For those wishing to see the entire film in one go! The 1,900th Anniversary of Hadrians Wall 2022. A journey along the wall from west to east exploring its hidden details.
I’m from the Northeast and as a child I would go explore the wall and the chain of forts, with my family, frequently between late spring and early autumn. When I moved away to London, anytime I saw pictures or film of Hadrian’s Wall it made me feel very homesick. Sometimes it takes being away from something to realise how much you miss it. I live back home now and I get myself out there in the summers as much as I can. It’s a very special place to me.
Thanks Kathy you may enjoy my current series on the Northumberland coast please subscribe to get regular notifications of my latest posts Best wishes Jon
Wow excellent and relaxing! Best review of the wal ever! the temple and story of the religion and how the Romans viewed the stars was the best and easiest to understand ever. You both did a fantastic job
Many thanks Paul for your comment. Anna is a recognised authority on the Wall employed by the Cumbrian tourist board. She needed me to provide some video and in return she co-presented the series. Glad you liked it, best wishes Jon
Hi Paul, Anna doing these docos next month you might be interested? www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
This was a very interesting and informative documentary. The fall of the Roman Empire was a great loss for human civilization, its skills and technology.
Absolutely agree Stephen and thanks for your comments. Im sure I was roman in a former life. When I go to Italy I feel "home" if you know what I mean? Best wishes Jon
Hi, while you are waiting to visit the UK you may want to check these out? They are coming up in March and presented by Anna my co-presenter. www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Anna my co-presenter will be hosting these documentaries you may be interested? www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Enlightening documentary. This weekend we walked from Black Carts to Sycamore Gap and it was interesting to hear the history and explanation of this section along with the rest of “The Wall”. Well done.
Anna my co-presenter will be hosting these documentaries you may be interested? www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Hi Simon Anna will be presenting her own documentaries on her "virtual tours" in March you may want to watch? www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Holy cow. This is great! I don’t get why stupid YT makes it so hard to find these awesome productions despite my perpetual search for ancient Britain content
Thanks Andy for your comments. I agree YT are not doing so well. As a creator my problem is getting my content seen by yourself. Anyway welcome on board ! you will find lots of content here to keep you entertained for a while. I am currently producing a new bonus series on the wall with the drone which looks spectacular and includes places not seen in the film you've just seen. Be sure to subscribe, click the bell icon and then you will receive notification from YT each time I post a new film. Now you have found me YT may start sending you similar content? Lots of exciting stuff coming on my channel so pleased you are with us. Best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 Thanks for replying, Jon. No need to sell me, I already subscribed yesterday as soon as I found your channel! I’ll try to spread the word in some of the comment sections on other channels to hopefully get you some more subscribers; I’m pretty certain plenty will be interested! Looking forward to seeing what’s in store my friend. Thanks so much for the fantastic work.
This film is brilliant! Thank you for putting this together! Incredibly informative.. I recently walked the Hadrian's Wall Trail which misses out so much of the wall coming through Newcastle's Benwell area.. Thank you for filling in a few gaps!! Now subscribed.. All the best Jon !
Glad you enjoyed it Paul you need to watch the new series I have added to this playlist. This year I have flown my drones over the entire Roman Frontier from South Shields to Maryport. I am releasing the HD versions each month, 4 episodes are already up and the last episode will be posted on 26th July. Then at the End of August the whole 110 mile journey - 2 and a half hour film will be released in 4K. There is also lots of other content to enjoy. Welcome aboard the channel, best wishes Jon
Thank you for the comment, be sure to check out the rest of the channel and watch out for a fly over the entire wall coming in the new year. Best wishes Jon
Thank you so much Kathy will pass on your praise to Anna. Please subscribe and watch my new series on the Northumberland coast being posted throughout this year in episodes. I would be interested in your appraisal of that. Best wishes Jon
Very interesting and thank you. I will be using some of the sites in my new book called ' The Hisorians'. And come of course to see the Wall summer of 2024 ~
Anna does guided tours throughout the year and next month is doing online virtual tours. Here are her contact details to get in touch. Best wishes Jon. discoverlakeland.uk
Thank you Kristine, then you have to subscribe and watch my current series on the Northumberland coast, that wows most viewers. I would also be interested to hear what you think of all the other places in Northern England and Scottish Borders Ive filmed already. I look forward to hearing from you again. Best wishes Jon
Hi Ken Thank you thats very kind of you, there was a lot of hard work gone into that. If you subscribe and turn on notifications you will see lots more and keep up with the latest releases. Im in the process of making a new series on the Northumberland coast which I will start filming around April when the weather turns warmer, your winter of course. It takes many months to do all the research and then verify it all not to mention the time it takes to film and the post production. But it is my passion and what I do. Many thanks again I look forward to your continued support. Jon
Check these out they are going to be presented by Anna my co-presenter www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Many thanks for your comment. Im hoping to do a flyover the whole wall next year with the drone so watch out for that. Please subscribe to the channel and enjoy the rest of the content. Best wishes Jon
I’m watching on the 30/9/23 after hearing that the beautiful sycamore tree of sycamore gap was chainsawed & felled by a criminal 16 year old during the night. Devastating 😔
Hi Leonie, yes we are are all absolutely gutted. Im so pleased that my colleague and I managed to capture it so at least it is preserved on film. Best wishes Jon
As they say if your going to do something ,do it rite do it to the best it can be ,or no point in doing it and there is ,no better example of this than hadrians wall astounding ,still mentioning his name all these years later ,surely he will have known the wall would stand the test of time .
