Boston Tourist DVD, Lincolnshire, UK
Boston The Original DVD from Primetime Video.
Boston is a town steeped in history. The Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America seeking religious and political freedom after a failed attempt which left them imprisoned in the town's Guildhall. Boston's magnificent buildings bear testimony to the wealth that was generated in medieval days when the port of Boston was, for a little time, more important that the port of London. The famous Boston Stump, the tallest parish church in England, towers over the fenland town and has been a beacon to travellers for over 400 years.
Now for the first time, Boston's fine buildings, history and charm have been captured on video.
Discover the town's treasures and traditions including guided tours of the Stump, Guildhall, Fydell House, Maud Foster Windmill and the renowned outdoor market.
Also featured are the town's colourful celebrations including the 450th Anniversary, Town Carnival, Boston Show and Royal Visits. A detailed look at the town today combines with impressive sunsets, the area's wildlife and beautiful views of the town, which reveals 'Boston - The Original'.
40 minutes long and available online from primetimevideo.co.uk
Places to see in ( Alford - UK )
Places to see in ( Alford - UK )
Alford is a town in Lincolnshire, England, about 11 miles north-west of the coastal resort of Skegness, at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its population was 3,459 in the 2011 Census.
Alford's retail outlets cater mainly for local demand. Shops include a pharmacy, a grocery, two butchers (the latest one opened in November 2016) and DIY and homeware stores. There is also a large shop (The Tiger Lily) which specialises in doll's houses and their contents. There are two supermarkets, in Church Street and West Street. The five public houses are the Half Moon Hotel, Windmill Hotel, George, Anchor and White Hart. Two of these still operate - the Half Moon having an attached tea shop and is the venue for many local activities. The Anchor is in the process of being renovated. The town has branches of Lloyds Bank and the Yorkshire Building Society. National Health and private dentists are located in South Street and Merton Lodge, and there is a doctors' surgery in West Street. A crematorium opened on the outskirts in 2008.
Market day in Alford is Tuesday. The main market is held in the Market Place, with stalls of groceries and other small items. Alford's Craft Market has been held every August bank holiday since the 1970s in the grounds of the manor house. The cattle market closed in 1987. A smaller weekly market is held in the Corn Exchange every Tuesday and Friday. Since Christmas 2005, European markets have been held on public holidays. Traders from the near continent mainly sell food items.
Beeching's Way Industrial Estate in the south-west of the town includes companies for printing and manufacturing, a builders' merchant, and a postal sorting office. The estate is built on the right-of-way of the East Lincolnshire Railway line from Grimsby to Boston, which closed on 5 October 1970 along with the local station. The naming of the industrial estate as Beeching's Way is a wry reminder of Richard Beeching, who masterminded the nationwide cutbacks in the then publicly owned British Railways.
Alford is known for its Grade I listed five-sailed windmill, a tower mill built in 1837 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright. In its heyday it was capable of grinding 4 to 5 tons of corn per day. The mill operated until 1955. Alford has one of several working windmills in Lincolnshire. Others can be found at Lincoln, Heckington, Boston, Waltham, Kirton in Lindsey, Sibsey and Burgh le Marsh.
Alford Manor House is one of the largest thatched manor houses in the country. In 2006 it was refurbished through National Lottery funding in association with English Heritage; interactive exhibits were installed and accessibility increased for disabled visitors. The medieval Anglican parish church of Alford is dedicated to St Wilfrid. Built in the 14th century, with restoration and additions from 1860, it is situated at the junction between Church, South and West Streets. It includes St Lawrence Chapel.
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Places to see in ( Rayleigh - UK )
Places to see in ( Rayleigh - UK )
Rayleigh is a market town and civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex, England, located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. It lies 32 miles to the east of central London. The name Rayleigh is Saxon in origin and is cognate to the German place name Rehlach of the same meaning[citation needed] . According to the English Place Names Society, Rayleigh derives from raege, and leah, meaning Female roe-deer stream or she-goat stream . According to the Rayleigh Civic Society, Roa is a Saxon word for Roebuck and Lea a pasture probably for goats.
In any case, the connection with deer continued through the centuries. Lands around Rayleigh were used as royal hunting forests for many hundreds of years. A deer was included in the coat of arms of Rayleigh Urban District Council, and in the early 2000s, a new pub was named the Roebuck.
