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Oh what a beautiful video. Such a terrible shame those people were evicted. It looked like a lovely village to grow up in. The stonework on the houses was gorgeous. A really beautiful area. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care
I have always been fascinated by the story of Tyneham. Very sad that the villagers never got to return to their homes. Thank you so much for visiting and sharing. Do you know of a good book on the village?
Code castle doesn’t look like it’s on a natural hill to me. Very close by I am always intrigued about another hill that exists very nearby and that doesn’t look natural either to me. Another part of a defence system perhaps?
@@MemorySeekers Interesting. It just looks like it has been built or built up for defence purposes to see far and wide. This hill here in the attached image (if I can attach it) right opposite corfe castle I am often intrigued by it as if it is also part of the defence of Corfe Castle and maybe overlooked historically? What do you think ? I cannot seem to attach that photo I took from Google maps to show the other hill. It starts from the bridge area, again an unnatural looking hill with the road going right through the middle of the 2 hills there
Price of coal now for swanage railway is becoming an ever increasing problem these days. Perhaps they will run more diesel trips to keep going but that’s not the same at all. If you can please support swanage railway, many who work there if not all are volunteers
What a sad story about the people of this village, as every war causes sad stories. Beautiful images and an interesting story. Thanks for showing this!
In those days people did not own there houses but either rented or had a house as part of there work for the Lord of the manor, and I would imagine the Lord of the manor actually owned all the property's in the village so if any compensation was paid out it would have been paid to him, and of course that would have been confidential so the villagers would get nothing.
I always give your videos a like and only comment now and again on RU-vid. But as a subscriber to your channel, I have to say that the videos that you produce are first class. Always very enjoyable to watch, informative, well edited and they inspire me to get out and visit beautiful places like this. You should be proud of what you do, your channel is always a pleasure to watch and I look forward to the next one. 😊
Lee thank you so much for the lovely comment. We do work hard to produce high quality videos, spending to much time on them sometimes 😂 so pleased you appreciate the effort. We do enjoy doing it and have learnt a lot over the 4 or so years we have done it. Thank you for continuing to watch, all the best Simon & Will
You really know that you have gotten old when the sight of the horse gear in the stables building brings back childhood memories of following a couple of old Clydesdales turning over the farmland. Odd how just that sight can bring back the smell of leather, horse sweat and freshly turned earth. 🤔😊
There was a lady from the village on the BBC one evening a day or two ago. Her family lived and grew up there, and went to the local school and church. She provided photos of the village life back then and her family, as she returned to her former family home.
How sad that the last two wars took the life from the village, and more sad still is, that it won't be the last: The powers that be are still war mongering and don't care who dies, so long as it's never them.
What a poignant story and how sad the villagers were never allowed to return. Their stories are well presented and you did a lovely job of bringing the village back to life. Thank you.
What a beautifully haunting village. I liked the photos & notations about people that lived there previously. It's really sad that villagers were not allowed to return after the war.
Requisition, another word for stealing from people who worked so hard to build their beloved community 😢. They didn't sacrifice this for the cause, it was stolen from them and they were forced out just like the United States has done to it's people for centuries. Why do governments have to be so cruel and greedy to those who work so hard to build such countries?
This is interesting and heart wrecking at the same time. I can only imagine what the villagers did go through at the times of war. This beautiful village needs to be visited more often and someday people will return to their homeland, although only the third generations. Thank you for the video mate.
Hopefully SOMEONE is on the case with the Ministry of Defence TODAY. The state of decay is staggering. Unfortunately only the church is listed. EVERYTHING else, including if what is left of Tyneham House, which is no longer listed can be levelled tomorrow (!) if they wish. The church is leaky and improperly heated. So much tangible, rural WORKING CLASS British history down the drain.
This is the first "ghost town", what we call them in the states, I have ever seen in the UK! The story about it is very sad but what they have done now to tell about the history and preserver what is left is very inspiring and heartwarming. I have been to most of the major ghost towns in the west, mostly abandoned because gold strikes and such ran out, and am absolutely fascinated with them, to be able to walk down the streets and enter the buildings that forged our western history. Our history is so short compared to yours, but it was colorful! I hope someday to visit some of the places you have filmed, as my ancestors are from there and so many of your towns embrace their history and are still standing after hundreds of years! Thanks for sharing such a unique place and history!
All of your videos are wonderful, but I must say that this one moved me tremendously to the point that I couldn't help but cry a little. I am very moved by Ms. Helen's letter and I understand very well the feeling of sadness at losing the place where you built your dreams. I am sure that even though they could not return in life, their souls, as well as their memories, will always remain there. Thank you for such beautiful journeys and such moving stories of lives that show beauty and learning at the same time. My best wishes for this channel...
Such a enchanting village ❤😍 with sad history, people's heart might have throbbed for they couldn't return to their long lived lovely houses 😔 wars destroy everything & never the same as before, very sad.. if only this village might have restored with its people poor souls 😥... Parish church, cemetry, school, post office, gardens & houses are so lively & beautiful. Appreciate your efforts in making so many wonderful videos with captivating beauty & enormous history 😊 with lots of love and regards 💖👌
Such a beautiful & charming wee village! Yet such a sad story & history! It makes one wonder why this wee Village could have been the only place they could find to do what they were doing in the War? One would think there could have been other places to use for those purposes. It's so sad that all those folks had to leave their homes & Village & uproot their lives like that.. never to return. The story is very sad. as well as, being very odd! Thank you for sharing this fascinating & informative Story. As well as the excellent Commentary, footage & filming of this quaint wee Village. Blessings to you both!
Interesting video,but I'm not sure how the lack of electricity and running water enhanced it's charm for the locals and I'm not surprised the population decreased.
I just could not watch till the end. How sad, all these families having to leave, not even being able to return 30 years later. This is how much we mean to our governments. Absolutely nothing. Whether you have a home or not, what do they care !
This is a similar story to the village of Imber, in Salisbury. Very sad that these people were displaced and never allowed to return to their beloved villages. Glad this particular village has preserved its history for us all to see. Thank you for bringing it to us all via your fantastic video.
What a fascinating glimpse into the past. But how horrible for these poor people, forced to leave their long time homes without much to help them settle elsewhere. Excellent detail and filming of the location. I do hope young people today and in future generations will understand what a "World War" means, when those who lived it are gone. I've inherited letters written during the War, sent to my grandfather in California from my great aunt and great-grandmother in Nottingham. Most of the letters had been inspected, with the security stamp still attached. Reading them, I could just imagine how it felt not knowing what the outcome would be. One of the letters included a map from the Nottingham Evening Post, marking all of the locations where bombs had hit the city throughout the course of the War. Eye opening to say the least.
Thanks so much for this fascinating but sad story - one of many sacrifices that the people of the United Kingdom made to preserve freedom. Especially as an American, I so appreciate all you do to share all the wonderful places in the U.K. Thank you!!
Mother was in the land army. She spoke of her and my GI father visiting a deserted town during the war. She said it was so erie and spookie . She spoke of everything being left behind, prayer books in the church and some German books in the school. I wonder if this was the place?
No one could have visited the village as it was in an Army Firing Range and only opened to the public in the 70's, so I could not have been this village.
Have been to Tyne ham many times, such an amazing story. D really surreal to walk round with the contrast between the duck pond and church with the ruined buildings .
How gut wrenching for the families to have to leave like that. I wonder how many would have gone back if they had been allowed? I love this vlog, you have really captured the realness of village life and how war disrupted even the most peaceful place in England. Thanks as always. =-)
