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Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent added to Historic Buildings in West Midlands by D0c.Col on 14/01/2026

Ford Green Hall stands quietly in the north of Stoke-on-Trent — a rare survivor from a time long before pottery kilns, factories, and industry reshaped the city.

Built in 1624 during the reign of King James I, this historic farmhouse was once the home of Hugh Ford, a yeoman farmer whose life was rooted in land, labour, and self-sufficiency. For nearly two centuries, the hall remained at the centre of a working farm, witnessing some of the most turbulent moments in English history, including the English Civil War, the execution of King Charles I, and the beginnings of industrial change.

Ford Green Hall is a beautiful historic building on the edge of the Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve— its architecture, interiors, surrounding farmland, and the quiet rhythms of rural life that once defined the area. It also reflects on the hall’s later history, including its survival through industrial expansion, flooding from the nearby Ford Green Brook, and its preservation as a historic house museum.

Blending calm narration with aerial footage, historic imagery, and atmospheric reconstructions, this video offers a gentle journey through four centuries of local history — reminding us that Stoke-on-Trent’s story began long before industry, shaped by land, labour, and ordinary lives quietly lived.

There is a carpark right next to the hall, but it is so close the road that there are loads of opportunities to park and film from. There is a petrol station opposite the hall so I'm confident that you could get a drink and a snack if you're feeling dry and peckish! The Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve looks superb, but I ran out of time to explore. I do know that it stretches back a fair way and you end up at the Whitfield Colliery Heritage Museum!

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Co-ordinates: 53.05491, -2.1696 • what3words: ///skips.actors.coast
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 22/09/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Shamley Green, Waverley (By grandad1950)

Views across the two large greens in the centre of the charming Sussex village of Shamley Green complete with village pond and a cricket club.

Lots of room to fly but not a lot of parking space

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Co-ordinates: 51.18398, -0.524184 • what3words: ///repelled.left.respond
Side Pike & Lingmoor Fell, South Lakeland (By DavrosTG)

Fantastic views easily accessible from multiple locations straight off the road.

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Co-ordinates: 54.43731, -3.099599 • what3words: ///overdrive.farms.paddle
Clawson Hill oilfield, Melton (By bryand)

Another part of the Nottinghamshire oilfield, but unlike Eakring, this time with working Nodding Donkeys.
Parking close by, but probably prudent to ask the farmer if anyone is around to ask.

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Co-ordinates: 52.82104, -0.922398 • what3words: ///diplomats.flops.tracks
The Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon (By Rustyo200le)

The now abandoned Oasis Leisure Centre in the heart of Swindon.

There has been many attempts and draft plans submitted to bring this once thriving leisure centre back to life but unfortunately nothing as of yet seems to get started.

We parked in the entrance to the old car park which is now gated off and took off in the car park. We did get confronted by security who politely asked us not to fly over the building but had no issues with us flying otherwise.

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Co-ordinates: 51.56744, -1.790128 • what3words: ///ties.agents.bunny
St Quintins Castle, Vale of Glamorgan (By gasbag43)

Llanblethian Castle, also known as St Quentin's or St. Quintin's Castle, was likely built by Gilbert de Clare in the early 14th century. Its key remains include a twin-towered gatehouse and a northern curtain wall. At its centre is an earthen mound with remnants of what may have been an earlier keep.


The site features ruins such as a rectangular keep stump, a semi-octagonal tower at the southeast corner, traces of a similar southwest tower, and an ivy-covered gatehouse flanked by polygonal towers.


Features include cross-shaped arrow loops, a spiral stairway leading to now-ruined rooms, and parts of the bailey walls, though much of these walls have collapsed or are buried.

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Co-ordinates: 51.45748, -3.456552 • what3words: ///richly.decks.cabbages
Candleston Castle, Bridgend (By gasbag43)

Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century.

It comprises a D-shaped courtyard about 30m across with a very ruined wall 1.1m thick rising 2m to the wall walk from the inside but rather more above the ground outside, plus a two storey hall block and tower on the east side

Candleston's original long and narrow rectangular structure lay across the western end of a low narrow promontory, suggesting a defensive position.

The castle is believed to be named after the Norman family of Cantilupe, thought to be its first feudal tenants.

As you can see from my photos, its pretty overgrown, but beautifully located in a heavily wooded area with lovely views to be had of the surrounding area from the air

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Co-ordinates: 51.48285, -3.626754 • what3words: ///meanders.exams.unscathed
Newton Beach, Bridgend (By gasbag43)

Newton is the most easterly beach at Porthcawl and is a ten minute walk from the picturesque village of Newton (several nice pubs!).

It is a long sand and rock beach backed by the very extensive and scientifically interesting Newton Burrows and Merthyr Mawr sand dunes. It is popular with windsurfers, jet skiers and power boat users so best to time any flight away from peak periods

There is a pay car park, but off season, I’ve always found it possible to park on the road no more than 100 metres from the beach

To the top right of the image in the distance you can see Dunraven, Monknash and Nash Point along the coast – all great drone locations

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Co-ordinates: 51.47914, -3.662567 • what3words: ///sweetly.inefficient.secondly
St Wolfram ovingdean, Brighton and Hove (By grandad1950)

While walking on the South Downs I found this church in Ovingdean East Sussex by chance. St Wulfram parish church dates from around 1100 and is a grade 1 listed building. I spotted it because a farmer had blocked the road so he could move is cows form one field to another and I went to see what was going on. Church right next to the farm.

Note I was walking and not driving so parking marker is just a guess

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Co-ordinates: 50.8157, -0.077372 • what3words: ///brisk.delivers.purifier
Wheatsheaf Pub, Coombe Hay., Bath and North East Somerset (By notnowcato)

A really lovely and interesting area with some remanants of the Coal Canal visible in the video.

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Co-ordinates: 51.33911, -2.379892 • what3words: ///wishes.wiring.prom
St John the Evangelist, Chichester (By grandad1950)

The 12th century St Johns The Evangelist parish church is a grade 1 listed building sitting on the banks of the river Adur in West Sussex. Not a lot of parking places but an interesting church and good views of the river

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Co-ordinates: 50.90821, -0.55555 • what3words: ///undertook.abundance.superbly

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