Amazing video. My Nan has lived in Halsall for about 20 years so I spent a lot of my childhood there. Including a year living with her last year. It’s a shame that the younger generations dismiss it as such a boring place.
Thank you; we're glad you enjoyed it. When you start to dig into it, it is amazing how many little details about Halsall are actually pretty significant. (I wonder how many people even know that they started digging the Leeds and Liverpool Canal there, for instance?) We're just hoping that, if we keep making videos like this, more people of all ages will be intrigued enough to find out more - and maybe get into learning more about social history, too. I think, sometimes, the key thing is to find something that people can relate to - like the idea of paying rent in the form of spices! (Incidentally, I just checked the price of cumin on Tesco's website - history leads you to do some strange things! - and today, 1lb. is worth £9.08. I think that's a bargain for an entire manor!)
@Mick Langley younger people just are not worth any effort at all. Far too many “educated” adults are all for turning historical sights such as the bombed out church in Liverpool into student accommodation. I wish I wasn’t such a nihilist. But the one thing I do have a love for is the beauty of times past and so nicely preserved.
Lovely video, thanks for posting.
Amazing video. My Nan has lived in Halsall for about 20 years so I spent a lot of my childhood there. Including a year living with her last year. It’s a shame that the younger generations dismiss it as such a boring place.
Thank you; we're glad you enjoyed it. When you start to dig into it, it is amazing how many little details about Halsall are actually pretty significant. (I wonder how many people even know that they started digging the Leeds and Liverpool Canal there, for instance?) We're just hoping that, if we keep making videos like this, more people of all ages will be intrigued enough to find out more - and maybe get into learning more about social history, too. I think, sometimes, the key thing is to find something that people can relate to - like the idea of paying rent in the form of spices! (Incidentally, I just checked the price of cumin on Tesco's website - history leads you to do some strange things! - and today, 1lb. is worth £9.08. I think that's a bargain for an entire manor!)
Shame the subtitles didn't stay in the screen long enough. Had to keep pausing rewind.
@Mick Langley younger people just are not worth any effort at all. Far too many “educated” adults are all for turning historical sights such as the bombed out church in Liverpool into student accommodation. I wish I wasn’t such a nihilist. But the one thing I do have a love for is the beauty of times past and so nicely preserved.
The Bee Gardens are still there - a little wood near the brook.
Thank you for letting us know! We'll have to do some investigating, and maybe make an updated video to go with it.
The text does not stay on the screen long enough to be fully read.