Who lives in a place like this? The Village built on Chocolate | Bournville
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Bournville Village is 6 miles from Birmingham City Centre and is one of the first examples of a "Model Garden Village" a place built for the workers of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory with not only their homes but their wellbeing in mind. I had a lovely, but rainy day wondering around and soaking it all in. In this video I show you some of the highlights and also tell you a little of the social history of an area often voted one of the best places to live in the UK. Come and have an explore with me.
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You not only do human-centred research, you tell the story with compassion and empathy. I never knew the story of the Cadbury brothers, though being Canadian I grew up with the chocolate!
Thank you. I really do appreciate that, I love people, I feel like there isn't a lot of empathy left in the world anymore and I am SUCH an empath, I couldn't do it any different. x
What a great tour. I am stunned at the level of care the Cadbury's had for their workers and others. Wouldnt it be nice if employers did this today?
It really would! Imagine what the likes of Amazon could do to solve the housing problems if they wanted to ... will never happen though .. sadly.
We had a cotton Mill near where I live (Leyland) in a place called Farington. The owners of that built a row of terraces for the workers in 1836. I lived in one of them between 2006-9.
Apparently it was the longest row of terraces outside of London back when they were built. My house was the cobblers 🥾 shop originally. The bathroom floor had the boards exposed on the floor and on one of the boards there was a thick piece of leather that I presume was covering a hole in the floor board with old hob nails fastening it to the floor board.
I swear the house has a spook 👻 too.
What a beautiful village! Imagine "what if" today's largest employers put out this level of care for their employees. I just feel like prosperity like this only begets bigger and better things.
Yep, totally agree with you! I would prefer my legacy to be kindness.
Lucy your so watchable with all your enthusiasm. spot on as usual take care. ✨✨✨✨
Thank you, really means a lot x
I loved this! I live about an hour from Hershey, so I know about him. But I didn't know anything about Cadbury. It's inspiring to see how some wealthy people used their money to bless others.
Thank you, I would really love to visit Hershey one day - would be a dream come true. I am a big fan of the kisses ;)
@@throughlucyslens Another really enjoyable episode Lucy, sparked me out of my supine state to look up Saltaire: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltaire - number of references to similar sites around the country.
Scratching my chin, I was bound to wonder why this couldn't be done now. Then it dawned on me that the concept of a "job for life" pretty much ended in the 1980's for most people.
Thank you for another interesting video. I can’t imagine anything lovelier than a village devoted to gardens and chocolate! It must have felt like heaven to the original inhabitants when they first moved in
I totally agree! It must have been amazing, all that fresh air and space :)
Yah another video thanks 😊
Very welcome, thank you :)
What a place. So interesting Lucy. Thank you another fantastic tour.🐞
Glad you enjoyed it and my pleasure x
I worked as a temp at Cadburys for a couple of weeks in 2005, even though it was setting up a new peice of software for the IT infastructurewhich was dull I still had a fantastic time, the smell of chocolate as you arrived to work, free chocolates handed out in the afternoon and a staff card for the shop were you got massive discounts on their products and everyone was just chilled. I do wonder what the Cadburys would have made of the US Kraft takeover.
Omg !! That's so weird, I worked as a temp at Cadbury for a while one summer too, I was in the offices doing admin type stuff. I couldn't get enough of the "free vending machines" and developed a huge addiction to Oasis Summer Fruits that summer - I think it was about ... 2005 too!! Way before the take over, apparently they don't get that anymore :(
Such a beautiful and quaint place! On my to visit list for sure
It is so lovely, a little part of the past preserved in the middle of a big city. x
I LOVE your videos. Simple, honest and so lovely. Please keep going places like this!
Thank you so much! I promise I will x
Absolutely beautiful, we took our son there when he was four years old he had a lovely time with the factory tour and all the free chocolate. He will be 29 this August and lives in Canada. So I’ll show him this when I fly out this July and ask him if he remembers going. Thank you Lucy for a lovely video and giving me happy memories ❤
That's amazing!! Good news is you still get the free chocolate as you go around, I don;t know why but it always tastes better from the factory. Fresh as it gets :)
@@throughlucyslens 100% agree.
