Aaaahhh...so good to see Ollie again! Always impressed w/ that young man!!! So happy to see you in a church again!💒 Hopefully more & more of them will keep opening up for you to show us. St Mary Magdalene may have been a hodgepodge of different stlyes, ages & eras, but I still found it a real lovely church. I loved the uniqueness of the tower. All the Daffodils in the church yard were beautiful!💛 Btw...can't wait for you to return to Bolney. Such wonderful old buildings!
Great video! You and Ollie have a great rapport and the videos you both do are always fascinating with a good amount of humour! Lets see more!! It was great to see the church was open and fascinating to learn about the alignment of the chancel. I like the ref to 'tiger stone' lol!
Thank you Richard and Ollie for this video and chat. The last time I was in Bolney was in the mid 1970s when I had a meal in the "Bolney Stage" pub and very nice it was.
Nice to see a young accompaniment with The Master - made the whole a bit lighter and relaxed. Although we had friends two lanes away I newver knew about the church! Please when visiting churches do show the organ and the 'console' where possible. Most have boring old, soggy flute stops and nowt else - others have two manuals with some lovely reeds and mixtures (there's one at the 'other' Henfield church). Good enough for a recital...
Nice see ringer Ollie with Richard vobes exporing very old church looks nice grounds nice to go back in to church's look round in nice country side good see each other
A great video as usual! This is one of those churches where you think "if only these walls could talk", yet by careful observation and research the church could actually tell you a great deal. It was obviously built before bell towers were common, and the additions over the years indicates it was always in good enough financial condition to build them. The parishioners have also seemed to keep it up well, which is always a good sign of community spirit. Too many churches lose their parishioners to population or social changes and interest in keeping up the building dwindles. I'm impressed with Ollie's dedication to his bell ringing craft, gives me continued hope in today's younger generation.
Thanks for the video. Interesting look at an old building. I didn’t know about pews being relatively new in churches, I’ll start researching that history.
You aan Ollie make a good team for a light hearted video. So good to see the inside of an ancient church again. Apparently the nave and chancel are Norman and the tower C16th - donated by John Bolney, and a 'weeping' aisle. Many churches have them
Thank you Richard and Ollie for such a lovely video. A history lesson with a liberal helping of humour - that makes learning such a pleasure. I found it interesting that the humour flowed quite naturally, almost as if it was rehearsed!?
Richard has always had a great rapport w/ children & young people. I think he makes them feel more at ease so it does look so natural. However, Ollie has always come across to me as a very polite, intelligent & funny young man. You should go through Richard's archives & find other vids where Ollie is showing Richard a church or churchyard.
Very interesting church with that distinctive tower. Loved the shot of church with daffodils in foreground. I believe the suffix 'ney' in place names suggests an island so the church being on high ground may suggest the surrounding terrain was wet or marshy. Nice to see Ollie again too and observe the rapport between you - makes for a great double act!
You two are a HOOT! Love You and Ollie! Lol he’s so a teenager! I like how you know some facts and he knows less but he knows his ringer facts! If you want more history on Saxon period maybe contact Phil Harding in England. He can help you with all that info. I’m sure you’ve heard of him, a big flint man.
Sorry Richard, I did type a few more lines but I must have been rambling on and it didn't record my thanks to you for allowing me to add some extra info on the church.
Yet another information packed Vlog ! Introduced to us by your itinerant, (Campanologist ?), Bell Ringer, Ollie. I didn't know that you could go round, churches, knocking on doors, and ringing on somebody's Peal of bells. Interesting, nevertheless. Stay safe, Stu xx
Hi, Richard, I hope you don't mind me asking you this but could you tell me where you get your jumpers from I'm particularly interested in the white one that you wore on your cinder path video with Julia I also like the yellow/mustard colour one there just what I'm after really enjoy watching all your videos keep them coming.
If your goin back i believe they filmed hammer horror films up in a old mansion best to find someone in the know i ll try and make contact but last there so long ago rob
Nice video. I think you should incorpourate Ollie in more of your videos. It is refreshing to see such a decent young man who shares our interests in all things pertaining to the countryside and our lovely and charming ways of life.
If you go through Richard's archives you'll find quite a few he has done w/ Ollie in the past (before lockdown prevented him from meeting up so regularly w/ others😕). Richard has a real special way w/ young people & Ollie has always been a really impressive young man!