From April 9th 2016 Rayleigh now has a Museum, Rayleigh Town Museum. Rayleigh used to have its own stadium, the Weir Stadium, where greyhound dog racing and speedway racing took place. Rayleigh Rockets Speedway team competed against other clubs from around the country in the late 1940s, early '50s, '60s and into the '70s. The stadium was situated adjacent to the Weir roundabout along the A127. Stock car and banger racing also took place there. The stadium was sold for redevelopment in the mid-1970s, and the site is now occupied by Sainsbury's and other retail stores. These stores are accessed via Stadium Way.
Rayleigh also used to feature a cinema, the Regal, located close to Mill Hall; retirement accommodation (called Homeregal House in memory of the Regal) is now in its place. Rayleigh Town Museum has a projector and extensive archives of the cinema. During the 1990s many new housing estates appeared on formerly greenfield areas of the town, with the East of England region currently pushing for even more homes to be built in the area. This has caused some controversy locally, with residents of Rayleigh feeling that the areas surrounding the town should be preserved with more care.
Rayleigh is served by two prominent modes of public transport; bus and train. The bus services are run by Arriva, First and Regal Busways and usually terminate at Rayleigh railway station. Abellio Greater Anglia run the rail line which leads from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street, stopping at Rayleigh, running every 10 minutes during rush hour. First Buses also operate an hourly coach service to Stansted Airport, numbered X30, which makes a stop at Rayleigh railway station.
Rayleigh Brass is a brass band. The band has been established in South Essex for almost one hundred years. They play a varied programme to a high standard and have a reputation for a progressive and changing repertoire of music. Current musical director (2009) Alan Thorpe. Harmonie Concert Band is a symphonic wind band, based in Rayleigh (Warehouse Centre) and have been playing music for the local Essex and surrounding community since 1976.
Rayleigh Horticultural Society are one of the biggest societies in the area, with over 1000 household members, celebrating over 65 years. They have a Committee who work to provide activities of interest to all types of gardeners. For the showman, the allotment holder, the plant enthusiast and those who just like to potter around.
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Rayleigh Windmill Hornchurch Greater London
Rayleigh Windmill is admired by all those visiting and currently living in Hornchurch Greater London. Choosing your new home can be a struggle. You need to find the right house in the right location. There are so many factors to consider from the house itself to the location. Look no further than
Outwood Mill video | Outwood Post Mill | Wind Mills | Windmill | Windmills | Windmills UK
- The Working Outwood Mill, also known as a Post Mill on Outwood Common built in 1665 is the oldest working windmill mill in England.
Outwood mill is a type called a Post Mill and outwood is just east of Redhill.
This is a short video showing the Sweeps turning on Outwood Post Mill which is located at Outwood Common in Surrey.
The old post mill at Outwood is still able to make flour even today and on special event days its possible to buy the flour produced in Outwood old Mill.
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'House Of Terror'Dunes Leisure, Mablethorpe !2016.
Join us on a journey through The House Of Terror, Horror Maze at Dunes Leisure Mable thorpe. Lincolnshire recorded 24th July 2016.
Outwood Mill Video | Outwood Post Mill | Things To Do Surrey | Working Mill Outwood
- A video of Outwood Post Mill, also known as Outwood Mill, Englands oldest working mill on Outwood Common was built in 1665.
This is a short video Outwood Post Mill Promo Video showing the Outwood Post Mill as it is today. Outwood Mill is a working windmill.
The mill at Outwood is still able to produce flour even today and on special event days its possible to buy the flour produced in Outwood Mill.
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34067 Tangmere whistles past Syon Lane Down Dorset Coast Express 15 Aug 2012
Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class No: 34067 Tangmere whistles past Syon Lane Station on the South Western Hounslow Loop heading the Down Railway Touring Company Dorset Coast Express from London-Victoria-Weymouth. The date is Wednesday 15th August 2012 and Tangmere was running 1 minute late. Tangmere was pathed to follow the 08:40 London-Waterloo to Hounslow South Western metro train. Unfortunately the latter was running 3 minutes late so it left Syon Lane at 09:14 and Tangmere was just 3 minutes behind hence its cautious approach. As with Bittern on Monday night Feltham control used the Wood lane Level-Crossing to put distance between a steam special and a South Western service.
