Exploring Shrewsbury Castle in Shropshire with Harriet and Lola
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ย. 2018
- I am up in Shropshire to meet up with Harriet and her dachshund, Lola. We are exploring Shrewsbury Castle, originally a stronghold built by Roger de Montgomery and later reworked by Thomas Telford.
I am keen to visit Laura's Tower, or should that be bower? She was the daughter of Sir William Pulteney. The little turret tower looks over the rooftops of this wonderful county town and beyond to the Wrekin and Haughmond Hill.
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I've lived in shrewsbury many years but have never visited the castle, must try harder when the lock down has gone away.
You're such a treasure, Richard, these walks are excellent. I'm moving home from Canada and Shrewsbury is where I'm thinking of moving to and these history walks with you, Harriet and Lola are such a big help. Stunning place
Shrewsbury has so much to offer doesn’t it? What stunning views from the top of the castle!
There is a lot to see in a small space. Love Shrewsbury!
What a wonderful video, thank you Mr. Vobes, Harriet and Lola!
I think you would really enjoy Moreton Corbet Castle, which is just outside Shawbury but it is beautiful and peddled in so much history. You would love it!
I have been there - can't remember if I made a video though. Thanks for watching.
Thank you Richard Harriet and Lola, a most enjoyable video, great views
A really lovely and insightful video of my home town! Though we pronounce it as Shroos-bury!
Thanks Dylan. :)
I pronounce it SHREW SBURY. Our daughter got married in the castle last December. A year late because of covid. The room is beautiful.
I enjoyed that little trip very much. It's been a good 15 years that I was able to visit Shrewsbury, but I never made it to the castle.
It's a nice, although simple, castle.
Loved it !
' Lola-Pola ' 🐶😘 !
He he - that's her pet name of course!
Many houses were knocked down in Shrewsbury to build a railway station but in London it was an unthinkable amount even graveyards were ploughed through I think I'm liking saying somebody wrote the poem about the auful things that were happening
The graveyards that have vanished under housing estates in unthinkable. I am sure many people living in property have no idea what lies under their floorboards.
Hmh mn
How lovely to see Harriet and Lola again...
Indeed - more to come in March next year!
Great video and lovely to see Harriet and Lola Pola, such wonderful views :-)
Thanks Pam - more of Lola to come, (and Harriet, of course!)
Great work again Richard. Been there but should of had you as a tour guide!!!!!. Lovely place so much to see in Shrewsbury.
It's a fabulous place. Thanks for watching Neil.
Thank you Richard Harriet and Lola. An enjoyable video, lovely views
So thrilled you liked it Ann! :)
Thank you very much, a great video.
Thanks so much Matt.
Super, you have shown me places that I have never viewed close up. I like Shrewsbury very much with its English and Welsh Bridges. I trust that they have done something to alleviate the awful seasonal flooding of the River Severn since I was last there. Keep them coming Richard and they are educational even if you think they're not.
Thanks so much. I will do my best. Yes the flooding has been sorted pretty much.
The flooding certainly hasn't been sorted. In Feb 2020, the river severn reached its highest level ever recorded since records began over 200 years ago. Even smithfield road was badly flooded, usually only frankwell car park floods.
@@simontay4851 Think you are wrong there, Smithfield Road does get flooded lots of times as does Coton Hill,
@@RichardVobes this didn't age well 🤣
Gorgeous Castle!❤ Loved it all! I keep looking for all your castle & manor house vids just hoping you'll visit some more of my ancestral homes. Can't wait till you do your series on all the Castles & stately homes!!!
Btw...can I make a helpful suggestion? Under your videos or playlist, would it be possible that you maybe sort your vids out by their counties? I think it would be easier to find the towns, homes, estates, castles, etc ones looking for, as well as a lot faster.
Which ones have you in mind?
I don't know how you do that.
Great views, nice vid.
Many thanks Paul.
great video
Thanks so much
Much enjoy your videos Richard. Only recently found you on You Tube. Robert Cambridge NZ
Thanks Robert - I appreciate you checking my videos out. :)
My daughter and I go here all the time it was made for Laura in 1700s I think x
How very picturesque, we've really nothing like this in the U.S. we mostly have to look at pick-up trucks and hillabillies with shotguns. But seriously you mentioned the piercing sun, I wish we still had the nice pleasant very much yellow sun like we used to have. Now the sun is this blinding white thing that isn't pleasant at all, I find it quite curious how no-one seems to have noticed this drastic change in the appearance of the sun, oh and the full moon is so very bright white now too, no more silvery moon in fact it almost hurts to look at it.
Oh dear, so sorry for you - you need to move to the UK :)
Without being too unfair - the entrance to the Castle has a sign saying 'No Dogs Allowed' - that probably included Lola.
Actually we saw it on the way out - but was so much taken with the red sandstone we missed the sign. :)
@@RichardVobes But Lola is no ordinary dog!
That's very true.
Having made a few prison visits, I can assure you things are not as the Daily Mail say they are; many cells have more than 3 people sharing ( as opposed to the recommended settings of the Home Office & EU).
Shrewsbury is a grand place. I was there this summer for a Recovery Walk for people who have recovered from bad lives in the madness of drug or alcohol addictions; I do like the town and pass through that area a lot on Bike Tours of the West Country and Welsh Boarders.
Bower : references of use - Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolken, Canterbury Tales - Pilgrim's Progress G. Chaucer, Can't remember which - Much Ado or Taming of the Shrew. W. Shakespeare.
Yes, I am sure the prisons are really the holiday camps people make out. Thanks for the extra Bower checks! Top man!
p.s. my brother by another parent as-it-were, exclaimed "That geezer should be on the custard, 'e's better than most on there". I think he approves.
Hahahahah - how lovely - thanks for that!
Could only be more enjoyable if you picked up a trot, or a full canter!
Next time I shall :) Thanks for watching!
I live here and that's the Dana a lot of history and birth place of Darwin..its Shrewsbury not Shrowsbury....used to be Wales and I'm told the capital. Welsh and english battle x
My daughter works for a civil engineering firm in Indianapolis Indiana USA. Wonder if there is a connection. Most likely not. Is that a common name?
That's an interesting question for sure.
Love the videos with all of you on. The Dana these days is just the bridge..it gets painted very irregularly which is a shame.. because it's full of graffiti most of the time
I saw they were repainting it and giving the bridge a make over when I was last there.
What do you mean? Not very educational! We all learned a lot,with Harriet and Lola and a thing called a mot! Tower or bower no ones really sure,but there was certainly a lock on the door! We learned of John Howard but not Elizabeth Fry,and that the inmates may have access to Sky!?!
Good old Lizzy Fry - I have a book about her on my shelf! :)
I'm assuming that neither of you are married ? She lives in her house, you preumably live in yours ?
What are you waiting for ? Archangels ans a heavenly choir ? Get on with it Richard
Hahahaha - nice thoughts, but we are just good friends :)