Amazing video, what a lovely architecturally pleasing village. Fascinating content, Lucy. Cadburys is the nicest chocolate around too!
I think so, can't beat a bar of Fruit & Nut for me :)
@@throughlucyslensthey’re my favourite too! I have about three in the fridge!
❤❤ ❤ this video. Thanks Lucy.
Funny enough I have actually been there with my daughter who was referred to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital from Wales to have a rare condition operated on. Totally successful thank goodness.
And the original building was a Cadbury family home and was donated to be a hospital.
So anyway the Village was a short distance away during Christmas time. It looked so lovely. We thoroughly explored it.
Thanks for the video, it was good to see it again.
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You are so welcome, it's beautiful at Christmas isn't it? The HUGE tree by the Quaker Meeting House is sensational. Also really happy to hear the operation was a success - I am always fascinated by the turrets on the Royal Orthopaedic, I need to find out about them :)
Another fab video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
I have a friend who lives in Bournville so this was fascinating to watch
I’m now officially jealous of where she lives 😃
Thank you Lucy that was great 👍🏻
Hahaha, same! I live a mile away but it's a different world.
@@throughlucyslens Yes it’s Cadbury World 😃
Wonderful video. Love travelling with you ❤ thanks for sharing. Cheers from 🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed, and love you coming with me ❤️
Thanks, love these places as I will never get to see them in person. I'm really enjoying your channel, thanks.
Very happy to have you travel with me Lorraine x
I love the yarn shop there too.
Yes me too! So many useful little things in those shops!
Another enjoyable video, thanks!
My first visit to Bourneville was on a school trip to the Cadbury factory way back in the 1960's and I remember thinking then how nice the village looked from the coach. So when I was in Birmingham a couple of years ago I decided to visit the area and spent a few enjoyable hours just wandering around taking photographs. I even stopped at the bakers you featured for a coffee and a Bakewell Tart!
It's lovely isn't it that bakery? I haven't tried a bakewell tart - I will do next time I am in there :) Glad you enjoyed your return to the village, it's such a lovely place and always so busy - but calm.
Great vlogg 😊 a great English utuber doing a great job 👏 a big fan always 👏
Thank you for always being so kind, it's noted and appreciated :) x
Hi Lucy this was fascinating thank you for sharing. I always think of the people who needed work and must of been so happy to be employed. I met Thomas Dudley once and thanked him for employing so many people ( I’m originally from Dudley ) I don’t know anything about him but I felt like I had met a celebrity because his name was important to people where I’m from. Sorry I went off on a bit of tangent but I’m sure you know what I mean. I’ve always said if I had money I would put it to good use employing those that need a leg up much like the princes trust etc today. Sorry for rambling on. Bless ya and thanks mate 🥰👍
No need to apologise, in my "real life" I run a food bank, cookery classes and help and a "leg up" for people that need it so I totally understand where you are coming from. I always think why would you hold someone under the water when you could lift them and let them breathe? Speaking of Dudley I should do a video about Teddy Greys! :)
Awww bless ya that’s brilliant 🥰
Bless your heart 💕 thank you so much for doing that in the rain for us all xxx
Hahah I didn't mind. It keeps you on you on your toes the right doesn't it? Can't stop moving x
I wish there was a ❤ button for your uploads Lucy. Thank you 😊 x
You are so kind. Thank YOU x
Another fantastic video! That Serbian church is breathtaking. Crazy how many things you can find in the world around you, even when you think you've discovered it all.
Totally, that church ... honestly. I did a wedding there and my eyes were on sticks when I walked in - I mean WHO KNEW? Hopefully get to go in again one day, absolutely amazing!
It's a lovely place, and there's still social housing! How many multi million or billion factory owners do anything remotely like that for their employees or local area nowadays?
I don't want to google it because I think I might cry as the answer is probably "none" .. sad times.
Absolutely loved this video. I used to drive through the village years ago when I was training to be a teacher. Could smell what they were making. I love watching your work. Absolutely fascinating and so inspiring. Thanks so much. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much Gail, I was so pleased I could still smell the chocolate, I guess it's the best kind of local advertisement ;)
You have a great channel!😁🇨🇦
Thank you, love to Canada from Brum x
Years ago I hosted an event at ‘Saltaire’ in Bradford, Yorkshire. That’s another stunning workers village. In my neck of the woods there is Port Sunlight on the Wirral.
