266. Blists Hill Victorian Town

[@janeabbotts]

What an incredible look at a life long past. Full credit to everyone involved in setting the town up and maintaining it to such a high standard. The people in the various buildings are a wonderful addition, bringing life to the whole area. Stunning area. Thank you for a fabulous well narrated vlog....Cheers.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Jane, that’s very kind of you to say. We’re lucky to have several attractions like this throughout the country. All the best Alan and Jasmine.

[@sandyprosser4715]

Thank you Alan and Jasmine for a interesting vlog loved it. Am going to try and visit that place love all things industrial. Shows how much as changed over the years. Not for better some of it. Have great week.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I'm glad you enjoyed watching Sandy, there is so much more to see and do there than we showed. Best wishes Alan and Jasmine.

[@robinl.a.matheson1838]

Very much enjoyed this most interesting blog! Thank you, Alan & Jasmine!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Our pleasure, thank you for watching.

[@borderreiver90]

Love going to these old museums to see how life was back in the day…

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed watching, cheers.

[@russellsprout2223]

Excellent and beautifully 'filmed' video, Alan. A visit to Blists Hill has been duly added to my bucket list. Thank you so much. Atb 👍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s good to know Russell, you’ll enjoy it! Cheers

[@daisysoto1356]

Muy Lindo Todo Qué Tengan Un Hermoso Fin De Semana ⚘💖

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Muchas gracias, espero que tú también tengas un buen fin de semana. Todo lo mejor, cuídate.

[@Rovinman]

Thank you for that "look back" in time ! Always interesting. Take care as always ! Stu xx

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very good of you to say Stu, thank you👍

[@LeslieMatheson]

Very enjoyable. I love visiting places like this on my travels.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

We’re glad you enjoyed it, there will be similar visits to come from other attractions.

[@keithweybury5212]

Howdy Alan & Jasmine. Thanks for the look and I enjoys the old Town. Cheers Keith Melbourne Australia

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Keith, we're pleased you enjoyed watching. All the best.

[@stevesrepairs5778]

Thanks Alan and Lovely Jasmine for taking us on a fantastic day out that was very interesting. It's good to see that you are both doing well. Take care and all the best. Stevie

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Stevie, good of you to say. Glad you enjoyed watching. Alan and Jasmine, all the best.

[@creativeartist2]

That was fun to watch! We love the history. Thanks Alan , and Jasmine

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Tammy and Glen. There will be more to come in a similar vein. Have a lovely weekend.

[@borderreiver90]

An amazing place..so glad so much history has been preserved for us to see in this modern day and age……amazing how things were developed back then,,,,,

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks for your comment. Cheers

[@jamesfoley6555]

Thank you both, we really enjoyed your vlogs🙏✝️🕊🙏

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you very much James 👍

[@bogusjobseeker8189]

Another great video Alan, thank you. We are hoping we can meet you and say hello to you ,Steve ,Ian, and Gary at the boat show,thanks.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much, a meet at the Boat Show is definitely possible, as we will all be there, I look forward to saying hello.

[@castingshadows282]

What a wonderful step back to times gone by. You can almost taste the atmosphere of the surrounding areas too. Plus having a feel to what things were like with such historic buildings & work shops that were filled with locals going about their everyday lives. Thanks for this fantastic Vlog Alan & Jasmine. & all the people that make it possible for generations to see how life was back in the days that have past us all. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

It's a fantastic place to visit and we have been somewhere similar but further afield, which will be the subject of a future vlog. All the best Alan and Jasmine.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

It's a fantastic place to visit and we have been somewhere similar but further afield, which will be the subject of a future vlog. All the best Alan and Jasmine.

[@castingshadows282]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture 👍

[@wattck]

Lovely film. Interesting and pleasant to watch.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Dan, there will be more in a similar vein, eventually.

[@bobt3374]

Hello Alan & Jasmine. That was an excellent trip around the town good to see how the old days were. Take care.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Bob, glad you enjoyed watching. All the best.

[@gareysherrod3886]

Greetings, Lovely informative fascinating tour of history... Thank You Owl in carpenters and undertakers ... Appreciate the captions...👏🏾👍🏾 All the Best, TTFN Cheers Xx

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Garey, thanks for your comment and appreciation. Take care, cheers Alan and Jasmine x

[@michellec8273]

Well, that was quite wonderful. Thanks for taking us. I am amazed at the size of the whole place. I love going to see places like that, so interesting, informative and lots of fun. Stay well and safe.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you for your lovely comment Michelle, I’m glad you enjoyed watching. All the best, take care.

[@hellomynameisdom]

I can remember going when I was younger and found it fascinating. I enjoy watching their actors on Tiktok bringing the characters to life 😊

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks for watching. I wasn't aware of that.

