Thank you Louise! Yes, I really enjoyed my afternoon here - it went so quickly! A very enjoyable place to wander around. Maybe you can visit too one day? Take care, Paul
I am ex RN and having married as a young man this was our first posting as a married couple. What fond memories. I was at HMS Royal Arthur which was at Neston just outside Corsham. There was one bus a day into Crsham, but we very often walked into Corsham and caught the bus back. As an an added anecdote, my Father, when he was demobed after the second world war, went to work as a gardener at Corsham Court.
Hi Paul, this was a very enjoyable tour of Corsham. Loved seeing all the buildings and hearing the history. The free-roaming peacocks were a nice bonus, too! The church was beautiful. Edit: I also really loved the "stills" at the end with the slight but of motion from the flags, fan, or people. With the music it really made it so peaceful.
Thank you Donna and glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I wonder if any of those peacocks wander into people's homes? Just being watching your video about the coyote's in your garden - reminded me of that! Glad you enjoyed the photography too. Take care, Paul
@@westcountrywanderings very true, I think the peacocks could be a bit scary if they were agressive, much like the Canada geese and swans. I'd be keeping my doors firmly shut just in case! 😁
Very enjoyable wander around delightful Corsham - which seems to have all the ingredients of a Cotswolds Town. As you say, one should 'just stand back and admire' its traffic-free precincts - though I suspect it does get crowded. Nice to know about the good bus connections to Chippenham. It's train station closed in 1965, I gather. Thank you.
Thank you Malcolm! Yes, there are some quite advanced plans to reopen the railway station here - the town has grown a lot since the station closed in the 1960s - I think it may well happen. Maybe we could have a look at the station site in a future Railway Series video? I was very surprised at just how quiet it was there, considering we are now approaching peak summer tourist season, and how close it is to the ever popular Lacock nearby. It is much quieter than other Cotswold places like Chipping Campden and Chipping Norton. They were even offering free car parking to drum up trade - there were posters advertising it in nearby Chippenham! Maybe it doesn't have the chain stores or McDonalds or Wetherspoons or even a Costa Coffee shop that most crave these days. However, it does have a nice selection of independent shops, cafes and pubs and inns, which was good to see. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Paul
Hello Paul - greetings from Poland. I really enjoyed this video. A lovely walk through the park, learning all about Corsham Court, its owners and the history of Corsham itself. The walk through this most picturesque town was superb. Your photographs showed some of the buildings in a wonderful light.
Thank you Michael. Yes, I was most impressed with Corsham - a really lovely town. Glad you enjoyed the video too. It is well worth a couple of hours of anyone's time strolling through the town. Thanks so much. Take care, Paul
Hi Paul, looks a lovely place to visit. Very well presented as always, thanks for taking us along. Loved seeing the Peacocks they looked like they owned the place, as they should!! Didn't look like they would steal chips from anyone!! The family name of Methuen caught my eye and I wondered if they were anything to do with publishing company but as far as I can see that's not the case although both families were Baronecies, the publishing one was of Haslemere and no longer exists. The family grave is a wonderful piece of carving from solid marble. One small fact I came across was that in 1703 John Methuen negotiated the Methuen Treaty, which, in return for the admission of English woollens into Portugal, granted favourable import duties on Portuguese wines into England to the disadvantage of French wines!! All the best!!
Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, they seem to have the right to roam everywhere in and around the town. I even saw one on someone's flat balcony on the 5th floor - I wonder if they wander in if the doors are open?! That was my first thought too when I heard that it was Methuen - that's the only other time I have heard that name before (the publishing world). Strange that they were ' given it' for the privilege for being the local MP, and have managed to hold onto it since! Mind you, I wouldn't to want to pay the heating bills, the council tax, or the insurance! I hadn't heard of the Meuthen treaty before - thank you for that interesting snippet! Take care, Paul
Beautiful. I live near Corsham and love shopping there. The ruin is a folly. So, not the remains of any building. I guess in those days, the posh had a folly, like today would be a swimming pool. Plus Rudloe was hush hush because it's Wiltshire's Area 51👽
Ah, thanks for the clarification about the folly - it is certainly a very good one! very realistic. I think I would rather have a folly than a swimming pool. Yes, the data I used to provide out of the air defence radar kit I worked on in Cornwall was sent in via microwave links, and went into Rudloe's underground complex (amongst other places, like RAF Neatishead) - some of it was also 'syphoned off' and went to West Drayton to assist Heathrow's air traffic. I think the UFO stuff was abandoned in the 1990s. There was lots of other things that went on there to do with nuclear warfare - possibly still does. I think it works in tandem with the nuclear storage facility at Kineton, just on the northern edge of the Cotswolds (I did a video about the military railway there last year). Cheers! Paul
@westcountrywanderings I too would prefer a folly 🙂. Ah cool. I'm fascinated with the history of the quarries around Corsham, Box, Monkton Farleigh, Bradford on Avon and Westwood. Wish they did tours underground and protect the history down there.
