Great British Road Journeys - Northamptonshire - Wollaston to Daventry Ep. 12

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

10:16 - "...when visiting Daventry, leave Daventry immediately..."

[@YetAnotherGeorgeth]

As true back then as it is today, even if it feels like it takes forever with the stupid "bypass" north of the town!

[@David_Crayford]

This seems to be a common theme. For Luton, the sole reason for the airport was to leave town as quickly as possible.

[@edwinfitchett6033]

wise advice

[@sputumtube]

He says these things so 'dryly' that I almost spat out my beer..!

[@SMX815]

True!

[@Duncan23]

Sunday has officially started!

[@jasonali4122]

I am in Hong Kong, and we are currently 7 hours ahead of the UK. For me, it feels like I am wrapping up the weekend.

[@kevincorby435]

Yep, in Sydney, this is my relax before bed vid.

[@kelvinhill9874]

I’m in Perth Western Australia. So it is my post dinner evening entertainment. It’s almost 8:30pm now. Next up is the Jago Hazzard video.

[@MichaelCampin]

Next up Paul Whitewick at 5pm

[@samholdsworth420]

Sunday funday 😊

[@edenstyle7]

I never thought I'd see the day Auto Shenanigans came to my town. I feel so validated. Or violated. One or the other.

[@dandann8237]

probably both

[@andrewthomas8370]

Me neither, even more surprised to see the village I grew up in! This now goes down as a claim to fame....... Or not!

[@johnnyrandom100]

I used to live in Weedon. About 12 of us in a house along the A45 next to the canal. We were a bit noisy there was a petition to get us thrown out, so we all signed it

[@nathanw9770]

And they threw out the A45 instead. Plot twist.

[@PeterSlack83]

@@nathanw9770 I will look forward to that video :D

[@barrieshepherd7694]

I sat waiting for an uplifting whimsical mention of the National Lift Tower but it was not to be 🤣

[@edwardshepherd8074]

What I enjoy most about these videos is the complex and intricate humour.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Snark, abandoned infrastructure, old buildings, a history lesson and constructive views on nature. Brilliant.

[@RAMBLINGSMANJMB]

A week with no reference to small disagreements.. you feeling ok haha 🤣🤣

[@8bitwiz_]

Perhaps there is no disagreement about leaving Daventry.

[@chriswalford4161]

The references are becoming tantalisingly oblique, with the discussion of the ordnance depôt.

[@Sarge084]

I had the misfortune of staying in a hotel in Daventry for 10 weeks, a most horrendous experience,!!! The food there left a lot to be desired. I was left with a fear of farting after a particularly bad case of the trots! Thanks for reminding me about it Jon!

[@MartinvonBargen]

Dysentery in Daventry would have been an amazing 1980s BBC sitcom.

[@baldfatgit1]

quality 🤩

[@Sarge084]

@@MartinvonBargen With the sequel titled 'Afraid to Fart'.

[@LukeStevensPhoto]

As soon as I saw Woollaston in the title, I knew Bell End would be featured. The sign at the bottom of Bell End used to have an arrow pointing up the hill, but it wasn't there last time I went past. I imagine it was because people kept posing there with the arrow pointing to themselves. That's certainly what I did.

[@MrRiclaw]

Not far from Bell End in Wollaston is Back Way

[@adamjolley8552]

I like this video so I’ve pressed the button specifically for that👉🏻

[@sdavidb5620]

Me too!

[@totalrecone]

Well that's wicked sweet awesome.

[@M_Jenkins]

Interestingly, you didn't mention anything about one of the small disagreements, but at Upper Stowe near Weedon, RADAR was invented. Really helpful during those 'small disagreements' that happen every now and again

[@duncan649]

It's the little nooks and crannies in this small island that are so much more interesting than the boring places that tourists always go. Give me an abandoned petrol station or filled in canal every time.

