Might not be relevant now but in case you never knew the small building on top of the bridge at the station is a ‘pill box’ they were built along railways so if during any war we were invaded and the railways were taken over the home guard could have a machine gunner in them to defend that’s why there is such a small window facing the train line. Great video. I worked at Alton Castle for 7 years and deeply miss Alton
Great stuff. Interesting seeing so many places I saw as a pupil at St John's prep, in Alton Castle. Mr Glynn would take the whole school of 120ish boys walking to the Druids Oak or along the old railway on a drizzly cold sunday. Good memories of happy long ago days. Thanks for that!!
I remember those walks from my time as a pupil in the late sixties. There was a dress code: "windcheaters and jeans". We once went up to the youth hostel in Dimminsdale.
@@1258-Eckhart I recall that youth hostel being the destination for one of Sister Philomena's mystery tours for the lower school. The coach got jammed in a narrow driveway leading up to the youth hostel...!
They hired a COACH to go from one end of the village to the other? We walked there (maybe with Mr. Glynn - can't remember) as a treat for the older boys, but on arriving, we just looked at the buildings as if the YHA were sone sort of national monument and then retraced our steps down into Dimminsdale. I last saw Sr. Philomena when they closed the school in 1989, did you attend? Is it still a Youth Centre for the Birmingham diocese? @@simonpalling3215
Your films are like a good cup of tea Peter. ty ;-)
A Brilliant Production Peter, Interesting and leaves me wanting more!...Time for another Travelogue me thinks?
Might not be relevant now but in case you never knew the small building on top of the bridge at the station is a ‘pill box’ they were built along railways so if during any war we were invaded and the railways were taken over the home guard could have a machine gunner in them to defend that’s why there is such a small window facing the train line. Great video. I worked at Alton Castle for 7 years and deeply miss Alton
James Lowson really.. as a local to the village I never knew that Alton station had a pill box
Thanks Alex!
brill vids love watching them :)
grate vid like wod love to come down and u show me around over a weekend good vid :)
Great stuff. Interesting seeing so many places I saw as a pupil at St John's prep, in Alton Castle. Mr Glynn would take the whole school of 120ish boys walking to the Druids Oak or along the old railway on a drizzly cold sunday. Good memories of happy long ago days. Thanks for that!!
I remember those walks from my time as a pupil in the late sixties. There was a dress code: "windcheaters and jeans". We once went up to the youth hostel in Dimminsdale.
@@1258-Eckhart I recall that youth hostel being the destination for one of Sister Philomena's mystery tours for the lower school. The coach got jammed in a narrow driveway leading up to the youth hostel...!
They hired a COACH to go from one end of the village to the other? We walked there (maybe with Mr. Glynn - can't remember) as a treat for the older boys, but on arriving, we just looked at the buildings as if the YHA were sone sort of national monument and then retraced our steps down into Dimminsdale. I last saw Sr. Philomena when they closed the school in 1989, did you attend? Is it still a Youth Centre for the Birmingham diocese? @@simonpalling3215
Hope we can get together this week Paul?