This is awesome I am part of the Corbett family I sadly haven’t ever been able to visit but my grandfather has, thank you so much for this video it was awesome to see this!
Gosh that place looked huge! I though Cowdray was big, but this is more Hampton Court size. Great to see Harriet and Lola. The Shropshire team together again!
I’ve been doing a lot of genealogy on my own family and my ancestor back about 22 generations where of the Corbet family in Moreton. Roughly around 1300-1400 is how far I was able to trace back with the Corbets.
Our name changed from Villmere to Corbeau into Corbett/Corbet due to war and the outcasting of the Acadians in Canada My uncle had the odd hobby of the family tree Pre Internet actual writing letters to Churches and city halls etc And had the history to 1622. Working with that i dated to 1458 confirmed Past that leads to the Corbet family gathering forces for William to the Throne And fighting Harold ...In trade, the Corbets Along with other families would become pretty much tax collectors As "Barons" with the Title Land was also given from what i know islands like Britanny Gurnesy ect And some English countryside
I am also a direct Corbet descendant and have traced the line back to 1087 to Roger Fitz Corbet, and there is actually more going even farther but am still doing my research so there is still more to find. Is a very amazing family and part of English history.
You’re inspiring us! Not only did we go up Grinshill the other day, we visited here today. It looks different now as they have left a lot of the grass around to grow wild and it’s filled with cow parsley, long grasses and wild flowers. Really lovely.
Thank you Mr Vobes for exploring this place of fantastic interest. I am glad you really enjoyed it. I am not religious in any sense but it would be superb if you could visit some undiscovered churches in the near vicinity. I seem to remember being able to view Stanton Church from the ruins when I was a Child, however I cannot do so now. All the best to you, thank you again.
Reminds me of Kirby Hall in Northants, which is also a vast ruined Elizabethan mansion. (From memory, a bit more of it survives. Some rooms even have roofs!)
It's actually two castles - there's the immense shell of the stately home, and there's the 12-13th century keep behind it, with the two separated by a courtyard. That's why the stonework is so different from one side of the site to the other: blocky, square rubble-filled walls designed to withstand siege, versus elegant Elizabethan crafted stone and huge windows on the other. Also, did the helicopters bother you? They were buzzing like locusts when I visited :D
This is awesome I am part of the Corbett family I sadly haven’t ever been able to visit but my grandfather has, thank you so much for this video it was awesome to see this!
Thank you Richard, Harriet & Lola... yet another top notch dog !
Thanks Micky
Gosh that place looked huge! I though Cowdray was big, but this is more Hampton Court size. Great to see Harriet and Lola. The Shropshire team together again!
Thanks Nigel - yes huge!
Thanks for the tour! It would have been a magnificent building in its day!
I’m very lucky to live close by and able to visit regularly, even during these days of lockdown. Thanks for this and other videos 😊
So nice of you Thank you
Gorgeous exterior of the castle. It definitely screams “Tudor Era!.
just imagine what it be like to wake up in a morning upstairs and look at the sunrise, absolutely breathtaking
Oh I agree - how wonderful!
Must have been a Great place when it was fully intact. Thanks for the walk round.
Oh golly - must have been stunning!
I always like these walks with Lola
And a beautiful castle!!
Cheers Tom - Lola is the star of the show!
thank you, Richard, Harriet, and Lola!
Our pleasure. :)
Quite impressive, I must say! Loved it. Thanks for this tour.
Good stuff - glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent Guys what a structure. Craftsmen indeed. Another gem.
Fab place - thank for watching. :)
Richard did you visit St Bartholomew's church.
Drove past it today whilst travelling to a delivery. Was amazed at what I saw! Absolutely haunting
It really is!
😊 It's great to see you in this neck of the woods... such a lovely area. And wonderful to see Harriet and the gorgeous Lola 😁
It was great to be back! :) Must do more in Hereford soon.
I’ve been doing a lot of genealogy on my own family and my ancestor back about 22 generations where of the Corbet family in Moreton. Roughly around 1300-1400 is how far I was able to trace back with the Corbets.
Our name changed from Villmere to Corbeau into Corbett/Corbet due to war and the outcasting of the Acadians in Canada My uncle had the odd hobby of the family tree Pre Internet actual writing letters to Churches and city halls etc And had the history to 1622. Working with that i dated to 1458 confirmed Past that leads to the Corbet family gathering forces for William to the Throne And fighting Harold ...In trade, the Corbets Along with other families would become pretty much tax collectors As "Barons" with the Title Land was also given from what i know islands like Britanny Gurnesy ect And some English countryside
I am also a direct Corbet descendant and have traced the line back to 1087 to Roger Fitz Corbet, and there is actually more going even farther but am still doing my research so there is still more to find. Is a very amazing family and part of English history.
You’re inspiring us! Not only did we go up Grinshill the other day, we visited here today. It looks different now as they have left a lot of the grass around to grow wild and it’s filled with cow parsley, long grasses and wild flowers. Really lovely.
Oh how lovely. I love it when they allow the grasses to grow. Thanks for letting me know!
This is a great place for a picnic.
Oh yes - what a good idea!
Well that isn't the amazing place, that's the sort of house I would like to live in. Well done Richard great video.
Thanks George.
Thank you Mr Vobes for exploring this place of fantastic interest. I am glad you really enjoyed it.
I am not religious in any sense but it would be superb if you could visit some undiscovered churches in the near vicinity. I seem to remember being able to view Stanton Church from the ruins when I was a Child, however I cannot do so now. All the best to you, thank you again.
I do need to get back into that county to explore more.
A great find.
Cheers Tim
What a splendid place - some of the remaining external decoration is exquisite. A shame that some people were climbing over the ruins at 3:35
Yes must have been local kids.
That's the thing - I would have probably done the same as a kid. :)
At least they haven't defaced it - they didn't do much harm.
Luckily the house can cope with a few kids - it survived a civil war!
Reminds me of Kirby Hall in Northants, which is also a vast ruined Elizabethan mansion. (From memory, a bit more of it survives. Some rooms even have roofs!)
Golly - roofs! What will they think of next.
That was a great video, wonder how long it took to build and how they managed with the height, with no modern scaffolding.
It was amazing - love my visit there. :)
Well there are certainly some places worth visiting In Shropshire, must stop and not drive straight through.
Definitely worth getting off the M54!
Pretty impressive house - wonder where the Corbetts moved to from the 1700s onwards?
I am not sure.
Thanks very much for the extra info.
Nearby Acton Reynald
It's actually two castles - there's the immense shell of the stately home, and there's the 12-13th century keep behind it, with the two separated by a courtyard. That's why the stonework is so different from one side of the site to the other: blocky, square rubble-filled walls designed to withstand siege, versus elegant Elizabethan crafted stone and huge windows on the other.
Also, did the helicopters bother you? They were buzzing like locusts when I visited :D
Thanks for the clarification Elenna. Luckily we avoid the helicopters - just had local kids climbing on the monument.
Only needs a lick of paint, then you could call it home!
Hahahaha - very true!
Good quality video. What camera do you use?
That was with my Gopro 5 on a gimbal - thank you. :)
Hahaha I love that place and I live there
Oh how fantastic - looks lovely - I need to go back and visit the village. Thanks for watching!
Is that where Sooty comes from?
Probably.
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Not even a mile from my house 😉
Lucky you.
Castle i mean the king kicked him out he left it to his grandchild moreton toret
Its bartholomew torets house
Thanks for the info
Get outta my house lol
I was thinking the same thing but there is that curse that is supposed to affect all the Corbett descendants! lol