[@daelra]

I was brought up in Northampton (the less said, the better). However, Wollaston was on my radar mostly for the Nags Head pub which was very surprising for a village pub that regularly had *VERY* good bands playing there. John Peel was the resident DJ and helped run some of the nights there so you (well my dad) could get to see The Who, The Faces, Thin Lizzy and Rod Stuart. It was still putting on great bands eighties with the likes of U2, Bauhaus and Killing Joke (which was more my thing) with John Peel still turning up to DJ/host.

[@kevknight8871]

John, Apart From The Great Content You Present Us With Week In, Week Out, Your Little One Liners Always Make Me Laugh. You Are And Will Always Be, One Of My Go Too's On a Sunday. Keep Doing What You Do Matey, You're a Bigger Asset To Us Than You Will Ever Know. 👏

[@stuartmiller6725]

well said!

[@k.r.baylor8825]

@@stuartmiller6725 With extra capitalization throughout...

[@BillyKirbyUK]

Well Im glad you managed to "cobble" together that episode. Much loved and enjoyed. Especially "Bell End"

[@paulgee6111]

Gotta love the River Nennornene!😁

[@joewilson941]

We don't pronounce it "neen" here in Northampton 🤣 it's an ongoing battle with Peterborough as for some reason once you pass a certain county border they start calling the Nene, the Neen 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PenryMMJ]

Another very good video Jon, despite it containing a load of old cobblers 😁

[@robertturner4955]

A Dower House is where the widow of the estate's owner would live when her oldest son took over the Great House. There are hundreds of Dower Houses dotted around the countryside.

[@jhrickman-is1mu]

I was at the *Northampton race course today. V nice place for a Sunday stroll actually. Did you notice the White Elephant pub on the corner? So named, I believe, because it was built as a hotel at great expense just before the racecourse closed as a racecourse.

[@pearofgeeksii8156]

It seemed a little harsh to highlight its reputation for crime after visiting Wellingborough and then going onto Daventry.

[@David_D.]

"Loved by ska bands and the EDL." 🤣🤣🤣

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

That has me too 😂😂

[@MYCROFTonX]

I took a picture of Bell End, standing exactly where you are in 2021... made me chuckle!

[@alexsingleton2144]

Same, in 2019. Stag night invite! Seemed appropriate....

[@tanyano9]

Not far from Minge lane....

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

You crack me up Jon. Love it.

[@FailedMuso]

I once attended a manager's conference at the Landmark Hotel when I was employed by Choices Video in the late 90s. A quite memorable event, if only for the room-hopping shenanigans! Video store managers are seemingly incredibly nocturnally active creatures! 😉 Fond memories though. I always get a twinge of nostalgia when passing, dampened by the fear of a possible paternity suit!! 😆

[@andykilvington1651]

Love it! Our vocalist lives in Weedon and we're gigging at The White Hart in Flore on 11/05/2024, a place we've played a few times before. Locals apparently call Daventry Chaventry 😁😁😁

[@Dan23_7]

Jon, jon, oh Jon. You could’ve visited the National lift tower (built by express lifts) It’s really high !! It’s in the video at 4:35. I deliver to a storage company right next to it. It’s concrete and really impressive 👍🏼 My cousin lives in Northampton too.

[@paulkrenz9593]

Immensely enjoyable

[@raynarnslr1966]

0:20 in I'm laughing already😂! Doc Martin and Weetabix thanks for the tour. Safe travels Jon.

[@danielwillits2173]

Very excited to see if the jacket and hat come off as the weather gets warmer

[@johnboyle9682]

Jacket? Yes. Hat? No.

[@WangoBango]

I need this know what’s under your hat. I think about it more than I should do.

[@topmandog1]

always watch these after cooking and eating sunday dinner

[@davidbarnsley8486]

The history in all these little towns

[@JamieKnight23]

Had no idea about the Whitworth mill in Turvey... another rabbit hole to go down on the internet, thanks Jon!

