Good evening! And thank you so much for helping us to over 9,200 subscribers! I'm really grateful for all the support, and there are some surprises in store on the channel to come in December - so stay tuned :) This evening, we're going for a walk around another fascinating Calder Valley town, Sowerby Bridge, which we briefly mentioned was settled as far back as the Viking age. That's borne out in the town's name, which, originally means 'farmstead by the muddy ground', or 'Saur-by' in Old Norse. The muddy ground in this case was likely the swampy River Calder, which was much wider and slower at the time the Vikings were in the area!
I wish you best of luck with the move! Yorkshire is indeed a spectacular part of the world, and with so many great places within touching distance of Wakey among other cities :) Thank you so much for watching!
@@LetsWalkUK thanks I’m looking to move next year around April / May time now as it’s not the right time to move and not a lot of properties about for my budget But I know that I will be going up - and be better for it much cheaper ,,, I wanna be nearer the A1 rather than the M1 The areas I’m looking at are Knottingley - Darlington - Featherstone - Normanton
Great vid. So positive about Sowerby Bridge. i now live in the Antopdes but spent many years in my early career around the town. Have visited it subsequently. Somwhat of a sad place then an now. But it is close to my heart. cheers
Absolutely! It always amazes me just how much history there is to be found in such a small area, even on just one main road you can uncover the story of an entire town, and an entire region :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
Unfortunately, you didn't show my town to its best advantage, the piece you showed was the worst part where all the shop fronts need refurbing, and they mak SB look grubby, you didn't go to the other end of Wharf Street where there are amazing restaurants and bars, also the canal basin where millions of pounds have been spent.
That's lovely to hear! Indeed Sowerby Bridge has all the trappings of a classic Yorkshire town, and its Viking-esque name is a nice cherry on top of the cake :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice walk today in the town. I enjoyed it. Can't wait to see more soon. I like the medieval town. Very beautiful and historical. Your history lessons are always great. And your walks are always enjoyable. How is your weekend? Mine weekend is great. Have a great day 😀
The "old Town Hall" was never actually used for that purpose. It was built by a speculator (with two wings either side of the clock tower). The old Sowerby Bridge Urban District Council refused to buy it and it's last use was by Lloyds Bank. There are now plans to convert it into an Indian restaurant.
Interesting to know! But even without the heritage of an old Town Hall, the building certainly has the grandeur of a great centre of town life - hopefully it's a good Indian restaurant when it opens :)
AH ENCORE UNE PROMENADE PASSIONNANTE ET DIVERTISSANTE DANS CETTE ATTACHANTE P'TITE BOURGADE !.. FORMIDABLE ROUAGE INGÉNIEUX QUE CE TUEL LANE LOCK !.. AH AUSSI CHRIS CHURCH ET SES TOURELLETTES EN CROIX EST SPLENDIDE AINSI QUE LA SENTINELLE CHEMINÉE DE OLD CARTON MILL !.. SUPER MERCI LET'S WALK ET BON LUNDI !..
Merci beaucoup! Je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé le vidéo, c'est fascinant comme une ville assez petite comme Sowerby Bridge peut avoir une histoire tellement incroyable :)
Ha ha that's an interesting comparison! The rustic industrial past certainly is a common trait - as are those hills which make walking around town a good bit of exercise :) Thank you so much for watching - I do hope you enjoyed this video!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Sowerby Bridge is a really captivating town full of great history, and I'm delighted that you found it an interesting watch :)
It is a pity that street movie theaters are gone , like Regent, ( 3 min), but ,as described, it was closed already in the 70´s , long before the street theaters were gone. So, with this one , it must has been that this part of central street went in decay and caused it to change to nightclub. Learning with L´Walk , PHD reporter on England.
I agree! Although cinemas may not have the same demand as they did back in the '30s and '40s, those very central, art-deco screens seem like a wonderful heart of the community - at least we can still see the hallmarks of them today :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Good evening! And thank you so much for helping us to over 9,200 subscribers! I'm really grateful for all the support, and there are some surprises in store on the channel to come in December - so stay tuned :)
This evening, we're going for a walk around another fascinating Calder Valley town, Sowerby Bridge, which we briefly mentioned was settled as far back as the Viking age. That's borne out in the town's name, which, originally means 'farmstead by the muddy ground', or 'Saur-by' in Old Norse. The muddy ground in this case was likely the swampy River Calder, which was much wider and slower at the time the Vikings were in the area!
