Let me know what you think about this format. Would you like to see me do more of this sort of face-to-face content? I'm thinking of running some tours at some point. Drop a comment if you think this would be of interest too.
Now I would have brought you a few more churches on this trip, but the vicar of Binham appeared in the church and I spent a couple of hours chatting with him and drinking tea!
I think this number of churches in one video is enough, you can always film a lot more on a trip and make a different video. But don't make them too short, it's better to take your time. Some people (me included if I get the chance) will want to visit the churches and having more than 5/6 could mean they get all jumbled up. I would really like to visit the ruined priory and the one with the round tower, then there's the one with the glass.. and then there's the panels...the box pews... You see, 5/6 is enough.
I've been watching your videos for over a year and are by far my favorite historical videos. I love being able to finally put a face to the voice! Thank you so much!
This was wonderful! As an American, I've always been so enchanted by the pastoral beauty of England. It also never fails to astound me how ubiquitous and accessible these historical places are.
Ohh, yes. Driving up to the church, getting to see you and to hear your descriptions ... a combination of both formats - beautiful! Well done and so appreciated. 😊
What an absolute treat this was! I found myself utterly transported far from any stress and into a peaceful afternoon of exploration. Boy! I needed that. Thank you, Allan!
I second the tour suggestion. Although I live in the US I would happily fly to England to go on such a tour. I’ve already been seriously considering going on a series of visits to see all of the glorious cathedrals in England. During the Pandemic and my first long bout of Covid I began to study and watch everything that I could find regarding Medieval history and culture, especially in England where about half of my ancestors come from. Gothic architecture has been an especially fascinating topic of study. When I discovered your channel I was so excited.
I've only recently discovered your channel, and I've been enjoying it very much! I like this format; it's nice to put a face with a voice. As someone who will not have the opportunity to visit these places, thank you so very much for sharing your country's history and your knowledge, time, and talent!!
I'd love to see these wonderful churches. The history in these places is just fascinating. I'm an American so we don't have these what would be ancient buildings here. I have been to Philadelphia to see the Independence hall where the founding Fathers first read the Declaration of Independence. And our constitution was ratified. That was a real treat! It was started in 1732 and finally completed in 1753. It was 242 y.o when I visited it. Just a baby compared to these churches.
This made me quite emotional. I lived in North Norfolk for nearly 20 years and all three of my children were born in Nofolk . When visiting local villages and small parish churches its like being in a time machine were you are transported to past generations with the local scenery reinforcing this feeling . Since my divorce i now live in Derbyshire which again has its history in small villages and parish churches but doesn't quite have the 'pull' of history like Norfolk. I have enjoyed this change of format so long may it continue !
Although I now live in Hungary I must say that I really enjoy your videos Allan. History and church archicture has been a passion of mine for many years and I find your wealth of knowledge so invigorating. Here also there are many very interesting sites as in surrounding countries, all of which capture the essence if what life must have been like hundreds of years ago. Thank you for giving so much pleasure.
Lovely to see Binham Abbey from the air, my maternal grandmother came from the village. I was hoping you would visit Hindringham St Martins and see the old parish chest they have therein.
Brilliant video. I really liked the format, I think it would make a fascinating series of videos. Norfolk has many beautiful and interesting churches (although I am slightly bias being a Norfolk bell ringer!) which if anywhere else would be well known but are often taken for granted round here. One of the joys of bell ringing is getting to visit many of these beautiful towers as well as having the honour of being tower captain of one.
Thank you for these videos. My family has a long history in the area that I only get to see in this way. Here I was able to catch mention of the Calthorpe, Fermor, and Shirley families with whom we are related through intermarriages within a close network there that stretched into Suffolk around Bury. I have a channel called Domesday to America and would like to add this to my playlist for Norfolk. I will also subscribe while I am at it! Cheers
I was able to go to Britain on a business trip a while back and it was a crazy cool experience. As an American (specifically a western American), I find it cool how you can be around so much old history. The hotel I stayed in was the oldest building I had seen up to that point in my life I was able to stay there relatively cheap. I'm the kinda guy who marveled at buildings built in the 1800s in America, like "man, so old!", but I don't think I can ever feel that way again after visiting Britain.
