British Gothic Ruin: Tintern Abbey!

[@henryvagincourt4502]

Amazingly spectacular as a ruin, imagine how it was when first built, a great visit you had.

[@MostlyCastles]

It must have been quite a sight, although I prefer it as a ruin. It looks far more interesting. 😀

[@fodrocksuk.forestofdeanroc5686]

Thanks you two. I really enjoyed this

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you! It's lovely you took the time to say so :)

[@FindingTime]

We have our very own Tintern Abbey over this way! Twins.

[@MostlyCastles]

Ooh! I should like to see that 🙂

[@MartinPopeFilmmaker]

Very well made video with lots of info.🙂🙂👍👍

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you 😊

[@Rowebot]

Thanks for the video! We came across Tintern Abbey by accident when driving the countryside and holy cow was it an amazing place. I took a ton of pictures and they don't do the true scale justice.

[@MostlyCastles]

Capturing the scale was the trickiest problem for us, even with a person in shot you can never truly reveal the impact of it. It looks awesome lit up at night too

[@gregoryjones8014]

Iron Maiden Single Can I Play With Madness Was Located At This Abbey

[@MostlyCastles]

Oh yeah! I’d forgotten about that

[@cathycalrow2729]

Thank you for a lovely informative video. As a Catholic I wish it was still complete but I'm glad it is now being preserved. This is definitely on my list if go to places.

[@MostlyCastles]

For me part of the charm is that it’s a ruin, those great big arches framing the sky is quite something to see. -Jo

[@anneloader1478]

Great! Well done. What an impressive ruin. It's so famous that you think you must have been there, but we haven't. We will go, though, having seen your film.

[@MostlyCastles]

Thanks. It is well worth it. It's such a beautiful spot. 😀

[@timquizpam]

Thanks for the tour,, I really enjoyed it😃

[@MostlyCastles]

You are most welcome 😊 Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@BasedAussie]

Awesome video guys. I live in Australia and will probably never get to see this in real life. So you have helped to take me there

[@MostlyCastles]

I’m glad we could help in your travels, and I hope you do get to visit some day

[@JKsWatchables]

You two make such enjoyable videos. Thank you!

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you. That's really lovely to hear. Very glad you are enjoying them. 😀

[@PinnedonPlaces]

Really informative vlog, enjoyed learning and exploring with you both. Your channel is right up our street! Subbed so we can see more of your wonderful explorations :)

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you so much for reaching out to tell us, it's always nice to hear when we're not just creating into a void :) We see you have done a few castles yourself, we have subbed and look forward to seeing more of your adventures!

[@bikescastlesjapan2636]

really good stuff... My wife is from Cardiff and I love visiting castles when I am in the region. Just subscribed!!

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you. Glad you like our films. We are spoiled for choice with castles in Wales. A little different in design to the ones you will find in Japan. It's great to see your films which beautifully show how stunning Japan is. We have also subscribed to you. 😀

[@bikescastlesjapan2636]

@@MostlyCastles I appreciate that. I like your style and format. Something to consider when filming here in Japan. It is hard to get in-depth background information, as most sources are in Japanese. The difference between castles is stark. Much of the ruins here Japan have not survived, as most were made of wood due to earth quakes. But like Wales, they are all over the country. Literally thousands of castle foundations. Japan's history is full of blood and violence.

[@vintagegirl1961]

Beautiful footage!

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you so much 😊

[@overstuffedlad]

Breathtaking quality and very informative! I'm baffled you don't have thousands of subscribers. Well now you can add one more!

[@MostlyCastles]

Oh gosh! Thank you 😊 Glad to have you with us!

[@1971382]

Great video. Definitely a feel good factor to your channel. 😊👍🏼

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say 😊

[@gamalielvasquez3175]

Beautiful

[@MostlyCastles]

Tintern is 😊

[@anacasasgallego1578]

loved it thanks

[@MostlyCastles]

Thank you for letting us know 😊

[@daveflick12]

Im here because ive just backed a horse called tintern abbey. Thinking to myself that must be a place the horse is named after. The horse won 3/1. Really nice video too and I subscribe.

