Lord Nelson's ABANDONED Family church - We Found a Tomb Inside!! 

That is so sad! Nelson was one of our greatest hero’s . The Church of England should do this church up. It’s disgusting when they have so much money.

This is sad that a church connected to such an important person and Hero in our history should ever be allowed to get into such a state

Oh my goodness, I could just cry to see such a beautiful church and our history just left to rack and ruin 😥 All those graves almost completely hidden and probably being walked over by kids and dogs etc, how sad is that ! Thanks for showing us around Alex, you could sense how upset you were yourself to see it in such a state. I hope its restored, it *deserves* to be loved and cherished 💕

Such a beautiful church and so disgusting that its been left like this, our heritage needs to be preserved 😢

What an amazing find. If ever a building should be restored and preserved it's this one. Thanks, yet another cracking video. 😃

Horatio Nelson is buried in the crypt of St Paul's cathedral, in a black marble sarcophagus originally made for cardinal Wolsey (but not used). Nelson had an illegitimate daughter (Horatia) by Emma Hamilton. Nelson's titles died with him as he had no legitimate male heir. Nelson's older brother William was subsequently (1806) awarded two titles, and later, the Trafalgar estate. Viscount Horatio Nelson's estate was at Merton Park in South London. It is now covered by modern housing. Emma Hamilton died in reduced circumstances in France in 1815. She was not supported by the British government and could not afford to keep living at Merton Park. Nelson had wanted her to be given a state pension. His wishes were ignored. Horatia married a vicar and had 10 children before her death in 1881. Nelson was not a wealthy man although his family had been prosperous and well connected. Nelson struggled to keep up with his and Emma Hamilton's expenditure at Merton Park. He had spent long periods not on active service - so was on reduced pay. There are living descendants of the Nelson family. I would love to know more about the Trafalgar estate that this church forms a part of. The church should be maintained. I know Wantage well. I had no idea that a descendant of the Nelson family was a curate at the parish church in the 1850s.

The face that you guys were checking out at 13:42 into the video is most likely an example of what was known as The Green Man of The Forest, hence the leaves around him and also coming from his mouth. This is a tradition that goes back into Pagan times and relates to a beleif in a green nature god of the forest and was also linked to early sightings in the woods of what we might call Bigfoot today. It was often depicted in medieval churches as a nod to the pagan worship of nature from the days before the Romans came to England and implemented Christianity. This is similar to how the native people in Mexico would sneak images of their gods into the early Catholic churches. I learned this from Deborah Hatwell who runs a RU-vid channel that covers this subject.I beleive there are also elements of the Green Man mythology that are connected to Herne the Hunter as well. Cheers!

I don't understand, if this is a historical site then isn't it being protected & cared for as such???? What a shame

Nelson is buried at St. Pauls London. Yew trees are only found in Church grounds as they are deadly to cattle if eaten. The trees were needed for long bows, and it was law for men to practice long bow shooting, after Church in medieval times. Great video. I love the history of this place. I didn't know it existed before your video. Thank you!

So sad to see such an historical church, with such a history, and a historical family all left to rot, and just ignored. This should be on the national historical register and well care for by an historical trust. not left in this condition. thank you for documenting all this and the current condition. Also for focusing on the stonework and historical writings in the inside that displayed the genealogy of the Nelson family, and all those buried in this location. Appreciated.

That little Church is amazing, I do hope it gets the care that it desperately needs! Love watching you guys! Thank you for sharing!!! God bless!!!

It’s a great shame that this, and other historic buildings, are left to decay but at least you have recorded it and enabled us to see it before it deteriorates further. 👍

I love you guys because you’re showing the Nation and the world what we have left undone. This should be totally open to the public and maintained properly. I’m glad you are so respectful of the house and this little jewel box of a chapel. Let’s hope we see it all fixed up in due time. I hope your vids don’t promote thieves.

