Video of Stretham Old Engine near Ely September 2013
A visit to the Stretham Old Engine on the Ouse near Ely on 22nd September 2013. The engine house is only open on 15 days a year so this was the last time this year. A fascinating visit to a still-working engine (now driven by electricity for demonstration purposes). The Victorians were great engineers and this engine, one of many in the Fens built to drain the land, proves it.
England's Only Surviving Steam Engine !!! Stretham Old Engine
This is the only remaining steam engine in England, a real piece of history and it still works :) enjoy guys
Wind, Steam and Diesel - the changing landscape of The Fens
How Wind, Steam and Diesel changed the landscape of The Fens from a sea of reed to the bread-basket of Britain. Filmed at Wicken Fen nature reserve, Streatham Old Engine, Prickwillow Museum, Ten Mile Bank pumping station and Wadloes Wind Farm.
Please visit to learn more about Wind, Steam and Diesel.
Filmed and produced by
Created in association with the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership
and the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sunset Trainspotting at Dimmocks Cote, TFL | 31/08/18
This video is property of Richard Chalklin
2160p 4K HD!
A very entertaining visit to Dimmocks Cote crossing on The Fen Line on a Friday evening. This crossing is situated on a very long straight of track between Ely and Waterbeach this crossing is on the A1123 Newmarket Road and is a half barrier crossing, this crossing is closer to Stretham.
Stretham info:
Stretham /ˈstrɛtəm/ is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 74 miles (119 km) by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open days throughout the year.
History:
A Bronze Age hoard consisting of gold jewellery including a torque, bracelet, six ribbed-rings as well as a bronze rapier was discovered in Granta Fen near Stretham in 1850. Dating to between 1300 and 1000 BC, the torque is in the Hunt Museum in Limerick while the remainder of the treasure is in the British Museum.
tretham means homestead or village on the road (possibly Roman); Latin strata for paved road or old English ystrad for road plus old English ham for village. The route of the Roman road from Cambridge is uncertain beyond Waterbeach.
Brythnoth (the first Abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Ely Abbey) and Æthelwold (Bishop of Winchester) purchased the Stretham estate, among others including Haddenham, Wilburton and Witchford, after the restoration of the monastery in 970 with the encouragement of King Edgar. The Domesday Book records the village as ′Stradham: Abbot of Ely. Fisheries.′
Several fires have occurred in the village. In 1696 damage assessed at £2,170 was caused and a general collection was made. A more serious fire broke out on May Day 1844 in the blacksmith's shop. The whole of 'Bell Street' was destroyed and £20,000 worth of damage was caused. In the autumn of 1850 four fires, the work of incendiaries, occurred at Stretham in as many weeks, 'by which property to a large amount was sacrificed.' A detective from London made investigations, but the culprit was not discovered.
Governance:
The ward of Stretham comprises three civil parishes, Stretham, Thetford, and Wilburton, each of which has an elected council. Parish council services include bus shelters, cemeteries, shared equity housing, local planning consultation, play areas, village halls, and war memorials. Parish council meetings are held in the village hall situated in each civil parish.
The area formed part of Ely Rural District from 1894 until 1974. East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) was formed in 1974 with administration buildings in Ely. The district council collects council tax, provides services such as building regulations and local planning, leisure and tourism, handles issues strategic to the district, and many other services. Cambridgeshire County Council, which has administration buildings in Cambridge, provides county-wide services such as major road infrastructure, fire and rescue, libraries and heritage, and strategic planning. A mobile library visits the village every fortnight.
The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of South East Cambridgeshire. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is also part of the East of England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Geography:
The village is on an east-west running boulder clay (middle-Pleistocene till) ridge sitting on a belt of mainly Jurassic Kimmerigian clays running south-west from The Wash. To the east is a north-south running belt of geologically more recent Upper-Cretaceous Lower Greensand capped by Lower-Cretaceous Gault Clay; the whole area is surrounded by even more recent fen deposits. A rich layer of phosphate fossils, known locally as coprolite and mined for its fertiliser value, is to be found at the junction of Lower Greensand and Gault Clay. Further east is a north-east—south-west running belt of Cretaceous chalk. To the west, again running north-east—south-west, is a scarp belt of middle-Jurassic sedimentary rocks including limestone and sandstone.