[@Johnketes54]

Naming that church St John's you definitely get my vote

[@traceycheckley4476]

Ahhhh you drove right past us! You could have popped in for a cuppa. Plus we have one of the most historic churches in the county! Great vid 👍

[@philiphoward6811]

I am very grateful that I am in Divine Flow with life. I know that universal energy pours through me and supports me in every moment. 💜 When you practice mindfulness, you practice love. We all love a bit of history. 😊 Great video thanks for sharing!

[@buoyfun]

Thanks

[@HTJB60]

I came across this by accident and thourolly enjoyed it. I lived in Northant's for 40 year's, cycle touring the area for about 10 of them and think it's one of the nicest counties in mainland UK. I've lived in Daventry, Northampton & Wellingborough as well as 3 other northant's villages and it was fasinating seeing this guided tour. My sone lives in Weedon & I've toured the Armory (fasinating). I lived one street behind the 'Race Course when it held the Balloon Festival and the Balloons would come over our house & garden most launches. Fantasic sight's. Great memory's. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@SGM260190]

Love the sassy comments, John.

[@borderlands6606]

For vintage folks, Daventry will be forever synonymous with the transmitter.

[@buoyfun]

Love your Vlogs. The recent ones of Northamptonshire have a special place in my childhood memories. Loakes, Doc Martens, pubs with Cock in their name etc.

[@paulknight5018]

Was convinced Jon was going to put a jump scare at the end....

[@MichaelAbbott-sl2di]

I love the way you edit your own outtakes ❤

[@john07973]

Excellent 👍 Upper Heyford Northants not to be confused with Upper Heyford Oxfordshire 30 miles away where the US Air Force base was located

[@jamescampling2413]

Santa Pod was like, right there

[@xr6lad]

Watching this video and blow me over a Weetabix advert appears in the middle of the video.

[@davet9655]

It’s pronounced Bad-be. Love your work John makes me laugh every time.

[@RowDogTV]

Hi John it is an absolute pleasure to join you for another one of your Great British Road Journeys 😊

[@johncranwell3783]

Another fascinating episode John thank you very much much. Cheers, John

[@spitfire1962]

As already mentioned, there was no talk of the 1939-1945 tussle, even though Jon was at an old Army/Ordinance building. Also no trains, as these were sur planted by Trams in this episode. My eldest brother was a bus driver in Northampton back in the 70’s and luckily they have since demolished the old bus station in the centre of Northampton that was a monstrosity of a building. Another great whicked, awesome episode.

[@MrGreatplum]

Honestly, I’m such a child -“Bell End” made me chuckle more than I should 😆

[@automotivetales]

Glad you found Bell End 😂 this street name was basically the reason we started our ride trip videos! 😂😂

[@gryff8400]

The episode where Jon drives right past where I grew up and I recognise locations without prompting 😳😳 Someone else's turn next week, thank god!! 😂😂

[@djc8541]

A barrage of interesting facts that my brain sometimes has trouble keeping up with. Brilliant

[@matthewcoleman8267]

First time I’ve seen my house on a KZbin video! I live on the housing development between the two depot sites. Weedon is a cracking village to live in.

[@oliverghunter]

Thanks, specifically for the Northamptonshire (Wollaston to Daventry) episode of Great British Road Journeys - absolutely tip-top!

[@opathe2nd973]

This is one of those videos you watch and if you watch a second time, you find even more humor. Laid back and they say in the States. Good job as usual!

[@AndrewwMK]

Bell end finally getting some well deserved attention!

[@James-Henderson]

That is the highlight of Daventry :) I used to work there and live near, I moved to Devon, not sure why! 😂

[@judithhenderson8238]

had my breakfast in the cafe in Weedon this morning. Very nice

[@vladd6787]

Granny's cafe?

[@Anonymoususer_8823]

As you are in Northamptonshire and passing through Northampton. You should do A508 with the new bypass that was built to allow traffic to avoid the small village of Roade that had a silent “e”.

