A History of Stroud | Exploring the Cotswolds

[@TheCotswoldExplorer]

Have you ever been to Stroud? It's a fascinating place and hopefully you enjoy exploring it as much as we did!

[@phoebe3404]

Yessss! I’m Argentinian, and I used to live in Gloucester. But my favourite place was Stroud. All the way from Gloucester to this town is absolutely magical. Waiting for your vid . Thank you 😊

[@nebbs]

I grew up in nearby Woodchester in the 60s and 70s, and Stroud and Nailsworth were the nearest towns for shops. I've lived in the Far East since 1988, so looking forward to watching!

[@SarahML1000]

Both of my brothers lived in Stroud for years. I was lucky enough to live there very briefly in the late 1970's - it was a lovely little town to live in.

[@cubedcorgi6034]

I have been there

[@beartoven6116]

I grew up in stroud great place

[@thejetbloke4509]

Dear Robin, when I left Stroud in the early eighties for the RAF, I never realised that I´d left for good. It is nice to see my old town again and I will visit in the future. My partner tells me that when I speak of my childhood there, my eves light up with all of the wonder that a young lad, who was in love with the village, the common, the wonderful winding lanes, heady summers... I promised her that I will take her to experience all of the above and your series is the perfect prelude to such a journey. Many thanks from Berlin Larry

[@indicablue7450]

Oh do it soon its just beautiful! My partner grew up here & came back & I came to live soon after he go back! I never want to live anywhere else in England. Ive found my home!!♡

[@thejetbloke4509]

@@indicablue7450 I would love to, I've just 3 more years to work and then relax. I fear though, house prices around the five valleys would be prohibitive to this simple lad and where I would've loved to live. It's nice to dream of though!

[@steveshort1033]

Hope you keep your promise its magical here.

[@indicablue7450]

@@thejetbloke4509 yeah I get you. I'm not well enough to work so noone will rent a place to me here. It's so unfair as it makes it hard for people to go home. My partner was just lucky. If you have any famiky here you can go for a council place I'm told. Housing associations take years to get bit not all house prices are so bad. If I ever get lucky enough to buy a little place here I will. Untill then I stay in a small flat with my partner & our little one until the land lady decides she wants her place back. Then we'd have to go back to Portsmouth, which I really do not want to do! Good luck if you ever do move back. Makes a lovely holiday here too.

[@beartoven6116]

Stroud has always been my town, always will be. The town you grew up in is the town you really should like.

[@Lily-Bravo]

I grew up in the far South East, but by chance ended up in a village outside Stroud. I just love its unpretentious nature. I have been here nearly forty years now and my roots go down very deep. The countryside is beautiful.

[@steamingiron]

Stroud! One of my favourite places I visit about once a month.

[@straycatsandpetsfans]

Then you are lucky that you were able to visit such beautiful place before 🙏

[@steamingiron]

@@straycatsandpetsfans I only live about 20 miles away.

[@gramps3255]

My maternal family is from Stroud and I've never had the opportunity to visit, so thank you for this tour.

[@angelamears3201]

Thank you Robin......I’ve only just discovered you, and I’m absolutely loving exploring (and cooking!) with you. I haven’t been to Stroud, so I shall look forward to visiting it under your expert guidance!

[@philippankhurst6680]

I spent 10 happy years working in Stroud and got to know the area and the people pretty well. Your view of the area's 'individuality' is absolutely spot on and your lovely film makes me want to go back and have another look, once the current pandemic crisis is over. Thank you.

[@igalarbeli2804]

Hello sir, your channel is expanding and showing us a beautiful area that is just delightful and exciting looking forward to the sequel Thank you! 🇬🇧

[@marycahill546]

Greetings from Canada. Charming town. Thanks for all your posts!

