Fantastic video Pastfinder. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to Part 3.
@PASTFINDERexploring5 сағат бұрын
Cheers Steve, I shall do
@davidberlanny33083 күн бұрын
Hi Bob, excellent video!!. The builders of that church didn't have to look far for material!! Shame the sundial went missing maybe one day it will be identified and return home. Looks like there is, or was, a good water source in the town, talking of which I recently came across a channel you might find interesting Isaac Moreno Gallo. One of his recent videos explored the water distribution tunnels, from Roman times, underneath Carmona, which I visited earlier this year. Although in Spanish I think you can setup English subtitles. Great series, thanks for taking us around Silchester, I'm amazed I'd never heard of it before. All the best!! PS: Great cameo appearance from the snake from I Claudius👌👌
@PASTFINDERexploring5 сағат бұрын
Hi David, thanks for watching and your kind comments. I'll have a look at that vid, I'd imagine that Spain has some excellent Roman sites. Oddly enough, just finished watching I Claudius a again a few weeks back.
@davidisonyt4 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this, i have walked all of the still remaining basingstoke canal so its nice to see the last bit.
@PASTFINDERexploring5 сағат бұрын
Thanks David. Shame it's unlikely to ever be reconnected.
@beeegeeedeee7 күн бұрын
I am not living too far away and enjoy a walk around Silchester from time to time, thanks for your film, now i can just watch this instead 😁. I always wondered why it was abandoned, then stumbled across a video on you tube called Roman Britain the work of giants crumbled - by fall of civilizations, which offers a great explanation of why many of the roman settlements were abandoned. It seems when the romans left those remaining did not want to habit where their past masters had lived.
@PASTFINDERexploring7 күн бұрын
@@beeegeeedeee yup I've seen that. For the most part Roman town were reestablished barring 3 major ones, with Silchester being one of them.
@theoztreecrasher26477 күн бұрын
Pretty certain that no "Tigers" ever graced that arena. Not that none were ever brought into the Roman Empire from their natural home range way to the East since the Romans certainly traded with the Indian Sub-continent, but such limited exotica would have been reserved for places closer to Rome. 😉 Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs though just might have made it before the Empire's appetite for their version of Fox-hunting cleaned out much of the Mediterranean area's big cats. 🙄😊
@PASTFINDERexploring7 күн бұрын
@@theoztreecrasher2647 yes, I think I got a little carried away with the description. Thanks for watching.
@anthonymoore60097 күн бұрын
Calleva is an incredible place that evokes images in your mind of times past. Superb film with totally professional production makes it a joy to watch
@PASTFINDERexploring7 күн бұрын
@@anthonymoore6009 it certainly is. Thanks very kind.
@markkinnish11967 күн бұрын
Great update as always looking forward to the ones of Chester again soon.
@PASTFINDERexploring7 күн бұрын
@@markkinnish1196 Thanks Mark, plenty more Chester stuff to come.
@curiositylandrover10 күн бұрын
I use to play on the Kingsworthy / Springvale to Worthy Down Halt line 50 years ago. Good to see it again and thank you for such a great revisit and explanation of all the features.
@chrisgoddard185512 күн бұрын
Wonderful thanks
@gcnl8912 күн бұрын
Brilliant video. Thanks for linking your commentary and video, back to maps and old photos to make this very informative
@PASTFINDERexploring12 күн бұрын
@@gcnl89 you're most welcome. Thank you for watching.
@buildbright13 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@PASTFINDERexploring12 күн бұрын
@@buildbright thanks for watching
@mikek931515 күн бұрын
OMG that brought back some memories. I was born and grew up in Kings Worthy when it was much less built up (BTW we always spelt it as “Kingsworthy” and you can still see that spelling on some old maps). Anyhow spent many a weekend / evening walking the old railway and playing in the pill boxes and worthy down platform and buildings. You would always meet other kids playing up there. You could walk for miles before they filled in the bridges. If you had carried on along Springvale road you would of encountered what we just new as the “Old Railway Bridge” next to legion lane. I believe this led to Alresford but I could be completely wrong lol. Anyhow enough rambling. Great video.
@PASTFINDERexploring12 күн бұрын
@@mikek9315 Thanks for watching Mike. I was surprised by how much still exists today.
@salse818517 күн бұрын
My family had a brand new council house (1930s) in Milton- a relative told me the canal was literally the road outside the house and they would go swimming in it. The newer houses across the road used to flood all the time because of it being part of the canal.
@nigelmoss906717 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have seen some of these sites, but its great to see them all linked together.
@PASTFINDERexploring12 күн бұрын
@@nigelmoss9067 Thanks Nigel, glad you enjoyed it.
@dumpman119 күн бұрын
Great fun, really well researched, Dumpman Films did a similar job in 2023. You can access the embankment between the A34 carriageways just south of Kings Worthy station, you need to go under the bridge that carries the A33sb and A34sb over the river, that will give you direct access. I couldn't find any evidence of Kings Worthy platform, looked both sides in the trees.