[@Nickk_o]

Thanks for visiting Weedon, John. I grew up in Northampton (got away 10 years ago now!) and my grandparents lived in a retired housing building right next to the depot and the drone footage of it gave me instant nostalgia. I could recognize exactly where their building was in relation to that footage because I spent so much time as a boy looking at and walking past the depot itself and it made me remember and miss both of them again for the first time in, ashamedly, years. Here's to Rex and Dorothy

[@duncanbhome]

One of your best scripts yet!

[@Technaudio]

I go through Wollaston on the way to Santa Pod, and always snigger at Bell End. There's also a Rotten Row.

[@SumoSinns]

Bell-end...😂😂😂😂 love your delivery of such awesome locations.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Oh ello! Local now! Excellent!

[@funky1982]

Thank you

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Another fantastic and informative video Jon.

[@tucker9162]

Can't believe you didn't cover the old abandoned Lift testing tower in Northampton. Was it bulit by Taylor Whimpey?

[@jhrickman-is1mu]

Express Lifts. Sadly no more

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

11 minutes and 57 seconds of enjoyable and informative energy. But who’s counting 🤔 👏👏👍😀

[@johnmiller4973]

Sundays just aren't Sundays with Jon and his Auto Shenanigans

[@roderickmain9697]

Ah...Northampton. Somewhere in the late 80s I was a member of singles club which had one of its meetings in a hotel on the outskirts. We were advised by locals that town centre pubs were probably inadvisable to visit for non locals. A lot of them had bouncers on the doors (I can testify to at least one). I have a dim memory of going to Scotland in the early 60s where Weedon was the end of the M1 but earth moving and construction was in full swing for the next section.

[@EdwardKane-pb5rj]

Used those same style of tram shelters in my hometown (Blackpool) into the early/ mid 1990's to catch buses to sixth form and tram into town to go out. Breezy, offering little protection as there was no glass on them and yet still an overwhelming smell of piss....

[@infidelcastro5129]

Fine thanks. Not really, no. Been off work sick. But thanks for asking 😊

[@Factory051]

You had me at 'shoe cooperative'. Great work.

[@NPSSolovair]

Thank you for highlighting NPS Shoes and Solovair.

[@RichieRouge206]

I laughed out loud at your reaction to Bell End 🤣 and “When visiting Daventry, leave Daventry immediately” 😂😂 your sense of humour is just like mine! Great video Jon

[@ianreynolds9733]

I lived in Wollaston for a year recently and always smirked as I walked past Bell End. The main Doctor Martens factory/shop was also around the corner. As usual a cracking insight fella!

[@southcalder]

I feel educated. I assumed Northamptonshire was just one big distribution park. Turns out that only makes up about 85% of it.

[@LukeStevensPhoto]

The ordinance depot in Weedon Beck is an excellent place to stop if you're into cars or bikes. There are a few industrial themed cafes there and they regularly host car and bike meets.

[@k.r.baylor8825]

I did the same thing. A quick search under "The Royal Ordnance Depot", Weedon Bec, Northampton, took me to the-depot -.- uk, and enough history and photos about the historic site to make it an interesting diversion. A cool business development location for those in the area...

[@Hornedbear]

Great one John, esp liked that Ordance depot. Anyone else watching until the every end incase there are more outtakes inculded?

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video John, amazing as always, very funny and interesting 😀👍👌

[@TherconJair]

Nice, I got a couple NPS/Solovair shoes 🖤

[@danielcauchi2010]

John i can honestly say living in Northampton for the last 20 years you are 100% spot on, the queens park area is about the nicest area in the town.i only live a 5 minute walk from the cock hotel

[@steveurquhart5895]

Thanks so much for the Shenanigans 🙂

[@tobyjackman3212]

This is the best video I've ever seen about anything

[@AbandonedCityCamoCrewExplorers]

Few good spots of interest

[@mwintersteinsmith]

Awesome video as always! I really love your last drone shot. It's very Peter Jackson from a Lord of The Rings scene. I love it!!! 😎

[@bobspeller2225]

Best to bypass Daventry all together. Great video John, happy Sunday. Cheers Bob

[@lodgewhite]

10:00 It was a Texaco before permenantly closing looking at google maps as it appeared to still be open in 2009 but closed in 2012 so must of shut between the two. But interestingly prior to being a Texaco it must have been a Murco. Great video and see you in the next one!