Hi Mick, Im sure he did, but he wasnt like his predecessors greedy for power, he was a very rational and modest emporer content to consolidate what he had.
@@jonimrye5722 very well said freind and it's amazing ,through thousands of years people have a take on Hadrian ,things he did and time it must have taken to do them said it all 🤝
Hi Nicholas thanks for your question. The wall was built all along the 83miles simultaneously by different gangs of workers. Not all the wall was built with stone initially, so some bits were built in stone taken from local quarries close to where they were building. Large parts of it though there was no stone available nearby so it was built in turf with a wooden palisade or fence on top and then replaced with stone later when the road was added and stone could be transported in. Hope this answers your question. Best wishes Jon
Is there any evidence if the large -enough-for-a-human drain hole in the wall and beneath the arches over rivers were secured by perhaps metal bars or anything?
There is no way that ALL Roman troops left Britain by 410 AD, or at any date. The garrison of Hadrian's Wall was by Auxiliary & Federate soldiers, not by 'the Legions'. Such limitani, static garrison troops would have been of little use in the mobile wars on the continent which concerned the Romans at the start of the 5th century, nor would it have been likely that such men, for centuries now embedded into local society, could have been persuaded to leave their home area, never mind the island. The troops that did leave went with the usurper Constantine 3rd after the German crossing of the Rhine in 406/7 AD. He was successful for several years, & gained control of the Roman army of the Rhine & other forces, so he would surely have been able, & willing, to maintain the defences of his British home base, as a place to retreat to if he needed to. His defeat being in the south, on the borders of Italy, meant his troops would not be permitted to return to Britannia. However, continuing troubles on the continent meant the Roman Government was unable to send a replacement administration to the island, & was never able to achieve this. So Britain fell out of the control of Rome by default rather than design, nor were the Romans driven out by angry Britons eager to be freed from the Empire. They were all Romans by this date.
You are correct to some degree, but I think Anna points out many of them who had integrated with the Brits remained. The legions that left were ordered back to defend Rome. The point here is that after 410 Britain was no longer controlled by Rome leaving the door open for others to come. It wasnt my intention to give the idea that every single Roman suddenly hopped on a ship and left. Thank you for your comment though, this conversation might explain it for others. Best wishes Jon
Yes and awaiting trial at the crown court. We all hope they serve time. You might want to watch the new mini series "Above Hadrians Wall" no commentary apart from an intro and conclusion, but a flight over the entire northern frontier of the Roman Empire in 122. All episodes are posted to date but the whole full length film in 4K will go live at 6pm (GMT) on 23rd August. Best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 I hope so too but sadly I don’t believe that the sentence will equate to the damage they did. A lot of people didn’t even know it was there, but to others it was far more than just a tree. Thanks I’ll check it out 👍
As a marine vet myself... Those roman soldiers are fellow brothers as are all warriors through history , Except modern russians invading ukraine - they disgust me! AVE 🇺🇲
I'm less than 5 minutes in. 5his program looks lovely, but the background music is a big detractor. If it doesn't stop soon I'll quit watching, and thats a pity as it looks so good.
Hi James Im sorry you dont like the music. I choose the music to suit the story being told and very careful consideration goes into those music choices. This post has had over 18,000 views and you are the only one to complain, sorry buddy the numbers do not support your view. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes Jon
I’m from the Northeast and as a child I would go explore the wall and the chain of forts, with my family, frequently between late spring and early autumn. When I moved away to London, anytime I saw pictures or film of Hadrian’s Wall it made me feel very homesick. Sometimes it takes being away from something to realise how much you miss it. I live back home now and I get myself out there in the summers as much as I can. It’s a very special place to me.