@FredWilbury23 күн бұрын
Thanks for your work and research and amazing footage on this old line regards fred
@PASTFINDERexploring20 күн бұрын
Cheers Fred, very kind words
@FredWilbury23 күн бұрын
I live in Eastleigh and found this a great informative video and so much modelling reference material, thanks regards Fred
@sarahjoable29 күн бұрын
The amount of bricks required to construct this Tunnel would have needed to be sourced from more than one brickworks, hence the different colours, obviously the Council now use this as a storage area.
@john_atcoАй бұрын
With more investment by the LSWR & SR, Alton could have been an important junction serving the vast area of Hampshire,,,,There was no need to build, , at a considerable cost the Portsmouth direct line from Guilford to Portsmouth as the LBSC ran a direct line from London Victoria to Portsmouth at that time with many links to other towns in Sussex and Kent.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@john_atco Hi John, thanks for watching. Alton was an important junction. Problem is many lines were built to block other companies routes. Lines which even when new were poorly served.
@GaryNorth-c4rАй бұрын
Fantastic viewing.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@GaryNorth-c4r cheers Gary
@debbie09090Ай бұрын
Looking forward to part 3
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@debbie09090 latter part of the year, thanks Debbie
@ubaldobezoari8652Ай бұрын
Straight road, shortest distance between 2 points.....yup must be a Roman road.
@davidupton4730Ай бұрын
If you walk down Goldsmith Avenue on the left hand side with your back to Fratton bridge, just before the Layland paint building there is an old cobbled slipway down to where the canal used to be.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@davidupton4730 Never noticed that. Thanks David, I'll look out for that next time in the area.
@mikeg3293Ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed your video fabulous presentation, I always think of all the jobs the railways created? Progress? So they say.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@mikeg3293 Thank you so much Mike, very kind. Hardly ever progress when a railway is closed.
@r2troglyАй бұрын
I enjoyed your video of the canal. The pump house was the building you suggested. It was the home of my great grandparents, back in the day.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@r2trogly wonderful, so much history with a story too. Thanks
@w1nchester32Ай бұрын
top!
@stephenleighton6349Ай бұрын
Its not a basin ,its a loading wharf !
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Nope, definitely called The Dee Basin.
@stephenleighton6349Ай бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring cos ur looking at the maps !
@brianwood9913Ай бұрын
Very interesting. I walk the Didcot end of the line with my dog nearly every day, looking forward to you covering that part in the future.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@brianwood9913 cheers Brian, it'll take a while but we will get there.
@whiskymacableАй бұрын
I used to live just up the road a bit and this used to be part of my play but never knew the full history and I have to thank you for doing this series as it's very interesting for me to find out about our local history-thanks for sharing!
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@whiskymacable Hi Vic, thank you for watching. Greenfield is a fascinating place.
@WussagАй бұрын
Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it. The 'thin houses' in the video are known locally as the spite houses. The tale is that the builder constructed the houses over three storeys tall due to a dispute with the owner of the cottage opposite, in order to block the far reaching views of the Mersey estuary and Liverpool beyond. I don't dispute your speculation that the footprint was restricted by the passage of the tramway, but as a resident of Helsby all of my life, I thought you might like to know a little local knowledge about how they came about their name.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@Wussag Thanks Rob, great explanation. Always happy to learn stuff
@BornAcornАй бұрын
I believe the originally planned Ellesmere canal from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct via Wrexham would have emerged on the opposite bank of the Dee - which would have given the Dee branch more of a purpose should it have survived.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@BornAcorn I didn't know that, thank you
@alanspencer1631Ай бұрын
Top stuff as ever Bob!
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@alanspencer1631 Cheers Alan thanks for watching
@geoffbrassington9702Ай бұрын
That was brilliant very informative. Shame the river banks are so overgrown and unmaintained all the way from there up to the band stand it’s looks a mess and could be so look so much smarter.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Hi Geoff, thank you for watching. Alas the local council & those responsible for keeping the river clean and tidy aren't really that interested.
@davidberlanny3308Ай бұрын
Hi Bob, really well produced well done!! Very interesting to see the short spur onto the mainline and the other lines for the military camps. I know I'd be tempted to take some of that metalwork home!! Look forward to seeing the next installment All the best
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Hi David, thank you. Don't agree, if everyone took stuff there'd be nothing left for me to discover.
@davidberlanny3308Ай бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring You're absolutely right ..... I'd still be tempted though!!
@markkinnish1196Ай бұрын
Hi it’s Mark was made up with the ones you did on Chester and the Roman part I love Chester I go every Friday only living in Wirral and like you look around for Roman remains. I suggest at somepoint you maybe look into doing about the 1960s development one you maybe aware but if not in the 1960s a big development happened in Chester due to the amount of congestion with traffic. That’s how the ringroad came about they smashed through that part of the medieval wall that’s how st martins way came about and so many old town houses where demolished that’s why outside the walls looks so modern today due to that development. Also another one the English civil war that played a major part in Chester’s history so many old buildings where destroyed and apart of the wall near the river got hit to and some evidence is clear near the Roman gardens. Also King Charles the first stayed there at gamol house today the brewery tap on lower bridge street near ye olde kings heads pub another historic one. There you go given you something to work on. Take care
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@markkinnish1196 Hi Mark, thank you for your comments and for watching. More Roman stuff to come from Chester yet and The Civil war is of huge interest to me. Lookout later this year for The siege of Chester and The Battle of Rowton Moor.
