Thanks Alan, Luddenden, Midgley and surroundings has been a great place of exploration and learning for me. The missing Luddenden church at the beginning took me a while to work out as it was still showing on the OS map and likely still is. I thought it was me not seeing it, and then the penny dropped! Look forward to walking there again sometime.
@@nickgcbond not that familiar with luddenden, as a boy we used to walk the moors above Hebden bridge past churn milk stone and down into midgley and then mytholmroyd, bus fare back to HB was two old pennies, early sixties
@@Alanhock75 Yes, that Church Milk Joan stone on Midgley Moor. First few goes at walking the area I couldn't find it, then on one walk just minding my own business I came across it and have kept bumping into it ever since, whenever passing through Midgley Moor. 😊😊
Thanks again Rosemary, it wasn't until I got home that it suddenly came to me that the church at the beginning must be missing and that I mistook the former school for the church, trying to explain that it's spire must have been taken down. lol I must have tried a few times before on walks trying to find the church on the OS map and couldn't understand why I couldn't find it. I always enjoy the Luddenden/Midgley landscape and it's historical buildings.
Hi Nick, another great video. Is it me, or as you get older, you get more fascinated with historical buildings. I've been working in the Luddenden Foot area for six years, and even now I stumble across some epic historical building. You know it's free parking at Tenterfields Industrial estate, just off Burnley road. With a cafe called, The Secret Café. The Old Cragg Hall, Hardcastle Crags and plenty more for you to explore. If you're round this area again, I'll buy you a cuppa. I recommend Robin Hood area also, North Yorkshire.
Cheers Caleb, I hardly noticed old buildings when I was younger so it's definitely a 'get older' thing for me and then when you link them to history and life back a few centuries or so ago, they can get very fascinating. They are a real life glimpse of the past we see in those structures. I've past Old Cragg Hall on one of my videos. I almost expect someone dressed like William Shakespeare to pop out and say hello whenever I'm near those old buildings. lol Hardcastle Craggs is familiar too, I've done a recent video there looking for the former Blake Dean Chapel location, and the foundations of the Blake Dean Railway used to transport stone for the building of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs. I do like the challenge of putting in a few miles of walking also and then many times decide to film them for a potential video. I've not ventured into North Yorkshire much so I'll take a look at some walkers/hikers in those areas. There will be a few here on you tube. I've just had a look at the Tenterfields Industrial estate (google street map) and noticed what look like possible former weaving sheds. There must be an interesting history around this location too. Thanks for the cuppa offer, I do hope to be out and about again when the restrictions have eased and hopefully discover more of the Calderdale area. On this walk video I eventually solved the missing church (showing on the OS map) that had me stumped for ages. lol Cheers again Nick.
Nick been binge watching your videos, love em! Ive read about weather in England and im coming,God willing, the week of Christmas. Was wanting to hear from an Englishman what to expect in December weather wise? Thanks and God bless.
Hi there Ralphy. Well, a typical December will be a bit wet (rain) and sometimes windy and a little on the colder side. An unlucky December could bring heavy rain and then flooding problems to nearby Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge if it rains too much all at once, though Luddenden Foot (the lower part of Luddenden) seems to escape the damaging flooding effects the nearby Towns experience. Seems like the water flows to either side into Mytholmroyd and Sowerby Bridge. If you search Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge or Mytholmroyd floods here on you tube, you'll see some of the effects just one or two days of heavy rain can bring. An umbrella (brolly) is a useful piece of kit in England. :) Cheers Nick
Great video, Nick! I was surprised to be mentioned about 24:40 in this video as the distant relative from America regarding Ewood Hall being demolished. LOL! I remember our conversation by messaging here on RUclips about the old Hall. Indeed, it was demolished some years ago and the buildings there now most likely date from the 1500’s or later. My 11th great grandfather, John Farrar, inherited Ewood and Brearley Hall from his older brother Henry Farrar in 1610. Old Brearley Hall, not far from Ewood, belonged to the family of Margaret Lacy, my 12th great grandmother who married William Farrar of Ewood, and Brearley eventually became property of the Farrar family. Thanks again for your walks around this beautiful area. I hope to visit there one day!