Thank you for sharing that. I might be doing another film on the wall with the drone. Please subscribe and watch out for it. Best wishes Jon
A Northumberland lad living in Canada .
The most informative and best presentation of Hadrians wall I've ever seen and I've seen most of them.
Many thanks Philip
What a wonderful journey, I loved every second of it.
Thanks David much obliged best wishes Jon
Really fun, lots of interesting facts. I enjoyed this immensely! Thank you from Kathy in Maine USA
Thanks Kathy you may enjoy my current series on the Northumberland coast please subscribe to get regular notifications of my latest posts Best wishes Jon
Wow excellent and relaxing! Best review of the wal ever! the temple and story of the religion and how the Romans viewed the stars was the best and easiest to understand ever. You both did a fantastic job
Many thanks Paul for your comment. Anna is a recognised authority on the Wall employed by the Cumbrian tourist board. She needed me to provide some video and in return she co-presented the series. Glad you liked it, best wishes Jon
Hi Paul, Anna doing these docos next month you might be interested?
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
This was a very interesting and informative documentary. The fall of the Roman Empire was a great loss for human civilization, its skills and technology.
Absolutely agree Stephen and thanks for your comments. Im sure I was roman in a former life. When I go to Italy I feel "home" if you know what I mean? Best wishes Jon
Fantastic, great film...thoroughly enjoyed watching it 😀 👍
Thank you much appreciated
Very informative video, many thanks for posting! I have just completed a walk of the entire trail which got me even more interested in Roman Britain.
Many thanks for your comments I am contemplating doing a drone fly along the wall maybe next year. Best wishes Jon
Excellent. I'd love to walk along the wall on my next visit to England.
Thanks, enjoy it when you visit.
Hi, while you are waiting to visit the UK you may want to check these out? They are coming up in March and presented by Anna my co-presenter.
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Thank you for such a fascinating look at the making of Hadrian’s wall! Very helpful in choosing spots to visit.
Thank you Diane enjoy your visit when you come.
Anna my co-presenter will be hosting these documentaries you may be interested?
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Very enjoyable and interesting! Thank you! Regards from Canada 🇨🇦
Many thanks Keith please subscribe to watch my new series on the Northumberland Coast being posted currently. Best wishes Jon
I actually walked on that wall sometime in the 1990s.
Enlightening documentary. This weekend we walked from Black Carts to Sycamore Gap and it was interesting to hear the history and explanation of this section along with the rest of “The Wall”. Well done.
Thank you for your comments
Anna my co-presenter will be hosting these documentaries you may be interested?
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Most enjoyable. Thank you very much.
Thanks Tom please subscribe and watch the current series on the Northumberland coast, Im sure you will find that enjoyable too. Best wishes Jon
Great video and lovely lady,thank you
Thank you for your comment
Hi Simon Anna will be presenting her own documentaries on her "virtual tours" in March you may want to watch?
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA
www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
Brilliant, watched this end to end, thoroughly enjoyed it. I must visit soon.
Thankyou for your comments, plenty more content on the channel for you to enjoy, hope you are subscribed and part of the "family" best wishes Jon
Holy cow. This is great! I don’t get why stupid YT makes it so hard to find these awesome productions despite my perpetual search for ancient Britain content
Thanks Andy for your comments. I agree YT are not doing so well. As a creator my problem is getting my content seen by yourself. Anyway welcome on board ! you will find lots of content here to keep you entertained for a while. I am currently producing a new bonus series on the wall with the drone which looks spectacular and includes places not seen in the film you've just seen. Be sure to subscribe, click the bell icon and then you will receive notification from YT each time I post a new film. Now you have found me YT may start sending you similar content? Lots of exciting stuff coming on my channel so pleased you are with us. Best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 Thanks for replying, Jon. No need to sell me, I already subscribed yesterday as soon as I found your channel! I’ll try to spread the word in some of the comment sections on other channels to hopefully get you some more subscribers; I’m pretty certain plenty will be interested! Looking forward to seeing what’s in store my friend. Thanks so much for the fantastic work.
Absolutely fascinating 👏
Many thanks Peter, please subscribe and watch the new series currently being posted. Best wishes Jon
First class documentary thanks.
Many thanks please subscribe if you havent done so already and check out the other films as well best wishes Jon
Absolutely fantastic! 👍
Many thanks mate means a lot !
This film is brilliant! Thank you for putting this together! Incredibly informative.. I recently walked the Hadrian's Wall Trail which misses out so much of the wall coming through Newcastle's Benwell area.. Thank you for filling in a few gaps!! Now subscribed.. All the best Jon !