I really want to visit both of these, I have a friend that lives near Port Sunlight and it would make sense to go across to Saltaire too .. I just love these industrial villages with a social purpose. I believe Port Sunlight has some original cottages you can look around so I would love that!
I visited the Cadbury Factory in Dunedin, NZ and it was 100% worth the entry fee! Loved it. Thanks so much for bring back memories for me
My absolute pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it and interesting to know there is a factory in New Zealand too!
A pretty place to live and work. ❤
Love the smell of chocolate, coffee or bread. 😄
You get it all in Bournville :)
Such a beautiful place
It was! Thank you x
I was hoping you were going to do this. I came to bournville about 25yrs ago when visiting Cadbury world and would have loved to look around the village but I was on a coach tour.
I showed my mum who is 78 your black country museum episode and she really enjoyed it, I will have to show her this one.
I forget how long Cadbury World has been there, I used to take my students every year. Thanks so much for your lovely comment and glad your Mom enjoys the videos too - really appreciate it :)
As someone whose favourite book/movie as a child/even now was Charlie and the Chocolate factory, I was OBSESSED with this place growing up. The old factory still gives me Willy Wonka vibes to this day 😂
And besides both my Nannies it’s one of the main reasons I have such a love of food and baking.
This might me my favourite video you’ve done so far, I had a grin on my face all the way through ❤️❤️
Aww thank you!! Let's meet up and have a sarnie in the cafe!!
@@throughlucyslensLet’s do it!!!
@@throughlucyslens Let’s do it!
Thank you so much for this Lucy. My maternal grandma was born in Birmingham (Aston Manor I believe). It is so lovely to see that part of our amazing country and the treasures it holds. 🥰🫂💚
You are so welcome. I still work a lot around Aston Manor when I do my community workshops so I will remember your Mom when I next go :)
@@throughlucyslens my mums mum was born there.. mum was born in London 😁 but my great grandparents came from Shropshire originally 😊👍🏻💚
Awesome video Lucy 👍👍👍 It’s so great to see people who have helped others in need like this. I bet they were never short of staff. Respect to the Cadbury Brothers 🤗🥰
No, it was a very popular place to work, my auntie worked there for years and she always had a big stock of Creme Eggs all year round when you couldn't get them in the shops, I used to be fascinated as she worked on Easter Eggs all year round, I just always presumed they made them just at Easter .. but no, there was a whole department :)
@@throughlucyslens wow - I bet she was your favourite Aunty 😂😂
@@heatherstephens9295 She was gorgeous, I actually dedicated my first recipe book to her - a true foodie and always had loads of chocolate in :)
@@throughlucyslens so cool 😎
A sweet village built by chocolate! Too bad all business owners didn’t care for their workers this way. Thank you for making this video. I’m adding Bournville to my must see list when I make my next visit to England.
Awww please do, you will love it, it's a lovely place, and you will be shocked how close it is to the city but just sits there as a beautiful green space surrounded by chaos! x
As a fellow brummie, I’m so glad that you show the lovely areas of Birmingham and the history of this city. Every other you tube video shows the worst areas (all cities have them) in such a derogatory way. I regularly go to Bournville to the village green, just 15/20 mins drive for me. Thanks for the positivity and sharing the history of Birmingham.
You are so welcome, honestly, it drives me mad how Birmingham is used as a by-word for "viral YT videos about a horrible place" .. because it ISNT. You could go to any City in the UK and hunt out the areas where you could show rubbish on the floor and derelict buildings. Birmingham is an easy target and I am totally here to debunk that! I live in an area Ross Kemp did a programme about "the most dangerous place in the UK" .. we all laughed ..
Sub from Newf who lived in Brum and have been to Bourneville. I loved this video and love your channel. The Cadbury family is awesome. Yes, come to Newfoundland - England's first colony.
Newfoundland is soooo beautiful - I have never been, but I would love to. How wonderful you now live there!
What a gem of a place. Used to pass it on the train and never paid it a visit but I will now! Love your enthusiasm, your a tonic 😊
Thank you, that's means a lot. Jump off one day and get to that bakery: you won't regret it 🤣
Great place to visit and yes a gorgeous aroma of chocolate. Had a great time just walking and looking and the bakers is great. Even has it's own railway station. Thanks Lucy.