[@MostlyCastles]

Congratulations with your win And hello and welcome to our little channel 😊

[@kevinkinscherf4497]

"In 1675, a half-interest in the ironworks company was purchased by Colonel Lewis Morris, [who obtained a title granting him 3,540 acres (14.3 km2) along the Shrewsbury River]. Morris also obtained land owned by Bartholomew Applegate, who had built a corn mill on the other side of the river. Morris, who procured the land for iron mining, named his holdings "Tintern Manor," after his family lands in Monmouthshire, Great Britain.Tintern Abbey, located in Monmouthshire, Wales, is often accepted as the namesake of Tinton Falls." I grew up and a mile from the old iron works. That build sits above the waterfalls and is an excellent bar and restaurant.

[@MostlyCastles]

For a moment there I was rather excited about the idea of a bar and restaurant above some waterfalls at Tintern in Wales. Then I realised you were talking about New Jersey. 😀

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

Thanks for the video. Would you know if they will be open this Dec 2021? Their website seems to be down.

[@MostlyCastles]

We have no clue, but you can contact Cadw- they’re the organisation that looks after the place, so they may be able to tell you

[@gavinj.1215]

Great and informative video, guys. Thank you. I have to add that the gent in this vid weirdly sounds like Tony Robinson to me. Bizarre!

[@MostlyCastles]

Haha 😆 Thank you, I think Ian has had that comment before, maybe it’s the pacing??

[@davidpoulton2860]

Lovely

[@MostlyCastles]

It is a marvellous place 😊

[@gamalielvasquez3175]

Nice

[@MrRoyboy55]

in your wildest dreams did you imagine a ancient tunnel would be found running next to the river ,?? if you can confirm if its been found to connect to the abby ??

[@MostlyCastles]

We really didn’t see that coming, we’d have loved to have checked it out! They’re not certain about the link yet, as far as I can see, but they suspect they connect. Could take a long time to find out for sure

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

Any Ghosts there ?

[@lizadams2263]

I don't think of the building first. I think of the poem!

[@MostlyCastles]

I've never been a huge fan of poetry so it passed me by. I prefer funny poems, like Pam Ayres. 😀 Ian

[@lizadams7662]

@@MostlyCastles it was a set poem at school, no escaping Wordsworth. He put me off poetry for years. The actual Abbey is more interesting.

[@MostlyCastles]

Couldn't agree more. Nothing like school for sucking all the joy out of things.

[@gunnarthorsen]

Given that so much of this structure remains when compared to other ruined abbeys that Henry VIII assaulted, it seems that it would be easy to re-roof and somewhat restore it. Why isn't this done? When the Soviet Union fell, one of the first things that Russians did was to rebuild and restore churches that the communists had pulled down. After WW2 the city of Dresden rebuilt the bombed baroque Frauenkirche, literally from a pile of rubble. In Poland, Malbork Castle, once used by the medieval Teutonic Knights and badly damaged during WW2, was restored. Restoring at least ONE ruined abbey in the UK - or just the church Tintern - would be an affirmation of faith, hope, and the human quest for beauty that made Tintern a reality in the first place. It would also signify the triumph of the human spirit over the kind of destructive insanity that Henry VIII (and later, his son Edward) unleashed in the UK. Abbeys, convents, books, manuscripts, statues, stained glass, carvings, vestments, murals, all were smashed, torn down, stolen, altered, destroyed, or covered up. Bringing Tintern back would not lessen it's value as an historical monument. It would be symbolically righting a wrong.

[@MostlyCastles]

I can’t speak for the rest of the abbeys and monasteries, but Tintern became part of what was called ‘the picturesque’ movement. People loved it for what is was. It used to be covered with ivy, which possibly added to its charm. Artists drew it and poems were composed about it. We have plenty of intact places of worship in the uk, full of stained glass windows and icons etc. I think the draw for this one is that it’s impressive as it is without all that ornamentation. Its roof arches seem immense as if they were built to frame the skies. It feels like part of the landscape, a homage to nature, and a reminder of former glories. When we visited we heard far more accents and languages in this place than in any other place of worship. If Tintern doesn’t embody the quest for beauty, I don’t know what does. -Jo

[@Bigcornbread]

Can i play with madness

[@MostlyCastles]

Just watch that it doesn’t play back

[@simoncooper6752]

6:46 Sacred vessels, not paraphernalia.

[@MostlyCastles]

Sometimes when we can't remember the right words other words sneak out in there place- one person's sacred vessel is another's paraphernalia :D

[@simoncooper6752]

@@MostlyCastles Fair enough.

[@mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7]

Both before wonderful, after wonderful. Henry VIII Very forcefull on getting his own way But God played a trick on him. Queen Elizabeth 1 !