So, lost your three sons in a war, taken your house, lost the community in which you lived in, what could they take more from you after winning the war? Good story which has to be told.
I grew up on the farm that now farms the land that Tyneham sits on, meaning I had unrestricted access to explore all the those buildings through the 90s , didn’t realise how lucky I was at the time, we actually used the farm buildings for storage up until it was made the museum it is now.
Thank you for teaching me a very sad part of history that was never taught in history class. I feel so much for the people of Tyneham. Even today the government is able to take your home your land and there is nothing you can do to stop them. I feel the least they could have done is keep the village up to par. Watching from Nova Scotia Canada
It is very sad , most people also do not realise that even if they have bought property here in Uk it still does not actually belong to them but to William the conqueror ie now the state .
I went to Tyneham back in 2015 or 16, and it was a very moving experience. It's like a time warp, and you really get the feeling it was beautiful village in its day and how devastated the residents must have been to be forced to leave. There were no fences around the houses when I went. I think I'll go back and have another walk around later this year after seeing this.
Thank you Andy for a lovely film. Tyneham has always fascinated me, I once met the son of a previous resident in the church yard, talking to him was very moving. I like to visit in the winter when it’s still & quiet, your information has built a bigger picture for me.
I've known about and visited Tyneham all my life, on regular holidays to Purbeck. It's always held a fascination for me. Such a poignant story. Thanks for such an informative and thoughtful tour and history.
Thank you for this window in to history. England must have been absolutely beautiful at one point in time, when it was less densely populated, more wild and less asphalted. It still is very nice and Harry Potteresque, but even more so back then it seems.
There were so many awful buildings back then too, many of which have mercifully been cleared. Growing up I had many elderly relatives and not once did I ever hear any of them long for life in the 20s and 30s in England. I'd wager that most of the really beautiful buildings from back then still exist, most of what got bulldozed got bulldozed for a reason 😄
Those houses at 15 mins beside the church should be put back to their original and beautiful condition by craftsmen/women as should all the ruins left. This place has the foundations already there just waiting to be brought back to life with people waiting to inhabit that `ghost village`. Well done Andy, really enjoyed your research and delivery.
They need some tradesmen and a bunch of people from the unemployment lines. It certainly sounds like there’s a few of these villages around, that could use the restoration. Keep some people busy for a while ( and they might even learn something - bonus ! ).
This is a lovely and interesting film. Thank you so much for all the detailed research. My family and I have been there twice, several years ago now, when our children were small. They loved exploring, as did we and it is a magical place to visit. Such a travesty that it was treated so badly by the MOD and was never responsibly cared for and returned to those who rightfully owned it. As you say, the total loss and destruction of Tyneham House is a massive act of vandalism and a major blot on the record of the MOD. They have been guilty of many such acts over the years and similar maltreatment of civilian owned houses of great worth took place not far away, in the New Forest, where many large country houses were commandeered for use by the SOE as part of a large training network. Some survived and were returned to their owners families after the war and the disbandment of the SOE, but I believe, from my own meagre research, many in very poor condition, requiring vast investment by the owners, to repair them. Others were lost completely. Whilst it is important to understand the value and necessity of taking over such properties in war time, the fact that promises were broken and a reckless and neglectful attitude was allowed to prevail, to the very property and way of life we were fighting to protect, is a shocking and stark reminder that the state often fails in its duty of care to its citizens. Thanks again.
Here in Norfolk, England, we have a battle area which includes three villages and a Tudor manor house, the home of Lord Walsingham. He persuaded the inhabitants to move out and they were also told by Westminster that they could return after the war. Like Tyneham, this did not happen. The villages are open on certain days of the year.
Government lying to its people is not a new phenomenon. Why we still persist in thinking we're of any more value to them than mere useful Idiots defies comprehension!
I can remember when you could walk into nearly all the buildings without fear of being blown up but I suppose it's all health and safety now . I lived in Wool at the time .
