Baldock, what’s it all about

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ANDREW WARD WEIRD WORLD
Come with me on my walk through the Hertfordshire town of Baldock. A small market town about 50 miles north of London along the AIM. Thanks for watching... Andy

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@afnization 2 жыл бұрын

The origin of the name Baldock is Baghdad. The Knights Templer built this market town in 1148 and named after the great city of Baghdad. Check it out

@andrewwardmedia 2 жыл бұрын

Hi afnization, thanks for that, didn’t know Baldock was originally called Baghdad. Cheers Andy

@px8 2 жыл бұрын

I live here - nothing special but awesome

@andrewwardmedia 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Really Cool Dog, thanks for watching. I remember going to discos on a Wednesday evening at the youth club lol. Many many years ago.

@lolliquynh1551 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for your fantastic video. It reminds me of the old days when I was living around 3 years ago.

@andrewwardmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lolli, thanks for watching, glad you liked it. Have a merry Christmas and stay safe. Andy

@andrewwardmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, glad you liked my little video of Baldock. Have a look at the Hitchin video as that is near letchworth where your sister you to live. Thanks for watching. Andy

@tonyrutt9918 3 жыл бұрын

My sister is moving there from Letchworth, I live on the West Coast of the US, so it was great to "walk around" with you and see where she's going to be living, in fact I think you walked past the top of her road! Thanks!

@michaelbevan1081 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I have never heard of the place; but thanks for sharing. And it's fantastic seeing those subs go up. :)

@andrewwardmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, thanks for watching, yep, the subs heading the right way lol. Cheers Andy

@80smusiclover8 2 жыл бұрын

There use to be more pubs here than now a days, Baldock has alot of history with dick Turpin, Romans, etc. St Mary's Church is lovely. The George used to be called George n dragon pub, Chapmans butchers always busy with queues out the door n down the Rd. Zeus is now a shelter for homeless. Boot pub has gone now, if u follow Rd out towards stevenage there is another pub called George 4th. I lived in Baldock all my 47 yrs and things have change so much.

@jamesmcbride6304 2 жыл бұрын

Is the hen and chickens still there ?

@80smusiclover8 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmcbride6304 yeah still there

@harrisonevans6483 3 жыл бұрын

Good video andy, driven through here but never noticed all the little things

@andrewwardmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Harrison, thanks for watching, it’s surprising what you see when you walk through. Baldock has a 505 bypass now so it’s easy to miss it.

@jamesmcbride6304 2 жыл бұрын

Used to be thirty pubs at one time in Baldock

@andrewwardmedia 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know that about the amount of pubs that used to be there.

@jamesmcbride6304 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewwardmedia I am going back a few years to the seventy's and beyond. Apparently there was a cinema in Whitehorse street set back behind the post office somewhere.

@lisam63 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesmcbride6304 the cinema was the Astonia and was on the corner of the high street and South road. It was demolished many years ago (late 70’s or early 80’s if I recall correctly) and the doctors surgery now sits in its place. That’s why the surgery is called Astonia House ☺️