Glad you enjoyed it Paul you need to watch the new series I have added to this playlist. This year I have flown my drones over the entire Roman Frontier from South Shields to Maryport. I am releasing the HD versions each month, 4 episodes are already up and the last episode will be posted on 26th July. Then at the End of August the whole 110 mile journey - 2 and a half hour film will be released in 4K. There is also lots of other content to enjoy. Welcome aboard the channel, best wishes Jon
Thank you. I enjoyed this greatly. Learned a lot of new things.
Thank you for the comment, be sure to check out the rest of the channel and watch out for a fly over the entire wall coming in the new year. Best wishes Jon
Fantastic production, really enjoyed that, thank you.
many thanks for that please subscribe to see my other films new series being posted now every few weeks. Best wishes Jon
such a pleasant and enjoyable insight into hadrians wall you two are very good at history and should recive a masters degree for this vidio xx
Thank you so much Kathy will pass on your praise to Anna. Please subscribe and watch my new series on the Northumberland coast being posted throughout this year in episodes. I would be interested in your appraisal of that. Best wishes Jon
Very interesting and thank you. I will be using some of the sites in my new book called ' The Hisorians'. And come of course to see the Wall summer of 2024 ~
Thanks for your comments look forward to your visit.
What a Wall and what an End !
Thank you for your comment
Very enjoyable. Thank you very much!
Many thanks Glen please subscribe to see all new posts (if you havent already done so) best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 I may subscribe, if you can get my name right 😁
@@glenngibson904 So Sorry Glenn typo error
Thank you
many thanks
Very informative, enjoyed watching this.
Thanks Lat for your comments. Theres lots more on the channel to enjoy be sure to subscribe to see all. Best wishes Jon
Such a delightful narrator. I wish I could walk all of that with her.
Anna does guided tours throughout the year and next month is doing online virtual tours. Here are her contact details to get in touch. Best wishes Jon. discoverlakeland.uk
great video thank you.
Many thanks please subscribe to support the channel and receive notifications of my new films as they are posted.
Thanks for your time good people ,and happy new year to you all 🤝
Thanks buddy lots more on the channel to enjoy. Best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 👍
This is the first video I've seen, of anything in England, that made me say wow and want to see the place.
Thank you Kristine, then you have to subscribe and watch my current series on the Northumberland coast, that wows most viewers. I would also be interested to hear what you think of all the other places in Northern England and Scottish Borders Ive filmed already. I look forward to hearing from you again. Best wishes Jon
Thats interesting…have to say it’s mutual…nothing on earth would entice me to want to visit America. 🙄🇬🇧
Really good documentary!
Many thanks - please subscribe to receive notifications of all forthcoming films. Jon
best wall doco i have watched.more please.
Hi Ken Thank you thats very kind of you, there was a lot of hard work gone into that. If you subscribe and turn on notifications you will see lots more and keep up with the latest releases. Im in the process of making a new series on the Northumberland coast which I will start filming around April when the weather turns warmer, your winter of course. It takes many months to do all the research and then verify it all not to mention the time it takes to film and the post production. But it is my passion and what I do. Many thanks again I look forward to your continued support. Jon
Check these out they are going to be presented by Anna my co-presenter www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSW www.trybooking.co.uk/CDSZ www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTA www.trybooking.co.uk/CDTB
thank you!
Have you watched the new version from above?
explained methodically no stone unturned 10 0ut of 10
Thank you Trevor much appreciated
Awesome
Many thanks for your comment. Im hoping to do a flyover the whole wall next year with the drone so watch out for that. Please subscribe to the channel and enjoy the rest of the content. Best wishes Jon
Fantastic history
Thank you Jean hope you will enjoy this years series on the Northumberland Coast. Best wishes Jon
While an archaeology PhD student at Sheffield University, I walked the entire wall.
Thanks for sharing that best wishes Jon
We would see the Antonine Wall up through Falkirk as a wee boy.
A beautiful part of Scotland that Ive visited many times in my life. Thanks for your comment best wishes Jon
I’m watching on the 30/9/23 after hearing that the beautiful sycamore tree of sycamore gap was chainsawed & felled by a criminal 16 year old during the night. Devastating 😔
Hi Leonie, yes we are are all absolutely gutted. Im so pleased that my colleague and I managed to capture it so at least it is preserved on film. Best wishes Jon
So sad that the tree at Sycamore Gap has gone
Anna my co presenter was in tears ! We all are devastated. I hope the people responsible are severely punished.