Thank you for this video, I’m glad I found one of Tyneham after reading about it online. What a blast from the past, very sad about all the memories and beautiful structures lost.
Absolutely loved your video. So incredibly sad that the villagers were let down with broken promises. I wish the houses had been protected and kept in a good state. Glad I dropped by to catch this. Thank you.
Andy, that was a great little doco on Tyneham. Sad ending re Tynehouse and that many residents could not return to their ancestral home but at least there are a few buildings left. Thanks for sharing!
Man, you are *good* You just came up on my feed and I have watched two videos about Berlin in addition to this - they are all great and I intend to keep watching. Thanks from Atlanta GA!!
Interesting and well done. Sad the village was not returned but the greater good is more important. At least an effort has been made to preserve the story of the village. Many years ago my mum and dad visited the UK, for a few days we stayed with my mother's cousin in Yorkshire (yeah I know, narrow it down a bit), this was my first experience without central heating (I live in Canada) and sleeping on a straw bed kept warm by an eiderdown, I am 71 yrs old now, back then I was was 12. If memory serves, the village was named Loversil or something close, it is now under a motorway.
This is a fascinating account. Thank you. I visited Tyneham 2018. I wish I'd had this film to view beforehand. I recall seeing TV programmes re protests about access decades before and being intrigued. The school was amazing. Seeing the emphasis so much on the countryside, plants and animals. No reference at all to technology. An artefact from a completely different generation. Such sacrifice.
I'm afraid the MOD have little respect for the history of our villages, but it such a shame that so much was allowed to fall down, especially Tyneham Manor. On Salisbury plain is the village of Imber, which suffered the same fate. I've never visited either, but I'm probably too old to try now. But congratulations on such a well researched piece of film.
Thank you Andy for this superb video. The filming, narration and editing is of a high standard. I enjoyed every moment and was sad when it came to the end. I particularly appreciated the merging of the past and present photographs. One thing for sure though, Tyneham is now firmly on my list of places to visit. I can’t imagine how much of a shock it must have been to have almost slipped over the edge of a precipice at one point…phew! Thank you again.
Here here, I agree wholeheartedly, your narration is very engaging and you explain things in a clear and unmistakeable way. It is so often the case that the narrative accompanying a video is slapdash and imprecise, almost to the point where you fail to understand what is meant. Beautifully shot too and you have inspired me to holiday in Dorset and visit Tyneham, thank you.
We attempted to visit Tyneham several years ago but we got the wrong day and couldn't go in. I was so disappointed. Thank you for posting this video, I enjoyed it a lot but I found it terribly sad. If I had been able to see it in real life I would have been in tears.😢
That bought back some memories. Thank you Andy. I feel there may be other reasons behind the refusal to give it back. The locals told me that the water used to cool the atomic reactor at Winfrith is pumped into Worbarrow bay, hence the no swimming signs. I understand that people near the plant seem to have a higher chance of getting Leukemia. Some villages, such as Egglestone, just North of Kimmerige, in the range arent even on the map any more. The ruins are still there.
Thanks Andy, I really enjoyed your presentation of Tyneham & its surrounding areas , Britian has no shortage when it comes to beautiful small villages, but youve highlighted one with great historical value your time & effort are well appreciated .
We lost many villages in the wars due to the Pals programme which saw teenagers signing up with their friends and neighbours. So many young men died that there was no one marriageable , so the women simply abandoned their birthplace to look for partners in other areas of Britain - thus dooming the village's fate when their parents grew old and died.
@@SimonLloydGuitar Rubbish, they volunteered to fight Germany who would have taken over Europe if they had won and then probably attacked Britain. They were very brave and 'We Will Remember Them'.
Thank you Andy, for telling such a sad story but in an entirely fascinating manner. This has been on our list of places to visit and we nearly made it just a few years ago. Sadly and unexpectedly, it was off limits on the day we planned. Going to try again in August, and hopefully we can experience that which you showed so well.