The outside masonry of limestone blocks intermixed with smaller squares of intricately-fitted knapped flints is very nice looking. The town in which Trafalgar House/Park now stands is the ancient land of Standlynch which is said to be mentioned in the Domesday Book. The chapel looks like it was built upon the site of an earlier 12th century chapel. If it is restored, hopefully the stained glass window over the altar is unblocked and reglazed. It would be a great experience for perhaps the local college to offer tuition or credit bonuses for intern volunteering to help a team of profressionals restore this holy place. Also the burying grounds look like it needs a good weeding. (It looks like from the plaque commemorating the last restoration in 1914 that it may be have rechristened as Catholic? (due to the AMGD acroynm (Ad Majorem Gloria Deam)?) Would make a great wedding chapel (with fees to pay for continued upkeep and salaries) win-win! Always remember our dead countrymen and countrywomen as usually by 40 years after their passing, family members have either died off, moved away, or just plain forgot these graves were there. Let us all remember.

Wow, this brought back memories. I was a student at Salisbury College of Art 1980 to 1983. 3 of us rented a bungalow in Downton and spent a lot of spare time walking around the surrounding countryside. We came cross this church and read the inscriptions inside and were stunned to see that it was connected to the Nelson family.

It is nothing but a crime to have allowed such a historic and and saintly building to go into such disorder. To have even left the gardens get so overgrown is a disgrace. A part of British history left to be forgotten.

This church would have been beautiful when it was built. It was once restored. Someone has to step up as soon as possible to preserve this. Too bad the stained glass is in such bad shape. It would be very, very costly to have someone make new ones. I wonder if there is anyone that cares enough to come here volunteering their time and labor. Please God, send people that would love to preserve history, especially a church this old. 🙏

Such an historic and absolute hero was Lord Nelson , that the government should of never of allowed a church connected to his family to ever get this run down . Horatio Nelson was one of my childhood hero's , and I am an American . I imagine this breaks the hearts of many citizens of England .

Wow. That was really cool to see. Surprised how structurally sound it is considering how the church has been derelict. At this point it could still be restored and preserved. I hope someone does something soon.

Why would a family let this go into ruin? He said the family is close by! It’s so beautiful and connected to an existing family. What’s wrong with people?

Thank you for this showing of such a beautiful, historical church. May it be restored and kept a place of peace. Please even English Heritage restore it and the graves, where people can view it, keep it a sacred place, for people to visit. Far too precious to go to ruins, hopefully the historical church society can help preserve its beauty, and land with it. Such a nice documentative account guys. Thank you so much for this viewing x

What a beautiful little church with such history. Thanks for sharing.

Hi. We just went to this church and it’s boarded up. It’s also had a strimmer over the graveyard. There is someone looking after the place and it looked great. I got some great pictures. Also the door that was flat on the floor in the graveyard was covering a brick built well.

It is so criminal Alex how we are leaving these beautiful abandoned churches to go to rot when we should be preserving them as its our ancestral history. That is a beautiful church in memory of the Nelson family. Good to see Ed again and Ray shooting through that window....blimey Ray lol. You just went through the window easily without drama lol knew you would. Loved the video Alex thank you xxx

The radiator’s indicate a furnace and plumbing. ….oh, you found it. The crypt is entered by lifting the face stone in the floor. Please let it be. Yes, that’s painted with silver stain which fires a yellow gold. The main window was blocked up to accommodate an Altar piece on the inside. It was probably equally as beautiful as the side windows. That room with the toilet was most likely the pipe organ chamber and sacristy. These Estate Churches where used…but they were more just mausoleum’s.

Nice video guys, such a shame this is all being left to slowly decay and is a tempting site for vandals. Lord Horation Nelson is buried in St Paul’s Cathedral but this family history is all part of his amazing life. Andy UK

another aussie watching and amazed at such an historical place just being left to decay, hope they get it restored before it falls apart any more , a part of your history, great video..

It breaks my heart to think its now abandoned! One of our greatest heroes is like this and his family

....in a deep sense of her virtue and pious zeal for rebuilding this little church. "....." with a grateful but sad heart....".That's the Old English way of writing the letter "S". I love your videos guys!. And by the way, Hi!. And wishing you much continued success from Michigan, USA!!!... Also I'm 3rd generation American. My great grandparents emigrated from Glasgow.

