Places to see in ( Whittlesey - UK )
Places to see in ( Whittlesey - UK )
Whittlesey, historically known as Whittlesea or Witesie, is an ancient Fenland market town about 6 miles east of Peterborough, in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire in England. With the neighbouring villages of Coates, Eastrea, Pondersbridge and Turves, it had a population of 16,058 at the 2011 Census.
Whittlesey is located between the city of Peterborough, 6 miles (10 km) to the west and the town of March, 11 miles (18 km) to the east, and is bordered to the north by the River Nene and to the south by Whittlesey Dyke. Historically it was connected to Peterborough and March by the Roman road Fen Causeway constructed in the first century AD, a route approximately followed by the modern A605.
The rail station is on the Ely to Peterborough Line (historically the Great Eastern Line), with direct trains to Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Stansted Airport, Ely, Ipswich and Peterborough. Whittlesey appears in the Cartularium Saxonicum (973 A.D.) as Witlesig, in the Domesday Book as Witesie.
Whittlesey was also infamous for its number of public houses; folk lore dictates that, at one time, there were 52 - one for each week of the year. In 1797, a local farmer, when writing his diary, noted that 'they like drinking better than fighting in Whittlesea'. In other history, Whittlesey was an important trade route in the late Bronze Age (about 1100-800 BC), where civilisations traded with many places, including the Balkans. Such evidence is clear at the important archeological site of Must Farm, where log boats, roundhouses, bowls with food in them, and the most complete wooden wheel were housed.
The Market Place, located in the centre of Whittlesey, is still the site of the town's market, held every Friday. A right to hold a weekly market was first granted in 1715, although there have been several periods since then during which the market did not function, for example from the late 1700s until c. 1850. Because of the nearby city of Peterborough, the market is no longer of great importance to the town.
The 'Whittlesey Summer Festival', held annually in September, takes over much of the town centre. Attractions in recent years included a large classic car display, a large Italian Food stall, fairground rides, a steam engine, and in 2009, a flying display by a Hawker Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. An art competition, for students of Sir Harry Smith Community College also runs with the festival, with entries displayed throughout the day in the Whittlesey Christian Church. 2009 also saw the people of Whittlesey raise £10,000 for bushfire victims in Whittlesea, Melbourne.
The town has one secondary school, Sir Harry Smith Community College (opened in 1953 on the site of Whittlesey Workhouse), and three primary schools. There is also another primary school in the neighbouring village of Coates. Whittlesey Museum is located in the Old Town Hall and contains collections relating to the natural and cultural heritage of Whittlesey and the surrounding area.
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Fenland Militaria Collectors Fair In Whittlesey (uk)
Just been to the first ever militaria fair in east Anglia this morning held in my town (whittlesey)
bought a German black wounds badge what I believe to be an early brass one (30£).
And a us m3 trench knife not sure what era bought it on a chance it might be an ww2 us with no maker mark apart from U.S. M3. (48£).
Whittlesey War Memorial November 8th 2015
Whittlesey War Memorial Service
Straw Bear festival still going strong in central England
Quirky 'Straw Bear' festival draws crowds in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire…
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Lee Whittlesey A Stagecoach Tour Through Yellowstone March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019. Speaker Series- Lee Whittlesey: A Stagecoach Tour Through Yellowstone: 'All Them Fool Tenderfoot Questions'
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WWI Parade of the Lost Battalion -77th Division- 5th Avenue, NY ( May 6th 1919)
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silent footage of the World War 1 Welcome Home Parade of the 77th Division (known as the Lost Battalion - the first National Army Division in France). Troops of the 77th Division parade up 5th Avenue in New York City. The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies of the United States 77th Division, roughly 554 men, isolated by German forces during World War I after an American attack in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before 194 remaining men were rescued. They were led by Major Charles White Whittlesey. On 2 October, the division quickly advanced into the Argonne, under the belief that French forces were supporting the left flank and two American units including the 92nd Division were supporting the right flank. Unknown to Whittlesey's unit, the French advance had been stalled. Without this knowledge, the Americans had moved beyond the rest of the Allied line and found themselves completely cut off and surrounded by German forces. For the next six days, suffering heavy losses, the men of the division were forced to fight off several attacks by the Germans.
The battalion suffered many hardships. Food was short, and water was available only by crawling under fire to a nearby stream. Ammunition ran low. Communications were also a problem, and at times they would be bombarded by shells from their own artillery. As every runner dispatched by Whittlesey either became lost or ran into German patrols, carrier pigeons became the only method of communicating with headquarters. In an infamous incident on 4 October, inaccurate coordinates were delivered by one of the pigeons and the unit was subjected to friendly fire. The unit was saved by another pigeon, Cher Ami, delivering the following message:
WE ARE ALONG THE ROAD PARALLEL OUR ARTILLERY IS DROPPING A BARRAGE DIRECTLY ON US. FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT.
