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@@RolftheRed well I just made it up myself, so it's just a case of there and back again, but I'm sure there's a way of making a loop out of it!

@Church_Searcher Ah sorry roundabout is the wrong word and language. I forget you use english, actually. In my Native Texan it is used as "Round there" or "Round yonder" and roundabout is just meandering path generally (subject to distractions). No circular motion needed, as we Texan's are experts at random circular behaviors, and it goes with out saying we excel at chasing our tails often. (HUGE grin - from a loopy internet commenter)

Many thanks!

@@David-hl6mr thanks so much, very kind!

Thanks, yes - stunning church

Wow amazing, thanks for sharing! Hellifield Peel is about 40miles west on the A65 - about half way between Skipton & Settle. I think there was a Grand Designs programme on it!

@@churchcrawling interesting, I go there quite a bit, will have to check it out in the New Year!

Thank you!

@@freespiritnufc5661 thanks, I might not make it to all of them!

Thanks, will give it a look

@@debsbennett5632 Thank you!

@@monicacall7532 Yes, it's extraordinary that they've all survived so long. An amazing , tangible connection to our collective past.

Thanks, will try to get you some Boston Spa adjacent / relevant content! Kia Ora!

Thanks, I'll be getting out to explore more of Ryedale hopefully, we have some epic remains to share with the world!

Thanks so much, I'll keep at it!

@@monicacall7532 Great! Well I've just been out filming today - very cold ,but sunnyish, with a date around c12th, and a battle around c15th - pretty amazing chapel, video will be out twixt Chrimbo & New Year!

@@monicacall7532 I used to work as a Deputy Custodian at Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire, UK - where some of the interiors had the tattered remnants of William Morris wallpaper - I've ever since been a lifelong fan of his principals & practice, especially as our end of school General Studies 'A Level' exam, (pre university) at the age of 17, started with the question "Look at these images - who designed this wallpaper?" - and it was a load of wavy flowers, and I had never seen anything like that in my life before, never mind considered that people might actually be responsible for designing wallpaper! Anyways - William Morris - big love! I once visited Red House and it was so overwhelming, I did have a little cry.

@ I’m so jealous of you for being able to visit the Red House! When I first saw Morris’s work for the first time I instantly fell in love with it plus the whole Arts and Crafts movement. I also enjoy the works of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood. Seeing that style of art decorating that lovely church really spoke to my soul. Many thanks. 🙏

@@smorkeyyy9845 cheers, more to come!

Many thanks, well I read my undergraduate degree in Archaeology & Ancient History and I'm literally saying "I didn't know that" to myself every week!

Agreed. Each video is jam packed with so many interesting details.

​@@monicacall7532Thanks, I try and research as much as I can, but then just summarise - glad it seems to be working!

It's a beautiful, pretty unique place, especially when the flowers are out and the lambs are ambling!

@@JohnDoe-px4ko Apparently he was very much in demand by pilgrims, so I think they looked after that side of things, along with the chapel that was built. But aye, does seem a bit odd

Thanks! Apparently there are mass burials in the graveyard from the battle in the churchyard - not sure if they're locals or general combatants. The first video that I made back in July is on the church at Bilton in Aintsy and its connection to Marston Moor.

@ Thanks, I'll check that one out too!

It's the Penguin Classics edition of the Domesday Book!

There were a good number of visitors during the time I was there, which was surprising for a winter's day. Beautiful church, long been a favourite.

Thanks! Plenty of beautiful historic churches around that area, I'll be getting to some around there in the New Year hopefully!

It's a pretty arresting sight - the masonry is almost Cyclopodean in form

Thanks for the kind words - I'll add Slaidburn to the research pile, many thanks!

Cheers, much appreciated!