It reads "Osmond. Sculpt. Sarum" meaning Osmond, Sculptor (from the latin sculpere "to carve". The past participle means "one who carves". Sarum derives from the latin word for Salisbury "Sarisberia". Salisbury is technically "New Sarum" and the original site is known as "old Sarum". Old Sarum was moved gradually from about 1220 (building in New Sarum began a little earlier). Even though uninhabited Old Sarum returned 2 members of parliament (one in the 18th century was William Pitt the elder. It was the most rotten of the 'Rotten Boroughs' until abolished by the 1832 Reform Act. Interestingly, the 4th Earl Nelson was a Catholic and Standlynch Church was rededicated to Mary Queen of Angels and St. Michael and All the Angels in 1914. The entire estate was sold in 1948. Death duties and high post-second world war income taxes have seen many such estates fall into ruin. The National Trust can only do so much unfortunately.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!! IT'S SAD TO SEE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF HISTORY ABANDONED AND LEFT FOR NATURE TO RECLAIM !!! IN THE PAST THE BUILDINGS WERE MADE WITH BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE AND INTRICATE ART CARVINGS IN THEM !!! WITH SUCH MASTERFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DEDICATION TO DETAIL AND BEAUTY !!! THAT WILL NEVER BE DUPLICATED AGAIN IN OUR LIFETIME'S !!! OUR CHILDREN WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THE BEAUTIFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP THEIR FOREFATHERS HAD BUILT WITH THEIR OWN HANDS !!! WITHOUT ANY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED TO TEACH THEM AS OUR CHILDREN HAVE TODAY !!!

yew trees were mainly used for making bows, but since yew is poisonous to many animals, they were mainly planted in cemeteries because they were usually walled and so no stray cattle could reach them. that is why you see many old yew trees in cemeteries

If I lived in the area, I would personally be willing to maintain the grounds. Surely there is someone like me who lives in the area and has a love for history.

Another huge Thank You for providing a tour of a place most likely wouldn’t otherwise have had opportunity to see. 💒You have my respect for advocating for this historic site to receive the care it deserves. Much appreciation!

Trafalgar House & this church on the estate ( aka Standlynch Park ) was put up for auction by Saville's in mid 2021 ( guide price £11 million ) I expect it may have new owners now who will be obliged to keep the church secure / stable from further damage or restored as it like the rest of the house will be listed

I moved to this area nearly 30 years ago and have walked past the church many times, aware of the Nelson connection. The latest date I’ve seen on a gravestone was the 1940s. Interestingly, when I moved here I was told that the local pronunciation of ‘Trafalgar’ is more like Traffle-gar. Don’t know why. Also the graveyard is beautiful in spring, firstly with masses of snowdrops on one side of the church then, a little later, the other side is full of daffodils. I’ve never known the church to be open so hadn’t seen what the interior was like, until now

What a gorgeous little church. Very impressed yet again Isn’t Nelson buried in London? He was after all a very important member of the Elite at the time and a huge hero!! Thanks Alex and the lads Brilliant.

Thanks you guys. I hope nobody adapt this historic landmark into a house as we see all over the Western World? Cheers from Toronto!

Thank you so much for the tour of such an incredible piece of history. I am heartbroken at the neglect but love, love, love the obvious love and care four centuries of family and parishioners gave to this beautiful old lady.

As an American..who has British family….please don’t let this incredible piece of history fad away. I hope someone steps up to restore and safeguard this place.

Thanks for a great explore, for showing this place so much respect and yes you are right the state its in is indeed shocking considering its significance to one of Britain's greatest heroes.

What lovely church ⛪ thanks for sharing appreciate it 😀 😊

At least you're using THE LORDS NAME IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT , He .HE is Worthy of respect , sir. YOU PAY GREAT MIND TO THE PAST , but fail to understand THE ONE WHO IS THE MOST WORTHY OF ALL . WITH ALL YOUR UNDERSTANDING , I PRAY YOU GET WISDOM , YOUNG MAN . HOPEFULLY you'll realize, your humble need , God Bless your journey , and thankyou , I love it that you have shared , but please protect the dignity of Christ , , please ,

Love a good abandoned church. So sad to see it being left without any maintenance though. Music is really ethereal. Great choice!

Old Churches are really cool full of history just a shame that one is forgotten.

As an American, I have always loved British history. So many thousands of years of history. Loved the story of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. Where is she buried?