Near Hammelburg in Bavaria the Bundeswehr uses a former peasant’s village called Bonnland. Was quite fun until I broke my ankle there during an urban warfare exercise. 🫣
Interesting video, I never heard of the place before. The government should be ashamed for keeping the original inhabitants and family out for so long.
Great video, and very respectfully done. Criminal how the mod allowed this once beautiful village to fall into such a dilapidated state. I'm so glad the original villagers can't see it now. It would break their hearts to see their former homes in such disrepair. The mod didn't treat their village kindly after all. Shame on them.
Little known and not publicised,for various reasons. The army destroyed some of those buildings ,using them for target practice. The original farmhouse being one and obviously the rectory. The buildings ,even after 80 years would otherwise be in much better order.
I love this place! Found it a couple of years ago and travel down from Swindon from time to time to visit. I do feel sad for the villagers though, as I cannot imagine leaving your home and then finding out you can never return. Just glad it's open to the public from time to time.
A wonderful video, so well researched and produced with great respect for the original inhabitants. I came for a quick look but stayed until end, thank you so much for a truly interesting video.
Thank you for making and posting this excellent documentary, which is informative, clear, well photographed and with zero hype. Similar to the quality BBC documentaries I grew up with, but whose offerings have now largely deteriorated into superficial pap that treat viewers like idiots. Well done Andy, gives me renewed hope that intelligence still lives in some of humanity.
Fascinating. Why are the buildings so dilapidated - it looks as though stone & rafters were removed for something else, rather that just fell into disrepair 80 years later. When were they last whole buildings? The demolition of Tyneham House is, as you mentioned, a disgrace
A fascinating insight, and well researched. I’ve visited Tyneham on three occasions and it really is worth a visit. Very eerie and frozen in time, but it takes us back to a bygone age, and I always imagined what it would have been like growing up there, and being able to walk to the beach after school etc. It’s definitely worth taking the path to the bay, as the views are amazing…just such a shame that most of the year the MOD are the only ones allowed to see it.
Fascinating story and very well researched video. Thanks for sharing the history of Tyneham with us. I look forward to viewing more of your videos. Have subbed. ATB. Dave.
I never knew about this village. How sad, must have been heart wrenching for people to leave their homes. Also didn’t realise just how vast an area the mod have down there. Very interesting feature, thanks
Very interesting and sad to see the destruction of such a lovely village, wouldn't it be nice to see it restored to its former glory. Thank you for the very historic look back at the Tyneham village.
An amazingly, yet eerie place to visit-we went a good few years back when our daughter was born. It made for an excellent project subject when she was studying WWII at school.
Been there. I would highly recommend a visit to it. A sad story but there are always sacrifices in war. They lost their village and homes, others paid a higher price. At least the remains are preserved.
Just enjoyed your video on Tyneham - we were lucky to visit the village and the beautiful beach a couple of times on our family holiday in August 2000. A beautiful but sad place where you could really feel the loss. X
Thanks for this video. I first heard about Tyneham in an episode of "Abandoned Engineering". The show features sites from all over the world, so I was surprised to hear that it's near Lulworth Cove. I usually visit Lulworth Cove once or twice a year when I stay in Bournemouth, so I've now added Tyneham to my list of places to visit.
I last visited here a number of years ago with family including my Grandad who went to school there. We were in the museum and saw a man staring at an old school pupil photo. My Grandad asked him what it meant to him. The man pointed and replied that he was in the photo. My Grandad pointed and said "me too". Lovely part of the country and a great video.
Oh wow, great video, I was working in that area 30 years ago, and stayed in Lulworth Cove, a beautiful but desolate part of the country in winter. I visited Tyneham while I was there and was fascinated by the preserved state and background story. This bought the memories flooding back - great job 👍
I’ve visited before but never heard all the stories you narrated during your wonderful video. Coupled with the music, it was very poignant. Thank you! PS, you’ve probably thought of this already, but I’m sure a drone would have been a useful addition to the footage, although I suspect the MOD would have something to say.