Hello Richard. You missed the Anglo-Saxon south doorway, you walked straight through it without a mention, much slapping of wrists required here! You can easily tell a pre-Conquest doorway/archway by the narrow and very tall opening. My Anglo-Saxon website mentions it as follows - Photo 3. At St. Mary Magdalene, Bolney (W.Sussex, and some 5 miles west of Wivelsfileld) there is a sister to the Wivelsfield doorway and which is set in the south wall of the nave and protected by a porch of possibly early Georgian date. Taylor thinks the archway may have been reset in this wall at some point. Certainly it has suffered from unsympathetic re-pointing but that seems to have been done at some time in the past forty years. The imposts are ‘defaced’ - shaved away to match the 45 degree chamfer that is carried down the jambs, and is likely to be a medieval reshaping possibly in the early 15th century. Photo 4. The doorway seen from inside the nave. Photo 5. A detail of the east impost showing the chamfer and the shallowness of the relationship of the two orders, a typical feature of Anglo-Saxon practice in arch construction. Taylor states -”The inner order is recessed only 2 inches behind the outer, and the archivolt face of the arch is ornamented with seven shallow mouldings which are carried round the head in the form of circles concentric with the arch itself.” I noticed from your vlog(?) in the chance walls 2 tiny windows (north and south), they are a matching pair but they have a cill and that is almost unknown with Saxon windows so lets put them in the 1080 to 1110 bracket. The nave walls will be Saxon, around 900 to 980, but the old chancel has been enlarged/rebuilt by the Normans, as those 2 windows bear witness.
@@RichardVobes Do go again Richard and look at the Anglo-Saxon south doorway (not the porch doorway) and another time visit Wivelsfield where there is a sister doorway, the same bunch of masons at work, but at the latter church the doorway is in its original state and hasn't suffered at a later date from being "modernised".
Good companion, not the typical abnoxious teen. That church is steeped in history; imagine all the generations that walked there before you, and how many more will hundreds of years in the future.
No I have always been very impressed w/ Ollie when he is showing Richard around a church or churchyard. He seems to be a very polite, intelligent, funny & courteous young man!
I know you think that what your saying is true, but its not.its rude my grandma is the priet at my church which she regularly explores with the bald man and he disagrees as do I,hes just doing it for good publicity don't trust him Ford Wayne
Ringer Ollie has his work cut out I don't remember how many rings that he will do even if it is one for every thousand it is a lot of time and effort . 4,307,304 cases 126,284 deaths I wonder how many of the survivers will have significant health issues due to the illness we have had in my province 1,505 cases that have led to 30 deaths In the last few days about 16 new cases in one region of the province. Our population is about 782,000 people . I wonder how many cities in the UK have a similar population? Take care of yourself 👍👍👍👍🖖🖖🖖🖖🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🙋🏼♀️
@@paulrampton9861 I thought a lot longer than six minutes because of my memory of how the church bells sounded before they installed a system to play recorded chimes . I never had any personal experience in the bell tower!🤷🏼♀️
Ok, alot of churches all over the country did the single bell tolling for a few mins at 12.01pm. I did it at the local church where I normally ring at.
@@paulrampton9861 you certainly know better than I . I thank you for taking the time to inform me about how long it would really take . Thank you for your service in your day of remembering those who are no longer with us.
Aaaahhh...so good to see Ollie again! Always impressed w/ that young man!!! So happy to see you in a church again!💒 Hopefully more & more of them will keep opening up for you to show us. St Mary Magdalene may have been a hodgepodge of different stlyes, ages & eras, but I still found it a real lovely church. I loved the uniqueness of the tower. All the Daffodils in the church yard were beautiful!💛
Btw...can't wait for you to return to Bolney. Such wonderful old buildings!
Ollie seems a very pleasant lad. It’s good to see one so young being interested in bell ringing.
Absolutely!
Brilliant & very funny! A new double act is born. Thanks Richard & Ollie
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! You and Ollie have a great rapport and the videos you both do are always fascinating with a good amount of humour! Lets see more!! It was great to see the church was open and fascinating to learn about the alignment of the chancel. I like the ref to 'tiger stone' lol!
Thank you Richard and Ollie for this video and chat. The last time I was in Bolney was in the mid 1970s when I had a meal in the "Bolney Stage" pub and very nice it was.
Sounds lovely!
The films with Olie are always interesting to watch. particularly the expressions on his face at some of your comments ! 😊
hahahah - yes, very true!
Ollie is a top lad. Just watched his Xmas broadcast from last year and it is extremely moving. A deeply caring and passionate young man.
That’s what the front cover looks like... wait until you get a couple of chapters in...