Hi Steve, Thanks for commenting again. Yes your prior recollections of family history helped me understand the area a little more. Apologies I didn't mention you by name, when I start talking to the camera there is no script, it's just the spur of the moment and I'm surprised myself that at least some of it makes some sense. lol I just saw a picture on Google of Brearley Hall (dated around 1621). It's the kind of historical building I like to walk past, but the nearest public footpath is some distance away. Just read from the Halifax Courier that a Children's Home Provider has purchased it. The famous Patrick Branwell Bronte (Brother of Bronte Sisters) once lived there too. There is the Brearley Old Hall close by to Brearley Hall. Looking on my Ordinance Survey Map there is also a Brearley House. Not sure if I've seen any of them, but wondering if I may have actually passed Brearley Old Hall, but not recognised it as such. May have to have another look around. Found this article about historical Brearley and it's halls and note that you've discovered it already. ancestraldeeds.co.uk/a-tale-of-two-halls-part-2/ For anyone else researching that may happen to pass by here, the article looks very informative. Nice to hear from you again. Cheers, Nick.
No apologies necessary. These videos are wonderful for seeing the countryside. I’m a walker myself and enjoy making scenic and historic discoveries every day. I look forward to more of your videos!
Nick, here is a link to the Brearley Old Hall although the house there now was built in the 1600’s. The older house in my family’s time was evidently torn down at an earlier time. If my memory serves me right, my ancestor John Farrar built another hall there during his lifetime (he died in 1627) but I believe the current house there now was built by his son and heir or a grandson. I’m not sure when Brearley went out of the family but that would be in the English family records and, since I’m from a junior line that went to America in 1618, I have not pursued that line. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1229038
@@steveriggan8944 Thanks Steve, It's all interesting stuff. All being well, I'm sure i'll be doing a walk in the area again sometime and will take a more detailed look around. You'll get a proper mention next time. lol From searching the Grid Reference for Brearley Old Hall, it seems I've walked past it, very close, but it's not quite visible from the footpath.
No need for any mention, but I look forward to seeing a walk near there. I also enjoy your background music selections with these videos. Where do you get the recordings? They fit well with the scenery.
Thanks Vanda, it always encourages me to film much of my walking, hearing enthusiastic comments like yours. I too like watching hiking/walking videos and there are many fantastic channels here with some extraordinary walkers/hikers on them. I've got a new one nearly ready to put on you tube very soon filmed walking to and around the village of Cawthorne.
Yes definitely Andrew, When I first started walking (exploring, I call it) I ended up a bit lost wandering around on Midgley Moor, hadn't much of a clue where I was and stumbled upon Luddenden village trying to navigate my way back and what a great discovery I thought to myself. 😊 Wandered around many times since. Cheers, Nick.
Love your video's. Are you on Facebook? Would you mind me sharing on some local Facebook pages to promote yr amazing walks? Done many of your walks (although usually in the opposite direction) but we just do the photography. Look forward to hearing from you 😊
Hi there KT, Thanks for the kind words. I don't use Facebook, but if you think my videos would be of Interest to anyone I'm happy for you to add links to them. I've put them on here to assist anyone researching the local area for walking ideas or just interested in local history/scenery etc. I found that other people's videos and websites, of which I must have visited many over the years, were very helpful to me, so I'm just doing the same. There is likely so much more to discover and my effort is probably more introductory than scholarly and detailed as I'm learning myself as I go along. It's been great to discover the local area/surroundings I've lived close to all my life and not known it was there. lol If you document your walking and photographs on a website or similar than please let me know. If you have then it's possible I've browsed before when researching ideas for a day Hike. Cheers, ATB Nick
Helo, I'm here today, to wish you a very Marry Xmas n a great New Year 2020. I just can't believe how fast is all going ... We are living over the future ... it is a bit scary to me, I still love mail post, letters, cards, etc ... all this tech take all ours privacy, our ID is runing all over the world... Anyway, Marry Xmas and Hapy New Year from miles way. 🥂 from Brazil.!
Hi Vanda and thanks again for your comments. Yes, technology and the Internet has made the world a smaller place. When I first put up some walking videos I don't think I realised I may be seen worldwide! lol It's all good fun and especially when you hear from a viewer in Brazil. :) I've studied prior about the history of Brazil, from the first settlers originating from Asia migrating via Alaska and coming down via North America ( 20-30 thousand years ago?) to the Spanish Conquistadors and subsequent European Migrations. Hope all is well for you and wishing you a happy Xmas from the UK.
@@nickgcbond Hello, the history of South America was/ is certanly dramatic. I also read n still readind about. I'm very interested in civilizations, human history ... tchau... byeeee xxx
Now is 4:56pm in Brazil, I just started watching this video again...❤👏👏!
Enjoyed that, lived there in the 50s and 60s
Thanks Alan, Luddenden, Midgley and surroundings has been a great place of exploration and learning for me. The missing Luddenden church at the beginning took me a while to work out as it was still showing on the OS map and likely still is. I thought it was me not seeing it, and then the penny dropped!