As they say if your going to do something ,do it rite do it to the best it can be ,or no point in doing it and there is ,no better example of this than hadrians wall astounding ,still mentioning his name all these years later ,surely he will have known the wall would stand the test of time .
Hi Mick, Im sure he did, but he wasnt like his predecessors greedy for power, he was a very rational and modest emporer content to consolidate what he had.
@@jonimrye5722 very well said freind and it's amazing ,through thousands of years people have a take on Hadrian ,things he did and time it must have taken to do them said it all 🤝
where did they get the stones from? to build the wall,
Hi Nicholas thanks for your question. The wall was built all along the 83miles simultaneously by different gangs of workers. Not all the wall was built with stone initially, so some bits were built in stone taken from local quarries close to where they were building. Large parts of it though there was no stone available nearby so it was built in turf with a wooden palisade or fence on top and then replaced with stone later when the road was added and stone could be transported in. Hope this answers your question. Best wishes Jon
Robin Hood.
Prince of Thieves 1991.
Kevin Costner.
Morgan Freeman.
Alan Rickman.
Nick Brimble.
Jack Wild.
Sean Connery.
Thanks for the cast list you missed out Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Best wishes Jon
Is there any evidence if the large -enough-for-a-human drain hole in the wall and beneath the arches over rivers were secured by perhaps metal bars or anything?
I have no knowledge of that but I will pass your question on to Anna Gray who has a greater knowledge of Roman Architecture than me.
There is no way that ALL Roman troops left Britain by 410 AD, or at any date. The garrison of Hadrian's Wall was by Auxiliary & Federate soldiers, not by 'the Legions'. Such limitani, static garrison troops would have been of little use in the mobile wars on the continent which concerned the Romans at the start of the 5th century, nor would it have been likely that such men, for centuries now embedded into local society, could have been persuaded to leave their home area, never mind the island. The troops that did leave went with the usurper Constantine 3rd after the German crossing of the Rhine in 406/7 AD. He was successful for several years, & gained control of the Roman army of the Rhine & other forces, so he would surely have been able, & willing, to maintain the defences of his British home base, as a place to retreat to if he needed to. His defeat being in the south, on the borders of Italy, meant his troops would not be permitted to return to Britannia. However, continuing troubles on the continent meant the Roman Government was unable to send a replacement administration to the island, & was never able to achieve this. So Britain fell out of the control of Rome by default rather than design, nor were the Romans driven out by angry Britons eager to be freed from the Empire. They were all Romans by this date.
You are correct to some degree, but I think Anna points out many of them who had integrated with the Brits remained. The legions that left were ordered back to defend Rome. The point here is that after 410 Britain was no longer controlled by Rome leaving the door open for others to come. It wasnt my intention to give the idea that every single Roman suddenly hopped on a ship and left. Thank you for your comment though, this conversation might explain it for others. Best wishes Jon
some day do a vid about McDonald's Ladder.
McDonalds Ladder??? explain.
And then some idiots with a chainsaw came and cut that tree down for no reason whatsoever! 😡
Yes and awaiting trial at the crown court. We all hope they serve time. You might want to watch the new mini series "Above Hadrians Wall" no commentary apart from an intro and conclusion, but a flight over the entire northern frontier of the Roman Empire in 122. All episodes are posted to date but the whole full length film in 4K will go live at 6pm (GMT) on 23rd August. Best wishes Jon
@@jonimrye5722 I hope so too but sadly I don’t believe that the sentence will equate to the damage they did.
A lot of people didn’t even know it was there, but to others it was far more than just a tree.
Thanks I’ll check it out 👍
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A drone flight along the entire wall coming soon. Subscribe to make sure you dont miss it, best wishes Jon
Would love to watch this but 3 minutes in his little lisp suckth sound after each narration is like finger nails on a chalkboard
As a marine vet myself...
Those roman soldiers are fellow brothers as are all warriors through history ,
Except modern russians invading ukraine - they disgust me!
AVE 🇺🇲
I'm less than 5 minutes in. 5his program looks lovely, but the background music is a big detractor. If it doesn't stop soon I'll quit watching, and thats a pity as it looks so good.
I skipped ahead to the 15 minute mark where it seemed to slacked, pick up again, and then quit.
Alas, it's back sounds like something's been left on In another room. Unsettling. Cheers
Hi James Im sorry you dont like the music. I choose the music to suit the story being told and very careful consideration goes into those music choices. This post has had over 18,000 views and you are the only one to complain, sorry buddy the numbers do not support your view. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes Jon
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