[@ramseybarber8312]

Hi Jasmine and Alan We went to Blist's Hill in the 1970's and it still has a charm about it although it has expanded Thank You.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

We’re glad it brought back fond memories. There’s so much to see and do there. All the best Alan and Jasmine

[@paulthomas2943]

Hi Alan & Jasmine. Liked this video it's so good to see our past & history preserved. Keep safe

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Paul, thanks for commenting.

[@AdirondackNative51]

Very entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Reminds me very much of a similar Village and Museum near us, Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum located in Dearborn, MI. So important to preserve the past for the future. The Clydesdale horse was a great touch as were all the “in character” workers. Life wasn’t easy back in the day as your vlog shows. So much manual labor to just get by. Take care and stay safe. Looking forward to the next vlog.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Mary Jane,thanks so much for your lovely comment. It’s good that there are places world wide that look to preserve our past history, how can we know where we’re going if we don’t know what’s gone on before. All the best, take care.

[@jennybailey6842]

I enjoyed this vlog. We visited there a few years ago and it was a great day out. So much to learn, and so well laid out. The staff dressed up and went right into character, speaking to us as if we were back in time. Fantastic, thank you. xx

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I'm glad you enjoyed watching Jenny, it's certainly a great place to visit xx

[@billstarr7224]

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, especially with you and Jasmine.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Bill and Marcella, hope all well, I'm glad you enjoyed watching. Thank you so much for your Easter card and letter. What an interesting house you live in. I hope you enjoyed the Abba tribute band. All the best, Alan and Jasmine.

[@billstarr7224]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture We are enjoying you two more and more.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

@@billstarr7224 That’s very kind of you to say, all the best.

[@hughcarson6837]

I enjoyed the walk around, well done Alan. Both you and Jasmine stay safe and well.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Hugh, more in a similar vein to come in due course. Cheers

[@NathanElcoate]

Lovely to watch and well commented. Thankyou for the tour!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you.

[@cassrailroad5358]

Beautiful town, so glad to see all the old buildings and all the old workings 👍👍💯💯. Great to see Jasmine and you having a good time out.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's very kind of you to say, thank you so much, we love visiting places like this and have done so just recently, so more to come. Alan and Jasmine.

[@richardbradley961]

THANK YOU ALLEN. REGGARDS RICHARD.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Richard, all the best.

[@garyhall9359]

Another very interesting video, thanks Alan and Jasmine

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Our pleasure, thanks for commenting.

[@mikerobertson3237]

Magic video Alan. Love a slice of history!

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's good, as there will be more coming. Cheers

[@stevehoare6378]

Hi Alan and Jasmine, what a lovely video... I had no idea that the area offers so much to see. I think that you made a wise choice in visiting when you did as it must be very busy in peak season. Good to see you both looking so well and happy.. 🍷🍷

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it Steve, we enjoyed our visit very much, thanks for commenting. All the best Alan and Jasmine.

[@geoffreynolds8835]

Thank you for sharing your day out at the living museum. It is very fortunate that people have saved the buildings and equipment of the era. Very enjoyable to watch. You timed your exit well, to miss the rain. Thanks again both for sharing.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's very kind of you to say Geoff, thank you.

[@MemawsMatters]

This was a very interesting place and I really enjoyed this video Alan👍🏻Thanks for showing us around and hello to Jasmine also😊😊

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you for your lovely comment, we hope you're both keeping well. Alan and Jasmine

[@martinworrall5888]

Another very interesting vlog Alan,it was nice to see you and Jasmine enjoying your selfs.👍

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Martin, cheers.

[@martinworrall5888]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture you are very welcome 🙏

[@harveybrewer1]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for taking us along. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the great work.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I'm glad you enjoyed it David, as there will be some similar videos coming, all the best.

[@michaelhiggins7365]

Really enjoyed this one Alan. quite interesting as some excellent music choices as well. I look forward to your next installment. I wish you and Jasmine all the very best !

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Michael, very kind of you. There will be some similar vlogs coming from different visits. All the best, take care.

[@alicejenkins7591]

What a fabulous place! Thank you so much Alan and Jasmine for taking us along. We will definitely include this in our next visit to the UK. Wishing you well, Bill and Alice in Idaho USA 💕

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

The Ironbridge Gorge area is full of history and museums, and is certainly well worth a visit. All the best, take care and keep safe.

[@tmtcschannel]

I used to live in iron bridge and spent many an hour and Blists Hill, I also when I was 17 worked at the hotel you stayed at (many years ago now). Beautiful place and surrounded by history at every turn

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's interesting to know, it's a lovely area to live and work in.