What a fantastic find and brilliant video, I am seriously thinking about emailing the National Trust on this one, see if they can adopt and restore this beautiful church and grounds. It has so much history and would be beautiful once back to some of its original glory. The flooring inside the church is amazing. Thanks for sharing 👍

What an amazing wonderful beautiful church, so sad it has been left to get ruined.. part of our history is beginning to be left behind there.. so sad.. Thanks guys for showing all of us inside the church.. 💒 xx

You should spend the night there, and do a ghost hunt! Seriously though, sad to see such an historical site not being kept up! Maybe some day, the grounds will maintained properly. Thanks for the tour!

🤗 Kind, gentle spirits were letting you know they approved of your visit. They need caretakers for their resting place. I would have lit a candle & prayed the Lord's prayer, etc. Thank you, Dianna 🇺🇸

This church should be restored and in use today. A shame to see it is such neglect today when it was in use not so long ago. Is this a portent of things to come? This is the History of a very important family.

So very sad to see such a beautiful historic building being left to rot. What is wrong with us as a nation that we protect and promote culture, traditions and archeological sites from and around the world and treat our own heritage with such disrespect. I know we have organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust but I’m sure more could be done to protect smaller historic buildings and sites.

It will be another great exploration. Loved it once again. Your videos always make me happy when I watch them. You are the best. Thank you Alex 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

The symbol you saw on the floor was most likey a depiction of a Monstrance which is a vessell that is prominent in Catholic church masses; It holds a host symboliing the body of Christ. Thank you for showing this wonderful find. Lord Nelson isn't there but there is so much history in one place. My gr gr gr gr grandmother was the neice of lord Nelson so this means a lot to me.

This was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I would've given anything to be there w/ these guys!

Really cool history. I would have thought Lord Nelson was a big enough figure in history that a historical society would have had all these builds maintained.

Fantastic explore gents. The vault or crypt under the church floor would be amazing to see, they would have used lead lined coffins I have seen them in place in crypts from the early 1800,s. . The galvanised tank in the side room would not have been a toilet supply but a cold water storage tank for the radiators and boiler. Not nit picking at all . I agree with and others its heatbreaking to see this going to ruin. National Lottery funds perhaps ? Lets hope so thanks guys!!

Thomas Nelson is Adm. Nelson's nephew. Thomas died 1835. Adm. Nelson is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.

Beautiful church, should be restored and placed on a historical register. Too bad you didn't have a weed wacker with you to highlight the graves.

Quality find mate, I always wondered about yew trees in cemeteries, but could never get a definite answer to why. The church near me I used to hang out as a kid had a yew tree that’s over a 1,000 years old, the one in Bedhampton, next to Bidbury mead. Stay safe mate 🤘💀👍

Another fabulous explore - fitting nicely with the Trafalgar Mansion video. Can’t believe this little church has been left … with so much history - very sad. Didn’t quite understand what the chap you spoke to was referring to but was he suggesting it was being preserved? Do hope so. As always, your video was Informative and respectful with a few funny moments. Well done Alex 👍👍

Shame on the powers that be allowing abandonment of such a treasure. Thank you gents for letting us see a "forgotten" history.

Cool church love the stained Glass and architecture 👌👍 hi from Ireland 🇮🇪

It's disgraceful that English heritage is being left to decay. This needs looking after. Thanks for showing this guys. Fantastic ❣️🙏

Nelson Overload. Love it 😎

What a beautiful church !!! Warching from australia. ❤

I hope the National Trust could save this church about the Nelson family and open to the public in the future

Какие сокровища истории! Надо беречь, реставрировать.❤❤❤

Just goes to show you how fleeting fame, honor, and recognition is. At one time, these individuals were very big and probably very important. Now, they are forgotten in an abandoned church in the middle of nowhere. The same fate awaits all humans. Today, you may be a great, popular, powerful lifeform tomorrow, a forgotten name on a forgotten tombstone.

Thanks for taking me inside! I’ve walked past so many times and always wondered what it is like inside. Now I know!

It's unbelievable that this church has been left to decay. It should be restored, preserved and celebrated . . . . .

Such a crying shame, but if local communities dont support their local churches in deed and financially, churches will inevitably be decommissioned and left to fall apart.