You are so welcome. It's a lovely place
Loved the video! Gorgeous place. Thank you for your work!
Very welcome, and thank YOU for watching x
The Baths has always been such a beautiful building
Stunning place, didn't know they had shops but of course it makes sense to have had. Must be expensive now though. Thank you for the visit.
Yes it's a pricey area to live but they still have plenty of social housing on the site too. X
I used to work for Cadbury's (well, actually, Cadbury Typhoo) at Bournville in the 80s-90s, so found this interesting. Even when I worked there, there was a feeling of the workers being cared for more than most other places.
There were also the gardens - separate ones for men and women, with, I was told, an underground route from the factory and under the road to the women's garden, so that the women didn't have to risk being watched by the men. The gardens are still there, though no longer segregated.
And the club was the only licensed place in the whole of Bournville that was permitted to sell alcohol.
Thanks so much for sharing that. It was such a a shame when the club burnt down several years ago. So many people relied on it as their social hub. That's really interesting about the men & women's passageways! I totally forgot it was it Cadbury, Typhoo at one point too ❤️
Another AMAZING video. Thank you. I had no idea that the Cadbury brothers had done so much to create a working village nor how they wanted to look after their workers. It reminds me so much, of Saltaire in Yorkshire where the mill owners did the same for the welfare of the community at the time. It would have been a privilege to work for either. I love Bourneville Dark Chocolate. How can I enjoy my next bite without thinking about the story that you have brought to life so well. Best Wishes, Dave x
Thank you for your lovely comment. I would love to visit Saltaire, it's on my
Bucket list ❤️❤️
I love your videos! I just came across your channel last week. Im in Oregon, USA. Thank you for going out in the drizzle and showing this lovely town with us.
You are so welcome, you can't avoid the drizzle here at a lot of the time, we are having quite a wet spring this year but it's okay - we'll get a better potato harvest and you know us Brits love potatoes!
Love this one bab ❤ I love the houses at the start where you can see the basement level ❤
Me too! I'd love to know what they are like inside. Wonder if they were two houses once almost like maisonettes?
Excellent! As always :)
Thank you :) x
Fabulous! Oh I just wanted this video to go on and on. So much to see and explore. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it, that's so kind! I worry if they are much longer people will tire / get bored so I really appreciate that feedback. There's always so much more I want to say but don't ❤️
Just gorgeous!! Thanks again, Lucy!! Seeing that beautiful bath house/swimming baths reminds me of living in Bristol in the 70s, on a boat in the docks and enjoying a regular hot steamy soak in the deep old-style baths there - Luxury!! (hmmm, never did get to go swimming :) RjB, Down Under 😊
Hey! My Dad always talked about the baths, he LOVED it, he said it was the best relaxation for a penny .. boiling hot water and sit there for as long as you like. The baths were HUGE too from photos I have seen, not like the piddly little thing in my own bathroom where I struggle to soak my knees! haha
@@throughlucyslens Yes, absolutely true!!! With only a water-saving Shower now in Oz, what I wouldn't give for that Big Bath opportunity again, LoL!!! 🤣 RjB
@@oswaldthree Yes .. and you don't even have to wait for it to be filled - it was just there welcoming and steaming :)
@@throughlucyslens AND those lovely attendants scrubbed them clean between bathers, too : Luxury indeed!!! 😇 RjB
I literally like 5 minutes away and you've taught me stuff!
Yay! That's brilliant! I'm about 5 minutes away too and kind of took it for granted. Didn't realise how brilliant it was!
I could almost smell the chocolate along with you! Thanks. ❤
It smelt so good right? Thanks for your lovely comment.
WOW, that was fascinating. I'd love to go there one day - it looks so interesting. I love your videos, you really give a 'feel' for the places you visit. Thanks for taking us along. Take care 🙂
You are so welcome! I really enjoy making them and taking you with me, I'm glad it comes through :)
I didn’t know about the Serbian church! What a stunning piece of architecture
Mad it's there isn't it? I only found out about it because I catered a wedding there, I couldn't get my breath. I actually rang Mom and said GET HERE NOW .. she couldn't believe it either!
