1975: ASTONISHING Model Village at PENDON MUSEUM | It's A Small World | Making Of... | BBC Archive

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  • Andy Price visits the Pendon Museum at Long Wittenham, where work is progressing on an extraordinarily ambitious project to painstakingly recreate the Vale of the White Horse - as it looked in the 1930s - in miniature.
    Andy speaks with Roye England, the founder of the Pendon Museum, about the techniques he uses to ensure the model is as accurate as possible, and the likely timescale for completing this unique diorama.
    This clip is from It's A Small World, originally broadcast 28 August, 1975.
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Komentáře • 32

  • @stinkymcgee230
    @stinkymcgee230 Před 10 měsíci +8

    I love the story about how nice everyone was to him when he asked to photograph their house

  • @DarkFabulist
    @DarkFabulist Před 10 měsíci +8

    It is very local to me and still open. Some buildings have lights inside, and they can run the trains as if at dusk by dimming the main overhead lighting. Modellers are always required, but they have exacting standards, and test you with a small outhouse or privy first!

  • @steveosborne2297
    @steveosborne2297 Před 10 měsíci +13

    I wonder if this is still around today , it deserves to with all that work .
    Edit : I’ve just checked , it’s still there and this model looks absolutely fantastic

  • @utterlee
    @utterlee Před 10 měsíci +7

    Very pleased to read this museum is still going strong today.

  • @spankflaps1365
    @spankflaps1365 Před 10 měsíci +22

    This model railway still exists, it’s much bigger, and has its own YT channel.
    I’ve seen hundreds of exhibition layouts and Pendon is easily the best.

    • @oooBASTIooo
      @oooBASTIooo Před 10 měsíci +4

      Can you provide a link or the name of said channel?

    • @sophieasha9069
      @sophieasha9069 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@oooBASTIooosearch for Pendon Museum on CZcams and you'll find lots of videos on the model village

    • @nicholasgargano7396
      @nicholasgargano7396 Před 10 měsíci

      Link

  • @petergivenbless900
    @petergivenbless900 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Every time the pencil emerged to menace the model I momentarily felt like I was watching a 1950's horror film; 'Attack of the Gigantic Pencils'!

  • @tjdacatlady1920
    @tjdacatlady1920 Před 10 měsíci +7

    That is an absolutely astonishing model. I can't believe someone invested so much time into making this. This has GOT TO BE more of a labor of love than just a job. The meticulous craftsmanship down to every last little thing is a work of art, not to mention the skill and imagination it took. BRAVO or BRAVA as the case may be. WOW!!!😁💜

  • @Jack_Warner
    @Jack_Warner Před 10 měsíci +2

    I remember Andy Price when he was on the Six O'Clock Show on London Weekend TV in the 80's. I've been to Pendon twice. The railways is a very accurate representation of the prototype in EM Gauge.

  • @oooBASTIooo
    @oooBASTIooo Před 10 měsíci +7

    The twelve year old boy who made the barn model turned 60 this year!

  • @chelamcguire
    @chelamcguire Před 10 měsíci +5

    What a touching presentation. Thank you for sharing it. Perhaps one day I'll visit the museum as I've just read that it is still doing away quite dandy. What a bunch of talented and dedicated souls. Brilliant.

  • @brianbrino4310
    @brianbrino4310 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Astounding and so beautiful built with such mastery! Incredible! Thank you!❤

  • @chrisholland1121
    @chrisholland1121 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Fantastic I miss this time when life seemed simpler and the focus on art/craft was not so rushed amazing

  • @israelguerrero8253
    @israelguerrero8253 Před 10 měsíci +5

    VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL MODEL!!🙂🙂👍👁️

  • @dazknight5622
    @dazknight5622 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is unreal 😮

  • @jennifergonzalez4059
    @jennifergonzalez4059 Před 6 měsíci

    What a bloody legend

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller641 Před 7 měsíci +1

    As Roye said, and like any model railway, it will never be finished!

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 Před 10 měsíci

    People who play 'Bolt Action' by Warlord Games will love this.

  • @dierkschurack-ye9kr
    @dierkschurack-ye9kr Před 2 měsíci

    Man kann nur ein Wort sagen. TRAUMHAFT

  • @matthewtrow5698
    @matthewtrow5698 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I'm waiting for Postman Pat in his van to gently bimble on through the scene.
    Sadly, here we have another clickbait title used - "astonishing", when that word is not actually used in the footage.
    The word used is Ambitious.
    There really is nothing astonishing about it.
    It would be astonishing if a tiny volcano erupted in the model village and tiny people ran out of the buildings as they all caught fire.
    That would indeed be astonishing.
    No model village anywhere, ever, has been astonishing.

    • @andrewholdaway813
      @andrewholdaway813 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Then you knew it was clickbait before clicking, thus for you at least, it wasn't clickbait.

    • @vikkispence
      @vikkispence Před 10 měsíci +1

      Absolutely agree about Postman Pat

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 Před 10 měsíci +7

      I think you have forgotten that 'astonishing' is not an objective fact, but a subjective opinion. Your opinion is not representative of all people's opinion, as some people may find this model village astonishing. The work, time, creative use of materials, enormity of the project and dedication to create detailed realism, to some people, is indeed astonishing. Therefore the title is not clickbait.

    • @Ridersonthestorm8899
      @Ridersonthestorm8899 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Blimey Matthew i bet you get invited to a lot of parties Mr pedantic.
      It would be astonishing if you did.

    • @chelamcguire
      @chelamcguire Před 10 měsíci

      @@Ridersonthestorm8899 Sir, I salute you.
      I detest those pedantic buggers!

  • @nicholasgargano7396
    @nicholasgargano7396 Před 10 měsíci +2

    1930 before diversity

    • @IAMPLEDGE
      @IAMPLEDGE Před 9 měsíci +3

      there always has to be one. Congratulations.

    • @nicholasgargano7396
      @nicholasgargano7396 Před 9 měsíci

      @@IAMPLEDGE absolutely and more and more are getting on board, cuckold

    • @davidf6326
      @davidf6326 Před 7 měsíci

      Incredibly inane and inapt comment.