Tangmere gave a nice whistle on approach and started to open up as there is a slight grade from Syon Lane to Isleworth. The Up train comes back this evening behind Oliver Cromwell. I filmed that at Surbiton and it was really something special.
Because of work commitments I could not take my tripod as it is rather bulky and heavy. So all three films are free hand.
From Syon Lane Tangmere heads West on the Hounslow Loop re-joining the Windsor/Reading line at Feltham Junction, just east of Feltham Station. Tangmere continues West until its 1st pick-up point at Staines. From Staines the line continues West to Egham where it then turns South to Virginia Water. Here, Tangmere turns sharply away from the Reading line, heading South-East onto the Weybridge line.
At Addlestone Junction Tangmere swings South-West onto the South-Western main line calling at Woking. From Woking Tangmere continues West calling then at Winchfield for water and Basingstoke for passengers. From Basingstoke Tangmere reaches Worting Junction where it turns South-West onto the Weymouth line. Tangmere then calls at Southampton-Central to change crews, Beaulieu Road for a 2nd water stop and Bournemouth for another crew-change. From Bournemouth Tangmere continues West to Dorchester Junction where the line joins the Yeovil-Weymouth line and then runs South to its final destination, Weymouth,
Trivia time. This was the 59th Down main-line steam excursion of 2012 in the London area. By this stage last year there had been 67. The difference is caused by the Olympic Steam Ban. This was the 8th Down main-line run of 2012 by Tangmere. That's 4 less than in 2011.
It's the 16th Down Railway Touring Company steam special in the London area of 2012. By this stage in 2011 there had been 19. Today's train was the 18th Down steam special to run through Syon Lane in 2012. At this stage last year there had been 28.
Syon Lane is a 2-track, 2-platform station. Platform 1 faces the Up Hounslow Loop Line and is where I stood, Platform 2 faces the Down Hounslow Loop Line. The station is served by South Western Metro Trains.
Platform 1 receives 4 trains per hour all bound for London-Waterloo. Platform 2 receives 4 trains per hour of which 2 terminate at Hounslow and 2 go onto Weybridge.
The Windsor & South Western Railway opened its line from Barnes to Smallberry Green (Isleworth) on 22nd August 1849. The company and line became part of the London & South Western Railway in July 1850. The line was electrified on 12th March 1917. On 1st January 1923 the line became Southern Railway property. With the construction of the Great West Road (A4) and the construction of houses and factories (including the famous Gillette factory) the Southern Railway constructed Syon Lane station. The station opened on 5th July 1931 and the platforms are classic Southern Railway pre-cast concrete construction.
After Tangmere had passed I caught the 09:21 South Western Metro service to Clapham Junction to film Bittern on a Down Steam Dreams special and then, in the evening I filmed Ollie storming past Surbiton with the Up version of Tangmere's train.
Hope to up-load Bittern and Ollie tomorrow morning.
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Outwood Mill Video | Outwood Post Mill | Wind Mill | Windmills | windmill | Working Mill
- For windmill fans Outwood Mill, also known as a Post Mill on Outwood Common built in 1665 is the oldest working mill in England.
This is a great short video showing the Sweeps turning on Outwood Post Mill which is located at Outwood Common in Surrey.
The old mill at Outwood is still able to produce flour even today and on special event days its possible to buy the flour produced in Outwood Mill. The miller at Outwood Mill is still able to make flour.
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Winchester City Mill Hampshire 2018 - National Trust
A short video taken on Saturday 8th December 2018 showing Winchester City Mill in Hampshire. It has stood at the heart of the historic city of Winchester – the capital of King Alfred’s Wessex - since Saxon times. With a history of over 1000 years, Winchester City Mill is also the oldest working watermill in the country.
A rare surviving example of an urban working corn mill, the City Mill was rebuilt in 1744 and remained in use until the early 20th Century. Having entered the care of the National Trust in the late 1920’s, the City Mill was restored to full working order in 2004.
When you visit, you'll find hands-on activities and audio-visual displays about milling and the rich wildlife in the area. Or you can take in one of our regular milling and baking demonstrations.
As the official Gateway to the South Downs National Park, the City Mill also provides information if you're looking to explore local walks and attractions, as well as the many other local National Trust properties.