[@mw...]

wonderful program

[@bizzbuzz5199]

Enjoying the show and love hearing more about these beautiful places

[@bobspeller2225]

Very interesting Robin. Thanks for another great video. Stay safe Bob

[@petcharms6779]

Looking forward to exploring the town of Stroud in The Cotswolds later today!

[@georginalim5409]

England is full of charming places ! Great introduction and great videos ! Wish that I could visit one day.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

A superb series! I‘m planning a holiday in the Cotswolds for H2 next year when I hope the plague will be mostly history. Living in Switzerland is great but sometimes I miss the green English countryside, pubs, antique shops and the people 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@neilpiper9889]

Lovely appraisal of the town I now live in

[@natalya6091]

Dear Robin, I am going to watch your performance with my granddaughter Luba.Thank you.🇷🇺

[@TonyMcGreal]

Great tour😎

[@avdhut3909]

This channel came randomly to my selection and I became fan of yours, Well one day after my retirement I would also love to read literature and travel through. I really love your accent, I would like to know about your accent What kind of accident is this? posh RP or any other

[@Lily-Bravo]

@Ollie Perry I don't think he will thank you for that!

[@walkhikerun6918]

Thank you for posting. Really interesting. I'm going to post a video soon on the Laurie Lee walk in Slad

[@TheCotswoldExplorer]

Sounds great!

[@walkhikerun6918]

@@TheCotswoldExplorer Now published: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqDOYaaHoa6InKc

[@fishpop]

This place is my hometown. I've lived my whole life here. ^_^ It's actually the quaint little town that Wilbert Awdry, creator of The Railway Series (known more by it's TV adaptation; Thomas & Friends) lived the last portion of his life. One of the stories, Train Stops Play, is even based on something that happened in Stroud.

[@wordsfromtheheart-bethsumm6897]

I used to live in Bristol, moved to the Midlands so when I returned to see my daughter in Bath, I took a short cut off the motorway and drove through Stroud. I believe their is a spiritual order on the way, that sells delightful mead.

[@indicablue7450]

There is!!

[@Franonymous29]

I love this town ❤

[@fishpop]

4:44 Ooh! Ooh! That cream-coloured shop with the blue van in front is a really nice bakery. They make great breads and cakes. I always go for the bags of small rolls, a cottage loaf and any of the square cakes. Those come in chocolate, lemon and "party" variants. Not a fan of the flapjacks though as those tend to be gritty. :/

[@sylviabartsch6205]

I would like to hear or see more about the village's history.

[@julieanngillitt7354]

Great video. Thank you. : ))

[@BigDaz]

Sysum's Barbers has an original poster on the wall advertising The Beatles performance in the Subscription Rooms. It can be seen on Google Street View.

[@indicablue7450]

The bread donkey boy is about the same age my partners grandad would have been & both lived in chalford. Cant yet find out who he was. My partners great grand parents had the stirrup cup in chalford, the pub. Mike oldfield lived up the road from there Bisley way. I just love the Cotswolds & the history & people are nicer here. Kids can leave toys outside , noone steals them & people put things where ypu can see them if youve lost something. Much more community spirit here. More than ive seen anywhere in the country so far & ive moved around a lot! Have so many stories about the cotswolds thanks to my partner & his family. Its so interesting. His great great grandad & other family members did the wood work in some local churches like Bisley i think & others & the roofs pews etc.beatiful work! Funny thete are 2 great carpenters in his family now.

[@kimyip4207]

Pleasure

[@lemurlad2581]

I have lived in Stroud the majority of my life, and I never even knew how important Stroud was to the military and the general history of the area

[@bizbuzzio]

Stroud is the first town in England to adopt a local initiative to move away from Globalist centralization _ adapted from One Small Town concept devised by Michael Tellinger, Stroud is moving forward as a community with One Free Town _ may it flourish and prosper!

[@natalya6091]

Nice.Thanks Robin.🇷🇺

[@cottagefairy4166]

U r fantastic.....

