Elsecar 1880: Victorian Elsecar Revealed!

Experience what it was like to live and work in Victorian Elsecar in this astonishingly detailed digital reconstruction.
Fly through ironworks, collieries, workshops and village streets, surrounding by beautiful Yorkshire countryside. See Earl Fitzwilliam speaking to his workers, iron puddlers by their furnaces and the families who lived on our canal.
Created by Martin Moss of Dextra Visual, supported by local volunteer historians and experts from across the UK.
Part of the Barnsley Museums and Historic England Heritage Action Zone partnership. A legacy project of the Wentworth Elsecar Great Place Programme, supported by Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

[@VFX4DESIGN]

This is Awesome work. Congratulations Martin Moss. Proud this is only up the road from me.

[@ernestbailey9194]

What a wonderful video, so proud to be a Barnsley lad. Music was so lovely. Well done..

[@chriswhitwood2858]

Incredible! Easily one of the best local history films I've ever seen

[@alastairmacdonald6223]

Holy Moly, that was awesome to watch. Industrial history brought to life in a fabulous way, congratulations. In fact, I’m going to watch it again!

[@rayruddick323]

Marvellous film, saw it in Elsecar but glad it’s on KZbin so it reaches a wider audience. My wife likes to browse the antiques and collectibles sales there, I like to stop off at the pub next door and enjoy a pint with a slice or two of pork pie or bread and dripping - takes me back to watching Dad go to the pit with his snap tin carrying his bread and dripping lunch.

[@williamdewarrenne5848]

Breathtaking, thank you.

[@stevelyons7887]

I saw this fantastic piece of digital art & history at the Visitor Centre at Elsecar. I am so pleased that it’s available on KZbin for all to see

[@simonroberts7891]

That is one of the most amazing things I have seen, fantastic.

[@iainmacleod1573]

Astonishing. Wonderful. Mesmerising. Thank you.

[@Th3Gr33k]

I could watch that over and over. Thank you for making this, fantastic! Elsecar resident since birth.

[@robmcginley]

Nothing short of STUNNING!

[@deenorthcut2725]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for bringing our heritage to life.

[@jonathanaddy2623]

That is quite simply the most utterly wonderful thing I have ever watched!

[@cathiecook7447]

I have to agree with you J. I walk around our village imagining these scenes all the time. To see it like this is just captivating!

[@Bantammenace1903]

If that doesn't bring a tear to the eye of every Yorkshire exile then nothing will. A truly outstanding piece of work. I would love to see a video on the making of...

[@bobbyo7822]

Simply breathtaking. A joy. Thank you.

[@dearne75]

Well done-brought it all back to life.

[@CarolM1968]

This is absolutely incredible, actually made me feel quite emotional, history brought to life. Thank you so much for this.

[@colinashcroft1929]

A wonderful history lesson

[@janehowe9866]

Absolutely fantastic, thank you very much. This footage has answered some questions I've had. We are proud to live in Elsecar.

[@barnsleytoday4194]

Incredible video and stunningly recreative. A massive well done to all concerned - can't praise you all enough.

[@charlier7548]

Absolutely brilliant recreation. It must have been hundreds of hours of work. A fantastic job. Thankyou

[@cathiecook7447]

I really appreciate the time, effort and love that has gone into creating this captivating video: thank you so much.

[@rowanseabrook4936]

Superb little video, very realistic and cleverly done, a hive of industry in its day, very well done.

[@colinlothlorian]

Superbly done.

[@blueshirt11111111111]

Well done, great animation.

[@stevecharles4619]

Amazing video, thank you for sharing this. It's fantastic to see how our village looked back in the day and makes you appreciate how many of the original buildings are still pretty much as they were all those years ago

[@gb5uq]

One of the most amazing things I have seen in a long time.

[@howardhargate1403]

Awesome, well done .

[@ZafroSoundz]

Superb work, well done to all involved.

[@waynzus]

Brilliant.

[@darrenconway5830]

Stunning film

[@pauldavies5144]

Just brilliant

[@stevemarshall5266]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@Dinthurt]

Fantastic, love it.....

[@antonycharnock2993]

Fantastic re-creation. So when does world heritage status come?

[@paintedpilgrim]

Before that can even happen, it needs to get on the Tentative List that was last updated way back in 2014 and there are a number of hoops to jump through before they can even get to that point, and part of the finances for that would have to come from BMBC themselves and somehow I dont see that as particularly forthcoming. And whilst I think Elsecar and its history certainly fits the criteria of "To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history", that status comes with some pretty heavy restrictions. There is one place that is a little closer to being given World Heritage Status and that's Monk Bretton Priory as part of a wider bid by the Cluniac Order and its impact not just in the Catholic church but on the natural landscape, so MBP could well be a tiny part of that bid which has just been put forward on the French Tentative List

[@josephmanley5383]

My Dad went to work at the Iron Foundry in 1918. He was 13 years old. He must have thought he had gone to hell. Awful working conditions for so little reward.

[@andrewbeck5547]

Amazing and utterly captivating video presentation - total kudos to the authors and to Barnsley Museums for commissioning it. But when I visit the site all I see is a retail emporium. So disappointing compared to the wonderful evocation of local history in this video.

[@davidbuchan2214]

wow

[@MexboroughBuildings]

Yep nice. Unreal engine?

[@ironknightzero]

Unity 3D. "Dextra Visual" is the designer I believe. Check him on KZbin.

[@gooderspitman8052]

Nice film, emotional, nostalgic soundtrack, but doesn’t portray real life as lived by the working classes. Working in the foundries, mills and pits of that era was hell, as were the slum living conditions of nearby Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham. And if you got injured or maimed whilst at work, you were left destitute, because there was no workers compensation act till 1897.

[@p33pst3r]

Was made on sims this wasn’t it