[@liam3791]

Thanks for visiting my neck of the woods!

[@oliverghunter]

Oh my, this has to be my most favourite episode of Great British Journeys or indeed of any other series on the 'Auto Shenanigans' channel! 😁 I found out that I am at risk of redundancy this morning, so this was a well-needed mood-lifter but also the whole film is local to me, only the episode featuring the horse crossing traffic lights in Towcester and the M1 Services at J15a are closer to me. I also lived in Northampton for 10 years and know all the locations very well, so it's like a home-from-home episode. As a 'mature student' of 23 when I went to Uni, I can remember telling my more youthful student friends how lucky we were to have the tram terminae shelters at the Cock (lol!) and Racecourse (not a racecourse), next to the White Elephant Pub (previously the Kingsley Park Tavern and still refered to by some as the KPT, even though it was the White Elephant and/or Kingsley Park Hotel before that, but I digress) and being surprised that they were less than impressed! 🤣 Nice footage of the Racecourse, I have some similar; I assume you also _didn't_ take off from the actual Racecourse, as the grumpy council don't allow drones to be flown from any of their recreational spaces... 😉 There are still plenty of stupid people that frequent that area... The ordnance factory place is great. There used to be a really great 2nd hand book shop there but it's moved to an old chapel in the middle of Northampton now. The abandonned hotel on the outskirts of Daventry used to be used by F1 drivers during the british Grand Prix at Silverstone back in the day, at least until they extended Whittlebury Hall Hotel next door to the track and it closed of course. I heard a story from my boss at a previous job a few years back where he'd stayed at the hotel for work and shared the hot tub with Nigel Mansell! There is a large breaker's yard/parts place next to it, I hope you took the opportunity to get some spares for the Saab, Jon? 🤣Also, the levels of sarcasm and humour in this episode are the highest so far - totally raised the bar. The description of Dr. Martin boots, "Bell End", Red Well and your reaction to the ghost story were particularly chucklesome!🤣 11/10, gold star! ⭐

[@paulrobinson3528]

Can't wait for the "Fosse Way" story

[@millennialchicken]

can't wait for the day he has to come around Bradford, that'll be funny trying to find all the old buildings that have been torched.

[@joewilson941]

I live just outside of Northampton and watching you in areas around the town i know like the back of my hand was wierd yet wonderful. I drive past that abandoned hotel & petrol station on my way to & from work daily 😂 no mention of the state of the roads... Surprising. Loved seeing my hometown on Auto Shenanigans, genuinely never expected it 🤣 cheers John!

[@leopold7562]

I love learning new things. I’ve never been to Daventry before, and today I learned there’s no point. That said, the place I grew up wasn’t that great either. We even had a race riot once. Lovely…

[@stevekelly5166]

Bell End. I drive through it regularly on the way to Santa Pod. I'll think of you this Wednesday 🙂 Murco fuel would be delivered via Northampton or Kingsbury oil depots, and certainly not from Milford Haven by road tanker. Just checked the route of the pipeline. Milford Haven to Kingsbury depot. It would have then been road to Daventry. Further, Murco no longer have a refinery at M.H., just storage.

[@connorchalmers8959]

Aww, a visit to Dower house formed part of a school trip I went on in like year 5, it was one of those weekend ones that sticks out in your memory more than just the random day trips. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

[@tonylee-delisle7954]

I used to drive past the barracks in Weedon frequently and always wondered what it was - thanks

[@MYCROFTonX]

Wickedsweetawesome... I can have my lunch now.