@markkinnish1196Ай бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring brilliant. I’ll mention something else of interest regarding Chester Roman remains you may already know. Pepper Street plays a big important part of the Roman wall because it went along pepper street and I found out during the building of the grosvenor shopping centre in the 60s the people doing about Roman remains wanted to get in and look for Roman remains there was loads round there including the Roman street Newgate street unfortunately the planners wouldn’t let them in and I’ve heard most of it was sadly destroyed by the 1960s planners. Thought I’d mention that. Loads of people today say those planners of the 60s didn’t care about the history and said building that ring road to was worst thing they could have done with the history. Take care
@John-L-1961Ай бұрын
I'm amazed at how big the prop was on the old barge at the brick works.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@John-L-1961 Hi John. Yes it does look oversized. It's probably due to so much of the Hull having rotted away.
@Rtt-d5mАй бұрын
Really interesting video, thanks. My daughter lives nearby in South Wonston
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@Rtt-d5m Hi, thanks for watching. Recently filmed the bits around Wonston. Look out for part 3.
@mikehindson-evans159Ай бұрын
Grew up around Winchester and return regularly (thank god for the Newbury bypass, Kings Worthy bypass - which was being built in the summer of 1968 when I was interviewing for my school). I believe that (somewhere just north of the modern Winnall flats) the 1933 Winchester bypass had an underpass for the Avington and Magdalen camp railway (but 1933 bypass, 1918 line to camps closed? Possible red herring). Contemporary istorical pics of the bypass construction might help. Anyway, great video; thanks.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@mikehindson-evans159 thank you for watching
@andywells9079Ай бұрын
Thanks Bob, another great video. Have been to that rifle club in the tunnel in the 1970s
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@andywells9079 cheers Andy.
@Sam_Green____4114Ай бұрын
This line could re-open for Container trains from Southampton docks from Worthy Down to Didcot !
@chriscornell3312Ай бұрын
What a Great video, this was filmed right on my doorstep. A regular walk for me with my dogs. When watching this felt like I was walking the route with you. You missed a few important features, the build date scratched into the brick work of the double bridge and the remains of the signal post just before the bridge near Worthy Down station, which by the way is called Racecourse bridge.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Hi Chris, Thank you. Yes I did miss the build date, however, Worthy down and it's station, bridge etc is for part 3, although I didn't know about the signal post. I shall look for that and include it. Thanks
@chriscornell3312Ай бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring it’s not far from the long sleeper you featured ( there point timbers and indicate the true position of the junction)
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@chriscornell3312 great stuff, I'll check that out.
@joeweston3252Ай бұрын
another informative enjoyable episode Bob l,ve done the chesil tunnel tour very interesting inside fairly long to l never knew of the spur off beautiful engineering on the bridges and the effort of the navvys digging the embankments out l really enjoy watching thank you for making this.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Hi Joe, thank you, There really was some serious work undertaken back then.
@PawsforThought123Ай бұрын
I hope in the future someone is making a video of the overgrown remains of the M3, once we come to our senses and give cars the flick. Great video. Thanks.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Alas that day is unlikely to come.
@Sharron-IdolАй бұрын
18:30 That looks very much like a dug-up Hallade monument.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
You mean the chain marker?
@Sharron-IdolАй бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring I mean a marker that is partially buried in the trackbed for the purposes of using the Hallade Method: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallade_method Yes; I am referring to what you describe as a chain marker.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
@@Sharron-Idol something to do with working out safe curvature isn't it?
@Sharron-IdolАй бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring Correct. I've seen Hallade monuments on the trackbed of a number of disused railways; including the Great Central Railway and the disused Midhurst to Petersfield line. It's a now-outdated practice.
@BillyBasfordАй бұрын
Fascinating 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Cheers Billy, appreciate you watching 😃
@ianpotter5840Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the 1st episode so was very much looking forward to this 2nd instalment. Absolutely fascinating commentary as always and great filming (especially enjoyed the views inside the tunnel). Thankyou🙂
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Thank you Ian, Tunnel was good, the lighting let it down a bit though.
@neilfurby555Ай бұрын
Beautiful brickwork and a lovely bit of broad gauge ... what's not to love about these videos! ❤❤❤ Brilliant filming and commentary thank you.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Cheers Neil. Never found broad gauge until recently, now it's appearing everywhere and there's more to come in the next part.
@gerardtohill9597Ай бұрын
I remember as a child exploring the abandoned buildings of Worthy Down Halt. This would have been late 60s. The buildings and platform were still in existance but in a poor state - stairs were so rotten that even the weight of a child snapped then through.
@PASTFINDERexploringАй бұрын
Hi Gerard, still quite a bit remains of the station at Worthy Down, that's all in part 3. Thanks for watching
@gerardtohill9597Ай бұрын
@@PASTFINDERexploring Oh wow! I look forward to seeing it.