Another western American here! Unfortunately I have not (yet) been to Britain, but twenty years ago I had the great privilege of singing in several thousand-year-old churches in Germany and Austria. Standing in the literal footsteps of centuries and centuries of worshippers, it was a striking awareness of truly belonging to the whole of humanity (hard to describe, but amazing!)
The antiquity of these churches never fails to astonish and delight me. In Vancouver, the oldest church building dates back to the 1860s. Your videos have convinced me to include some parish churches when I visit Britain. The older and more idiosyncratic, the better!
Thank you doesn't seem to quite cut it, Allan. This is a marvelous video, and "guided" tour of these wonderful churches. Those damned iconoclasts, tho'! It is something to imagine the brilliant decoration of these buildings had they been left in their earlier state. It is fortunate that what you've shown us exists in the state they are in. Again, well done, from a very grateful follower.
Thanks for the tour Allan, great to see these old churches as part of my ancestry comes from around the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Nice to see the kind of churches they were baptised/married/buried in.
Another excellent and informative video, Allan - the stained-glass was gorgeous to look at and so rarely seen - Thank you for focusing on the exquisite English glass of Warham St Mary. One can only lament the great loss of so much due to the destructive iconoclasts and changing tastes. I think you did brilliantly well in front of the camera!
Thank you for featuring these wonderful old churches and their treasures. We have almost nothing as old as this in America. It's so sad that these fine examples have been all but ruined by iconoclasts. And it's still going on today. I saw a video of a person at Cambridge defacing a painting of Lord Arthur Balfour just this morning. When you think of all the trouble and treasure (well) spent on preserving and recovering art and artifacts from the past, and realize that these cretins are not only stealing that art from the owners, but also from all the future viewers of it, it really is disgusting. I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice and made to pay reparations. Although once art is lost, it can never have the same value again. Love the new format. Great video!
I think this format is great for giving us a glimpse of smaller and less ornate churches that wouldn't warrant a longer video. It certainly made me curious about the churches featured.
Love the format! It was like a live tour with you! So sad to see all of the destruction of these beautiful churches. True parish churches lovingly built. Being an American I am glad that in my very young country freedom of religion is a guarantee. PS I received my mugs and they are beautiful and so unique!
I remember that Binham Priory was featured prominently in Simon Schama's 'History of Britain". Because it was a great illustration of how things changed when England became Protestant. "Whatever happened to Catholic England?" was the burning question (literally) from that particular episode.
All these old partially-ruined churches with just parts still in use and crudely maintained reminds me of how Germans and Britons lived among Roman ruins. They didn't try to keep the complete old buildings intact, but would pick parts and modify them for whatever purpose they saw fit. A sound reminder that while History doesn't exactly repeat itself, it does tend to rhyme. One wonders how future generations will use some of our enduring edifices that are too much trouble to keep intact as is.
Well, hello there! This was fun! I felt like you took me out sightseeing for the day. I like the drone too, especially at the first church where all the ruins were laid out! I really loved the wall memorial of the couple, Dr somebody and his wife, who were kneeling facing each other and holding hands. The detail of the clothing was amazing. I wish people would have just taken down "offensive" icons and stored them rather than scratch everyone's eyes out. Horrible. Of course worse was done to the bodies of "offensive" people, so what cloud am I perched on? LOL!
I enjoyed this format very much, but I do also love your other videos where you are off screen speaking along with images. This visiting of churches fits well with seeing you walk among the architecture. Perhaps you will keep both. I am enjoying all of your content.
Great presentation & content. Better than a pub crawl any day! I like the more formal video format for historical objects, ceremonies, etc. but this casual stroll through churches & churchyards is exactly what I should experience in person. It ticks all the boxes for me.
My main hobby is wildlife photography, but I dabble in other photographical disciplines too, including architectural. Living in Norfolk you can't go to any village without a visit to the church. En route from one site to another last week, I came across St Michael the Archangel's Church, near Booton, Norfolk and I had to stop to take a few shots. It is a really spectacular building and is also known as the Cathedral of the Fields. I was not truly happy with the results I got that day and returned a week later to have another go using a panorama technique, but that was not satisfactory either, so I have ordered a tilt/shift for a third go. Although it is a late 19th century construct, artifacts of the old building were saved for the new building and I urge you to visit this cathedral that shrunk in the wash, just for its structural splendour.
