Th Bald Explorer and the History of Petworth.
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Richard Vobes is the Bald Explorer, dashing about Britain discovering the history of its towns and villages. In this episode her is off to Petworth in the heart of West Sussex, close to Chichester and not too far from London. It is a very rural town renown for the beautiful mansion house, upon which land once belong to the Roger de Montgomery and later the de Percy family.
It was the third Earl of Egremont who had a vested interested in the town of Petworth. He supplied the money to build the boys school, which was later destroyed by a stray German bomber during the second World War. It was the Earl who brought water from the near by Rover Rother into the town centre and who land it was the grim House of Correction was built for offenders from all over Sussex.
One of the prettiest streets can be found in Petworth, complete with old shop fronts and cobbles on the ground and the Bald Explorer reveals that he once lived there.
Back in the 19th century, many of the poor were assisted out of poverty and given the chance of a new life in Canada thanks to the local rector. Also, many do not realise that a special kind of stone, Petworth Marble was mined from this area and made into all sorts of wonderful objects.
Of course, most visitors , if not travelling to see Petworth House, go to hunt around the abundance of antique shops that flank the roads or take refreshment inside the independent tea rooms.
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My Paternal Ancestors come from here I have always wanted to visit. Thank you Richard, you made them come more alive for me
I feel like I should be paying to watch this! Excellent production value. Discovery channel worthy stuff
Wow, thanks!
Thank you Richard this video is absolutely brilliant I love petworrh bring back so many memories
No other charming explorer than Richard!
You are far too kind!
Excellent, many thanks. I was bought up in Petworth, my father was the postmaster and I have many fond memories.
Thank you - I love petworth.
Excellent series , Thank you, I was born in Portsmouth, Mum and Dad decided to emmigrate to the colonies in 1967, I have fond memories of England.
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. More to come.
WOW, what a fabulous video. Thank you so much. My daughter lives in Petworth and has sent many pics and videos of the area. Your video was so interesting to watch. Thanks again - from NZ. x ps: I have watched some of your videos previously and thoroughly enjoyed those too.
Thanks for sharing I enjoyed. Have a great day.
Thanks for watching - it is a lovely place.
Superb video. I think iirc I had a mosey around the old station site when driving back from the coast c 1997 not as developed then.
Wow, thanks!!! for the fun visit to Petworth and esp. all the fascinating history bits!!! :)
Very interesting watching Petworth going back nine years go u go back visit ther see old church still ther now been interesting see it great video enjoy it well
Thank you James - very kind of you to comment!
I can't believe this is a decade old. ❤
Spent my childhood in this town Richard. This was a beautiful little reminder of one of the most stunning jewels in Sussexs' crown. I have to say I was taken aback and left a little saddened by the story of the school children killed and found myself more than a little angry that it hasnt been deignated some sort of protected listed status or something similar. As for the failure of the locals and the combined wealthy estates encompasing Leconfield Cowdray and Eggremont to ensure the maintanance of the site.. Words fail me.. Clearly all the children of working people ! I suspect had the son of one of the towns dignitaries been killed in the same strike, this site would be a shrine and a beautifully maintained place of rest for these souls. Im minded to start a campaign ot get the graves some sort of status and funds raised to put it in order and keep it so.. Thanks for some memories and a short history lesson.
now, you have corporate law, what's that precious ? whatever we tell you it is. profit before people. it doesn't make me sad, it makes me angry
We are in the US, but we have truly fallen in love with your part of the world via youtube. Especially through Richards channel, and we are also saddened by the deaths of those children and the ruins of what should be kept as a monument for the lives lost. Yes, the townspeople should do something to preserve these precious markers! I realize that out of sight, out of mind sort of mentality, but really, your history there is amazing and I do hope that you or someone will do something to restore that graveyard. Best of luck!
@@ceeceety2320 Im actually working on it now and intend to raise a decent sum in order to put in place a system by which it will be maintained for the foreseeable future. You are right. Petworth is a stunningly beautiful town with so much history and of course close to Cowdray Park (Midhurst) which is also steeped in history. If you venture over message me ! I'll give you free guided tour..Keep safe in these difficult times J
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Brilliant Richard 🙂 Pretty sure I visited the railway station back in the 1970's
Playing catch-up on some of your older videos. Absolutely love the history. Also enjoying your daily vlogs . Hope you will have the comments on soon!
Thanks for an enjoyable video
I just stumbled upon your explorer series today and have watched most of them already. I love your style! Someday I hope to visit some of these wonderful off the beaten track locations and go exploring for myself. More please indeed!
Kevin J Michaud Thank you so much. I really appreciate your comments. I will try to make more episodes in 2017.
This was one of my favorite episodes that you have done.
I must do some more long format ones. In the new year I aim too.
@@RichardVobes Please!!!!
Loved the Train station!
My pleasure - thanks for watching - sorry for the late reply.