Ringer Ollie is something Else! Between you and Ollie, the interaction is quite Funny!! Had several laughs. Thank you!!
Our pleasure!
How wonderful , this is where i lived and most of my friends are all from there, brillent Richard im so glad yu did this. Hong kong rob( in )thanks
Nothing so lovely as an old church.
Love the olde style
Looks beautiful.
Thank you for showing.
The way you & Ollie played off one another left me chuckling. Love seeing more of your jovial side Richard. You do have a great sense of humor.
Thanks so much.
Nice to see a young accompaniment with The Master - made the whole a bit lighter and relaxed. Although we had friends two lanes away I newver knew about the church! Please when visiting churches do show the organ and the 'console' where possible. Most have boring old, soggy flute stops and nowt else - others have two manuals with some lovely reeds and mixtures (there's one at the 'other' Henfield church). Good enough for a recital...
An enjoyable and rather fun video 😀. Quite a hotch-potch of styles in that building, and Bolney really does look rather lovely. 👍😎👍
What a super interview. Thoroughly enjoyed that. A serious place but I was smiling all the way through the vlog. Brilliant.thank you. And Ollie too.
Nice see ringer Ollie with Richard vobes exporing very old church looks nice grounds nice to go back in to church's look round in nice country side good see each other
A great video as usual! This is one of those churches where you think "if only these walls could talk", yet by careful observation and research the church could actually tell you a great deal. It was obviously built before bell towers were common, and the additions over the years indicates it was always in good enough financial condition to build them. The parishioners have also seemed to keep it up well, which is always a good sign of community spirit. Too many churches lose their parishioners to population or social changes and interest in keeping up the building dwindles. I'm impressed with Ollie's dedication to his bell ringing craft, gives me continued hope in today's younger generation.
Fab. I very likable young chap.
Great little fun video, a lovely looking church, was good that were aloud inside.
Outstanding video, beautiful church
Thanks for the video. Interesting look at an old building. I didn’t know about pews being relatively new in churches, I’ll start researching that history.
It depends on your definition of 'new' I think they come from the 1600s
You aan Ollie make a good team for a light hearted video. So good to see the inside of an ancient church again. Apparently the nave and chancel are Norman and the tower C16th - donated by John Bolney, and a 'weeping' aisle. Many churches have them
I hope weeping doesn't mean leaking!
Thank you Richard and Ollie for such a lovely video. A history lesson with a liberal helping of humour - that makes learning such a pleasure. I found it interesting that the humour flowed quite naturally, almost as if it was rehearsed!?
Richard has always had a great rapport w/ children & young people. I think he makes them feel more at ease so it does look so natural. However, Ollie has always come across to me as a very polite, intelligent & funny young man. You should go through Richard's archives & find other vids where Ollie is showing Richard a church or churchyard.
Our pleasure! It was all off the cuff.
Very interesting church with that distinctive tower. Loved the shot of church with daffodils in foreground. I believe the suffix 'ney' in place names suggests an island so the church being on high ground may suggest the surrounding terrain was wet or marshy. Nice to see Ollie again too and observe the rapport between you - makes for a great double act!
Thanks so much, Jean.
One of the best videos Richard
You two are a HOOT! Love You and Ollie! Lol he’s so a teenager!
I like how you know some facts and he knows less but he knows his ringer facts!
If you want more history on Saxon period maybe contact Phil Harding in England. He can help you with all that info. I’m sure you’ve heard of him, a big flint man.
This episode is hilarious.
I'd like to see a video of Ringer Ollie actually doing some bell ringing.
I was born in that village and christened in that church
Thanks richard and Ollie . Richard you do well with other people to play off of.
Thanks very much
How grand to see Ollie again. A new nonsense pairing is developing there! The village of Bolney does look worthy of it's own visit.
It sure does - looks like there are some lovely listed buildings there.
Most stone around there was of fittleworth or west hoathly
Sorry Richard, I did type a few more lines but I must have been rambling on and it didn't record my thanks to you for allowing me to add some extra info on the church.
This video made me laugh 🤣🤣
Yet another information packed Vlog !
Introduced to us by your itinerant, (Campanologist ?), Bell Ringer, Ollie.
I didn't know that you could go round, churches, knocking on doors, and ringing on somebody's Peal of bells.
Interesting, nevertheless.
Stay safe,
Stu xx
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi, Richard, I hope you don't mind me asking you this but could you tell me where you get your jumpers from I'm particularly interested in the white one that you wore on your cinder path video with Julia I also like the yellow/mustard colour one there just what I'm after really enjoy watching all your videos keep them coming.
