1121. No trace of the original priory remains. Re-modelling of a large part of the east end was undertaken in the 15th century with many of the Norman features being removed. At the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540, the Abbey's valuables were seized by Henry VIII and the building was purchased by the townspeople for £453 (the value of the lead on the roof and the metal in the bells), to become their parish church. However, it has always retained it's title of Abbey. The last major re-modelling of the Abbey was undertaken, controversially, by Sir Gilbert Scott, the English Gothic Revival architect in 1875.
Of course, I can't end without getting a link to railways in here somewhere!! I looked back at your posts on Tewksbury railway station and the walk along the old Ashchurch to Malvern line. I then had a look at the station site today and it is still exactly as it was when you filmed it! I'm amazed that what must be a valuable piece of real estate, so close to the town centre, has not been snapped up for re-development, despite the Morrison's supermarket having been built right on it's doorstep in recent years. I expect one day the site will end up with commercial premises or housing on it, so it's great that you have recorded what is left for posterity Ron. Best wishes, Trev
Thanks Trev, wonderful informative post as usual. Like you I can't quite understand why the old station site hasn't been developed, they seen to prefer green field sites. Take care. Ron
I suppose I can't let your film of Tewkesbury slide past without sharing a true story with your community. Ron (my Dad) and I went to Tewkesbury Abbey tea shop and were told off for fighting. For me, that was a delightful first and perfect end of the day. I'm still bursting with pride (we were fighting over who was to have the privilege of paying, each insisting it was their turn, which sounds tame once explained. But still, "Fighting in Tewkesbury Abbey tea shop" is now going on my cv, for a bit of flavour.
I won. - I think.
Another fantastic video Ron. My Nan worked 'in service' (an old expression for a chambermaid) at The Bell Hotel in Tewkesbury for four years in the 1930s, after moving to Gloucestershire from Wolverhampton. She could tell many a tale about what happened there! I really enjoyed this tour of a town I am not very familiar with (yet!). Take care of yourself Ron, cheers, Paul 👍🙂
Hi Paul, I love these family links to history, they need recording or they will be lost. Bit warm filming at the moment. Keep cool and take care of yourself. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Yes, definitely too warm for doing my Severn Way or Cotswold Walks series! I am off to Weymouth tomorrow on the train (then open topped bus to the Isle of Portland) - forecast to be cooler on the coast, hopefully!
@@westcountrywanderings Make sure you remember to take a hat. Enjoy. Ron
Very nice to visit one of my old places of residences when growing up. Lovely video Ron. My dad had a carpentry workshop in Abbey Mill Lane just next to the mill (you can just spot the doorway @3:23). The abbey is called an abbey "for some reason": it was part of an abbey, but when King Henry 8th decided to dissolve the monasteries over some argie-bargy with the pope about his bit on the side, the townspeople had a whip-round and bought the church from the crown. I'm sure the local museum will have a lot more detail on this -- that's what I remember from being at primary school there in 1971 anyway!
Hi Graham, good to hear from you. I love your potted history of the Abbey, that has to make it into the vlog
Hi Ron: I knew it was going to be a good video with your "I'm not sure that's appropriate" comment at the sign on the Abbey! A brilliant walk, what incredibly interesting architecture. We'll never have anything old here...when things start getting old and interesting they tend to rip them down and replace them with 60 storey glass boxes. I reckon I'd better be careful. I was just pulling weeds in the garden and wondering whether you'd know the names of them, and whether they actually ARE weeds. OVM and I are now playing "find it" in the garden. She (reluctantly) drops the ball close to me, I grab it before she can, then with difficulty because she's so excited, I grab her, cover her eyes and throw the ball among the plants. Then I say, you guessed it, "find it!", and let her go. She hunts around for the ball and seems to enjoy the game. I think that's why she likes it when you go looking for railway fenceposts among the undergrowth...she recognizes you as a kindred spirit! Have a good week Ron, and thanks for the great video. James
Hi James, so you throw the ball among the plants, then let Sumac go digging for it, I'm not sure you have this gardening thing worked out. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Point taken Ron, it's hard to say "no" to the brat though.
Good 4k shots
I tried
Beautifully photographed.
Thank you. Ron
Hello Ron, I should be watching this in Tenby with something cold in my hand. Alas we got as far as Abergavenny and the clutch and gearbox decided to blow up. Car has only done 13,500 miles. Joy. Had a 4 and half hour wait for a lift back to the dealer in Gloucester.
I hope you don't get too excited in this video as I need to calm down.
But. We didn't have an accident, nobody is in hospital and the dogs enjoyed the ride home in the front of the AA van. Thankful for small mercies. Just got to wait until monday to find out how bad the damage is, whether it's covered by warrenty and what day we can get away on our holiday.
Simon I'm really sorry to hear that, I know how it feels to have your holiday plans trashed. 13k is a very low mileage, what make of car is it? Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Hyundai i40 tourer. Going back to the video, we did the school trip and I remember all those little alleys. I'm sure one of the little shops had a display of the big battle in the window where I'm afraid my Lancs got thrashed by the Yorks. Which started one of the most tedious cricket matches in history where nobody wants to lose and all the batsmen defend for a draw.
@@thehairygolfer I've now got an image of you in little short trousers on a school trip embedded in my brain. Some things can't be unimagined. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks Just remember to add egg sandwiches and a bottle of orange squash and an apple.
I'm sure somebody has already mentioned that the large Norman windowin the Abbey is the largest Norman window in England.
You are so knowledgeable Simon, top marks. Keep swinging. Ron
@@ParkinsonsWalks School trip Ron and a bit of memory. Better use it now while it still functions!
I did not know that! Thank you Simon 🙂👍
@@westcountrywanderings It's funny the odd bit of junk you remember from school.
Nice video
Thanks Ron
Hi Ron - excellent - but had my finger poised over the volume up / volume down as your mic was trying to mute the traffic noise. Chucksberry is a fascinating place - as you explain in your great video. We went on a battlefield tour a few weeks back and learn loads about the history. It's there in plain sight. Thanks for the video and once again pointing out that which we so often miss or pass by. One of these days, I'm gonna see you out and about creating your next masterpiece... 🙂 BTW - I know you use Side By Side, but did you know that you can in fact select an even older map for the LHS ?
Hi, sorry about the volume, I was trying to cope with the traffic noise. There is loads of history in Tewkesbury worth finding out about, well done. I do swap the maps in side by side. Thanks for the post, Ron
CGI.
No for real. P.W.
@@ParkinsonsWalks No.