The flat fenland countryside around the village, typical for this part of the region, lies about 16 feet (5 m) above sea-level. The highest point in the village is 53 feet (16 m) above sea-level and the highest point in the area is 85 feet (26 m) at Ely, three-mile (6 km) north-north-east. In contrast, the highest point in Cambridgeshire, 479 feet (146 m) above sea-level, is at Great Chishill, 23 miles (37 km) almost due south. Holme at nine feet (2.75 m) below sea-level is East Cambridgeshire's (and the United Kingdom's) lowest point, and is 23 miles (37 km) north-west.
The Prodigy Live @ Eclipse, The Super Tent at Stretham, Ely, Cambridge, England (27.07.1991)
Setlist:
00:00 Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
01:11 Everybody In The Place (Original Mix)
03:28 Pandemonium (Beta)
07:31 Android ('91 Live Edit)
10:50 Your Love (Original Excursion)
13:57 G-Force (Beta)
Stretham, Cambridgeshire, CB6
An impressive and most spacious Victorian detached property, occupying a generous plot within this Cambridgeshire village. Presented in first class order and being subject to meticulous, sympathetic improvements, the property boasts three elegant reception rooms with original features and an impressive conservatory that absorbs the beautifully landscaped rear garden.
The Stretham Collection by Robert Crack May 2015
Art show at the Babylon Gallery, Ely May 2015 featuring 38 portraits of Stretham Residents
Ciao CAESARS! Stretham Hill
Down with the empires!
Prickwillow Engine Run Day August 2013
My visit to The Prickwillow Pumping Engine Museum and Engine Run Day. Located at Prickwillow near Ely Cambridgeshire UK
Britannia 70000 Along GER Linesbetween Harlow and Sawbridgeworth 14 / 7 / 2011
Prototype Britannia no 70000 is seen pounding along it's old stamping ground of approx 50 years ago,July 14th 2011.Filmed with nothing more sophisticated than a tripod mounted Fuji j27 set to video mode.
Class 170 at Stretham 12th December 2010
National Express Anglia Class 170 passes Stretham level crossing on a Cambridge to Norwich
Stretham festival 2008 Rikz & Respa ft Impact Ent
1st preformance as a group most of use were told 1 day before and still had decnet time.
Stretham Level Crossing
Saturday August 8 2015 at 8.58. The 6.22 Birmingham to Stansted Airport (9.40) train. This is 10 miles north of Cambridge and a mile from Stretham village. It is sometimes called Dimmocks Cote LC. To save people asking, the bleep when I started the engine was low fuel. In 1992 a Stansted to Liverpool train hit a lorry here and the leading carriage derailed dropping 15 feet down the embankment. 46 people required hospital attention.
Windy Stretham float about Sept 2018
Trev and Alan on their travels again. A bit windy but better than sitting on your backside indoors!! Spot Ely cathedral (just), The Great Ouse, The Cam, Stretham Old Pumping Engine and Fish and Duck Marina.
Windmills of Cambridgeshire: Stretham Windmill
This video documents the windmill in the lovely village of Stretham in Cambridgeshire. Me and my sister have had a lifelong interest in tall and interesting buildings such as windmills, and aim to go round many of the windmills in the region and other counties in England, so more videos will come in future months.
Stretham Mill was built in 1881 and is a tarred brick tower mill with four storeys. Machinery within the windmill had been replaced over the years using parts from the windmills at Pymore and Gamlingay. Today this mill has been converted into a residence and lies just off the main road into Stretham.
Filmed on my Sony Cybershot DSC-H55 digital camera on 31st July 2014.
46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN ON THE FELLSMAN 20 TH JULY 2011.wmv
46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN ARRIVES IN TO LANCASTER RAILWAY STATION ON THE FELLS MAN RAILTOUR ON WEDNESDAY 20 TH JULY 2011
Departure Of Mallard From York Station
July 19, 2011 - Mallard Now Speeds Away From York And Into NRM Car Park Sidings, Ready To Be Shunted Into The Museum Turntable. It Will Be In The Museum From 22nd July.
Fenland dash 9-5-2015 stretham
Fenland dash 9-5-2015 stretham mucky races. sorry about the mist and that some of the words are out of snyc. enjoy
Combe Mill Beam Engine test
Test to see how quickly the engine will stop in an emergency if the valve control is disconnected. Proved engine would stop without damage in 15s compared with normal 40s where just the steam is cut.