Alastair once again that was brilliant. I think the change of scenery and walk was great as it’s nice to see more of the area. Those building on the point were beautiful and really interesting to hear the story of the cabin boy. Also a nice mixture of drone footage 👍♥️
I was ready for a change as well Phil. It's a lovely quiet place, slightly awkward for me to get to at the moment because of the buses! It's closer for me than the Northern lakes. We spend quite a lot of time down on the coast. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Alistair 👍
Hello! Super movie, good job, thanks for sharing. I really like watching new and interesting places. You have an interesting channel, so I'm staying and watching. Big like, stay connected. I’m a new subscriber
Glad you liked the video, and the channel. I've been out filming today, ready for Friday 👍 Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing 👍 Cheers Alistair 👍
Hey Alastair, very nice place to explore 😊 Hadn’t heard of Sunderland point before lovely drone footage. Very sad about the history surrounding the cabin boy. Glad he managed to escape but awful to then get an illness and pass away. Thanks for sharing
It's a lovely peaceful place, and you're right a very sad tale indeed.... poor boy captured and transported so far away from home. I'd like to think we live in more enlightened times but sometimes I'm not so sure. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, it's much appreciated. Cheers Alistair 👍
Lovely place and wonderful shots of the area, the story of the cabin boy is indeed a sad one... but history and stories keep people alive, now we know about him!
It's a lovely peaceful place. The poor boy must have wondered where he'd been taken to. I always go and pay my respects and think of people who don't enjoy our freedoms. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Alistair 👍
@@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad Indeed it makes me think many times too, we have a lot of liberties that we take for granted... but it is great you remember him and share his story!
Gosh, had to google that, thought you’d swapped sides and gone all North East on us for a minute. Some great drone shots on this one, really sold the area you were hiking! Lovely, peaceful spot! Great history about the area, particularly the cotton tree! Ah poor cabin boy, at least his final resting place is a nice one, albeit unconsecrated. Change IS good as the rest, protect those knees! 👍
It's a lovely quiet place, especially if you're there when the tide cuts the road off for a couple of hours! It was a nice change for me, filmed the day after last week's offering. I always feel sad when visiting the grave, such cruel times... but they should never be forgotten. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting. ATB Alistair 👍
Not a beach where you want to be cut off my the tide and as we are less that 30 miles from the coast always loved the sea. Sad to hear about the cabin boy and a seem to remember some cockle pickers losing their lives a few years back when they got cut off by the tide there. Nothing wrong with something a bit different, cheers Alan
Yes, a sad tale... hopefully we live in more enlightened times. The unfortunate cockle pickers where trapped further North in Morecambe Bay...off Bolton-le-Sands. Another very sad tale of exploitation and greed.... appalling ☹️. Thanks for watching and commenting Alan, it's much appreciated. Cheers Alistair 👍
Yes I was unsure about posting it, but I always enjoy going down there. Not had the op yet, had the pre-op 2 weeks ago... but since then I've had Covid ☹️ . My breathing isn't very good yet, so that might delay things? Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Alistair 👍
Sambo's Grave is very much part of the history of Sunderland Point as far back as I can remember. It certainly has been a tourist attraction going back to the 19th century long after it was a port. The slavery aspect seems to be the focus these days, ignoring the fact that fact that press ganging was widely used in the navy back then, with at one time half the sailors being forced labour. Cabin boys used for menial tasks on board ships, were also usually not slaves and could be as young as 8. It was far more common to use slave boys for domestic service at that time and there are those who suggest that he may have been transported for that purpose in mind. Seemingly the account of this being the burial of a slave cabin boy is far from being a definite historical fact, and as far as I know there haven't been any attempts to confirm the contents of the grave, if any remain. It's a tale that however, that serves to keep the memory of this quiet corner of Lancashire as a former commercial port alive today.
Alastair once again that was brilliant.
I think the change of scenery and walk was great as it’s nice to see more of the area. Those building on the point were beautiful and really interesting to hear the story of the cabin boy. Also a nice mixture of drone footage 👍♥️
I was ready for a change as well Phil. It's a lovely quiet place, slightly awkward for me to get to at the moment because of the buses!