@@throughlucyslensIt really looks stunning
Ah thanks for the memories Lucy. It's been a long time since I was home!
You are so welcome, hope it was a warm fuzzy cuddle on a Monday x
@@throughlucyslens ♥️
Oh my goodness, Lucy! I love this video. You`ve made me miss Birmingham so much. Thankyou for sharing. xx
You are so welcome. I love being NICE about Birmingham, we know it's great don't we? x
What amazing employers
Found your channel today. Subscribed and working my way through your vlogs. Watched a few and really enjoying. Thanks
You are so welcome, thank you very much for your kindness and look forward to chatting with you in the future x
Another lovely video Lucy! Cadbury chocolate is very popular here in Canada (and my personal favourite). So it was lovely to see where it was made and learn about the Cadbury family. I love all the brick work. Also would love to have one of those sandwiches you were eating!
Looking forward to your next one!
Oh yes the sandwiches are fabulous indeed! I wonder if the Canadian Cadbury tastes different? I should have had a bar last time I was over x
Thanks for this video Lucy, I worked just down the road from Bournville in Cotteridge. The village is beautiful, just a pity there are no pubs!!
Hahaha, I know! Still can't get a drop around there.
Had to walk to the Country Girl in Shelly Oak for a beer while I was at the art school.
Yes! Still can't get a drop around there :)
Delightful! I have liked & subscribed (Scotch eggs, oh I miss them so!).
Thank you so much!! Appreciated .. and yes, scotch eggs, they give me TERRIBLE indigestion but sometimes a must is a must right? ;)
Wow, what a stunning area! I look forward to visiting someday. 😊
It's lovely. Have a wonderful day when you do ❤️
Absolutely enjoying your videos. Xx
Thank you, that's really kind of you :)
Enjoyed so much, thank you for sharing, sorry the weather was so bad for you😊
Thanks Pamela, can't avoid the drizzle here can you? It didn't effect my day too much and I have a good rain coat :)
bournville 🤤cadbury🤤chocolate 🤤 this video made me hungry 😂😂 and before i forget 🤣🤣 beautiful village 😘 and hi lucy 👋😘
Hi Yvonne! Yes, I couldn't live any closer than I do .. I do love chocolate .. actually my mouth is watering thinking about it again! haha
This was so interesting. Enjoyed it. Love from Cape Town.
Glad you enjoyed it! Love right back at you from Birmingham x
Enjoyed this so much ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Something a bit different and definitely a place for you two to explore if you are in the area ❤️❤️
Fascinating. Just a short journey from me? I have been through it many times, but never taken the opportunity to walk, found it. Love ghat you researched the history of this place. I hope to go soon and and look through the eye of Lucy's Lens for myself. Cheers Lucy. You're a star 🌟
Have the best time, it's lovely especially on a summers day when you can sit outside with a coffee and watch the world go by x
Brilliant vlog as usual Lucy and another destination to add to my holidaying list, thank you x
Let me know if you pop by - you'll be minutes away, nothing like a local guide :)
Another great video I remember taking our kids there about 30 years ago, on the factory tour my son loved the way every department you went through they gave you a chocolate bar a kids dream, I do not know if they still do that. The creme egg car was great.
You still see the Creme Egg car driving around occasionally .. no one takes any notice around here! I haven't been to Cadbury World myself for YEARS but I can't imagine they have stopped the chocolate .. I mean that's the whole point right ;) x
Dairy milk is simply the best!! great content Lucy
Very welcome! And I agree ... I love a family sized bar to myself 🤣
@@throughlucyslens have you noticed the bar is thinner? bloddy shrinkflation!
Oh yeah, MUCH thinner, you used to struggle to get your teeth in!
I've always been curious about the Bournville village, as I've seen Port Sunlight village a lot. It must have been like living in luxury for the workers, compared to how they'd been used to living before. I've just Googled the dates and Port Sunlight was founded slightly before the Bournville village, but both equally fascinating.
I need to visit Port Sunlight. I have a friend who lives up there and says I can go and stay. I really want to see it too :)
@@throughlucyslens Port Sunlight is a really pretty village and Lord Leverhulme had a Manor house in Thornton Hough too. Equally beautiful village if you get to visit. Thanks for showing the Bournville one though! It's a fab video as always.