Dr. Barton I really love all those walks along and in those beautiful churches. The mist makes it even more beautiful. Pls just make more of these walks! Martha
What a lovely Norfolk smorgasbord of churches Allan! It is interesting visiting a clutch of churches reasonably close together. We get to see such a range of architectural features. I must admit though I do like an indepth ramble. Perhaps two or three churches at most. The drone makes a big difference. Thanks as always Allan.
enjoying the new format. 🙂 (BTW, I would really like to see you collab with Dr. Kat from Reading the Past and/or her and the other ladies from History after Dark)
I would love to see more face to face content. The churches were lovely and your knowledge of their history is always thorough and vastly informative. As always your videography was excellent! The drone footage especially. The selfie stick does take a bit of getting used to. Looking forward to more! 😄
What a great man - not religious myself but I always marvel at the buildings constructed by the labour and imagination of the faithful. Love your work, it's a real education.
Nice to see you to see you nice! Nice format Allan some lovely churches featured. Fascinating. Am v spoilt today as March Issue of The Antiquary arrived today .lovely content as usual.
Yes, it’s nice to see you talking about the places you visit. Thanks for doing this. I miss old architecture, living in Oz as I do. They all have a story to tell and give a special feeling and smell (as you mention).
Very interesting, but as I have somewhat of a hearing problem, I do rely on a Transcript so I don’t miss any of the technical expressions. It would be nice to have one included. As a Lincolnshire resident, I have been enjoying your posts very much.
An excellent format, I love my country of New Zealand, but I do miss the wonderful little churches of England, even after 30 years. Thank you so much Allan, it is lovely to have a personal tour with you.
I really enjoyed this video. I like the new style and especially the use of a drone inside the churches so that you can see the high-up architecture and monuments really clearly and close up. It made me laugh when you said they'd bricked up the windows because of 'orrible drafts! LOL
Well hello Dr Barton, how lovely to enjoy the new style of your hallowed meanderings. Thank you for your informative and thoroughly enjoyable uploads 😊
I love this format! Hearing about and seeing these beautiful churches is a real honor. They are magnificent in their simplicity. The artwork on the entrance to the altar area is breathtaking, especially considering the passage of time. I am a bit selfish as I won’t have the opportunity to see these in person. Keep up the good work Allan! Many thanks.
Thank you so much for this video, packed with information as usual, and the drone footage added another dimension to the excellent-as-ever video stuff. I liked the face-to-face element. I'm not sure that heaven will be quite as we imagine it if angels are playing crumhorns rather than harps....
Outstanding video. This format gives different visual points of view and adds to feeling of actually being there. Biggest bonus to all the beautiful visuals and interesting facts is being able to put a face to the voice!!!
I really enjoyed this format! Have you thought about leading live tours? I visit the UK periodically and would love to visit these churches with such a knowledgeable speaker/guide.
I played all wobbly guts today so I decided to catch up on content while watching it on the big TV. WOW! That was cool!!!! Great drone shots on a big screen. Loved the format. It’s the next best thing compared to an in person tour.
A lovely, interesting video. I like visiting churches, not because I am remotely religious, but because I find them fascinating in the context of the societies which built them. The sheer collaborative effort involved in a less technological age is quite something. However, I often wonder just how much the local peasantry really cared about the constructions. Presumably the church was built on the instruction of a local Lord or Lady for his or her own spiritual salvation rather than for the benefit of the serfdom. And no doubt the builders were professionals from another location supported by local labour at the behest of the Lord of the Manor. My own great-Grandfather - a village rat catcher from Sussex - wrote that he resented having to pay towards the repairs at his local church when he could barely feed his children and often complained about tithes - and that was only 1880ish. Not that it really matters as however and whyever they got built, they remain marvellous buildings.
Carvers to the Navy, did you say? How wonderful to imagine those riotous stern-galleries you see in old paintings rendered with such skill! I'm afraid the reconstructions of Vasa's paintwork bring fairground organs to mind instead.
I like both formats. The information about crowns, for example, was fascinating. But sharing your knowledge of Norfolk and other churches is also excellent. Especially as I live in Norfolk. The only one that I was familiar with was Binham. But you added so many interesting facts about it too. Please do both formats.
Enjoy your video narration, but also liked watch you in them and providing the upclose and on the ground view. Not from England, but enjoy your many lessons in history.
