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The forgotten WW2 air defence pillboxes of Burscough's HMS Ringtail air station, Lancashire

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Mr H's Hot Pot

Mr H's Hot Pot

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@davidbowen1055
@davidbowen1055 Жыл бұрын
The bunkers are down Station Road in Barton, spent many happy hours as a kid playing around them. We were told they were air raid shelters for the land army though !
@TonyDawnsurfer
@TonyDawnsurfer 2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Mr H for this great video on the pillboxes and lovely memorial.
@michaelalker5804
@michaelalker5804 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video about our forgotten history a love how u say no Graffiti which is a blessing b good to see more history on these wud love to join u one day on a bimble through our wonderful and sometimes lost history
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, glad that you enjoyed the video and found it interesting.👌 We'll have to go for a bimble and do another video again soon and maybe try one of those pies in Bolton I keep promising you.😉 Take care buddy and see you soon.👍
@chris-ro5zx
@chris-ro5zx 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting again Mr H.looking forward to the next bimble.
@paulinecabbed1271
@paulinecabbed1271 Жыл бұрын
Also. During WW1 there was a “Remount “ depot for military horses 🐎 of which millions were required in that war, at Burscough
@annenalulutangsayo
@annenalulutangsayo 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back Sir.
@lynnewalker5525
@lynnewalker5525 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see another one from you Mr.H, all the best to yourself and Mrs.H and the fast growing little Toby James x
@karl8049
@karl8049 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back making great videos again. Have watched all your tv licence videos and have just been 12 months legally unlicenced thank you for the information. Best wishes to you and your family.
@gwinniboots
@gwinniboots 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to have that memorial, especially so near to a shopping park.
@gwinniboots
@gwinniboots 2 жыл бұрын
What lovely surroundings! Very interesting video about the pillboxes, thanks. History is fascinating.
@garycanning7015
@garycanning7015 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video Mr H good to see you back .
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, and I hope that you found the video interesting. It was good to get out with the camera again and hopefully I'll be able to get out a bit more over the next few weeks as I have a number of ideas for a couple of videos. Hope you and yours are keeping well, enjoy the rest of your evening/day and all the best. 👍
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant, since I found you a couple of weeks ago I'm hooked can't stop watching. I love history, but to think most of what you show is on my doorstep is unreal. I've been passed so many of these areas, and never seen them. But I will certainly look out for them now. Many thanks, and keep up the great videos. Del 👍
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Del, glad to hear that you have enjoyed this and some of my other videos after recently discovering my channel. 👍 Yes it's suprising what's all around us history wise and the stories behind some of the things that we pass by every day and just when I think I've run out of things to document locally something else pops up. Anyway many thanks for taking the time to comment and welcome aboard.
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrHsHotPot You are doing an amazing job, so keep them coming. I'm currently going through your back catalogue of vids, so it will keep me going for a while. Can I ask, would you be able to give me the name of the Rd to this location, so I can check them out myself?. No problem if you can't, I understand. Thank you. 👍
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
@@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography Sure no problem, if you want to check out these pillboxes for yourself then they can be found where 'Gorsey Lane' meets 'Station Road' in a tiny place called 'Barton' in the Downholland area but you'll find it easier if you are using Google Maps by typing in 'Barton, Ormskirk'. Hope this helps and thanks for the words of encouragement. 👍
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography
@LandmarkAerialDronePhotography 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrHsHotPot Aww that's great, thank you so much. I'll look forward to checking them out in the next week or so when I get 5. Take care. Del 👍
@stephenshipley2631
@stephenshipley2631 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mr H, fantastic video really enjoyed it.
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Stephen, glad to hear that you enjoyed the video. 👍 These two WW2 era pillboxes were a really nice find as besides being in excellent condition they are also a little bit unusual being formerly attached to an airfield. Hopefully I'll be out and about again very soon until then take care and all the best.
@almaxx9680
@almaxx9680 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one mr H, Never spotted that style of bunker before,😎👍
@paulsnape271
@paulsnape271 2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you doing another video Mr H
@effinghell2609
@effinghell2609 2 жыл бұрын
Nice Video Mr H, Many moons ago myself and friends would have hours of fun running amuck at Beacon Hill Fort at Harwich , Don't know if you heard of it.
@RHR-221b
@RHR-221b 2 жыл бұрын
*Thank you again for another historic belter, Mr H's H P!* All the best to you and yours. Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 ⏳ 🎲 🌠