@@throughlucyslensI used to live in Port Sunlight, it's well worth a visit and has an incredible history as well. There is a great visitor centre and the village also has an excellent art gallery and theater. It's an extraordinary place.
Lucy such a delightful video! You make me want to travel again like I did many years back as a solo traveller.
Thank you so much for showing us such gems. This channel has the potential to become very big. I am very happy to witness your success 🌷
Oh gosh, it would be a dream come true but I never hold expectations, I am just going to keep doing what I love and taking you with me. Solo travel is so inspiring isn't it? I get to do things that no one else around me would be interested in .. with no guilt! Win win :)
@@throughlucyslensI am very fortunate to have been able to create many memories by traveling solo for years. But that was before the internet era. I would have loved to share my adventures with an audience... that would have been much more satisfying (and less lonely!).
Keep doing what you love Lucy and watch how your audience will grow ❤
Fascinating video. Beautiful buildings and Interesting information as always 😊. Just wish we could have this social model recreated nowadays. The new estates are hideous round here and take away the beautiful greenery X
Honestly my heart hurts whenever I see a tree cut down, they do such a good job for us and also look far nicer than concrete streets. Don't start me on the plastic grass ...
Darn RUclips! We are subscribed and have the notification bell, but nothing came up for your last 2 videos! Glad we are checking. Love you Lucy! Greetings from New Hampshire, USA!
Thanks for checking - that's so kind! The same has been happening to me lately, stuff I am notified with just isn't showing. Glad you enjoyed them and looking forward to travelling with you more x
My memory of the village is a visit in 2005. My son wasn't a year old, I can't remember exactly how old now, but I had gone as a day out for my 7 year old daughter. Somehow, I had lost his baby cup and it was a mad hot day. I couldn't find d a baby cup for love nor money in the shops there!
I was trying to teach him to drink water from a bottle, then I tried the lid.. he was soaking wet through by the time I had got about two drops of it in his mouth 😂
Poor lad had to wait until we were back on the coach and stopped at a service station where I paid an arm and a leg for a baby cup 😂
I should go back again and make a better memory haha
We always remember stressful days like that don't we? I have only been to Iron Bridge once, I was so excited but it was a bank holiday and there was no money in any of the cash machines and the museum only took cash, we sat in the carpark and the flask burst and went home sat on wet seats ... only makes us stronger eh?
@throughlucyslens Lol yeah, it does indeed 😊
Thank you Lucy, I knew of Bournville before, but it’s so good to see you exude so enthusiastically about the philanthropic exploits of the Cadbury boys, do you know who the architects were for the village or were there several different ones? 😊
Hey, there were a few different ones but William Alexander Harvey was the most notable early one x
What a fascinating story that of the Cadbury brothers. Not only their chocolate is great, but them: their compassion, solidarity, concern for their workers .Really great people. I love Cadbury chocolates. There is a factory here in Argentina, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where I live, and where I send you my kind and thankful regards from.
Wow. I didn't know they had a factory in Argentina too, I wonder if the chocolate tastes different? I know the tweak the recipe depending on the country to meet local tastes and heat levels. Always love to hear from you Maria, hope you are well x
@@throughlucyslens yes, Lucy. It DOES taste different. They are pretty good, but you have to consider the weather, the water, and who knows so many other factors. When I cross the river to go to Uruguay I buy them in the freeshop
@@mariamogaburu2765 Drop me an email if you want to try some British Cadbury - I'd happily send you some :)
@@throughlucyslens it would be great! Lucy! But I live on the other side of the planet, the post will cost fortunes, won't it?
I can't
find your email address in your page. I can tell you some interesting facts about the influence of Britain in our contra, the railways among others.
Best wishes
What a beautiful village. It seems like it has a great energy. Quakers are good people it seems and have long history here in America with the American Revolution as well as fighting for the abolition of slavery so I’m not surprised to hear they have a heart for their workers and the community at large in an economic capacity. I’d love to see a video on those medieval buildings he had moved there are more on that Serbian Orthodox Church too.
I'll do what I can! The church sadly isn't open very often but if I can I'll go in for sure! Quakers are lovely. The area around Bournville they have done so much even to this day to keep the area lovely, I would love to see their original home in the USA!