Good morning Paul. Well that's a nice surprise- Corsham. I have a lovely 🥝girlfriend there - more to the other side of town- the 'village' as she described it. How lovely to see and learn about the area. She and I did catch up last year - but not in Corsham itself. Thoroughly enjoyed myself wandering around here Paul.👌🇳🇱🙋♀🥝
Thank you Anita! Yes, I think the locals call the older part of the town 'the village' because it does have a village feel to it. There are some much newer and bigger developments around the town, but, largerly, the town centre is still, thankfully, very much unspoilt. Glad you enjoyed seeing my wanderings around the town here. It was such a lovely afternoon and a relaxing place to film in, probably because the town centre is almost completely pedestrianised. Take care, Paul
Thank you Roy! Glad you enjoyed it - hope you had a good day at the carnival in Astwood Bank - what a fab turnout! Hope you had a great weekend too. Take care, Paul
That was a very enjoyable video from the very start with your very unusual opening intro music- ‘Busy City’ - made a welcome change. I’ve actually been here before to see Corsham Court which was well worth a visit! I don’t recall the travelling peacocks 🦚 but I know I went somewhere where they had free range just can’t remember where. All I remember besides the lovely Court was a very tiny village type town with no shops open and no places to eat except the pubs. There were no hanging baskets etc which is such a welcoming sight but this must have been 20ish yrs ago & few places did have hanging baskets - they are relatively new to small towns. And we watched a cricket match for want of something to do- so maybe a quiet Sunday? I remember the Almshouses being very prominent. I noted that Bath Spa Uni has a presence there & it wouldn’t surprise me if they had some financial input. (They weren’t there years ago) Nobody mentioned it but I believe The Queen resides nearby - she still has a bolt hole that I believe she wishes to keep. Whether that has changed now her status has changed I’m not sure. Oh yes & Ancient Aliens went to Rudloe Manor & got short shrift! A lot of people think this the centre for U.K. UFO research. Thanks Paul.
Hi Diana! I am so behind with comments at the mo - lots going on all at once! Glad you enjoyed my tour of Corsham town - yes, I was pleasantly surprised by everything there. I know The Queen lives still in Lacock - in fact she is still the patron of the Wilts & Berks Canal - I think the canal runs through her grounds! I know she used to live in Corsham too, but I don't know if she has a property there now, but she may still do too. Is Ancient Aliens a RU-vid Channel? I know the UFO thing at RAF Rudloe was disbanded in the 1990s - but indeed it was the centre of UFO research from the 1950s to the 1990s. Thanks again! Take care, Paul
Hello Paul I just looked Ancient Aliens up but not helpful. My understanding is it is a show on Netflix I think!- but Blaze( channel on Freeview) shows older programmes( some 2012!) on its Channel. It seems to be a mouthpiece for all sorts of theories on UFOs ( now called UAP haha stands for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) & similar controversial topics. Recently,contributors have included respected scientists etc. Also I think they have recruited Nick Pope who worked at the M.O.D. on the UFO Desk ( he ran the UFO desk) - knowing the Civil Service possibly the only employee assigned to this Desk!!! It was Nick Pope & one of the main American presenters( can’t pronounce or spell his name but looks Greek) who drove to Rudloe Manor - you talk to someone via an intercom- they were given a negative reply. The men in black( well men in black in an unmarked black vehicle) came from somewhere and saw them off! Pope signed the Official Secrets Act & cannot reveal everything he knows. I would imagine he will write a best selling book. Hope that explains it a bit.
@@dianarolph1770 yes, it does. Thank you! I have heard Nick Pope on Howard Hughes Show on the radio ('The Unexplained') think it is on TalkRadio on Sunday nights and via podcasts. Nick is a really interesting chal.