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Let me know what you think about this format. Would you like to see me do more of this sort of face-to-face content? I'm thinking of running some tours at some point. Drop a comment if you think this would be of interest too.
Much better .... much more personal.
I love you being in them! 😊
I liked it a lot
I also agree with the others. You've given it a more personal perspective and my sister made the comment that she forgot how handsome you are. 😊
Really enjoyed this video and leant so much too
Now I would have brought you a few more churches on this trip, but the vicar of Binham appeared in the church and I spent a couple of hours chatting with him and drinking tea!
Groovy.
I think this number of churches in one video is enough, you can always film a lot more on a trip and make a different video. But don't make them too short, it's better to take your time. Some people (me included if I get the chance) will want to visit the churches and having more than 5/6 could mean they get all jumbled up. I would really like to visit the ruined priory and the one with the round tower, then there's the one with the glass.. and then there's the panels...the box pews...
You see, 5/6 is enough.
Research, darling. LOL!
networking! :D
Agreed that you shouldn't go overboard with numbers of churches, it's more memorable to keep it to a low
I've been watching your videos for over a year and are by far my favorite historical videos. I love being able to finally put a face to the voice! Thank you so much!
This was wonderful! As an American, I've always been so enchanted by the pastoral beauty of England. It also never fails to astound me how ubiquitous and accessible these historical places are.
Oh, this format is fun and super. Great extra format to use. Thank you for the tour.
Ohh, yes. Driving up to the church, getting to see you and to hear your descriptions ... a combination of both formats - beautiful! Well done and so appreciated. 😊
Thank you it really is lovely visiting these lovely churches it really is amazing they are all still standing Thank you Allan
What an absolute treat this was! I found myself utterly transported far from any stress and into a peaceful afternoon of exploration. Boy! I needed that. Thank you, Allan!
And thank you for showing a map along the way. Geography, the distance you are traveling, and the topography are all of interest.
I agree. Knowing the location and route is helpful.
Tours would be fabulous and I like the new format - and I like your other past format. Thank you
I second the tour suggestion. Although I live in the US I would happily fly to England to go on such a tour. I’ve already been seriously considering going on a series of visits to see all of the glorious cathedrals in England. During the Pandemic and my first long bout of Covid I began to study and watch everything that I could find regarding Medieval history and culture, especially in England where about half of my ancestors come from. Gothic architecture has been an especially fascinating topic of study. When I discovered your channel I was so excited.
I've only recently discovered your channel, and I've been enjoying it very much! I like this format; it's nice to put a face with a voice. As someone who will not have the opportunity to visit these places, thank you so very much for sharing your country's history and your knowledge, time, and talent!!
If I lived in England, this would be how I would spend many of my weekends.
I'd love to see these wonderful churches. The history in these places is just fascinating. I'm an American so we don't have these what would be ancient buildings here.
I have been to Philadelphia to see the Independence hall where the founding Fathers first read the Declaration of Independence. And our constitution was ratified. That was a real treat! It was started in 1732 and finally completed in 1753. It was 242 y.o when I visited it. Just a baby compared to these churches.
Greetings Dr. Barton, Love the new format.
It's brilliant to actually see a face behind the voice... great idea, long may it continue. Many thanks for all your informative and fascinating work.
This made me quite emotional. I lived in North Norfolk for nearly 20 years and all three of my children were born in Nofolk . When visiting local villages and small parish churches its like being in a time machine were you are transported to past generations with the local scenery reinforcing this feeling . Since my divorce i now live in Derbyshire which again has its history in small villages and parish churches but doesn't quite have the 'pull' of history like Norfolk. I have enjoyed this change of format so long may it continue !
Although I now live in Hungary I must say that I really enjoy your videos Allan. History and church archicture has been a passion of mine for many years and I find your wealth of knowledge so invigorating. Here also there are many very interesting sites as in surrounding countries, all of which capture the essence if what life must have been like hundreds of years ago. Thank you for giving so much pleasure.
Lovely to see Binham Abbey from the air, my maternal grandmother came from the village. I was hoping you would visit Hindringham St Martins and see the old parish chest they have therein.
I’ve been and photographed that chest, such an amazing survival.
