What a delightful group of English country folk… I hope the culture remains vibrant and intact despite future immigration.

I love the reproduction and its instillation into a current community building!

16:25 LOL, how old is this statement? It has been recently proven by archeology that nothing went dead after Rome withdrew from Britain. 😢 There was no such thing as "dark" ages in Britain after Romans left the governing to the locals

Mick Aston!

The group cut the ancient tesserae stones "to make them fit"? OMG.

What a brilliant video

Although it's impressive in style I think quite possibly this wasn't made by the maestro but possibly some of his juniors... it's not that well made..

fundraising is needed in order to exhibit it in its place and charging entrance fees...greeting from San Francisco, CA

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. What a great idea to use a student project format to introduce and examine this interesting international problem. Congratulations to all involved.

Dear Justin Wonderful summary, THOROUGHLY enjoyed💖 Kind regards, the Goon Sisters

Inspired thought provoking film! And bless you for leaving Sir Tony in Jersey.

I doubt there are any left alive. Otherwise the Palis would be making deals. They are sick minded people with an evil spirit.

So well done. Wonderful example of the documentary form. ❤

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The mosaic they made to remember the original is now under a rug in the church, really?

Wonderful! I love how the cat goes in to join the community unveiling of the mosaic in the church, too.

Since it’s only geometric shapes and nothing about the Roman gods it might have been a Christian home.

My heart breaks that the mosaic was covered over. However, it was the only way to preserve it.

I'm grateful the right people have been in the right place at the right time.

A "hierarchy" of skills! These people love their hierarchies. People learning skills is NOT the same as an inherited artificial ladder of how VALUABLE people are.

Lovely that everyone who wanted to be involved got to help sort the tesserae.

I wonder when idolatry of the roman empire will end. The mosaic is beautiful. I take exception to the archeologists statement that local people post-roman "robbed" the site. Poetic justice since the romans had robbed their ancestors of their land.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful film. You really coaxed out the personalities involved; not just the experts, but also characters such as the two local men of Lopen chatting away together. Best wishes from Aotearoa New Zealand!

I think 2001 it was discovered

Wow, what a great story! I especially enjoyed the way the community was involved in the recreation of one of the original designs. History coming alive for the participants, some of whom could conceivable be related to the inhabitants of the area back in the 4th century.

This is really interesting, but when was the mosaic discovered?

The London and lopen Mosaic possibly made by the same artist ?

VERU well done! Thanks for some quality up here!

Huge fan of Dr. D. Neal. Such knowledge. Wow!

Lopen was my grandmother's home before moving to Canada. Her mother's surname was Osborne. Such a delightful discovery

Moltes gràcies! This is most interesting ❤

Very well presented covering several different aspects and community views on the matter. I was Lyme born and bred and have seen so much change in over 60 years. Great to see young A level students getting involved. I would have liked to have seen Jim Thomas, my old geography teachers opinion on it all.

Really good documentary. Moving, funny and poetic in many ways. A great way to examine a people is to see the way they treat their past.

I don't think they carve spoons anymore but they're still together and running an organic veggie farm / allotment.

Hi guys, maybe you can help me with something. Advice. I want to start spoon carving. I figure I need an axe. Trouble is, I'm a South African pensioner in a country where the Rand is 20 to the US Dollar and 24 to the Euro. OK. So I trotted into our local second-hand/thrift/junk shop today and asked Bill if he had any axes. He said no, but he'd keep an eye out. Then, he took something off the shelf and handed it to me. It was a cleaver. And WHAT a cleaver! It was a carbon steel (I think) kick-arse piece of metal with a three-quarter tang, held in a BEAUTIFUL wooden handle with beautiful brass rivets. And when I saw the name etched on the blade I ALMOST FAINTED. It was an old vintage OCHENSKOPF, made, I SUSPECT before the days of Gedore. The blade had a patina on it... Oh my, this thing is BEAUTIFUL. And Bill wanted FIFTY RAND for it! I took it home and went online to see if I could get a realistic idea of the value. There was only ONE entry - a second hand Ochenskopf cleaver EXACTLY the same size as mine but BIGGER. Mine is 30cm long and weighs 600gms and this one was 38cm long and weighs 900gms. The buyer wanted FIFTEEN HUNDRED Rand for his and he got it because when I saw the listing it was already sold. His is a No 18 but I can't see a number on mine. Now, here's the question - will this cleaver, properly sharpened, do the work of an axe in blocking out a spoon?

Brian. Thanks to you for bringing back many happy memories from my visits in the late 60's and early 70's when i was in my 20's. I was visiting when the film 'The french luitenants woman was being filmed. Remember going to a local pub for lunch and hearing a couple of postmen complaining that a number of thier routes were closed of for filming on those days. I also remember walking through the mini crazy golf course, catching the edgeing of the green and spraining my ankle. in later years returning with my wife and children and also on later dates my grandchildren. now at the age of 77 and feeling my age I do not travel as much, but revisit through your videos, so once again, many thanks and keep on making memories for many people like myself.

Thank you so much. Is there a way to order your spoons online?

Thanks for this succinct history. Our family have been visiting Lyme since the early 90’s so I’m sending out links.

Thank you for such a wonderful film about roman mosaic discovery. There are lots of thing to learn from this video. Love to see the enthusiasm of the site communities, the deeply knowledged researchers, the humble & expert photographer lady, the expert of stones the direction of the movie and more. Absolutely marvelous

great video.history of Britain is very much like that of its geology..sedimentary layers..metamorphic outcroppings..and igneous intrusions...very much like that of Italy...including that of Rome...this video makes me ask what the ancient Romans would have done if "they" found remnants of a previous civilization in their backyard?From what i've read the Romans erased all they found of Etruscan Civilization...even though they absorbed so much of that cultures zeitgeist.Basically... Roman Hellenistic civilization wanted in no way to be associated with anything that was 'in fact a 'true' part of their past'...Great Britain ? Gotta love that country..and those people..get down on their hands and knees and embrace their past. An inspiration.Thank you for this film

This video is so informative

What a great summary of Lyme’s coastal protection. Some great photos in there too. A reminder for me of some hard work, good old machines and some great work mates.

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Lovely, informative film, thank you. Having spent time on holiday around the area with my late wife and our daughter when she was very young, the mere mention of the beautiful Dorset Jurassic coast brings a flutter to my heart. I now live in North Devon but am disabled so a lot of this stunning countryside and coast is out of my reach now. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful calypso x

Remember you as a little girl in Winsham Xx❤️

Fantastic video and the history of sea defences. Thank you James. Incredible how much money and work has been invested in Lyme Regis to stop it from being washed away.

Thanks Denys for the formative teachings. It only fell into place later.

lovely video, authentic genuine people. thanks for sharing this slice of your life!

I film a lot of my videos here