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Mini 3 St Thomas à Becket Church Ruins Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge

Paul Iddon

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Heptonstall has two churches within one graveyard. Towards the centre of the village are the ruins of the Church of St Thomas a’ Becket built between 1256 and 1260.

Following a fierce storm in 1847 the west face of the tower fell away. Some measure of repair took place and the church remained in use up to 1854 when the present church, St Thomas the Apostle, was completed at a cost of £7,000. A decision was taken to dismantle parts of the old church to make it safe and preserve its shell. It became a listed building in 1980.

It served the spiritual needs of that part of the South Pennines as Heptonstall became an important centre in the cottage industry of hand-loom weaving.In the graveyard, between the ruin and the new church, is the grave of David “King” Hartley (1729-1770), leader of the notorious Cragg Vale Coiners, whose counterfeiting racket saw him being hunted down and eventually facing the gallows at York, hanged for counterfeiting in 1770. The story was told in last year’s BBC drama series The Gallows Pole.
Enroute the moors were spectacular to drive through...

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Hello, Paul. You’ve done it again! Another great video and story told. I love your subjects. I think you should consider making these available to a relevant historical society.
 
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Hello, Paul. You’ve done it again! Another great video and story told. I love your subjects. I think you should consider making these available to a relevant historical society.

Thank you - a very gracious reply - it makes the journey so much more worthwhile if it is really appreciated by someone.

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Well, I was held captive from start to finish. The flying, the soft scene changes, the music… all tied together in a professional manner. Loved it. What a wonderful setting. Which program are you using for editing ?
 
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Well, I was held captive from start to finish. The flying, the soft scene changes, the music… all tied together in a professional manner. Loved it. What a wonderful setting. Which program are you using for editing ?

Cheers Platty - for my first flight since the end of November - it's good to have got one in that is being well received by those who watch (especially to the end).

The editing is done in Wondershare Filmora (the paid version) - I find DaVinci Resolve too convoluted to get into all its functions.

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