Brilliant video. I really liked the format, I think it would make a fascinating series of videos. Norfolk has many beautiful and interesting churches (although I am slightly bias being a Norfolk bell ringer!) which if anywhere else would be well known but are often taken for granted round here. One of the joys of bell ringing is getting to visit many of these beautiful towers as well as having the honour of being tower captain of one.
Fantastic visuals and so interesting
More Norfolk Churches please. There are so many gems out there, and isn’t it brilliant that most of them are not locked up during the day.
Thank you for these videos. My family has a long history in the area that I only get to see in this way. Here I was able to catch mention of the Calthorpe, Fermor, and Shirley families with whom we are related through intermarriages within a close network there that stretched into Suffolk around Bury.
I have a channel called Domesday to America and would like to add this to my playlist for Norfolk. I will also subscribe while I am at it!
Cheers
Thank you. Beautifully done.
I was able to go to Britain on a business trip a while back and it was a crazy cool experience. As an American (specifically a western American), I find it cool how you can be around so much old history. The hotel I stayed in was the oldest building I had seen up to that point in my life I was able to stay there relatively cheap.
I'm the kinda guy who marveled at buildings built in the 1800s in America, like "man, so old!", but I don't think I can ever feel that way again after visiting Britain.
Another western American here! Unfortunately I have not (yet) been to Britain, but twenty years ago I had the great privilege of singing in several thousand-year-old churches in Germany and Austria. Standing in the literal footsteps of centuries and centuries of worshippers, it was a striking awareness of truly belonging to the whole of humanity (hard to describe, but amazing!)
Great video - more like this please Alan!
Many thanks Alan, absolutely beautiful old churches and wonderful how they have survived through the ages. Many thanks again 🙏
The antiquity of these churches never fails to astonish and delight me. In Vancouver, the oldest church building dates back to the 1860s. Your videos have convinced me to include some parish churches when I visit Britain. The older and more idiosyncratic, the better!
Thank you doesn't seem to quite cut it, Allan. This is a marvelous video, and "guided" tour of these wonderful churches. Those damned iconoclasts, tho'! It is something to imagine the brilliant decoration of these buildings had they been left in their earlier state. It is fortunate that what you've shown us exists in the state they are in. Again, well done, from a very grateful follower.
Thanks for the tour Allan, great to see these old churches as part of my ancestry comes from around the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Nice to see the kind of churches they were baptised/married/buried in.
A church crawl with Allan Barton! I can't think of anything more fun.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I liked the format and would like to see more of that now and then.
The medieval stained glass at Warham is amazing!
Another excellent and informative video, Allan - the stained-glass was gorgeous to look at and so rarely seen - Thank you for focusing on the exquisite English glass of Warham St Mary. One can only lament the great loss of so much due to the destructive iconoclasts and changing tastes. I think you did brilliantly well in front of the camera!
Thank you for featuring these wonderful old churches and their treasures. We have almost nothing as old as this in America. It's so sad that these fine examples have been all but ruined by iconoclasts. And it's still going on today. I saw a video of a person at Cambridge defacing a painting of Lord Arthur Balfour just this morning. When you think of all the trouble and treasure (well) spent on preserving and recovering art and artifacts from the past, and realize that these cretins are not only stealing that art from the owners, but also from all the future viewers of it, it really is disgusting. I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice and made to pay reparations. Although once art is lost, it can never have the same value again. Love the new format. Great video!
Remarkable format and excellent description as always! Greetings from Rome, Italy.
I think this format is great for giving us a glimpse of smaller and less ornate churches that wouldn't warrant a longer video. It certainly made me curious about the churches featured.
Thank you for this great video. I like this concept verry much, just like all of your videos❤
Love the format! It was like a live tour with you! So sad to see all of the destruction of these beautiful churches. True parish churches lovingly built. Being an American I am glad that in my very young country freedom of religion is a guarantee.
PS I received my mugs and they are beautiful and so unique!
I remember that Binham Priory was featured prominently in Simon Schama's 'History of Britain". Because it was a great illustration of how things changed when England became Protestant. "Whatever happened to Catholic England?" was the burning question (literally) from that particular episode.
Oh, I love this. Thd use of the drone is brilliant in capturing the landscape as well.
Another great presentation. Every church was a gem.
I love British churches, the early morning mist made everything look like a Gothic romance movie! Excellent video💕🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️
Such a delightful tour. I rather like your face to camera. I hope you will keep it up
I love your work! ❤❤❤❤
Hi Allan! I like this format indeed. Of course, I like everything you do on this channel, so I'm not quite biased.