Yorkshire is a great place to visit -- i hope to be moving that way soon - nearer Wakefield
Excellent video once again
I wish you best of luck with the move! Yorkshire is indeed a spectacular part of the world, and with so many great places within touching distance of Wakey among other cities :)
Thank you so much for watching!
@@LetsWalkUK thanks
I’m looking to move next year around April / May time now as it’s not the right time to move and not a lot of properties about for my budget
But I know that I will be going up - and be better for it much cheaper ,,, I wanna be nearer the A1 rather than the M1
The areas I’m looking at are Knottingley - Darlington - Featherstone - Normanton
Great vid. So positive about Sowerby Bridge. i now live in the Antopdes but spent many years in my early career around the town. Have visited it subsequently. Somwhat of a sad place then an now. But it is close to my heart. cheers
Sowerby Bridge was my home town until the mid 1980s.
Tons of history in such a small are! Excellently curated as always 👍❤
Absolutely! It always amazes me just how much history there is to be found in such a small area, even on just one main road you can uncover the story of an entire town, and an entire region :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
Unfortunately, you didn't show my town to its best advantage, the piece you showed was the worst part where all the shop fronts need refurbing, and they mak SB look grubby, you didn't go to the other end of Wharf Street where there are amazing restaurants and bars, also the canal basin where millions of pounds have been spent.
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My walk starts the Navigation and ends at the Puzzle Hall Inn. Two old Pubs much more interesting than the Blind Pig. 🙂
Markets gone
We like Yorkshire nice to get a little sight seeing.
I especially love the old name “Farmstead” by the muddy ground.
That's lovely to hear! Indeed Sowerby Bridge has all the trappings of a classic Yorkshire town, and its Viking-esque name is a nice cherry on top of the cake :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice walk today in the town. I enjoyed it. Can't wait to see more soon. I like the medieval town. Very beautiful and historical. Your history lessons are always great. And your walks are always enjoyable. How is your weekend? Mine weekend is great. Have a great day 😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Sowerby Bridge certainly is a great town full of history :)
The "old Town Hall" was never actually used for that purpose. It was built by a speculator (with two wings either side of the clock tower). The old Sowerby Bridge Urban District Council refused to buy it and it's last use was by Lloyds Bank. There are now plans to convert it into an Indian restaurant.
Interesting to know! But even without the heritage of an old Town Hall, the building certainly has the grandeur of a great centre of town life - hopefully it's a good Indian restaurant when it opens :)
No not another indian restaurant that's the last thing sowerby bridge needs ffs
AH ENCORE UNE PROMENADE PASSIONNANTE ET DIVERTISSANTE DANS CETTE ATTACHANTE P'TITE BOURGADE !.. FORMIDABLE ROUAGE INGÉNIEUX QUE CE TUEL LANE LOCK !.. AH AUSSI CHRIS CHURCH ET SES TOURELLETTES EN CROIX EST SPLENDIDE AINSI QUE LA SENTINELLE CHEMINÉE DE OLD CARTON MILL !.. SUPER MERCI LET'S WALK ET BON LUNDI !..
Merci beaucoup! Je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé le vidéo, c'est fascinant comme une ville assez petite comme Sowerby Bridge peut avoir une histoire tellement incroyable :)
THAT'S TRUE
It looks like a Village version of Sheffield not gonna lie.
Ha ha that's an interesting comparison! The rustic industrial past certainly is a common trait - as are those hills which make walking around town a good bit of exercise :)
Thank you so much for watching - I do hope you enjoyed this video!
I'm going to watch this later ☺️..... looking forward to view it with a cuppa and a biscuit 🍪.....
I hope you enjoy it! There's some wonderful history to Sowerby Bridge :)
Cracking stuff sir.. just made comment to my partner how good the audio is your on vids very lifelike👌best is potted written history on screen
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Sowerby Bridge is a really captivating town full of great history, and I'm delighted that you found it an interesting watch :)
It is a pity that street movie theaters are gone , like Regent, ( 3 min), but ,as described, it was closed already in the 70´s , long before the street theaters were gone. So, with this one , it must has been that this part of central street went in decay and caused it to change to nightclub. Learning with L´Walk , PHD reporter on England.
I agree! Although cinemas may not have the same demand as they did back in the '30s and '40s, those very central, art-deco screens seem like a wonderful heart of the community - at least we can still see the hallmarks of them today :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you I enjoyed that. No silly music or comments. Great 😊
yorkshire is very scenic ngl, but not the greatest place to live
I lived here for the first few years of my life terrific video thank you
I live in sowerby bridge sadly it isn’t as good as it seems
I live 35 leigh street
NIce walk💪🏽