Look forward to walking there again sometime.
@@nickgcbond not that familiar with luddenden, as a boy we used to walk the moors above Hebden bridge past churn milk stone and down into midgley and then mytholmroyd, bus fare back to HB was two old pennies, early sixties
@@Alanhock75 Yes, that Church Milk Joan stone on Midgley Moor. First few goes at walking the area I couldn't find it, then on one walk just minding my own business I came across it and have kept bumping into it ever since, whenever passing through Midgley Moor. 😊😊
Absolutely loved this one.. I know the area well but most of your walk I'd never seen or been on.. Thank you :) x
Thanks again Rosemary, it wasn't until I got home that it suddenly came to me that the church at the beginning must be missing and that I mistook the former school for the church, trying to explain that it's spire must have been taken down. lol
I must have tried a few times before on walks trying to find the church on the OS map and couldn't understand why I couldn't find it.
I always enjoy the Luddenden/Midgley landscape and it's historical buildings.
Hi Nick, another great video. Is it me, or as you get older, you get more fascinated with historical buildings. I've been working in the Luddenden Foot area for six years, and even now I stumble across some epic historical building. You know it's free parking at Tenterfields Industrial estate, just off Burnley road. With a cafe called, The Secret Café. The Old Cragg Hall, Hardcastle Crags and plenty more for you to explore. If you're round this area again, I'll buy you a cuppa. I recommend Robin Hood area also, North Yorkshire.
Cheers Caleb, I hardly noticed old buildings when I was younger so it's definitely a 'get older' thing for me and then when you link them to history and life back a few centuries or so ago, they can get very fascinating. They are a real life glimpse of the past we see in those structures. I've past Old Cragg Hall on one of my videos. I almost expect someone dressed like William Shakespeare to pop out and say hello whenever I'm near those old buildings. lol
Hardcastle Craggs is familiar too, I've done a recent video there looking for the former Blake Dean Chapel location, and the foundations of the Blake Dean Railway used to transport stone for the building of the Walshaw Dean reservoirs. I do like the challenge of putting in a few miles of walking also and then many times decide to film them for a potential video.
I've not ventured into North Yorkshire much so I'll take a look at some walkers/hikers in those areas. There will be a few here on you tube.
I've just had a look at the Tenterfields Industrial estate (google street map) and noticed what look like possible former weaving sheds. There must be an interesting history around this location too.
Thanks for the cuppa offer, I do hope to be out and about again when the restrictions have eased and hopefully discover more of the Calderdale area.
On this walk video I eventually solved the missing church (showing on the OS map) that had me stumped for ages. lol
Cheers again Nick.
Nick been binge watching your videos, love em! Ive read about weather in England and im coming,God willing, the week of Christmas. Was wanting to hear from an Englishman what to expect in December weather wise? Thanks and God bless.
Hi there Ralphy. Well, a typical December will be a bit wet (rain) and sometimes windy and a little on the colder side. An unlucky December could bring heavy rain and then flooding problems to nearby Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge if it rains too much all at once, though Luddenden Foot (the lower part of Luddenden) seems to escape the damaging flooding effects the nearby Towns experience. Seems like the water flows to either side into Mytholmroyd and Sowerby Bridge.
If you search Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge or Mytholmroyd floods here on you tube, you'll see some of the effects just one or two days of heavy rain can bring.
An umbrella (brolly) is a useful piece of kit in England. :) Cheers Nick
@@nickgcbond Thank you sir.
Great video, Nick! I was surprised to be mentioned about 24:40 in this video as the distant relative from America regarding Ewood Hall being demolished. LOL! I remember our conversation by messaging here on RUclips about the old Hall. Indeed, it was demolished some years ago and the buildings there now most likely date from the 1500’s or later. My 11th great grandfather, John Farrar, inherited Ewood and Brearley Hall from his older brother Henry Farrar in 1610. Old Brearley Hall, not far from Ewood, belonged to the family of Margaret Lacy, my 12th great grandmother who married William Farrar of Ewood, and Brearley eventually became property of the Farrar family. Thanks again for your walks around this beautiful area. I hope to visit there one day!
Hi Steve, Thanks for commenting again. Yes your prior recollections of family history helped me understand the area a little more. Apologies I didn't mention you by name, when I start talking to the camera there is no script, it's just the spur of the moment and I'm surprised myself that at least some of it makes some sense. lol
I just saw a picture on Google of Brearley Hall (dated around 1621).