Thank you very much for uploading this video. Very professionally made, if I may say so, even though I’m sure you don’t have an unlimited budget and support facilities to make it - and others! Have you made a “documentary” on the village of Imber, on Salisbury Plain, also taken over by the War Office in the early 1940’s?
vised a few years ago , after exploring the village the walk to the beach and along the Purbec's to Lulworth has to be one of the best on the south coast. Been meaning to return to walk the Eastern direction. Imber village is worth a look too. Another village abandoned on the ranges also with its church intact
When I lived at Lulworth Camp with my military father In the early fifties, the two hundred villagers had only been gone for ten years, so their homes hadn’t suffered too much damage from gunnery shells or the decay of desertion. Back then it was a particularly beautiful English village, haunted by its past and untouched by the present, where time had stood still. I was able to explore as my father was second in command there, and I walked with our Dalmation dog over the ranges most weekends. Sometimes I’d scramble up to the 2,500 -year- old Iron Age fort, where later, the Romans had eventually wrestled it from the local Durotriges tribe and then maintained their own watch, and I’d look down on Worbarrow Bay, also out of bounds. All heart-breakingly beautiful even to a thirteen year old back then.
Excellent video, this truly is a beautiful place an should be preserved as much as possible as it now stands, this area is my boyhood an for most of my life, my wife's father worked around Tyenham village my grandfather was a tank commander during WWII an was trained on that range, this is thier an our history an many before us. It should be remembered an enjoyed for what it is.
I used to live in Wareham 30 years ago and a chap called Fred (can’t remember his surname) was born in Tyneham. We often talked about his time there. Lovely fella but don’t know what happened to him as I moved away. Still one of my favourite places to go when I get back to Dorset.
So, lost your three sons in a war, taken your house, lost the community in which you lived in, what could they take more from you after winning the war? Good story which has to be told.
She died in 1917
@@iainamurray luckily she didn’t live alone there.
I grew up on the farm that now farms the land that Tyneham sits on, meaning I had unrestricted access to explore all the those buildings through the 90s , didn’t realise how lucky I was at the time, we actually used the farm buildings for storage up until it was made the museum it is now.
That's amazing! I visited this place a few months ago and would have loved to just explore anywhere and everywhere.
@@mrbeeoutdoors3213 there are lots of old houses in the woods all over that army range , I’ve explored all of them as a child :) great fun
Thank you for teaching me a very sad part of history that was never taught in history class. I feel so much for the people of Tyneham. Even today the government is able to take your home your land and there is nothing you can do to stop them. I feel the least they could have done is keep the village up to par. Watching from Nova Scotia Canada
It is very sad , most people also do not realise that even if they have bought property here in Uk it still does not actually belong to them but to William the conqueror ie now the state .
So sad that the villagers never got to go home, and so sad to see it mostly in ruins.
I went to Tyneham back in 2015 or 16, and it was a very moving experience.
It's like a time warp, and you really get the feeling it was beautiful village in its day and how devastated the residents must have been to be forced to leave. There were no fences around the houses when I went.
I think I'll go back and have another walk around later this year after seeing this.
zzzz.... you do that..... if you do that's the best thing you can do..... keep going back.
Thank you Andy for a lovely film. Tyneham has always fascinated me, I once met the son of a previous resident in the church yard, talking to him was very moving. I like to visit in the winter when it’s still & quiet, your information has built a bigger picture for me.
I've known about and visited Tyneham all my life, on regular holidays to Purbeck. It's always held a fascination for me. Such a poignant story. Thanks for such an informative and thoughtful tour and history.
A very sad story. Nicely filmed and narrated, well done 👍
its sad that people just did their duty regardless of the pain suffering or sadness
and trusted the government
Thank you for this window in to history. England must have been absolutely beautiful at one point in time, when it was less densely populated, more wild and less asphalted. It still is very nice and Harry Potteresque, but even more so back then it seems.
