Thank you for a wonderful video. My wife and walk from the dock and around back to the dock many times a year.
@GTexplores3 күн бұрын
That is awesome! When I was a child, I grew up in the woollen mill districts of Yorkshire. The scene where I speak about Blakeborough Valves is important to me, but of little importance to others. I am happy if I have brought the importance of Flint Dock to the eyes of at least 1 person.
@williamturner63662 ай бұрын
love your vids gt so informing and educational please keep up your excellent work thank you.
@GTexplores2 ай бұрын
Much appreciated, more to come!
@gwenrob19942 ай бұрын
Nice were flint livers like down hete
@JJOwen-r9c2 ай бұрын
Thank you GT. The sailor that you mentioned in your narration (James Thomas) was my great uncle. Lest we forget.
@GTexplores2 ай бұрын
Thankyou for taking the time to comment! I have spent a lot of time in the Battlefields of the Ypres Salient with groups of people between 2010 and 2018. One thing which becomes apparent is the fact that even today just about everyone has a direct ancestor who fell during the "great war". I worry about the current state of the world and as you say, Lest we forget.
@williamturner63662 ай бұрын
absolutely wonderful about rhyl i personaly knew nothing about . because of your poignant video i will visit that garden of remembrance . a beautiful but sad reminder of the wars . thank you gt please if you can keep up your very good work .
@GTexplores2 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the kind words. I didn't realise just how time consuming it is to make videos, but more are definitely on the way!
@GTexplores2 ай бұрын
I've left a link in the video description to a page on my website where you can find useful related information!
@williamturner63663 ай бұрын
lovely and informative g t please keep up your excellent commentaries. like the rest of your vids.
@GTexplores3 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@thomascourtney87563 ай бұрын
I will be visiting Rhos on Sea next year and will pay a visit to Bryn Euryn . Thanks again 🥲🥲👍👍
@GTexplores3 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@thomascourtney87563 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video and the History lesson well done 🥲👍
@GTexplores3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jonesyjones84653 ай бұрын
I work on the estate there and that is my lunchtime walk!
@welshdragon21484 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@lillianrenshaw61154 ай бұрын
I walked that hill many times in my youth but not any more It is steep. Your pronunciation is ok even with your accent and I must say that you make Grand videos .
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Indeed, it is steep! I walked up the hill myself. The monument is dedicated to the Duke of York, and I did briefly wonder if this was the hill which he marched 10,000 men up before marching them down again. It turns out that was a different Grand Old Duke of York!
@davidpowell60984 ай бұрын
Another place close to mine, thank you for these tours, very enjoyable.
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Thankyou! Whilst I do have ambitions to travel further away, I do recognise just how popular my videos about small places local to Flintshire are. I'm born in Yorkshire but I have spent almost 10 years living, paying taxes, buying things and working in North Wales. In yorkshire there is a saying:- "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" This is a principle which I do uphold and I do my best to apply throughout my day. Suggestions for places always welcome. I'm currently interested in any connections / rumours / folk stories / legends connected in any way with Maen Achwyfan, Romans in Wales, ancient roads / footpaths, etc. GT
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Getting the pronunciation of Pen-y-Ball correct or even somewhere near correct was quite a challenge. After asking the advice of several local friends, it turn out that "say what you see" is in this case the most correct. Goooogles suggestion of "Pen i Belle" seems to be far from correct. I do know that my Yorkshire accent will prevail, but I've overdubbed with my best effort!
@russell-di8js4 ай бұрын
Thanks for another interesting & beautifully shot post of Lesser Spotted North Wales.
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Thankyou!