It's closer for me than the Northern lakes. We spend quite a lot of time down on the coast. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting.
Cheers Alistair 👍
Hello! Super movie, good job, thanks for sharing. I really like watching new and interesting places. You have an interesting channel, so I'm staying and watching. Big like, stay connected. I’m a new subscriber
Glad you liked the video, and the channel. I've been out filming today, ready for Friday 👍
Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing 👍
Cheers Alistair 👍
Hey Alastair, very nice place to explore 😊 Hadn’t heard of Sunderland point before lovely drone footage. Very sad about the history surrounding the cabin boy. Glad he managed to escape but awful to then get an illness and pass away. Thanks for sharing
It's a lovely peaceful place, and you're right a very sad tale indeed.... poor boy captured and transported so far away from home. I'd like to think we live in more enlightened times but sometimes I'm not so sure.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, it's much appreciated.
Cheers Alistair 👍
Hi! Beautiful nature footage. Great video my new friend.
+ 16 & I am with you. Kind regards & stay connected.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cheers Alistair 👍
Lovely place and wonderful shots of the area, the story of the cabin boy is indeed a sad one... but history and stories keep people alive, now we know about him!
It's a lovely peaceful place. The poor boy must have wondered where he'd been taken to. I always go and pay my respects and think of people who don't enjoy our freedoms.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cheers Alistair 👍
@@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad Indeed it makes me think many times too, we have a lot of liberties that we take for granted... but it is great you remember him and share his story!
Gosh, had to google that, thought you’d swapped sides and gone all North East on us for a minute. Some great drone shots on this one, really sold the area you were hiking! Lovely, peaceful spot! Great history about the area, particularly the cotton tree! Ah poor cabin boy, at least his final resting place is a nice one, albeit unconsecrated. Change IS good as the rest, protect those knees! 👍
It's a lovely quiet place, especially if you're there when the tide cuts the road off for a couple of hours! It was a nice change for me, filmed the day after last week's offering.
I always feel sad when visiting the grave, such cruel times... but they should never be forgotten.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting.
ATB Alistair 👍
@@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad its remarkable that it stands to this day and tells such an important lesson! 👍
Such an amazing place. Well worth a visit
It's a lovely peaceful place, like a small island without the ferry! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Cheers Alistair
Not a beach where you want to be cut off my the tide and as we are less that 30 miles from the coast always loved the sea. Sad to hear about the cabin boy and a seem to remember some cockle pickers losing their lives a few years back when they got cut off by the tide there. Nothing wrong with something a bit different, cheers Alan
Yes, a sad tale... hopefully we live in more enlightened times.
The unfortunate cockle pickers where trapped further North in Morecambe Bay...off Bolton-le-Sands. Another very sad tale of exploitation and greed.... appalling ☹️.
Thanks for watching and commenting Alan, it's much appreciated.
Cheers Alistair 👍
That was a bit different Alistair, very interesting .Thanks .
Are up and running again after your Op ?
Yes I was unsure about posting it, but I always enjoy going down there.
Not had the op yet, had the pre-op 2 weeks ago... but since then I've had Covid ☹️ . My breathing isn't very good yet, so that might delay things?
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching and commenting.
Cheers Alistair 👍
Sambo's Grave is very much part of the history of Sunderland Point as far back as I can remember. It certainly has been a tourist attraction going back to the 19th century long after it was a port. The slavery aspect seems to be the focus these days, ignoring the fact that fact that press ganging was widely used in the navy back then, with at one time half the sailors being forced labour. Cabin boys used for menial tasks on board ships, were also usually not slaves and could be as young as 8. It was far more common to use slave boys for domestic service at that time and there are those who suggest that he may have been transported for that purpose in mind. Seemingly the account of this being the burial of a slave cabin boy is far from being a definite historical fact, and as far as I know there haven't been any attempts to confirm the contents of the grave, if any remain. It's a tale that however, that serves to keep the memory of this quiet corner of Lancashire as a former commercial port alive today.