There were so many awful buildings back then too, many of which have mercifully been cleared. Growing up I had many elderly relatives and not once did I ever hear any of them long for life in the 20s and 30s in England. I'd wager that most of the really beautiful buildings from back then still exist, most of what got bulldozed got bulldozed for a reason 😄
Those houses at 15 mins beside the church should be put back to their original and beautiful condition by craftsmen/women as should all the ruins left. This place has the foundations already there just waiting to be brought back to life with people waiting to inhabit that `ghost village`. Well done Andy, really enjoyed your research and delivery.
They need some tradesmen and a bunch of people from the unemployment lines. It certainly sounds like there’s a few of these villages around, that could use the restoration. Keep some people busy for a while ( and they might even learn something - bonus ! ).
@@whoswhoatthezoo9372 no! Leave it as it is.
This is a lovely and interesting film. Thank you so much for all the detailed research. My family and I have been there twice, several years ago now, when our children were small. They loved exploring, as did we and it is a magical place to visit. Such a travesty that it was treated so badly by the MOD and was never responsibly cared for and returned to those who rightfully owned it. As you say, the total loss and destruction of Tyneham House is a massive act of vandalism and a major blot on the record of the MOD. They have been guilty of many such acts over the years and similar maltreatment of civilian owned houses of great worth took place not far away, in the New Forest, where many large country houses were commandeered for use by the SOE as part of a large training network. Some survived and were returned to their owners families after the war and the disbandment of the SOE, but I believe, from my own meagre research, many in very poor condition, requiring vast investment by the owners, to repair them. Others were lost completely. Whilst it is important to understand the value and necessity of taking over such properties in war time, the fact that promises were broken and a reckless and neglectful attitude was allowed to prevail, to the very property and way of life we were fighting to protect, is a shocking and stark reminder that the state often fails in its duty of care to its citizens. Thanks again.
Here in Norfolk, England, we have a battle area which includes three villages and a Tudor manor house, the home of Lord Walsingham. He persuaded the inhabitants to move out and they were also told by Westminster that they could return after the war. Like Tyneham, this did not happen. The villages are open on certain days of the year.
Government lying to its people is not a new phenomenon. Why we still persist in thinking we're of any more value to them than mere useful Idiots defies comprehension!
OMG...have they been using Lord Walsingham's manor for target practice? Makes you wonder who the 'enemy' really is.
I can remember when you could walk into nearly all the buildings without fear of being blown up but I suppose it's all health and safety now . I lived in Wool at the time .
Thank you for this video, I’m glad I found one of Tyneham after reading about it online. What a blast from the past, very sad about all the memories and beautiful structures lost.
Absolutely loved your video. So incredibly sad that the villagers were let down with broken promises. I wish the houses had been protected and kept in a good state. Glad I dropped by to catch this. Thank you.
Andy, that was a great little doco on Tyneham. Sad ending re Tynehouse and that many residents could not return to their ancestral home but at least there are a few buildings left. Thanks for sharing!
Man, you are *good* You just came up on my feed and I have watched two videos about Berlin in addition to this - they are all great and I intend to keep watching. Thanks from Atlanta GA!!
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That was fascinating. Many Thanks.
Interesting and well done. Sad the village was not returned but the greater good is more important. At least an effort has been made to preserve the story of the village. Many years ago my mum and dad visited the UK, for a few days we stayed with my mother's cousin in Yorkshire (yeah I know, narrow it down a bit), this was my first experience without central heating (I live in Canada) and sleeping on a straw bed kept warm by an eiderdown, I am 71 yrs old now, back then I was was 12. If memory serves, the village was named Loversil or something close, it is now under a motorway.
This is a fascinating account. Thank you.
I visited Tyneham 2018. I wish I'd had this film to view beforehand. I recall seeing TV programmes re protests about access decades before and being intrigued.
The school was amazing. Seeing the emphasis so much on the countryside, plants and animals. No reference at all to technology.
An artefact from a completely different generation. Such sacrifice.
