Places to see in ( Bridgwater - UK )
Places to see in ( Bridgwater - UK )
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country; to the north are the Mendips and to the west the Quantock hills.
Bridgwater lies along both sides of the River Parrett, 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth, has been a major port and trading centre and maintains a large industrial base. Bridgwater is linked to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Bridgwater is between two junctions of the M5 motorway and Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton.
Historically, the town of Bridgwater had a politically radical tendency. The Battle of Sedgemoor, where the Monmouth Rebellion was finally crushed in 1685, was fought nearby. Notable buildings include the Church of St Mary and the house in Blake Street, largely restored, which was the birthplace of Admiral Blake in 1598, and is now the Blake Museum. The town of Bridgwater has an arts centre and plays host to the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.
Bridgwater is home to the Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, built on part of the former Barham Brothers site (brick and tile manufacturers between 1857 and 1965). Castle House was built in 1851 and was one of the first to make extensive use of concrete demonstrating an innovative interpretation of traditional masonry features in concrete.
A house in Blake Street, largely restored, is believed to be the birthplace of Robert Blake in 1598, and is now the Blake Museum. It was built in the late 15th or early 16th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. His statue from 1898 by F. W. Pomeroy has been repositioned from the front of the Corn Exchange to face down Cornhill. The public library by E Godfrey Page dates from 1905.
Sydenham House was previously a manor estate built in the early 16th century, which was refronted and rebuilt after 1613. Its owners were on the losing side in the Civil War and again in the Monmouth Rebellion.
As trade expanded during the Industrial Revolution, Bridgwater was linked to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal (1827), although initially it ran from a basin south of Bridgwater at Huntworth. The Drove Bridge, which marks the current extent of the Port of Bridgwater is the nearest to the mouth and the newest road bridge to cross the river. With a span of 184 feet (56 m), the bridge was constructed as part of the Bridgwater Northern Distributor road scheme (1992), and provides a navigable channel which is 66 feet (20 m) wide with 8.2 feet (2.5 m) headroom at normal spring high tides.
( Bridgwater - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Bridgwater . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bridgwater - UK
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Upottery Airfield, HQ & Engineering Site .
A look around the HQ & Engineering site at RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), Devon on 23/08/10.
Buildings include: the main stores, AML bomb teacher, station armoury, station HQ plus many more........
Abbey Pumping Station Museum (#2).
Abbey Pumping Station Museum (#2).
A film by James Hutton. Filmed at the annual Steam & Food Fayre, Sunday April 18th 2010. This shows the inside of the pumping house, showing one of the four beam engines in steam.
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Sromiker Shohor (Clip 1)
Saidpur, a small town in northern Bangladesh, is often nicknamed the city of labors (Sromiker Shohor). This is so because, 80% of its inhabitants are workers of factories of different kinds : nationalized heavy industry, medium industry, small and cottage industry etc. In an agricultural economy, this is truly an exception. In 2008 RTV, a private television channel, went to this under-represented town of workers to make a 30 minutes documentary. It was on air on the May Day of 2008 as a tribute to the workers and small/medium entrepreneurs of the country. It was scripted, presented and produced by Aninda Rahman.
In this particular clip, the crew visited the biggest railway workshop of the British Assam-Bengal Railways which was established here in 1870. Surrounding this giant workshop the town actually grew. However, its golden days are now over. The production team had to collect a series of permits to enter and was allowed inside for a very brief period of time.
Burrow Mump
Another of my flight videos
A birds eye view of Burrow Mump, Burrow Bridge in Somerset Tuesday 10/3/15
Captured using a Walkera QR X350 Pro
Camera - A GoPro Hero 3+ Black edition shooting in 1080p 25fps wide.
Disclaimer - non of the aerial filming or photography shown within this account is paid or carried out with the receipt of a financial reward or personal gain.
purely a hobbyist non commercial interest
I do not own any of the music used in the making of this production nor do I intend to infringe upon copyright law or disrespect to original artist / Composer
Credit - Skrillex
RAF Tangmere Control Tower 09
A video showing the control tower on the disused RAF airfield at Tangmere in West Sussex. The airfield opened in 1916 and closed in 1970. It was one of Britain's front line fighter bases during WW2 and later became home to the world speed record breaking aircraft of the High Speed Flight in the post war years. Tangmere has a fantastic museum which contains countless exhibits. Here you can see priceless historic aircraft such as Neville Duke's world record breaking Hawker Hunter, actual equipment used by the brave SOE agents who were carried into occupied France on 'black Lysander' flights from Tangmere, flight simulators where you can try your hand at flying, a full sized replica of the very first Spitfire prototype and much more. Visit for more information. Parts of the airfield could be developed further as West Sussex County Council, which owns two areas of land at the ex-RAF airfield, has agreed to sell 2.25 hectares (5.5 acres) to housing developers pending a successful planning application. Lets hope the remaining airfield buildings are spared from demolition!