Hidden Lancaster, England, short version

Lancaster, England is the town which has given its name to many other places around the world, especially the USA.. With its mighty historic castle, owned by HM the Queen, towering above the city. It stands on an old Roman site guarding the crossing of the river Lune and its beautiful Lune valley. This historic market city holds many secrets and I have been behind the scenes to discover them. This is just part of a much longer dvd. To see more visit www.heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or www.vimeo.com/chrisabram

[@mickbranner7823]

The castle is a fascinating place, l was an inmate for several years, the history is fascinating, especially the Pendle witches,

[@boywcurtains7355]

i have lived in lancaster all my life and i didn’t know half this stuff, nice to learn about my home town :)

[@tealeafuk]

I'm glad you said that I was born here & lived here all my life alot of this i didn't know & stuff I did know I only learnt recently. I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else though.

[@alisonwunderland9900]

4:01 Those lovely trees have been chopped down. An OUTRAGE!!

[@billsmith305]

Grew up there in Lancaster,did my apprenticeship at Barton Townley's , great days,

[@ChrisAbramduKes1937]

Hi Bill, I don't know how long ago it was but were you there when Joyce Wood was there. She married Mel Cooke and we have been friends for over fifty years. kind regards Chris

[@billsmith305]

Hi Chris, name Joyce rings a bell but then again I was a Lancaster lad, was at Townley's in the 60's if that's any help. nice to chat with you anyway, chat soon , Bill.

[@ChrisAbramduKes1937]

lancastrians are really welcoming people so if you do move you should be very happy. What a contrast it must have been moving from the beauty and heritage of Carcassone to Sheffield! Kind regards Chris Richardson-Brand

[@Kev-son_of_kev]

As an Irishman who lives there for the Last 5 years I concur. Never met people like them. Friendly, easy to strike up a conversation with, helpful, kind and considerate. Yep, great place

[@Kev-son_of_kev]

And I have lived on four continents over the last 35 years and this is my favourite place hands down

[@thejakeyboi]

This is great, well filmed and showcases a really nice light on the city. Thank you!

[@paulgraystone4919]

my father used to play the piano to the silent movies at the grand theatre. . . grayston jack john

[@ChrisAbramduKes1937]

What a fantastic childhood you must have had. My local cinema in Cardiff used to be like that on a Saturday morning. I once had a gentleman called Andy Prior working for me at Wigan Pier and he was also the resident band in Blackpool Ballroon and one of the great thrills of my life was coming up on the Compton organ. Thanks for the memory. Kind regards Chris Richardson Brand

[@robertnewton6454]

For many years now Lancaster has been a vibrant University city Tour the great river lune A famous salmon river And walk across the amazing Aqueduct bridge Which carries the Lancaster canal over the river lune So proud of my Magnificent red rose Home city

[@Dr.MonideepaDas]

Beautifully filmed… Spent a month in last October… The castle tour was fascinating… Will certainly keep these things in mind when I visit it next time…

[@Paola11852]

My sister and I were born at Sheraton Green Hospital, My Grandparents ran the Horse and Farrier Pub in the town, what great memories we have👀🥰 The Whitson Parades were amazing does anyone have any memories of the pub? Thank you 👋🏻😘

[@therespectedlex9794]

I believe Buck Ruxton was a very friendly and popular doctor in those parts.

[@ChrisAbramduKes1937]

Wonderful doctor until he started cutting up people, wrapping them up in paper and distributing the parts over the lowlands of Scotland

[@lisabudd5979]

Im born Lancaster and this was amazing to find .fasinating.

[@markkenny4900]

I have been in the well tower to the Pendle witches cell and saw the big metal ring they were chained to and was told that the roof of the cell was made in a way to stop the spells coming out it was a warm day but it's that deep down inside the tower it was really cold down there it was a great experience go there.

[@SuperBlackguard]

lovely little film that...thanks, moving to it soon!

[@Joseph-ko2go]

Bad idea

[@liambaines1985]

Great info and video, thanks! I’m new to area, what is the big stone square outside the old town hall, i see it is not in your video..