I'm afraid the MOD have little respect for the history of our villages, but it such a shame that so much was allowed to fall down, especially Tyneham Manor. On Salisbury plain is the village of Imber, which suffered the same fate. I've never visited either, but I'm probably too old to try now. But congratulations on such a well researched piece of film.
Thank you Andy for this superb video. The filming, narration and editing is of a high standard. I enjoyed every moment and was sad when it came to the end. I particularly appreciated the merging of the past and present photographs. One thing for sure though, Tyneham is now firmly on my list of places to visit. I can’t imagine how much of a shock it must have been to have almost slipped over the edge of a precipice at one point…phew! Thank you again.
Here here, I agree wholeheartedly, your narration is very engaging and you explain things in a clear and unmistakeable way. It is so often the case that the narrative accompanying a video is slapdash and imprecise, almost to the point where you fail to understand what is meant.
Beautifully shot too and you have inspired me to holiday in Dorset and visit Tyneham, thank you.
We attempted to visit Tyneham several years ago but we got the wrong day and couldn't go in. I was so disappointed. Thank you for posting this video, I enjoyed it a lot but I found it terribly sad. If I had been able to see it in real life I would have been in tears.😢
Real nice to see that different governments use the same definition of "preservation".
When I lived in Dorset I visited Tyneham several times. Still very much worth a visit.
That bought back some memories. Thank you Andy.
I feel there may be other reasons behind the refusal to give it back. The locals told me that the water used to cool the atomic reactor at Winfrith is pumped into Worbarrow bay, hence the no swimming signs. I understand that people near the plant seem to have a higher chance of getting Leukemia.
Some villages, such as Egglestone, just North of Kimmerige, in the range arent even on the map any more. The ruins are still there.
Thanks Andy, I really enjoyed your presentation of Tyneham & its surrounding areas , Britian has no shortage when it comes to beautiful small villages, but youve highlighted one with great historical value your time & effort are well appreciated .
We lost many villages in the wars due to the Pals programme which saw teenagers signing up with their friends and neighbours. So many young men died that there was no one marriageable , so the women simply abandoned their birthplace to look for partners in other areas of Britain - thus dooming the village's fate when their parents grew old and died.
This was WW2, the pals battalions were WW1
They were betrayed by our Governments. Imagine being in the Bradford Pals giving your life for King and Country.
@@SimonLloydGuitar ...... Thank you, you put it exactly how it is .......
@@SimonLloydGuitar Rubbish, they volunteered to fight Germany who would have taken over Europe if they had won and then probably attacked Britain. They were very brave and 'We Will Remember Them'.
Really enjoyed this video Andy. Well researched and presented. Thanks for your efforts. What a sad story though.
Thank you Andy, for telling such a sad story but in an entirely fascinating manner. This has been on our list of places to visit and we nearly made it just a few years ago. Sadly and unexpectedly, it was off limits on the day we planned. Going to try again in August, and hopefully we can experience that which you showed so well.
Excellent video it’s very moving and poignant and shows the sacrifices people made for our freedom.Thanks for sharing your experience.👏👏👏🙏🙏
A quiet moving and sad view into the dark past of this country.
A very poignant and thoughtful shot film, thank you.
Thank you. The village has gone downhill even since I last visited 10 years ago, so very, very sad
Thank you for an interesting tour, and for the compassion in your narration.
Near Hammelburg in Bavaria the Bundeswehr uses a former peasant’s village called Bonnland. Was quite fun until I broke my ankle there during an urban warfare exercise. 🫣
Interesting video, I never heard of the place before. The government should be ashamed for keeping the original inhabitants and family out for so long.
A poignant vlog, thank you for reminding us about this largely forgotten piece of history and the sacrifice by the villagers there.
Visited there a few years ago and this video has brought back memories...thank you
Great video, and very respectfully done. Criminal how the mod allowed this once beautiful village to fall into such a dilapidated state. I'm so glad the original villagers can't see it now. It would break their hearts to see their former homes in such disrepair. The mod didn't treat their village kindly after all. Shame on them.