[@alanjackson4646]

I went there about five years ago and it seems to be continually extended and improved. Regards AJ

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very much the case with this type of museum. Cheers

[@RedfoxCGLM]

Yes…..I’m sure I’ve seen that chemist shop in a movie. Liked the blooper…good to know your not perfect!! Great tour. Thanks.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Greg, I expect you have; there’s always a lot of outtakes! Not shown though. Cheers

[@brodie2711]

I could never make up my mind about those open-air museums where people dress up in period costumes, but the volunteers and I presume they are volunteers seem to be very knowledgeable and anything that celebrates our industrial heritage is okay by me. Thank you, Alan and Jasmine, for sharing your day out with us hangers-on. All the best and a bye for now

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi Stephen. I think it's fantastic that our industrial heritage is being preserved, even with relocated and rebuilt buildings, they are after all original (many of them). The tile works and blast furnaces on site are original. Most museums like this have a high reliance on volunteers but I don't know how this one actually operates. All the best, take care.

[@keithclark681]

Very interesting vlog, it's' a good few years since I've been there so i must try to get there again. One thing I do remember though was in the yard of what I think was the Toll House was a very large Tamworth pig which we discovered was very fond of Mint Imperials

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks Keith, I think you’re right as there was a pig sty at the Toll House. Cheers

[@csjmoore]

Interesting commentary & video. I was interested in the wood working area and, in fact, my grandfather was a lumberman. He had a mill that had a lot of old time tools that he still used. Thanks for your efforts.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very kind of you to say Charles, interesting to hear about your grandfather.

[@our-changing-views]

another interesting vlog, well done on the filming

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you👍

[@catherine3902]

Very interesting, thank you. Similar to Beamish in the North East of England . Take care both of you. 😊

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

It certainly is and that will be the subject of a future video. All the best, Alan and Jasmine

[@peterrowe9454]

Hi Alan and Jasmine, as always a entertaining vlog, we visited here some time ago and very much enjoyed it, thanks for sharing and please keep up the good work, take care and stay safe both of you 😀

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you so much Peter, glad you enjoyed watching. You will appreciate there's so much more to see than what we covered. All the best, take care. Alan and Jasmine

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Hi Alan, Hi Jasmine. What a lovely vlog, very interesting seeing the replica old town. I suppose in one way it was nice to walk around without crowds, the downside is some areas may be closed and less tours and demos. ❤

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks Sheila, it was February, so reasonably quiet and not much was operating. There's a lot more to see there, including a funicular railway, which is presently undergoing some repair and a narrow gauge railway which takes you into a mine, I've been on that before - great fun!

[@cheryljunkins6935]

Victorian is so interesting.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks so much Cheryl, there will be similar vlogs coming.

[@larryswafford4918]

Hi guys, nice video. On computer look up Mt. Pleasant Iowa Old Threshers meet. I grew up near there. You will not believe it. Larry. Ps. Good Chicken.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thanks Larry, I've looked, that's quite a sizeable festival, we have a large one over here called The Great Dorset Steam Fair, which is held in August. I'm partial to chicken. Cheers, Alan and Jasmine.

[@johnallen148]

Hi Alan Jasmine,,what a great blog so interesting the old train the first one made what a bit of engineering that was so many things to look at its a sham it was not all working especially the steam engines and so on .where did they get all the equipment from so much of it ,so glad I did not have to where them corsets lol 😂 or never meet a woman wearing one well I found this so interesting so till next time take care keep yourself safe,John 🥰🤗🥸🤩😎🥸

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Hi John. I have seen the replica Trevithick loco in action 11 years ago but couldn’t find my footage, which I suspect might be on an old computer. I will though keep searching. I think the film was taken on a phone camera, so not stored in the same way as most of my other footage. A corset wouldn’t suit you! All the best, take care.

[@NatureAndOther]

Very nice and interesting

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Thank you Roni. Cheers!

[@robnewman6101]

Guy Rowland, the Victorian ‘Policeman’, at Blists Hill.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I’m not familiar with him myself but gather he plays other roles as well.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid alan on the cut thanks lee

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Lee, cheers.

[@robnewman6101]

There's a Local Police Constable standing in the high street, facing some children. Law & Order in town.

[@Kat69nh]

Hi Will.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

That's an Oooops!

[@Kat69nh]

@@MyNarrowboatVenture yes

[@Kat69nh]

Sorry wrong vlog. HI ALAN AND JASMINE

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Not to worry, hi Kat, hope all well.

[@derekhindle5219]

I hope you had fish and chips from the chippy.

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

I'm sad to say, we didn't, just too busy filming! Cheers

[@naughtysquirrellyndatee96]

Hello…. Nice vlog today..looks like a wonderful place to visit…. So much history. Thanks for sharing it with us… have a great week💜

[@MyNarrowboatVenture]

Many thanks Lynda, there will be more coming similar to this one but different locations. You too have a great week ahead. Cheers