It's the kind of historical building I like to walk past, but the nearest public footpath is some distance away. Just read from the Halifax Courier that a Children's Home Provider has purchased it. The famous Patrick Branwell Bronte (Brother of Bronte Sisters) once lived there too.
There is the Brearley Old Hall close by to Brearley Hall. Looking on my Ordinance Survey Map there is also a Brearley House. Not sure if I've seen any of them, but wondering if I may have actually passed Brearley Old Hall, but not recognised it as such. May have to have another look around.
Found this article about historical Brearley and it's halls and note that you've discovered it already.
ancestraldeeds.co.uk/a-tale-of-two-halls-part-2/
For anyone else researching that may happen to pass by here, the article looks very informative. Nice to hear from you again. Cheers, Nick.
No apologies necessary. These videos are wonderful for seeing the countryside. I’m a walker myself and enjoy making scenic and historic discoveries every day. I look forward to more of your videos!
Nick, here is a link to the Brearley Old Hall although the house there now was built in the 1600’s. The older house in my family’s time was evidently torn down at an earlier time. If my memory serves me right, my ancestor John Farrar built another hall there during his lifetime (he died in 1627) but I believe the current house there now was built by his son and heir or a grandson. I’m not sure when Brearley went out of the family but that would be in the English family records and, since I’m from a junior line that went to America in 1618, I have not pursued that line. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1229038
@@steveriggan8944 Thanks Steve, It's all interesting stuff. All being well, I'm sure i'll be doing a walk in the area again sometime and will take a more detailed look around. You'll get a proper mention next time. lol
From searching the Grid Reference for Brearley Old Hall, it seems I've walked past it, very close, but it's not quite visible from the footpath.
No need for any mention, but I look forward to seeing a walk near there. I also enjoy your background music selections with these videos. Where do you get the recordings? They fit well with the scenery.
Hi Nick... 😘🥂 from Brazil!
Hello Vanda, Thanks, It's amazing to know that my walking videos can be viewed in Brazil.
@@nickgcbond and I share them with my friends...😁
Fab this video, thank you🙇♀️🙇♀️!
Thanks Vanda, it always encourages me to film much of my walking, hearing enthusiastic comments like yours. I too like watching hiking/walking videos and there are many fantastic channels here with some extraordinary walkers/hikers on them.
I've got a new one nearly ready to put on you tube very soon filmed walking to and around the village of Cawthorne.
Must go sometime the architecture is worth it alone .. thanks Nick
Yes definitely Andrew, When I first started walking (exploring, I call it) I ended up a bit lost wandering around on Midgley Moor, hadn't much of a clue where I was and stumbled upon Luddenden village trying to navigate my way back and what a great discovery I thought to myself. 😊
Wandered around many times since. Cheers, Nick.
Love your video's. Are you on Facebook? Would you mind me sharing on some local Facebook pages to promote yr amazing walks? Done many of your walks (although usually in the opposite direction) but we just do the photography. Look forward to hearing from you 😊
Hi there KT, Thanks for the kind words. I don't use Facebook, but if you think my videos would be of Interest to anyone I'm happy for you to add links to them. I've put them on here to assist anyone researching the local area for walking ideas or just interested in local history/scenery etc.
I found that other people's videos and websites, of which I must have visited many over the years, were very helpful to me, so I'm just doing the same.
There is likely so much more to discover and my effort is probably more introductory than scholarly and detailed as I'm learning myself as I go along. It's been great to discover the local area/surroundings I've lived close to all my life and not known it was there. lol
If you document your walking and photographs on a website or similar than please let me know. If you have then it's possible I've browsed before when researching ideas for a day Hike. Cheers, ATB Nick
Helo, I'm here today, to wish you a very Marry Xmas n a great New Year 2020. I just can't believe how fast is all going ... We are living over the future ... it is a bit scary to me, I still love mail post, letters, cards, etc ... all this tech take all ours privacy, our ID is runing all over the world...
Anyway, Marry Xmas and Hapy New Year from miles way.
🥂 from Brazil.!
Hi Vanda and thanks again for your comments. Yes, technology and the Internet has made the world a smaller place. When I first put up some walking videos I don't think I realised I may be seen worldwide! lol
It's all good fun and especially when you hear from a viewer in Brazil. :) I've studied prior about the history of Brazil, from the first settlers originating from Asia migrating via Alaska and coming down via North America ( 20-30 thousand years ago?) to the Spanish Conquistadors and subsequent European Migrations.
Hope all is well for you and wishing you a happy Xmas from the UK.
@@nickgcbond
Hello, the history of South America was/ is certanly dramatic. I also read n still readind about. I'm very interested in civilizations, human history ... tchau... byeeee xxx