Thank you so much for this video. Alan Garner's "Weirdstone of Brisingamen" and "Moon of Gomrath" had a profound affect on me when I read them nearly 40 years ago as a child growing up in far away Oregon, and Alderley Edge and its landscape and lore have never left my heart and imagination. It is a dream of mine to travel there one day. Also, as a person who works in archaeology, your discussion was very informative. Cheers!
I really enjoyed the book too,but coming from Devon had thought it bigger(I was 11 or 12).Enjoyed your comment,a moment of euphoric recall on reading the title.
They were important books for me too as a 10 year old in the 60's. I read both of them again recently and they have lost none of their impact. Thank you for this video which has enhanced the books in my memory. I'll have to visit the area someday.
Such a gorgeous place. My English teacher introduced me to the moon of gomrath many moons ago and i only read the weirdstone of brisingamen after it - unfortunately. Just read weirdstone again and just starting moon again. Still wonderful books so thanks for showing me some of those amazing locations.
I used to live in Winslow and work in Alderley Edge, this area is beautiful, well worth a visit. The village is great with lots of restaurants and pubs and some cute little artisan shops. The books by Alan garner knocked my socks off when I was a little girl especially with the location being so close, can't recommend the books or the place enough. Thanks for this video, brought back some great memories.
As teenagers from Manchester , we often went up to the edge . Yes , we did walk three times anti clockwise round the devils grave !! Being curious , we also went down the old mines...
Wow. Thanks for this. I read The Wierdstone of Brisingamen and it’s sequel The Moon of Gomrath soon after they were first published. I too have explored the area on foot finding all the places mentioned in the map that was provided in the first book. I even went down the mines some years later. I doubt I would fit those narrow passages now many decades later! On one visit I planted a sequoia seed in the wood. I often wonder if it survived. If it did it must be pretty big now after twenty years or so. This video brought back so many memories. Thanks again.
Being a fan of the books for the last 40-some years, it was nice to walk in the steps of Colin and Susan. Thanks very much for showing me the place where I lost quite a lot of time, dreaming of wizards, goblins, witches and sleeping knights.
I spent much of my childhood (70's and 80's) on the edge as my grandparents lived down in the village, I rarely go back (now live in Devon) but lovely to revisit some of those well known places, and still bare a scar where I took a tumble down the devils grave when I was about 10. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for video! Garner was able to describe all beauty and romance of this magic place! It is really worth a visit! Alan Garner books were translated in Russian! I've read them 20 years ago! Fantastic!
Thank you for this very interesting video. I liked hearing about the history as well as the legends. I visited Alderley Edge once as a small child during WW II on a day's tour in the area from our then home in the Manchester suburbs when my father had the use of a company car and some scarce petrol, or gas, to visit clients. So he took my mother and me along and it was a very brief holiday when leisure travel was so difficult! Our time at the Edge was rather brief, but I remember the views over the Cheshire plain and hearing the legends about King Arthur and his knights, sleeping beneath the Edge until they would be awakened to aid Britain in its hour of greatest need. As an adult, I read Alan Garner's fantasy novels for young people, set in this area. I'm so glad RU-vid popped this video up in their suggestions list!!
Excellent, infomative Video. Brought back memories of my childhood, reading Alan Garner`s Wierdstone of Brisingamen then spending Sunday afternoons exploring the Edge.
Someone else may have also commented this. The carved poem at the "wizards well" was carved by Alan Garner's father (Colin Garner) I think, in the 1920's and included a now well worn depiction of the wizard above it, beard and eyes still visible. All the mines are linked at a lower level by the Hough level which contained a tramway external rails can still be seen at the lowest point on the "donkey trail" walk sign posted from the car park.
Fabulous video. Hw you seem to have left out the carving of the wizard in the rock. Would appreciate if you could show us a map of the area where all these features can be found. Thx for sharing.
This is excellent. I spent many happy hours on the Edge with my (now grown-up) sons. The one place you missed out is Saddlebole. But ne'mind it's a good video. Thank you.
I have been watching almost all of your "Out and About" videos...they are all interesting, well researched and original. Great job, excellent quality and nice music. Please keep on uploading.
Muito obrigado pela caminhada, sou do Brazil e agradeço demais pelo video. Foi uma passeio muito bom. Fiquei interessado nas lendas de Alderley então fui pesquisar mais. Assim mesmo de muito longe pude ter um vislumbre do lugar, graças ao seu vídeo. Um abraço enorme e muitas bênçãos!
Loving your Out and About videos, due to illness I can know longer go for walks in our beautiful countryside and watching your videos gives me a chance to see places I would love to visit. I read Alan Garners book "The weird stone of Brisingamen" as a teenager and have never forgotten it, I am going to order a copy of it to read again as it is a wonderfully magical book. As you are walking around Alderley Edge it shows so clearly where the inspiration for the book came from. Thanks Richard, would love to see more of Alderley Edge if possible, great work thanks again.
I do like these videos AND you have touched on the underworld. The copper mines below your feet actually connect in places and the mine is very extensive ... I'll put up a video response of the mine underneath if youtube hasn't blocked the music :o)
So have I! Yes, that's the mine I think that most often gets used in group tours. I've been down it several times from when I was a scout. It's not the only one in the area. Ian's (henllan) video which is posted as a vid response goes into the Engine Vein mine, and there's another adit much lower down the hill for the Hough Level.
Thanks for that most enjoyable ramble. Your narrative was excellent. May I humbly suggest that, during your stops, the music be diminished so that it is easier not to miss a word of dialog. Even so, the music was a nice accompaniment. Very nice video. Cheers.
@RichardB1983 Speaking as a member of the pagan community and an amateur historian. Alderley Edge is of great interest to the metaphysical community. It is a very spiritual place. Alex Sanders the founder of Alexandrian Wicca practiced there at times also.
@Astra3LxBS9 I'm not sure how much interest, but over the years I've heard of pagan gatherings on the Edge. Apparently a lot of people gather up there on Hallowe'en as well. I'm not sure about the origins of the legends, but when I went up to do my filming, there was already a Rhododendron leaf in the fissure when I arrived - proving that it's not just me who has heard of it! Rhododendrons are very common in the area now, but before the woodland was planted, might not have been.
@riverbender Thanks for the comment. I did reduce the volume of the music during speaking parts - perhaps not quite enough. If some bits are difficult to hear, full subtitles are available by pressing the "CC" button.
Great video , thank you . Do you have any knowledge of what is in farmland near the old Mill ? 53.3399838, -2.2498061 on google maps sattelite ? .. I have looked online with my knowledge, of which isn't much and found nothing .. I did take a picture of it but it isn't clear .. ty
Hi. That's interesting. I've not noticed it before. Looking at Quarry Bank Mill's website, it says it's an old obelisk that was due south of an observatory that used to stand near to the Mill's gardens. The mill owner used it to set the mill clocks. Presumably they could observe when the Sun was directly over the obelisk and set that as 12-noon. Both the obelisk and observatory are marked on the 1872 map of the area.
@@RichardB1983 ,very interesting . Thank you so much for the information , I knew I could count on you .. I didn't know where too start . Keep up the amazing work 🙏 we all love to watch your videos in my home .