Glad you enjoyed it!
All these old partially-ruined churches with just parts still in use and crudely maintained reminds me of how Germans and Britons lived among Roman ruins. They didn't try to keep the complete old buildings intact, but would pick parts and modify them for whatever purpose they saw fit. A sound reminder that while History doesn't exactly repeat itself, it does tend to rhyme. One wonders how future generations will use some of our enduring edifices that are too much trouble to keep intact as is.
Well, hello there! This was fun! I felt like you took me out sightseeing for the day. I like the drone too, especially at the first church where all the ruins were laid out! I really loved the wall memorial of the couple, Dr somebody and his wife, who were kneeling facing each other and holding hands. The detail of the clothing was amazing. I wish people would have just taken down "offensive" icons and stored them rather than scratch everyone's eyes out. Horrible. Of course worse was done to the bodies of "offensive" people, so what cloud am I perched on? LOL!
I enjoyed this format very much, but I do also love your other videos where you are off screen speaking along with images. This visiting of churches fits well with seeing you walk among the architecture. Perhaps you will keep both. I am enjoying all of your content.
I will keep both without question. Most will be in the usual format.
Realy enjoyed this crawl, Allan. I like the format very much. That said, the occasional in depth report would be good too please.
Wonderfully interesting ! Thanks so much 😊
Such a wonderful educational channel of our wonderful rich history 👏
It’s nice to see your face. I love that you brought a proper mug for your tea. Tours sound fun, wish I was up to it!
Incredible format. Fascinating sites. Absolutely love this channel.
Great presentation & content. Better than a pub crawl any day! I like the more formal video format for historical objects, ceremonies, etc. but this casual stroll through churches & churchyards is exactly what I should experience in person. It ticks all the boxes for me.
Indeed a pub crowl is really something for ze riff-raff. However, in defenze, zere are quite a few pubs zat have a wery interesting history.
Lovely visit to these precious churches.
I think it’s a good format
I love "field trip" videos, so if you want to do more of them I'm here for it.
My main hobby is wildlife photography, but I dabble in other photographical disciplines too, including architectural. Living in Norfolk you can't go to any village without a visit to the church. En route from one site to another last week, I came across St Michael the Archangel's Church, near Booton, Norfolk and I had to stop to take a few shots. It is a really spectacular building and is also known as the Cathedral of the Fields. I was not truly happy with the results I got that day and returned a week later to have another go using a panorama technique, but that was not satisfactory either, so I have ordered a tilt/shift for a third go. Although it is a late 19th century construct, artifacts of the old building were saved for the new building and I urge you to visit this cathedral that shrunk in the wash, just for its structural splendour.
Dr. Barton I really love all those walks along and in those beautiful churches. The mist makes it even more beautiful. Pls just make more of these walks! Martha
It is nice to see your face. Those where very interesting spaces. Using the drone is much appreciated.
What a lovely Norfolk smorgasbord of churches Allan! It is interesting visiting a clutch of churches reasonably close together. We get to see such a range of architectural features. I must admit though I do like an indepth ramble. Perhaps two or three churches at most. The drone makes a big difference. Thanks as always Allan.
I like the more personal face to face content. Also, great work with the drone inside! I’d like to see more of that too.
I like this format! You do whatever is best for you! I like all of your stuff.😀
I like this format Allan. This was very enjoyable and worth watching over again.
enjoying the new format. 🙂
(BTW, I would really like to see you collab with Dr. Kat from Reading the Past and/or her and the other ladies from History after Dark)
Thank you, that would be great. I do have some interesting collaborations in the pipeline.
I would love to see more face to face content. The churches were lovely and your knowledge of their history is always thorough and vastly informative. As always your videography was excellent! The drone footage especially. The selfie stick does take a bit of getting used to. Looking forward to more! 😄
Thanks, Allan 🙏
I’m so glad you are back
What a great man - not religious myself but I always marvel at the buildings constructed by the labour and imagination of the faithful. Love your work, it's a real education.
Like the format. Beautiful churches. Want to visit one day.
Very enjoyable video. Have been to Little Snoring whilst on Holiday in Norfolk a couple of years ago. Great if you can do some more like this.