Great show! So glad I found your channel. Don't know why you don't have your own tv show - the way you combine travel w/ history is awesome! Two of my favorite subjects anyway🤔
I wish I did - but I do enjoy RUclips so happy here at the moment. Thanks for watching!
Been to Petworth House many times but never walked around Petworth itself. A must when things get back to (near) normal. Excellent film
I just found this film, very well done, despite the long playing time.
Juergen Taddicken Thank you. yes it was a long one.
Well Richard. I've just watched this for about the 3rd time...and I always spot something I missed last time around. It really is a masterpiece. The area is obviously very nice (except the new cop-shop) and for the most part it seems well cared for by the locals. You did an excellent job of the video and why these have never been picked up for national TV is beyond me. That said, as I haven't had a TV for 9 years, perhaps they have and I didn't see them. Either way, a very good video.
Thanks so much. So glad you enjoy them.
what a wonderful and interesting trip in and around petworth
loved it thankyou
One of my better videos I have to admit.
I got this as a recommendation. It’s a remarkable video. The sense of continuity is a quite amazing, text book example! I’m just in awe at the work you put into this, and whoever was panning the camera. A stunning video, Richard, the tourist board should certainly have bought this. Really beautifully orchestrated scenes but, again, your sense of timing is first class.
I did it all, apart from the shots I am in, then my son Billy, or a mate pressed the record button. Funny how people think I had a team.
Richard Vobes Good to have a willing son to hand. No, I could tell it was a one-man operation but I noticed especially at the beginning a panning shot excellently executed of your car in the background and the signpost in the foreground as you came up to a junction.
Excellent
A fascinating video Richard, there are many things I didn't know about Petworth but now I do, more like this please, so interesting
I would love to do more like this - they take a few months to make however.
We previously retraced your footsteps for 'Crumbling Churches' and have now just visited Petworth - 'A Rural Town'. Neither of us had ever been there before and we were again fascinated by what you pointed out to see - we even found the turnstile on the footpath. Royal Tunbridge Wells next!
LocationMr Oh how fabulous. I am thrilled. I need to make more episodes. Enjoy the locations.
Great film !
Thanks so much.
Amazing
Such a find your series are! Brilliant! Thank you very much
Glad you like them!
Absolutely brilliant, nice and long. I am going to Petworth on Friday with Lynns Travel to visit Petworth House. Thank you Richard
Absolutely fantastic! I am so pleased to have found your channel.
Brilliant video! I really enjoyed this one. I've visited Petworth House and the railway station but I didn't relise there was so much more to Petworth. When I visited the railway station in 2007 they were refurbishing the Pullman carriages and they let me have a look in side.
I really enjoyed this Richard, my good lady and myself spent a weekend at Petworth station and the Pullman carriage was most elegant to sleep in and the breakfasts in the station itself were epic. Many thanks, Tony.
We ourselves are only in Shoreham so it was a lovely local jaunt out.
Wonderful job Richard & company. On my blu-ray player's RUclips couldn't find the episode on your channel so watched it on my PC monitor. Sometimes the channel updating takes 24hrs so I'll be checking again. Learned a lot so cheers & thanks for your dedicated hard work.
great video, i love petworth
Thanks so much. Petworth is a fab little place.
i like your programes they would do really well if shown on itv or bbc
Good stuff Ed, I hope you enjoy it. :)
Fabulous little jaunt through time Richard, really enjoyable
10 years ago too, he's been bald a fair while then!!
Fun & very knowledgeable you are!
Thank you very much.
Correction corn was not milled from Roman times
The first historical record attesting maize European introduction is that from the Caribbean by Colombus in Spain, 1493. From there, maize was rapidly brought to the Vatican [44] and the earliest European representations of maize are most likely those painted in frescoes near Rome dating from 1517
I've only recently discovered your videos and am enjoying traveling vicariously from the Pacific Northwest USA. I especially enjoyed this video discovering a new part of England. Someday I hope to return! Love traveling off the beaten track. Keep 'em coming!
Glad you like them!
Gonna watch this on my Netflix Richard Vobes You Tube channel on a real TV, the way its meant to be enjoyed! I"ll be back for my review!
Petworth doesn't have to charm or artistic heritage of RYE ,but pleasant enough to visit in Summer
Love the variety of subject matter you cover - - oh also reminds me to cut my hair 😄Cheers Rob
The mdieval construction style with the building on piles/pillars for wagons to pull under makes me imagine building codes for current coastal cities in the coming years. What goes around, comes around??
It sure does. Thanks so much for watching.
Well you took me to the Dimwits in one of your recent lockdown vids.. and that took me here... excellent work Sir. And.. you have to do that miming again soon... please!!!
I will have to do that miming, so for sure. :)
It's hard to believe that Richard has been doing this for over 8 years now!
Seems like a life time!
@@RichardVobes Same here, it's like a different world now.
The Bucks are my ancestors thank you .
Fabulous! How amazing.
Watch this fulla fro oz,, he’s a crack up.
