Americans DRIVING Through EAST Midlands || Boston - WW2 (UK Vlog)

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  @MrCoxy38 · 1 year ago

  The bunker with the fuel tank in it was to set the beach alight in case of an invasion there is a lot of original footage on YouTube of it being done if you look for it. The British used a system of pipes, pumps, oil tanks, and flame weaponry to create large pools of flammable fuels on the water. This was known as the "Sea of Fire. The Petroleum Warfare Department developed lethal flame barrages for land and sea testing. If you look for this video on youtube you will see one original in action from 1940s (British military use fire defence along coastlines (1945)

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• AL

  @AlthalusKanemtg · 1 year ago

  I love your enthusiasm for the little things that I, as a resident of Boston, take for granted.<br>Thank you.

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• CH

  @chrisaskin6144 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I was in the RAF and did three separate tours at RAF Coningsby, which is about 12 to 15 miles from Boston. You should have taken a detour to Coningsby and watched some of the aircraft coming and going. Also at Coningsby is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which is open to the public at certain times. A little distance from Coningsby is an old WW2 airfield called East Kirkby, where there is an ongoing project to restore a Lancaster bomber to flying condition. When finished it will be only the third flying Lancaster in the world - the other&apos;s being the one &quot;up the road&quot; at BBMF RAF Coningsby, and one flying in Canada, you can also visit the restoration/museum at East Kirkby at certain times.

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• ST

  @stephenbarnard8672 · 1 year ago

  Hiya Jess and Chris, so sorry to hear you have a broken toe my friend 😮. You did so well to even leave the house to film this beautiful video.<br>Chris did a great job filling in for you 😊.<br>Wishing you a speedy recovery Jess, 🙏.<br>Have a great weekend my friends. xx ❤️

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• AD

  @adriangoodrich4306 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve not been through Boston since I was a teenager, in the 1970s, so that was really interesting. &nbsp;We used to go to the seaside - the Skegness coast, just a few miles up the road, was the nearest coast to where we lived in Northeast Leicestershire. &nbsp;And we sometimes went through Boston, if the traffic was especially bad on the more usual routes. &nbsp;As it usually was, in those days, when that coast was far more bustling than today. &nbsp;The roads all round there used to be SO slow back then, so winding! &nbsp;I think many have been much-improved since then?<br><br>Boston has a reputation for being one of the most deprived towns in the UK, sadly, since for much of its history it was one of the wealthiest towns in the country. &nbsp; It is the centre of a vast agricultural area, with limited industry, that has attracted many migrants from Eastern Europe to the vital, but low-paid and often backbreaking jobs that consistently prove very hard to fill. &nbsp;So it was very uplifting, to see the town very much giving the lie to that image, as you drove through it!<br><br>I did not catch if you mentioned it (will watch again) but the tall and unusual-shaped fascinating church in Boston is (or was, anyway, in my day) known locally as &quot;Boston Stump&quot;. &nbsp;As you may have seen, you can see it for absolutely miles around! &nbsp;I seem to recall it may be the largest parish church in England, but I may be wrong. &nbsp;A testament to wealth of centuries gone by! &nbsp;<br><br>Most of that area between Boston and the sea was coastal marsh, or even sea, before the fens were drained. &nbsp;The port of Boston - a very major port in the middle ages - was nearer the sea then, like so many other towns in eastern England. You picked a lovely day to go! &nbsp;And it brought back memories of driving across the fenland, and being just staggered by the HUGE sky! &nbsp;And on a sunny day, even in winter, so bright. Because it is all so flat, all you see is sky! &nbsp;Again, reminding me of the big sky country was really interesting.<br><br>That battery will have been part of the coastal defences, with guns and searchlights facing the sea and I am guessing its own generators and comms room and everything. &nbsp;Like you saw down near Southend a few weeks ago, so much of Eastern England was and remains very vulnerable to attack from the sea. &nbsp;The more so since all the coastal marshes and the fens were drained, making mechanised ingress that much easier. &nbsp;I did not realise there were coastal defences round The Wash, though, but it makes total sense. &nbsp;Once again, I have learnt new things from your video - thanks!

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• CE

  @ceanothus_bluemoon · 1 year ago

  Sorry to hear Jess has a broken toe. Hope you can take some rest over Christmas while it heals. Gorgeous winter weather, and again, thank you for showing us somewhere I haven&apos;t been to. Nice drone footage. A very merry Christmas to you all!

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• JA

  @jaysummers9396 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I lived and worked in Boston for a few years, my daughter was born in the hospital there, in a place called Fishtoft. The maternity ward had a sign above the entrance, &quot;leave your dignity at the door&quot; 😂..

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• JA

  @jamesrichardson4604 · 1 year ago

  Really enjoyed this video,my father was born and grew up in Boston. My mum and dad got married in the Boston stump church, which is the tallest church in England and over a thousand years old. I take my mum there every few months visiting my late father&apos;s last remaining relative . You should have visited the stump church it is quite stunning. P.s my best friend is American,he lives in Colorado know. He used to live in the UK many years ago but want&apos;s to return to live one day. Lots of love ❤❤❤

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  @monza1002000 · 1 year ago

  The Pilgrims never left for religious freedom, that is myth. They left because they could not convert the English to thrir cult. The went ftom England to The Netherlands to try and convert them but again failed. Returning to England they tried again but still no success. They then decided to try the new world where they stayed, their influence can still be seen in the USA with its strange mix of &quot;freedom&quot; yet many puritanical rules.

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• KE

  @keithdockrell2889 · 1 year ago

  Been on steam trains a number of times, one goes by our little town couple times a week, love hearing them toot horn and see steam rising

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  @spoonunit03 · 1 year ago

  That potholed road looked like it was last serviced by the Pilgrim Fathers themselves! &nbsp; Lol

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• RA

  @ratarsed666 · 1 year ago (edited)

  i am from boston and i nearly choked when i saw somone tour boston , i hoped you enjoyed it the place is old and historic you should have gone round the stump (church ) and the guild hall they have lots of history includung connections to the pilgrim fathers as the people of boston jailed some of them for a while for illegally trying to leave britain a couple of years before the mayflower ....there are several medievil streets and some great pubs too , and the locals are mostly friendly when sober .....

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