Another great video Alex I really do luv yr videos and that u read us everything and explain stuff thanks so much for sharing it really is brilliant for those of us like me that r poorly and can't go exploring anymore, u r my eyes to the world, thanks for sharing 👍 and some great footage luv ya loads mate 👍💖

Such an interesting find,an amazing small church,beautiful stained glass windows,ornate carvings,I feel very sad that it’s been left to deteriorate and hasn’t been kept up,I imagine a lot of people would be interested in touring the church and grave yard if they kept it up and opened it to the public.thanks for the great explore Alex🇨🇦

Well done guys we need to more aware of these magnificent historical structures that are so important to English history that are just been left to rot and I’m so proud that your generation will carry on the fight to make people aware of these sites that should be saved for all of us. Keep up the great work 👏👏

Brilliant video what a find 👏 love Yr respect of these places x beautiful place and the history amazing ♥️

Come on my son, I’m excited for this to come on and it keeps saying in 5 mins , worth the wait, lovely little church and as you say, so much history 👍😜🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰

How can such a beautiful important building cherished by one of our greatest heroes be neglected like this??

Scandalous, absolutely scandalous. However I bet if it was the oldest mosque in Clapham or wherever it would have an English heritage grant and upkeep………

Wow I really enjoyed watching this, I love history and this church should be preserved, a lot of poeple love this sort of thing even if there were tour's there. I live in Australia and have been to England twice and seeing all the history is amazing. This could be a big tourist thing

Beautiful little family Church and graveyard. The vaults would have remains of coffins and possibly bones in them, they collapse after so many years due to the natural earth subsidence with continuous rain etc. Most of them have an arch above the doors or are bricked up to stop wild life getting in. This is a historic building and should be listed with The Historic Trust to save it. The whole area and land originally would have been owned by the Nelson family for sure. I would live to see some of the old maps for this area and what buildings were there in the past. Thank you so much for this very interesting video, well done. 💕🇦🇺

That church was beautiful, hopefully it will get saved. Surely part of this country's history. Thank you for sharing.

The Yew is a symbol of life.

What a crime to see Lord Nelson's family church abandoned and forgotten. There should be a group to save this building and honour the dead as they should be.

A lot if not most ancient churches were allways built on sacred places that were worshipped by druids and the locals who worshipped trees and springs and rivers and yew trees which produced mistletoe are common ,a lot of ancient worship sites would often be on lay lines which the ancients could pick up on, the easiest way to Christianise an area was to convince the locals to stop worshipping say a yew tree but to worship God or the Saints at the same place instead.

Such a beautiful church to have been abandoned 😢

That was a wonderful find. So beautifuleven now can't imagine how beautiful it looked when first built. Thanx for showing it guys.

23:51 I could've sworn those were eyes staring back at me 😂

What amazing finds….. We would never have seen them if not for you fellows. Thank you very much🙏🙏🙏

Wow! That’s so interesting guys,such a great piece of history, why has this been left to be vandalised,come on who ever?? This is our history❤️thanks Alex xx

i loved this video ... this dew-drop world .... form arises and falls.......

grand old church well preserved nice video

Hola chicos el vídeo me gusto mucho La capilla o cómo se diga es preciosa y con esa timba q hay dentro Preciosa y ese cementerio q pena q no en tiendo idioma gracias chicos por el vídeo 💋💋💋

The crown estates should be obliged to meet incurring remedial costs to bring about its full restoration, period.

Just checking it on Google earth, the grass is better kept and graves more visible

How sad that that lovely little church is abandoned like that, and left to decay. The fact it was essentially a private family chapel, rather than a parish church may have had something to do with that of course. The 'Sarum' on the pillar is an old, old name for Salisbury, so the mason who sculpted the monument was based there. And, particularly if this was a Georgian/Victorian Catholic chapel, the thing you thought was a font is more likely to be a piscina - a sink for want of a better word, in which any wine left in the chalice after communion would be washed out; the drainage hole takes it straight into the ground .

Nice one lads sad to see such and historic site in such a bad state . Its sinful

Wow this was just awesome I loved it. I am about to join as you are at the top of the game! I started watching diffrent explores just a few months ago. You lads are just the best! So I am joining I hope that helps you? Keep it coming! X

Its amazing ,I would think Lord Nelsons final resting place would be a memorial tourist place with much better care,