Thank you Lucy, I had no idea that Bournville was such a beautiful place. I had distant relatives that lived and worked there in the 60's, how lucky they were.
Seeing those b & w photos from the late 1800's or so was very sad, I have great grandparents and their families living there at that time, what a hard life they had 😞
Going a little off topic seeing the cake shop reminded me of going to a cake shop in my childhood and my grandmother buying me Kunzel Cakes, they were amazing! 😋
Ohhhh I recreated kunzel cakes for a good friends birthday many years ago! They are lovely! The chocolate shells were hard to achieve though! I think you can still get a similar thing at Betty's in York & Harrogate x
@@throughlucyslens Wow, I can well imagine how difficult it was making those chocolate shells! 👏 Harrogate is too far away for me sadly, but wouldn't it be great if someone started making them again so we could buy them in the supermarkets 😏
If I had the energy I would! haha
@@throughlucyslens Maybe there's a different video idea for you one day Lucy, show everyone how to make a wonderful Kunzel cake or two 😃x
I used to live a short distance down wind of a chocolate factory, and you could gain weight just going outside when they were making caramels!
As always, I enjoyed joining you on your outing!
Oh my goodness - caramel .. mmmmmm, that's actually made my mouth water thinking about it :)
Now do the Bournville Estate in Weston-super-mare! 😉
Hahaha I just googled it - hard pass .. leave that to the guys who like to go around estates making everything look DEADLY and EXTREME! When the people who actually live there thing, huh? lol x
That looks like a gorgeous place!🥰🥰 I LOVE chocolate but would prob just spend the whole day taking pictures of the town or sit under a tree drawing instead of in the factory 😛
It would be an idyllic place to do it and no one would mind. Folk often sit under the trees with a coffee and just watch the world go by x
only a 7 and half hour drive away lol😝
def a week trip to the area rather than a weekend road trip
I love your videos .. It’s not an area I know of..but keep it up ..they’re fascinating
Thank you so much. It's a lovely little place pretty unknown around the UK x
Thanks Lucy. Another great video. You seem go be going from strength to strength. I live just down the road in Edgbaston. Thirty four years ago I met my wife doing GSCE psychology at an evening class at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury school. Have you thought about doing one of your videos about the Moorpool estate in Harborne? It was another (much smaller than Bournville) garden suburb established by John Sutton Nettleford in 1907. Wikipedia has a page about how the unique community hall was saved in 2014 by the Moor Pool Hertigage Trust. Our kids grew up going to kids clubs in community hall and its used for community theatre etc. Keep up the good work, I love your videos. Best Regards, Pete
Hi Pete! I love the Moorpool, small world as I have done quite a lot of work there with my community role in my "real life job" They are doing some brilliant local history talks there at the moment, I sadly haven't had the chance to attend any. I will have a look into seeing if they will let me film on the estate :)
@@throughlucyslens Thats brilliant! It’s so wonderful to have a fellow brummie proudly telling everyone about our wonderful city in such an engaging and enthusiastic way. You are making us all proud. Best Regards, Pete
I'm new to your Chanel, but really enjoyed ❤
Welcome - and thank you so much! x
A wonderful walk around a wonderful place, Lucy! I never know about the existence of the Serbian church either!
I only found out about it because I was lucky enough to cater a wedding they were holding - I could NOT believe my eyes. It's usually open on Heritage days so do go along if they open x
@@throughlucyslens Have you ever done a video on 'ghost' videos Lucy? I have seen a few on the sides of buildings here in Birmingham! I don't think it would be a very long video but just a suggestion!
Sorry I meant ghost signs, Lucy! One that springs to mind is one for Twynings tea!
@@nicknikipediacaulkin5943 I haven't but I love Ghost signs! Don't know if you use Instagram but there is a brilliant account called "Ghost signs of Birmingham" and they find some brilliant ones. Great idea.
What a lovely place, a very interesting video (I’m not a chocolate fan though😂) It made me think of port sunlight on the Wirral built by the Lever brothers (soap). One of the Levers built a replica of Liverpool castle at a place called Rivington near Chorley, Lancashire. It’s not too far from where I live.
He commissioned the “Chinese gardens” up there too.