I have them especially made for me by one of my viewers.
me too really brings out your eyes' would love it as a bday present if you could get it for media would love to wear
If your goin back i believe they filmed hammer horror films up in a old mansion best to find someone in the know i ll try and make contact but last there so long ago rob
Nice video. I think you should incorpourate Ollie in more of your videos. It is refreshing to see such a decent young man who shares our interests in all things pertaining to the countryside and our lovely and charming ways of life.
If you go through Richard's archives you'll find quite a few he has done w/ Ollie in the past (before lockdown prevented him from meeting up so regularly w/ others😕). Richard has a real special way w/ young people & Ollie has always been a really impressive young man!
I am sure we shall do a few more videos. Thanks, Barry.
Hello Richard. You missed the Anglo-Saxon south doorway, you walked straight through it without a mention, much slapping of wrists required here! You can easily tell a pre-Conquest doorway/archway by the narrow and very tall opening. My Anglo-Saxon website mentions it as follows - Photo 3. At St. Mary Magdalene, Bolney (W.Sussex, and some 5 miles west of Wivelsfileld) there is a sister to the Wivelsfield doorway and which is set in the south wall of the nave and protected by a porch of possibly early Georgian date. Taylor thinks the archway may have been reset in this wall at some point. Certainly it has suffered from unsympathetic re-pointing but that seems to have been done at some time in the past forty years. The imposts are ‘defaced’ - shaved away to match the 45 degree chamfer that is carried down the jambs, and is likely to be a medieval reshaping possibly in the early 15th century. Photo 4. The doorway seen from inside the nave. Photo 5. A detail of the east impost showing the chamfer and the shallowness of the relationship of the two orders, a typical feature of Anglo-Saxon practice in arch construction. Taylor states -”The inner order is recessed only 2 inches behind the outer, and the archivolt face of the arch is ornamented with seven shallow mouldings which are carried round the head in the form of circles concentric with the arch itself.”
I noticed from your vlog(?) in the chance walls 2 tiny windows (north and south), they are a matching pair but they have a cill and that is almost unknown with Saxon windows so lets put them in the 1080 to 1110 bracket. The nave walls will be Saxon, around 900 to 980, but the old chancel has been enlarged/rebuilt by the Normans, as those 2 windows bear witness.
I think on this one we were rushed - Ollie had to get away - and I hadn't expected to be able to get in the church, so that was a surprise.
@@RichardVobes Do go again Richard and look at the Anglo-Saxon south doorway (not the porch doorway) and another time visit Wivelsfield where there is a sister doorway, the same bunch of masons at work, but at the latter church the doorway is in its original state and hasn't suffered at a later date from being "modernised".
Good companion, not the typical abnoxious teen. That church is steeped in history; imagine all the generations that walked there before you, and how many more will hundreds of years in the future.
No I have always been very impressed w/ Ollie when he is showing Richard around a church or churchyard. He seems to be a very polite, intelligent, funny & courteous young man!
I know you think that what your saying is true, but its not.its rude my grandma is the priet at my church which she regularly explores with the bald man and he disagrees as do I,hes just doing it for good publicity don't trust him Ford Wayne
See no evil hear no evil
You two make such a great double act, you should really consider a career in comedy
Isn't that lyche gate fabulous! Very Tolkien.
Ringer Ollie has his work cut out I don't remember how many rings that he will do even if it is one for every thousand it is a lot of time and effort .
4,307,304 cases 126,284 deaths I wonder how many of the survivers will have significant health issues due to the illness we have had in my province 1,505 cases that have led to 30 deaths In the last few days about 16 new cases in one region of the province. Our population is about 782,000 people . I wonder how many cities in the UK have a similar population? Take care of yourself 👍👍👍👍🖖🖖🖖🖖🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🙋🏼♀️
That would be 126 tolls then (or "dongs" of the bell) probably take 6 mins or so, not a great deal of time really. But very well done Ollie 👍
@@paulrampton9861 I thought a lot longer than six minutes because of my memory of how the church bells sounded before they installed a system to play recorded chimes . I never had any personal experience in the bell tower!🤷🏼♀️
Ok, alot of churches all over the country did the single bell tolling for a few mins at 12.01pm. I did it at the local church where I normally ring at.
@@paulrampton9861 you certainly know better than I . I thank you for taking the time to inform me about how long it would really take . Thank you for your service in your day of remembering those who are no longer with us.
Next time your there, have alook at a house behind the other pub built from recycled wood