@WisGuy44 ай бұрын
I like your videos and have subscribed. In particular, I enjoy the background history you provide on the subjects of your videos. It keeps me having to flip back-and-forth between a video on the site and Wikipedia to get the history. A suggestion: I prefer your videos in which you do not appear superimposed on the screen as the narrator. That cuts back on the full display of the subject of the video and you have most certainly picked scenic and picturesque locations that deserve a fullscreen for the viewing. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the very much valued comments! Suggestion taken on board. It's something I've agonised over. I'm watching very closely over the "youtube analytics" of videos with and without me superimposed. Wikipedia is a source of information which I do very much value. However, it is not without its own faults. I do check out all facts on wikipedia and I look to find several other sources of the same fact before including a fact as "fact". Hope that makes some sense. There's a lot more planned and a lot more coming soon. I've been busy out and about this summer. Also spent a lot of time studying "audio", "videography", "how to tell a story" and "how to visualise a story with audio on the background". I have a lot to learn if I am to be a film maker, but I do have determination. To be honest, your comments and suggestion are very much valued and are certainly being taken on board. GT
@hughtaylor11295 ай бұрын
I am here to answer all questions
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Intriguing..... Are you the Hugh who is named on the bird feeder?
@kevintinman85105 ай бұрын
Im from flint and have spent lots of time around the castle. I can see it from my bedroom window. 👍🏴🏴🏴 great vid 🍻
@GTexplores4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@TheWirralChannel5 ай бұрын
Thats pretty much the theorys on how they got there name. Also been called the P stone as its labelled as such on some old maps. Good video about them.
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the kind words! Much appreciated GT
@MohitDass-pm9nb5 ай бұрын
Great video
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@welshdragon21485 ай бұрын
That was very interesting. Thank you very much. It was also nice to see you again.
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm taking full advantage of the summer holidays and getting in front of myself and filming!
@ianmyles90255 ай бұрын
GR8 wee video - loved it.
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@nicholasjones73126 ай бұрын
The strategic position of Rhuddlan was previously acknowledged by the earlier motte and Bailey castle close to this castle
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
Twt Hill is a splendid site, and will be covered in a couple of videos I'm currently filming.
@phildavies1006 ай бұрын
Haha…Bagchchchlt…
@BaronFlyingClub6 ай бұрын
I would convert it into flats.
@raybeaumont76707 ай бұрын
Champion! Da iawn!
@GTexplores5 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@allengower6697 ай бұрын
I used to live just 5 mins walk from there, it certainly looks a lot tidier now than what it used to.
@GTexplores7 ай бұрын
As I understand, the situation is as follows..... The site of Caergwrle Castle was and still is in the ownership of Hope Community Council. However, as is often the case, this local council was struggling to pay for the proper upkeep of the castle. In 2018, guardianship of the castle passed to CADW who invested some money into the general maintenance and upkeep of the site. I have personally visited Caergwrle Castle twice during my time in Wales and I also noticed the improvements on my second visit (when I captured the video).
@robertthebruce-geniusofban6477 ай бұрын
A splendid place!
@GTexplores7 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@michaeldeierhoi40968 ай бұрын
As an American I visited England once, but that was 4 decades ago. I would like to return soon as I am interested in the history of castles like this one and the cathedrals.
@GTexplores8 ай бұрын
They do make a good theme for touring. There's over 4,000 castles in the UK in various states of repair. Some such as Prestatyn Castle are nothing more than a grassy mound and some are immaculate stately homes still lived in.
@caroletraynor87638 ай бұрын
I've been through Flintshire loans of times over the years, and I never thought of visiting the castle.
@GTexplores8 ай бұрын
It is well worth taking a break to have a look around!
@Carl-qp3wl8 ай бұрын
Great used to ride around there On a trial bike, worked in courthalls As well 1976
@GTexplores8 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@snacklofter8 ай бұрын
👍👍
@StephenForster-z3m8 ай бұрын
very in formative
@GTexplores8 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@robertthebruce-geniusofban6479 ай бұрын
Thank you for highlighting this. Castles weren’t always for strategic strength, but stopover towers and in places where there were natural fortresses such as dense forest, water, and steep escarpment.
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@bluedirtgirl999 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, I enjoyed your informative tour of Flint Castle and its history. Your enthusiasm for this topic shone through and I learned a lot from your (especially neat to learn about the donjon). I have limited time to visit North Wales on an upcoming trip, but I think you may have swayed me to find a way to squeeze a visit here into my itinerary!