Thank you Lucy.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I'm absolutely desperate to go up to port sunlight: I love that area of the world anyway and a village built on soap sounds amazing. I think you can still do a booked factory tour too x
Don't you miss Nuts About Caramel; still got 'Cadbury's take them and they cover them in chocolate'(Whole Nut)! Great video!
I love Fruit and Nut - such a treat when I was a kid to share a big bar on a Sunday afternoon watching a film with my parents .. good times :)
@@throughlucyslens Everyone's a fruit and nut case! 😄
This reminds me of Port Sunlight, it's not quite as pretty as Port Sunlight, but on the same lines .
I would really love to visit Port Sunlight, I have a pal up in the Wirral who has invited me to stay, I think it was a pretty gloomy day so I didn't get to shoot it in such a pretty light but looking forward to comparing :)
@@throughlucyslens Port Sunlight is smaller l think , but it's the house's and flowers that make Port Sunlight so beautiful. I'm going to visit Bournville at some time l hope. These villages are a wonderful piece of our history, thank you for sharing it with us .
It's the same concept isn't it? I've always wanted to see the Bournville village though. I'd agree Port Sunlight is prettier too. I'm going to have to Google who did it first now.
We have a smaller similar garden village where I live, unfortunately no pond or lots of land. I wanted to buy a four bedroomed house but as the houses are grade listed, my husband didn’t want to. I always believed pin money was the allowance given to ladies for their hair and dress pins, hence pin money.
Maybe it's both? That's the fascinating thing with language isn't it? Maybe it means another thing in Birmingham to somewhere else. Yes a listed house is a challenge; my mother lives in one and there's loads of strict rules to follow and expensive if anything goes wrong x
What a beautiful village it is. Is it still only Cadbury workers who live in the village, or has it expanded?
All kinds of people live there these days, Bournville Trust rent homes to people - they have an incredibly long waiting list and they are homes for life. A lot of people that live in the village still have some kind of connection to Cadbury though even if it's from relatives from the past. A lot of the homes on the estate are owned now and oh boy they are expensive - they are lovely though!
I like Cadbury milk chocolate but not dark chocolate.
I've been to Rowntrees in York many times back in the 1980s as I used to work for Renault and the top brass had Renault cars. I've never actually been round the factory for a tour. The Renault dealership I worked for has long gone.
I'm thinking of surprising my housemate with a visit to Cadbury world as it's her favourite chocolate. Mine is Galaxy.
I love Galaxy too *(shhhh don't tell Cadbury) particularly the Galaxy Caramel .. my favourite Cadbury bar is a Wispa .. om nom nom nom x
I love the inclusion of original photos whenever possible. Do you know if the Rest House is currently being used for anything?
It's a little gift shop. It isn't open very often though x
How about doing four crosses Cannock it's supposed to be the most haunted pub and has been closed for 5 yrs be awesome if you could
Ohhh let me investigate! Sounds amazing! Would have loved to have done the crooked house: such a shame what happened to that.
Could you do BCLM? I love it there but haven’t been since before lockdown.
There are a couple of videos I have already published at the BCLM - quite a while ago now, I have an unchained pass so can do more x
Thank you for this. Absolutely wonderful stuff. Unfortunately, I will not be visiting Bournville. I am allergic to chocolate. It bloody-well sucks, in part because I know that chocolate has a reputation for being better than S*x. I often wonder if I should give a chocolate bar another try. I know I will start coughing. My throat will close-up. I will pass out, slip into a coma and I will need immediate Medical attention. So I give the chocolate bar to my wife. At least we are not alone with our houseful of children.
Oh gosh that's a bad state of affairs - I am not supposed to eat chocolate, it gives me migraine, but sometimes I justify a day with a sore head for the flavour - have to plan in advance though, because if I am busy the next day it wipes me out. How can something so beautiful be so dangerous ... sad times!
@@throughlucyslens I honestly feel for you. Your plight is nor fair. Chocolate is lethal to dogs & Cats and me. It is toxic to humans too, but one would have to scoff a hell of a lot of the stuff to achieve death by chocolate (Unless one is hit by a Cadbury Lorry). I used to eat a brand of chocolate specifically made for dogs. I can not recommend that though.