High Wycombe Walk: Town Centre【4K】
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- Located in the county of Buckinghamshire, and roughly equidistant between London and Oxford, is the town of High Wycombe, or sometimes referred to as, simply, Wycombe.
Geographically High Wycombe is situated within the Chiltern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Wye runs underneath the town centre, and the town centre in turn is located within a valley in the Chilterns.
The town was first documented as 'Wicumun' in around 970 AD in the Saxon era. It received market borough status in 1222, with a market hall being built later on, in 1476. During Medieval and Tudor times, High Wycombe was a mill town, harnessing the River Wye with water mills which were used to manufacture lace and linen cloth.
Other industries in High Wycombe included paper making and, perhaps the one it is most famous for - chair making. Wycombe was surrounded by beech, elm and ash trees, making it ideally suited for the production of simple chairs for kitchens, servants' quarters and public buildings. Having begun in the 18th century, the chair making industry developed in the Victorian era with several factories springing up across the town. At its peak it is believed that 4,700 chairs per day were manufactured in High Wycombe. Typically they were transported by wagon to London over a 36-hour round trip.
During the Second World War some of High Wycombe's furniture factories were adapted to produce aircraft components. The industry fell into decline around the 1960s, around the same time that the River Wye was culverted underneath the town centre, with two shopping centres popping up in the area, along with various office blocks and multi-storey car parks. There is some noteworthy older architecture in the town - particularly High Wycombe Guildhall just off the high street. This was built in 1757 to replace an older guildhall that was destroyed by a fire. The current building is Grade I listed.
The town is represented in sport by the football team, Wycombe Wanderers, going by the nickname, 'The Chairboys'.
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Filmed: 12th May 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/A4HmZhWYpQLAQbV1A
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Oxford Street
0:17 Queens Square
0:44 Church Street
1:27 All Saints' Parish Church
1:44 Castle Street
5:12 Crendon Street
6:42 High Street
9:04 Church Square
10:19 Church Street
10:41 White Hart Street
11:44 Queens Square
12:40 Frogmoor
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I'm a northern guy, spent two years in this lovely place.Very fond memories of the street market.They closed the road for people to shop. Very fond, love to go back sometime xx
I’m 12 and I spent 10 years of my life here in always wanted to go back to see my friends and know I probably won’t get to until I’m and adult because my parents separated and we are tight on money but you don’t know the things I’d give to go there for one day I am crying right now because I haven’t seen this place in a very long time and it just made me miss it so much I’m guessing no one got it this far but if u did I’m sorry you had to hear me ramble but I just have to say it and I can’t keep this bottled up
Hello all, back in for my yearly update on this infamous town. I’ve got a new job at roosters grill, located in frog more, next to Dennis’. I’d like to first of start by letting everybody know the rat infestation has gotten worse in this town. My manager makes us close on Sundays to do a weekly ‘rat hunt’. He says we need as many as possible as they are a great substitute for chicken. He also makes us crush up hula hoops and mix them with some unknown liquid, this has a thick consistency and a greyish colour… We then shape the crushed hula hoops to make chips. Many customers have complained our chips taste like hula hoops now but dont complain about the rat flavoured burgers which really does suprise me. If your ever in roosters and get the chicken burger meal, just know your order a grilled rat in between a bun and crushed hula hoops!
Thanks,
Thank you watching this has brought so many memories back for me as I spent large parts of my child hood visiting my grand parents during most off my holidays haven’t been back since about 1997 it’s so nice to see the buildings I remember used to love the markets it was like another world when we visited from Glasgow 😊😊
I visited from Trinidad and Tobago..a friend who live here in 2019..
I spent two months ...
This brings back beautiful memories
Ah that's nice to hear, thanks!
I'm always watching your channel! It's such a great feeling! : )
Hey, thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful place! Thanks for sharing!)
I have been in High Wycombe in the summer 1970. Staying at a family's home in Hazelmere. Unfortunately I could not remember anything to be seen in this video. The only thing I have not forgotten is the name of the little boy of the family I stayed. He was about 2 years old then and his name was Giles. Greetings from Germany.
Thanks for this video it made me cry I have so many memories from this place
Don't worry its all over now there's counselling still available.
What a lovely start amazing enjoyable great😊👍you’re visit give me smile😊hope you will come always 😍🌹
Thanks for the kind words!
Lovely video, brings happy memories to mind 🙂
Would have loved to have seen some footage of the university!!
Nice video.
Fascinating
Thanks for sharing cheers
Thanks for watching!
Nice town walk. Thank you for the beautiful video.
9:23 You seem pretty fit.
alright shakeel kinda gay
nice walking video.from Japan.
Hey, thanks for watching!
My grandmother was born and raised. She passed a year ago. I hope to visit once in my life
The only shop that I recognise from 40 years ago is WH Smith in the High Street and the pubs. Looks pretty run down.
Very nice commuter town.
Have a good day! We are traveling with you. We would be grateful for a video about shrussberry. Best regards, Elena, Belarus.
Thanks, I appreciate it! I did a walk of Shrewsbury late last year. You're welcome to search for it on my channel if you're interested.
I was born in the now defunct Shrubbery maternity clinic on Amersham Hill in 1973 and spent my formative years in Wycombe. Do you have good brakes?
Hi there, I’ve lived in Wycombe for my whole life (32 years) and I’ve worked in Dennis’ kebab van while during my this time. I can honestly say they did some unthinkable things in that van! It varies from rats being thrown in the fryer and tossed between a burger bun, to Dennis clipping his toenails into the potato chip bag! Absolutely vile, please bring awareness to this #StopDennis #Charlieissuperior
this is true,i worked in Dennis kebab van and toilet for 6 years
, we collected the local rats from highcrest senior school and skinned them and them made fillet burgers from them. we gave it to the homeless to eat since they aren't human beings. don't eat at charlies either tho!
Maybe it was your kebabs I used to gorge on. Very nice they were!
Won't eat at that van now I know. Thanks for the tip off.
My town. Should never have covered the water up. I worked on the market.
I used to live there, it hasn't changed. A nice place to live if you don't want London!
I am currently wanting to move out of londodn to high wycombe...would you recommend then? Any good schools..primary and secondary you'd recommend and best area to live here? Your advice would be so appreciated..thank you
@@lishy5314 hi there, in terms of areas I will recommend Marlow, wooburn Green and surrounding areas. I will avoid areas like Castlefield, Desborough Road... and in term of schools I don't really know because my children were not going to school at the time. All the best!
I was born here..they messed the town up and are trying to fix it. Cheers..
everyone saying what a beautiful place but they dont know what really goes on
What does go on then?
Because I love you is country
I’m here because of Howard Jones 🤗
It’s a shame you never covered all the high street you missed out a lot like the indoor shopping centre Eden and Chilerns and cinema
Please help me I want go to in england
IM IN IT NO JOKE
Lovely filming but not the Wycombe I loved ,the shopping area was full of character and the shops were great.
I got slapped here in 2005
9 years ago i visited this town i also work in papa jones pizza
My hometown come on
Foods supply will runout soon
Has anyone seen my cat????😱
I saw a dead cat inside dennis’ kebab van earlier? Was it’s name nemo?
charlies frier?
Omgggggg
Who are all these people commenting? I lived and worked there for years. The council got taken over by ethnics, uncontrolled back garden building, drugs, prostitution, just appalling. All the furniture factories gone. And if you come across a person with pale skin they're probably polish. Couldn't wait to leave. Now in the Westcountry, but this is slowly going the same way.
It’s a dump to be honest,