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! - many thanks!
@jimotoole2799 ай бұрын
Due to accelerated corrosion this ship will never be able to be moved. She has asbestos and is an environmental time bomb waiting to happen. If she caught fire, depending on the wind direction, the Dee estuary towns of North Wales and the Wirral will be covered in asbestos fines. She's owned by a £1 overseas company so her removal will be at public expense, not much FUN for the taxpayer!
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
Thankyou for raising some very valid points!
@StephenForster-z3m9 ай бұрын
been there very impressive good walk
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
Thankyou!
@StephenForster-z3m9 ай бұрын
very interesting
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
@chrispritchard377510 ай бұрын
F ..... all
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
I understand...
@williamturner636611 ай бұрын
bettisfield? ive never heard of it , but thanks to your excellent vid i will certainly explore .please keep up your wonderful work.
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@leo1206111 ай бұрын
There’s been a petition to save the ship for a while. I do hope it happens as ships built by Harland & Wolff are my favourite.
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
There are many reasons why this ship is both abandoned but at the same time, not abandoned. The ship is used on a day to day basis by her owners. She has also been used as a filming location for a TV series. The ship is a complete conundrum. And that is what I like about her!
@ksks661911 ай бұрын
Dear Sir, Many thanks for doing this video. I am wondering though if Edward I of England actually betraying the Welsh had also tried to bring all these people (staff) working at Rhuddlan castle to his cause as he had protected the town where they lived. Of course one may say that protecting the town meant a first barrier before attacking the castle + to protect its people Edward ensured his castle kept running even under threat. However do you believe that one can argue that to keep the castle 'staff' happy, they would be faithful to him and to England? Perhaps to sustain this argument, it takes to understand whether that 'staff' was originally welsh or were they people from Chester or elsewhere in England? I would not believe that at that time, in the thirteenth century, people would leave their village in England wherever it was just to go live in a remote castle, but I don't know?
@GTexplores9 ай бұрын
I know what you are saying and it makes my brain hurt when I try to work it all out!
@MassiveChetBakerFan11 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@MassiveChetBakerFan11 ай бұрын
Thanks GT! Very interesting! Any plans to do a video about the Loggerheads area? Or Buckley?
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
That's the plan! Eventually..... So much to cover! GT
@welshdragon214811 ай бұрын
Very very interesting information and I enjoyed this video a lot.
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@BimblismUK11 ай бұрын
So much history on the Dee estuary. I love it. :)
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thankyou! I fully agree. The more I dig the more I find. It's certainly an under rated part of the world. GT
@stevejones427511 ай бұрын
You're a good man, but it's a mountain get over it , you only need to feel the wind up here to know it!
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
It's certainly a wild and rugged place up there on Halkyn Mountain! A whole world of difference to Prestatyn where I spend far too much time!
@stevejones427511 ай бұрын
You are quite right, mate. Flint is still a tremendously industrious place. The river mud waxes and wanes, there is no way to tell when a new channel might arise.Many Have Opened And Closed During My Life. The big chemical works was called Muspratts, the other works was in Widnes on the Mersey, they produced a by product that is known AS Galligu, there is no known use for galligu, bu the hills near your stand point are made of gallugu, thousands on tons of it.Only silver birch trees and grass can grown on it. You will still find flocks of sheep grazing on Flint marshes. The canalization gave idea to the term 'off flint'. People of Flint are said 'by themselves' to be off flint. Once the canal was real, only one ship at a time could reach Flint, hance ships had to queue 'off flint', until time and tide and queue conditions permitted further progress.
@GTexplores11 ай бұрын
Thankyou! Some great info there, especially about the Galligu! Whilst living in the area, I have been impressed by the range and amount of industry which is here in Flint and Flintshire. Everything from supermarket ready meals, through motor car engines, aeroplane wings, the associated specialist avionics and engineering companies and of course, Flint was home to the humble KFC wet wipe. Again, thankyou for these valued facts! GT