[@trevorpitts2247]

Hello pre COVID I was checking out You tube and got hooked on the canals trust's vid on the restorations. One of the Vid's has us now heading to Stroud next year, I had identified a pub on a recently restored canal but I'm having a hard time finding it again. Any suggestions?

[@mrfarty5017]

Brilliant video my good fellow .I live not to far from Stroud .New sub from me take care .

[@robinshuckburgh5561]

Good to see you. Thanks for the sub. Keep safe, Robin

[@mrfarty5017]

Thank you your videos are great keep up the the good work .

[@peterallen2904]

The Beatles definitely did perform there, I saw them.

[@rosswatts1992]

My grandad has lived in stroud all his life and my cousins live in stroud as well

[@mehnamesjai2710]

Not me living there and complaining about it then seeing all the comments saying they love it. LOL

[@PortOrangeMom]

My children are related to the De la Strodes that came over in the Norman Conquest. Is the town related to the Norman Conquest De la Strodes or Strouds?

[@PortOrangeMom]

@Samuel H-H yes, I know what it means. I took Old English in college. That's how they got the name. They lived on the stroud...de la strode later stroud...it was French first...as they were from Normandy.

[@mustin07doesgaming]

I will always remember Stroud as being the place where Wilbert Awdry the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine was born.

[@taestr7348]

My last name is Stroud. I have a direct link to England ancestors as early as 1700 but I can't seem to get much more info past that

[@straycatsandpetsfans]

Beautiful place with stunning natural beauty but seems like ghost town due to absence of people around

[@indicablue7450]

Its no way a ghost town. Ive found sundays are very quiet. I like that tho.

[@Alex_student101]

Having lived there for 25 years I call bullshit

[@sue604]

💜

[@636HKBM]

I’m Mexican (or at least I thought I was) and I got a direct ancestor from the 1600s from here

[@destinasia7904]

Interesting

[@k-dramagoodmorningseoul]

Hi. How are you? ~ Since Corona, ordinary daily life is more precious than ever. Now that it's winter, I hope there's no more damage.

[@edepillim]

Pity nothing about Slad and Laurie Lee

[@robinshuckburgh5561]

Love the Slad valley. We visited a year or more ago and we have included this film (see below)in an episode. Truth is we are meandering a bit and Stroud ends up attached to places south and Slad is included in parts north. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvIeGmffrJ9oLM Many thanks for watching and keep well.

[@indicablue7450]

Could be more in it but its a short video & theres just so much here!!

[@natalya6091]

Страуд город графство Глостершир юго-запад Англия.🇬🇧

[@АндрейКостин-е4ц]

please shoot a video with subtitles in Russian.

[@louicheeseman-clark1093]

Why am I watching this if I live in Gloucester

[@alexander_strachan]

It's close. I go to Gloucester 4 days per week on the 63 bus, which takes a very scenic route...

[@melgrant7404]

Stroud now has too much traffic . Its all up hill to get to shops .too many charity' shops there or expensive shops.more bother than its worth. Best thing is selsley common on the way out.

[@kimgrant3879]

Dont like shopping there too hilly.

[@thertis580]

Come On! You can do better than this. You have barely scratched the surface. Just research one modest area: Minchinhampton Common and you will find the presence of William the Conqueror's daughter and other royalty. Even today Princess Anne lives nearby. And on and on.

[@robinshuckburgh5561]

Morning James. I love your enthusiasm but don't worry. This really was just about Stroud. Our next full episode will certainly include Minch, and lots of other places nearby. Full episodes take a while to compile I am afraid, particularly in current weird circumstances. We're not going to waste this great area I assure you. Stay safe, Robin

[@thertis580]

@@robinshuckburgh5561 Very kind of you Robin. All apologies.

[@Alex-xh7sg]

As usual an excellent informative video, comfort on a dull, Covid 19 November evening circa '2020. Thank you. Will certainly visit Stroud ......... ( once Boris allows) ..........