[@IRSmurfz92]

This was highly interesting to watch, subscribed

[@tonydodgson]

#lovelancaster historic city

[@mrsweetscottyd7890]

I'm born an bread in Lancaster and my mum told me it was rumoured there is an underground tunnel from back of what is now skate park (nr greyhound bridge) leading to the merchants pub outside of the Lancaster castle and was rumoured to be where people were taken to have there last drink before getting hanged.

[@branthomas1621]

Hi, just made a similar comment today concerning tunnels, ^ I've never heard about the one near the skate park, Merchants wasn't around at the time people were hung, it's the Golden lion where they had their last drink before they where taken up to Golgotha village and hung opposite the row of houses which you see in this video.

[@mrsweetscottyd7890]

@@branthomas1621 Merchants goes back too 1688 I'm sure they were hangings in the town at the time and post 1688, lol?, I never heard they were hanged at merchants I heard they were then taken too the castle, again tho that's just what I heard :/

[@mrsweetscottyd7890]

There were hangings at the castle I've heard that several times!

[@branthomas1621]

@@mrsweetscottyd7890 Hi, I just research this and found that the pub is using the date 1688, I'm shocked, from what I remember from talking to ex landlords and local historians it was first a merchants wine cellar, but not a pub, I seem to remember the building was excavated in more recent times, then converted into a pub. Yes hanging was done at the castle, but at some point they started to execute them at Golgotha instead, stopping off along the way at the "whittle" now the Golden Lion, there's also a story of a man who refused his last drink, a pardon for his execution was granted but it was too late - they'd already hung him, would have been saved if he had a tipple. There's a stone slab at Golgotha near the Wyresdale rd turn off where the gallows stood. Also, if you look at one of the oldest known maps of Lancaster (1600's) there's a clear picture of a gallows at the site of Our Ladies High School! but no history about it can be found, no local legends nothing. 1688 they say?? read this ; www.hpa.ltd/refurbishments-to-historic-pub/

[@mrsweetscottyd7890]

@@branthomas1621 ahh how interesting, Lancaster is very historic!

[@stewartlancaster6155]

interesting, but not exactly hidden Lancaster, these are all fairly touristy things to be honest, there are more hidden parts of the city that are fascinating...but not telling where.

[@LU2013Aziz]

Stewart Lancaster where please

[@mickbranner7823]

One definite secret- there are no spooks in the castle, well except 1-2 prison officers.

[@jamesmitchell1909]

I may be moving here from Sheffield I think the smaller less busy lovely looking city will be great. my parents live near a city called carcassonne which is the same size and historic.And I can travel to watch an array of different levels of football.

[@branthomas1621]

I was expecting this to be about tunnels under the city. I would love to go under but they're not open to the public. I've heard that there are tunnels underneath the bus station that lead to the castle. Some of the pubs have tunnel entrances in the cellar, The Sun Hotel, The ring o bells, merchants and I've heard of another which goes from the old Moor hospital to where the infirmary is today.

[@ChrisAbramduKes1937]

Morning Brian, For some reason my reply to you was not published. I spent many months looking into the "Tunnel theories" re the castle and I think that I can definitely say that they do not exist. There are always stories about tunnels in just about every castle in the UK, most of them false. Several pubs had wine cellars, many bricked up over the years, and this has led to "tunnel theories". There is a major sewage outlet almost under the Greyhound bridge. There is also a large tunnel complex under the bus station which takes the waste water from the town centre and runs under the houses in the direction of Skerton Bridge. When I was making the film I was lucky enough to be allowed access into it at the bus station and was given some old photographs of it prior to modernizing and repairing. If you look carefully at the bus station you will see a large turning circle to the left in front of the old captain's house and that was where the most recent access was gained.

[@rodolfoerdogan4983]

Hidden Houston

[@FryPanMusic]

I live here.

[@alisonwunderland9900]

Why, oh why, don't they sandblast the old town hall?

[@warailawildrunner5300]

Because it would destroy some of the carvings on the walls. It's a listed building.

[@jiimmy_b6659]

My mates dad owns the lancaster brewery

[@fredmuppet3077]

He's proper naughty that man, not a kind decent business person At All. He took over the festival there which was for fundraising when it started and was run by a volunteer who does loads of fundraising and he took it all for himself after. They're all about making as much profit for themselves as possible and always have been it's a shame to put profit in front of local fundraising. I live right by here and won't use em now even though the beer is tasty