Great video. I guess I’m lucky to be an American, I didn’t have to learn all those monarchs! :) Shoot I can’t even remember all of our Presidents.
We do have a lot of monarchs, it is true.
That was Egscellent! Very different and more detailed than a lot of the material you produce today. Fascinated by the great animated graphics which must be very time consuming to produce...how did you do them?
I made a number of longer format videos before the shorter RUclips ones. The graphics took so long. I used a 3d programme called 3DS Max - I have probably forgotten how to do it all now. :(
I hear you; excellent content though, that definitely deserves higher engagement; cracking quality...what do they call it these days, “production value”?
Don't why this Petworth one keeps appearing but do love the opening titles though
I imagine living in Petworth in your early 20s must have been a fun time. Those were carefree years. I know you were working at your craft at that point. See, we pay attention. Haha! On a much sadder note, how awful those poor children were killed due to awful wartime.
Love it Richard... what is the music? It's great.... 🤗👍🏻😘
Patti Smith Which piece? I used quite a few.
I lived in Petworth. (Royston Vase)
I've had many a cream tea in the station. In the winter there will be a big fire in the grate.
Living in a part of the world where the dead are almost revered and the sight of overgrown, un-maintained cemeteries is considered shocking; it's very hard to understand how even relatively small communities such as Petworth - where there clearly is a good degree of local pride; can allow them to become like the one you feature. On a mercifully smaller scale, the school tragedy you describe is the Sussex equivalent of Abefan or even Dunblane; and while the local scouts may keep the grave weeded and intact - where are the flowers? Where are the sisters and brothers, nephews and nieces of those innocent children, who would otherwise have devoted their lives to keeping their memories alive? Only, take yourself to the cemeteries of either of the places I mention - and doubtless many others; and there is a sense of community responsibility for the upkeep of such memorials - especially for those who have no living descendants. What adult offers his child a cup of squash and ignores the friend that accompanies him or her? I don't get that at all: it is clearly a town of some means. Surely it can afford some better, living memorial, such as a few rose bushes and other living flowers?
My local walking area...
Hi Richard have you done a video on battle in Hastings and how England changed from Saxon rulers to Normans in 1066?
Alas, I haven't. Good subject, though.
William.the conqueror could be your subjet and how some of the French surnames have impatch on Britain also Saxon surnames to my surname is French Norman and is from the battle of Hastings I research my family surname and the history.
The thing I hate about Petworth is the wall. But Petworth is a nice place to browse.
Oh I do like the wall.
Is history repeating itself?
June Whitfield is buried in Tillington, not far from Petworth.
That's handy.
How about the church and all 3 parties look after the grave of the boys who died. Of course it's amazing how money gets in the way
i object to the term unskilled, these pampered city dwellers who rely on their new umbilical to do their thinking for them wouldn't have a clue how to grow anything, let alone cope with the physical side of making the land productive for food production. if that isn't a skill then what is ? oh there's a machine that will do that for us, yeah right. anyone know how to cook a golf ball ?
Why was Mr. Howard 'infamous'? He was celebrated..... 😳
Patti Smith Ah perhaps I used the wrong word. So easily done. Sorry.
What’s with the Tony Robinson act? Bring back that Dick Vobes chappie.
"A licence to crenelate", I thought that was part of ageing☹️
That too! :)
My dad watches you alot haha
Fabulous - he is clearly a wise man! :)
pulman's yep, i traveled on them. yep i'm an old dinosaur. or, you could say, living history. and no. i don't write books
I loved the prog-as we media people say. I don't wish to carp-as we fishermen say, however it was Dr. Beeching. He may have been responsible for the decimation of the British rail network, nonetheless I feel he's entitled to his title if you know what I mean?
I am pleased you loved the programme as they say!
but where are the film locations of Midsomer Murders
That I don't know - although I am sure a look on Google with soon show. :)
Many villages in the movie look like you show them.
One village is Henley-on-Thames. So I will looking for the others.
Thank you for your answer.
Henley is very nice - I performed there once at a gala dressed as a spaceman! :)
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Once praying to St Christopher
For guidance what to do
That Patron Saint of travellers
Confessed he'd not a clue
Of to-ing fro-ing escapade
We'd more than had our fill
The day we went to Petworth House
By way of Portland Bill... JBO8
How many people did you poke?
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You trigger my sense of humour. " From the market square, up to St Mary's there" sound like a Rupert caption!
Hahahaha - thank you
Yea, Lombard my maiden name
I used t live in Lombard Street!
@@RichardVobes I saw Lombard Street in your video
beeching was the fall guy. he didn't actually own, the railways that were considered unprofitable. nor did he have the power to have all of the track recycled to claw back a bit of cash. the same thing happened to the canals.short term thinking, got us to where we are now 2020. history just repeated itself. how pathetic is that ?
at least you didn't need your knife throwing or fire breathing skills ?
Mincing 😅