Enjoyed the new format. Gives a personal touch to your videos 😊
Loved your description of the smell of history! I could immediately imagine being in that church surrounded by days of old.
Nice to see you to see you nice! Nice format Allan some lovely churches featured. Fascinating. Am v spoilt today as March Issue of The Antiquary arrived today .lovely content as usual.
Yes, it’s nice to see you talking about the places you visit. Thanks for doing this. I miss old architecture, living in Oz as I do. They all have a story to tell and give a special feeling and smell (as you mention).
Very interesting, but as I have somewhat of a hearing problem, I do rely on a Transcript so I don’t miss any of the technical expressions. It would be nice to have one included. As a Lincolnshire resident, I have been enjoying your posts very much.
This was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!! LOVING the new format!! 💞💖❤👍👏
Yes! More of this, if you so please. I like it. Fascinating!
An excellent format, I love my country of New Zealand, but I do miss the wonderful little churches of England, even after 30 years. Thank you so much Allan, it is lovely to have a personal tour with you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Allan!
I really enjoyed this video. I like the new style and especially the use of a drone inside the churches so that you can see the high-up architecture and monuments really clearly and close up. It made me laugh when you said they'd bricked up the windows because of 'orrible drafts! LOL
❤ I love the drone footage of the upper reaches of the Nave!
Well hello Dr Barton, how lovely to enjoy the new style of your hallowed meanderings. Thank you for your informative and thoroughly enjoyable uploads 😊
A delightful video and the format is excellent.
I am very impressed, Alan. Very informative and easy to watch. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the next one.
I do love your church visits. And multiple ones with one go. I like the format for the tour. Would appreciate more.
I love this format! Hearing about and seeing these beautiful churches is a real honor. They are magnificent in their simplicity. The artwork on the entrance to the altar area is breathtaking, especially considering the passage of time. I am a bit selfish as I won’t have the opportunity to see these in person. Keep up the good work Allan! Many thanks.
Thank you so much for this video, packed with information as usual, and the drone footage added another dimension to the excellent-as-ever video stuff. I liked the face-to-face element.
I'm not sure that heaven will be quite as we imagine it if angels are playing crumhorns rather than harps....
Canadian here... love to hear all this History!
Glad you’re enjoying my videos!
Shipped your mugs lately. Mine of your Antiquary arrived today safe and sound. Just beautiful 😍
Enjoyed this new format thoroughly, and yes, more would be lovely.
I like any presentation format just continue showing us these wonderful places. 😊
Thank you very much, this was a wonderful video!
Outstanding video. This format gives different visual points of view and adds to feeling of actually being there. Biggest bonus to all the beautiful visuals and interesting facts is being able to put a face to the voice!!!
I really enjoyed this format! Have you thought about leading live tours? I visit the UK periodically and would love to visit these churches with such a knowledgeable speaker/guide.
I played all wobbly guts today so I decided to catch up on content while watching it on the big TV. WOW! That was cool!!!! Great drone shots on a big screen. Loved the format. It’s the next best thing compared to an in person tour.
A lovely, interesting video. I like visiting churches, not because I am remotely religious, but because I find them fascinating in the context of the societies which built them. The sheer collaborative effort involved in a less technological age is quite something. However, I often wonder just how much the local peasantry really cared about the constructions. Presumably the church was built on the instruction of a local Lord or Lady for his or her own spiritual salvation rather than for the benefit of the serfdom. And no doubt the builders were professionals from another location supported by local labour at the behest of the Lord of the Manor. My own great-Grandfather - a village rat catcher from Sussex - wrote that he resented having to pay towards the repairs at his local church when he could barely feed his children and often complained about tithes - and that was only 1880ish. Not that it really matters as however and whyever they got built, they remain marvellous buildings.
Carvers to the Navy, did you say? How wonderful to imagine those riotous stern-galleries you see in old paintings rendered with such skill! I'm afraid the reconstructions of Vasa's paintwork bring fairground organs to mind instead.
I like both formats. The information about crowns, for example, was fascinating. But sharing your knowledge of Norfolk and other churches is also excellent. Especially as I live in Norfolk. The only one that I was familiar with was Binham. But you added so many interesting facts about it too. Please do both formats.
Enjoy your video narration, but also liked watch you in them and providing the upclose and on the ground view. Not from England, but enjoy your many lessons in history.