@RHR-221b
@RHR-221b 2 жыл бұрын
PS. Timestamp 8' 30": I fully understand your true reflection of thoughts and appreciation of those who went before us. Also: Such lack of totally aberrant graffiti stupidity is heart-warming. Atmosphere Maximus. *And to The Memorial: Semper Paratus.* Love to Toby James and Mrs. H, and yourself. R 💚
@singaporemick
@singaporemick 2 жыл бұрын
In the 60s we knew as Burcough aerodrome and on some weekends we would see how fast we could get up to on our motorbikes There is a two story pill box next to the canal at Heatons bridge .
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mick, the area is still known as 'Burscough Aerodrome' on Google Earth and the name is still used when advertising and directing people to the regular car boot sale held there each sunday. It's nice that they have named the retail park that has sprung up on the site 'Ringtail' as a casual nod to it's history although I doubt many shoppers and the people sat outside of Booths sipping overpriced coffee are aware of the names origins. Funnily enough have visited the pub at Heatons Bridge who's name escapes me at the moment once a few years back where the double storey pillbox is that you mention but I never saw it due to it being built of brick and blending in so well with it's surroundings and not immediately jumping out at you.
@singaporemick
@singaporemick 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrHsHotPot Roy the pub at Heatons Bridge is name after the bridge.
@gwinniboots
@gwinniboots 2 жыл бұрын
I watched a video about Starfish installations. Really interesting.
@lonesheepdog6337
@lonesheepdog6337 Жыл бұрын
Where you filmed in Formby is about a mile or two from RAF Woodvale which during the war was used for the defense of nearby liverpool. I think it was a Polish squadron. Today its just used for training cadets to fly
@InspectoreFormBBC
@InspectoreFormBBC 2 жыл бұрын
hi mr H, great to see
@philbleasdale2106
@philbleasdale2106 2 жыл бұрын
Firewood builders merchants Burscough branch is one of the original hangers
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Phil, and thanks for the info as I wasn't aware of that. 👍 Having looked it up on Google Street View despite the bright yellow paint job you can clearly see what the building once was. Good to see that not all the buildings from the airfield were demolished and some were repurposed.
@madmeddler99
@madmeddler99 2 жыл бұрын
NICE 1 MR H 👈😎👉
@suekelsall1595
@suekelsall1595 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back in my area Was about to send flowers 💐 ☺️ not hearing from you
@bananaface1636
@bananaface1636 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing how they would have used those binoculars. 😂
@qsk19r
@qsk19r 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video some good information I. wonder how the brave men & women who manned those pillboxes would look at today's society & think what was the point
@AgathaAndAnything
@AgathaAndAnything 2 жыл бұрын
10 ME109’s out of the sun…. Mr H an Iron Maiden fan?
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Agatha And Anything, yes certainly their early stuff up to 7th Son. 👍
@johnboycash3225
@johnboycash3225 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Mr H, can i please ask, do you ever get challenged by landowners about trespass?.
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Hi JohnBoy Cash, I've only ever been challenged by a landowner once when I was on holiday in Lincolnshire and was funnily enough exploring some hexagonal pillboxes at the edge of a farmers field and had strayed off the public footpath crossing his land to get to them. Basically I just acted numb when challenged whilst stating that I didn't realise that I had strayed away from the public footpath and offered to leave immediately (which is what the law states you must do) apologising for any inconvience caused. At the end of the day you cannot be arrested or taken to court for trespassing in England & Wales only for any loss or damage caused during the trespass which is another reason why I stick to the edge of a farmers field and make a point of not walking on crops in my videos as besides it not being on doing this it could also be classed as a form of loss or damage against the landowner.
@tracya4087
@tracya4087 2 жыл бұрын
i remember the control there , does anyone else
@MrHsHotPot
@MrHsHotPot 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the control tower demolished sometime in the early noughties? Apparantly there was a campaign to try and get it listed to save it from the wrecking ball but this ultimately failed as the idea didn't fit in with the developers plans. However some original hangers and small out buildings still stand on parts of the site that have been returned back to farmland although these are now inaccessible for obvious reasons and it makes you wonder what small structures such as pillboxes etc. have been left behind on the fringes of the nearby Burtonwood site after it closed in 1991 and started to be redeveloped.
@tracya4087
@tracya4087 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrHsHotPot hiya , legend has it that there was indeed a campaign to to save the tower at rnas burscough as it was of naval rather than raf design , but it was said the floors had sadly gone . almost nothing at raf burtonwood , however some hidden gems at rnas stretton , hms blackcap , best wishes from pem
@casper1240
@casper1240 Жыл бұрын
This Council decide in there wisdom to demolish the Old Conning Tower , it would have made a great Focal Historic point on the old Airfield thanks Roy ,PS did you see the statue of the Airman by Booths
@gwinniboots
@gwinniboots 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see there is no graffiti. 👍
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