I've been to Tyneham twice! Fascinating place. It was packed out when I went both times in the early 2000s.
Lovely video , thank you for all your work into producing it , a must see place next time I am down that way😊.
Little known and not publicised,for various reasons. The army destroyed some of those buildings ,using them for target practice. The original farmhouse being one and obviously the rectory. The buildings ,even after 80 years would otherwise be in much better order.
I thought as much that level of decay is man made indeed. Thanks
Nice 1 Andy. I was always fascinated by this place.
I love this place! Found it a couple of years ago and travel down from Swindon from time to time to visit. I do feel sad for the villagers though, as I cannot imagine leaving your home and then finding out you can never return. Just glad it's open to the public from time to time.
A wonderful video, so well researched and produced with great respect for the original inhabitants. I came for a quick look but stayed until end, thank you so much for a truly interesting video.
Only watched 6 mins so far but so far, excellent video with very interesting content. Well done and thank you!
Great video. Read bits about this over the years but never had such a great tour! Well done!
Thank you for making and posting this excellent documentary, which is informative, clear, well photographed and with zero hype. Similar to the quality BBC documentaries I grew up with, but whose offerings have now largely deteriorated into superficial pap that treat viewers like idiots. Well done Andy, gives me renewed hope that intelligence still lives in some of humanity.
Fascinating. Why are the buildings so dilapidated - it looks as though stone & rafters were removed for something else, rather that just fell into disrepair 80 years later. When were they last whole buildings? The demolition of Tyneham House is, as you mentioned, a disgrace
A fascinating insight, and well researched.
I’ve visited Tyneham on three occasions and it really is worth a visit. Very eerie and frozen in time, but it takes us back to a bygone age, and I always imagined what it would have been like growing up there, and being able to walk to the beach after school etc. It’s definitely worth taking the path to the bay, as the views are amazing…just such a shame that most of the year the MOD are the only ones allowed to see it.
Lovely little village, brings back some bittersweet memories, last time I was there was on a day out with my now sadly deceased father-in-law 😢
Very interesting video, a big thank-you from a Scotsman!
Andy..Wow, stunning video, brilliant research, we need to stay connected to our history and past thank you.
Thankyou for sharing.
Fascinating story and very well researched video. Thanks for sharing the history of Tyneham with us. I look forward to viewing more of your videos. Have subbed. ATB. Dave.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is a fantastic video!! Enjoyed immensely. Great job!!
Yes a very sad storey but brilliantly presented
I never knew about this village. How sad, must have been heart wrenching for people to leave their homes. Also didn’t realise just how vast an area the mod have down there. Very interesting feature, thanks
Thoroughly enjoyed this tasteful informative often emotional video ....thank you sooooo much xxxx
Very interesting and sad to see the destruction of such a lovely village, wouldn't it be nice to see it restored to its former glory. Thank you for the very historic look back at the Tyneham village.
An amazingly, yet eerie place to visit-we went a good few years back when our daughter was born. It made for an excellent project subject when she was studying WWII at school.
What a brilliant channel and a great watch!
Your videos are so interesting and informative. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for the video Andy, interesting but very sad.
Been there. I would highly recommend a visit to it.
A sad story but there are always sacrifices in war.
They lost their village and homes, others paid a higher price.
At least the remains are preserved.
Great video Andy even if its a very sad story especially because the people never got to go back to their homes.
Extraordinary footage!
Just enjoyed your video on Tyneham - we were lucky to visit the village and the beautiful beach a couple of times on our family holiday in August 2000. A beautiful but sad place where you could really feel the loss. X
Interesting story, I'd nearly forgotten about that. I'd always heard of it referred to as a child.