Despite this, they held their ground and caused enough of a distraction for other Allied units to break through the German lines, which forced the Germans to retreat.
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Vintage bus trip Bristol Lodekker LRS125 Dereham to Hardingham in Norfolk UK
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Bus Ride On Leyland Olympian - B516 UWW from Saltaire to Baildon - KBMT Rally July 2017
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The Straw Bear Challenge in Heldra, Germany | Quirky European Customs
Straw Bear Challenge - Europe is filled with quirky customs and interesting traditions. One of them in Germany involves straw bears. Legend has it that the straw bears appear in late winter or early spring to drive away the dark days of winter. Max Merrill traveled to the heart of Germany to find out all about it.
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Burghley House - Stamford Kiwanis Family Fun Day
Sunday 10th August 2014 I will be performing Magic with the Peterborough Society of Magicians at Burghley House. Its a fun filled day with loads of different activities and its all free!
Food, dance workshops, magic workshops, you name it , it will be there.
I will be performing with the Society of Magicians from Peterborough and we will be doing a workshop too.
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Learning to Ice Skate at Whittlesey Wash, England
Learning to ice skate on the natural ice rink at Whittlesey Wash in December 2010. Massive area, the locals had setup a Hockey pitch down the bottom end near the road. The ice in the middle was rough, but the edges were like glass and great for learning on and no boards to hold on to !.
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President Reagan's Remarks for Swearing in of Faith Whittlesey on April 24, 1985
Full Title: Swearing in ceremony for Faith Whittlesey as Ambassador to Switzerland in Roosevelt Room on April 24, 1985
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Buses Festival 2019 Walk Around!
Every year on a Sunday in August at The British Motor Museum, Gaydon in Warwickshire.
Featuring Old and New buses the event overs a massive variety with lots of when know companys such as Stagecoach, First, Arriva and National Express plus many more.
This video shows the line of the 2019 show. Hopefully Ill do the same kind of video in 2020.
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Whittlesea station, Cambridgeshire 11/11/08
A short vid of Whittlesea station which has a traditional signalbox and level crossing. But not much else! in fact, it's a bloody disgrace.
Buses at the Wirral Bus and Tram show 2019. Pt 1
A selection of some of the buses at the annual Wirral Bus and tram show Birkenhead on Sunday October the 6th 2019
Union of South Africa defies the heat with the 'DORSET COAST EXPRESS' - 25/07/2019
The first of four of the regular 'DORSET COAST EXPRESS' excursions by the Railway Touring Company from London Victoria to Weymouth and return via Southampton Central ran on Thursday 25th July 2019.
As with the previous two years the locomotive in charge was LNER A4-class 4-6-2 No.60009 Union of South Africa with an assisting diesel in the form of BR Class 47 'Duff' Co-Co No.47802.
In this video we see the outward run slowly passing through Totton after being signal-checked by a pair of SWR Class 442s on test. Later we see both the diesel-hauled leg to Southampton Central and the final run back to London Victoria passing through Millbrook.
Despite the heat, the A4 was doing pretty much all the work herself.
Thunder in the Argonne: The Forging of the Modern American Army by Dr. Douglas Mastriano
Thunder in the Argonne: The Forging of the Modern American Army by Dr. Douglas Mastriano
In the early hours of September 26, 1918, determined American Soldiers rushed into ‘No Man’s Land’ to play their part in the last great offensive of World War I. Experienced German Soldiers manned the formidable Hindenburg Defenses, and battled the American Doughboys in the Argonne Forest. On Thursday, August 2, 2018, at 7:15 PM, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA hosted Dr. Douglas Mastriano as he spoke about the Argonne Offensive of World War I, the topic his recent book Thunder in the Argonne: A New History of America’s Greatest Battle. Mastriano’s book offers an extensive walkthrough of a pivotal moment in American military history. The battle, waged from September 26, 1918 to the November 11 armistice, saw American forces suffer around 20,000 casualties per week. Despite the losses, the U.S. Army used the lessons learned in the muddy, bloody combat to reshape itself into a modern fighting force.
Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch ordered the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to launch an offensive on the Argonne Forest defensive line in a bid to crush the Germans and end the Great War in late September 1918. In this lecture, Dr. Mastriano recounts the AEF’s contribution to ending the war through the eyes of American, British, and French leaders and Soldiers. Mastriano also presents the perspective of German defenders at the Argonne Forest, woven with the tales of the heroism of American Soldiers such as Sergeant York and Major Charles Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion. Mastriano provides frequent anecdotes from individual Doughboys, alongside discussion of the various levels of command decisions contributing to successes or failures in the bloody, yet decisive battle.
Lecture Date: August 2, 2018
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