This video was filmed on 29th August 2021, my kit list is after the description below.
My iPhone has recently been damaged so please excuse any glitches in the video.
Thank you for watching. Take care and be kind to others. Adam
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Hello and welcome. I hope you enjoy this video. It is 7:00 in the morning, today we are walking around Malmesbury. Malmesbury is a town in the north of Wiltshire, in south-west of England.
It is quiet now. The High Street will be busy soon as the food market is about to be set-up.
Malmesbury is a 100 mile drive from central London. The nearest train station to Malmesbury is Chippenham. The town with it’s Abbey sits proud at the top of a flat hill. The River Avon splits south just before Malmesbury with the River Avon flowing west and the Tetbury Avon heading north. Malmesbury is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited town in England. During an archeological dig remains of an Iron Age Fort were found indicating people living here as far back as 500 BC. Many of the buildings in the town date back to the 17th and 18th century. The Old Bell Hotel next to the Abbey is the oldest hotel in England, it has been offering food and a restful night to visitors since 1220. The main feature in Malmesbury is the beautiful Abbey. The Abbey was founded in the year 675, by an Irish monk - Saint Máel Dub. The first church organ in England was built here by a Saint called Aldhelm. By 1066 Malmesbury was a well established town of great importance being particularly well known as an encouraging place for learning. In the 11th century a monk named Elmer flew nearly 200 metres from the Abbey tower with self made wings, before crashing to the ground and breaking his legs. The current Abbey was built in the 12th century and originally had a 130 metre tall spire, sadly the spire collapsed during the 15th or 16th century. In 1651, during the English Civil War, Malmesbury was fought over at great length you can still find cannon and gun shot scars on the external stone walls of the Abbey. In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries the town flourished producing fine silk and lace. Today the main employer in Malmesbury is the Dyson company, with their headquarters on the edge of town. I feel truly fortunate to have been walking around these streets this morning. Thank you for joining me on this early morning walk and finding out a little bit more about the town. Please do leave a comment, or like the video, it is lovely to hear from people all over the world. If you have never been to Malmesbury I hope this video helps you feel a little closer to it. If you have been before I hope you enjoyed casting your mind back as we walked around. It gives me great pleasure to make places like this accessible to people.
I used an iPhone 12 to film this video:
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Mounted on DJi Osmo gimbal:
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There has been minimal editing of the video using LumaFusion:
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