The nature table!! ..takes me back ..what happened to that element in our education systems??... great video many thanks
EXCLLENT A MOST INFORMATIVE INSIGHT OF THIS FORGOTTEN VILLAGE WELL FILMED AND NARRATED
Such a loss of some beautiful buildings! Thanks :)
Thanks for this video. I first heard about Tyneham in an episode of "Abandoned Engineering". The show features sites from all over the world, so I was surprised to hear that it's near Lulworth Cove. I usually visit Lulworth Cove once or twice a year when I stay in Bournemouth, so I've now added Tyneham to my list of places to visit.
I last visited here a number of years ago with family including my Grandad who went to school there. We were in the museum and saw a man staring at an old school pupil photo. My Grandad asked him what it meant to him. The man pointed and replied that he was in the photo. My Grandad pointed and said "me too". Lovely part of the country and a great video.
Thanks for this interesting article. Very sad for the villages to loose their precious homes.
Such an informative video. A great mix of moving stories and historical facts. Definitely a place to visit and remember.
Great video mate and very very interesting! And well made❤😊
Oh wow, great video, I was working in that area 30 years ago, and stayed in Lulworth Cove, a beautiful but desolate part of the country in winter. I visited Tyneham while I was there and was fascinated by the preserved state and background story. This bought the memories flooding back - great job 👍
I’ve visited before but never heard all the stories you narrated during your wonderful video. Coupled with the music, it was very poignant. Thank you!
PS, you’ve probably thought of this already, but I’m sure a drone would have been a useful addition to the footage, although I suspect the MOD would have something to say.
Thank you very much for uploading this video. Very professionally made, if I may say so, even though I’m sure you don’t have an unlimited budget and support facilities to make it - and others!
Have you made a “documentary” on the village of Imber, on Salisbury Plain, also taken over by the War Office in the early 1940’s?
Great video loved it ❤❤❤❤ please do more content like this!!🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thanks for doing it in 2K and 4K
Thank you for such an interesting video and for taking us back in time.
Thanks for making this video Andy. 👍
vised a few years ago , after exploring the village the walk to the beach and along the Purbec's to Lulworth has to be one of the best on the south coast.
Been meaning to return to walk the Eastern direction.
Imber village is worth a look too.
Another village abandoned on the ranges also with its church intact
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you
I really enjoyed this video it was interesting and informative. Thank you for taking me on a guided tour of the village and its surrounding areas.
When I lived at Lulworth Camp with my military father In the early fifties, the two hundred villagers had only been gone for ten years, so their homes hadn’t suffered too much damage from gunnery shells or the decay of desertion. Back then it was a particularly beautiful English village, haunted by its past and untouched by the present, where time had stood still.
I was able to explore as my father was second in command there, and I walked with our Dalmation dog over the ranges most weekends.
Sometimes I’d scramble up to the 2,500 -year- old Iron Age fort, where later, the Romans had eventually wrestled it from the local Durotriges tribe and then maintained their own watch, and I’d look down on Worbarrow Bay, also out of bounds. All heart-breakingly beautiful even to a thirteen year old back then.
Very interesting and presented in a most sympathetic way.
Thank you for showing us. Sad story.
I came across your video and would like to thankyou for sharing, what a wonderful video and a piece if forgotten history
Excellent video, this truly is a beautiful place an should be preserved as much as possible as it now stands, this area is my boyhood an for most of my life, my wife's father worked around Tyenham village my grandfather was a tank commander during WWII an was trained on that range, this is thier an our history an many before us. It should be remembered an enjoyed for what it is.
Such a sad but fascinating story. Thanks so much for a great video.
Visited many many times over the years, a very interesting village and a great walk down to the sea.
Thank you very much we enjoyed your visit to lyneham thank you ,
I visited on Saturday morning last week. I found it fascinating but so sad.
Most excellent, thank you.
Great video and very well edited, I will definitely try and visit
You're doing great stuff here Andy
I used to live in Wareham 30 years ago and a chap called Fred (can’t remember his surname) was born in Tyneham.
We often talked about his time there. Lovely fella but don’t know what happened to him as I moved away.
Still one of my favourite places to go when I get back to Dorset.
Great video Andy, thanks so much for posting