Aye, I should really say Anglo Saxon as per the video title, slip of the tongue, a lot of the published literature refers to it as Saxon, including the church’s own! I keep meaning to mention Bede’s anecdote of Pope Gregory’s “Not Angles but angels” statement in one of my videos of the period, as everything is strictly speaking Angle in the area. Interestingly, subsequent to the Vikings taking York from the Angles in 867, Æthelstan had managed to annex Northumbrian York in 927 and had been victorious at Brunanburh - but by the time Edmund and Eadred inherited the throne it had reverted back to the Vikings - around the time that the tower was built at Kirk Hammerton - it would be interesting to find out the context of the tower being added, and under which Thegn or Jarl. I tried researching what was going on at the time, but it was a bit unclear. Anyway, thanks again, will try and be mindful of this kind of thing in future!

Glad you liked it, thanks!

Thanks for your kind words - just starting out, so it's good to hear that I'm striking the correct tone. Hope to explore some Hudson Valley churches one day!

@@celteuskara hey, thanks, I'll deffoes keep producing more!

@@ianmacgregor1463 thanks sir! Like, subscribe & share!

@@JohnDoe-px4ko A hidden gem

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

True, I read differing accounts either that the mound is a glacial deposit, or was a site of some significance. Would make sense if there was a temple there - the mound certainly has the same feel and proportions of the one that All Hallows church in Goodmanham stands upon, once a temple to Woden. I'm intrigued by the dedication to martyrs - I wonder if there were some early Christian converts martyred in the area.

There's some pretty MASSIVE blocks there, which might argue for York itself, and some pretty major public buildings. Then again, Aldwark isn't far off either - where eald weorc refers to an Old Work, or big old Roman structure, of which there doesn't seem to be much surviving - maybe the Kirkja at Hamortun is responsible for this!

Would recommend a visit to the church in Lastingham. Wonderful Crypt, resting place of Cedd(if i remember rightly).. Feels like walking back in time.. Great videos..

​@@celteuskaraI'm on it!

​@@robhunt2287I love Lastingham, one of my fave places - will try and get a vid there in the new year, thanks!

Thanks Johnnie - yes All Saints at Kirby Hill has some monumental-looking stones in the fabric of the Nave - I drive past every week tour guiding, but never been in yet! It's on my list - I read there's some interesting artefacts inside.

Thanks Paul, it's a really breathtaking place - the scale of the masonry as you approach up the Yew-lined avenue, and then the murals inside take it to another level.

Thanks Pete, will do!

Thanks Pete! Much appreciated! There might be fewer vids over the Christmas holiday period, put I've got a long list of places to visit in 2025!

Brilliant, it's a fascinating place! - Check out the church of St John the Baptist in Knaresborough too - contains the tombs of the Slingsby family. The music is from the TH-cam Creators Studio - if you click 'more' on the video description and scroll to the bottom, it should display the music tracks used. Have a great trip!

'Yonder Hill & Dale' - by Aaron Kenny th-cam.com/video/ZmpkKZIcGM8/w-d-xo.html

'Wistful Harp' by Andrew Huang th-cam.com/video/cKOn2Xz0j-A/w-d-xo.html

If you email the volunteers, they may be able to open the Chapel for you - www.ourladyofthecrag.org/contact-us

@@bullet-catcherhohoho250 Nice! I've temporarily moved fire extinguishers once or twice to get a better shot in some of these videos!

@@DylanTheMattressMan there's certainly a metal peg / nail above the right hand side of the boat suggesting there was possibly some sort of figure there.

@@aaronjaben7913 interesting, will read up on it - the interpretation was purely speculation on my part, I couldn't find anything written on it in terms of Romanesque doorways, but you certainly see it in other architecture - the imperfect Norman pillar in Durham cathedral for example, or the imperfect arch in Ripon Cathedral

Yes, the small defects can be seen not only in Shaker furniture and handicrafts but also in the buildings where they lived. For all that these defects are a feature of Shaker art forms they are usually very difficult to see.

True, I think they did some analysis back in the day, but nothing current - couldn't find any reports etc