60 acast.com Christopher Winn’s I Never Knew That http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com en Christopher Winn History,Britain,UK,Ireland,Scotland,Trivia,legend,tales,recollections,travel,holiday,england,podcast,ineverknewthat,christopherwinn Christopher Winn opening a door on to a world of knowledge, adventure and surprise Join me and my special guests in this new podcast series as we travel to all four corners of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland discovering entertaining stories and fascinating facts, hearing epic tales and intimate recollections, seeing where history happened, marvelling at sweeping panoramas and enjoying quiet corners, meeting friends along the way, and learning about the people and places that make these beautiful islands the most magical place on earth.


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]]> false Christopher Winn vanwinn28@gmail.com 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d christopher-winns-i-never-knew-that episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d/1611588423117-2c4b46dc541904155dd791cc40ee0629.jpeg http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com Christopher Winn’s I Never Knew That The London Show The London Show Sat, 24 Dec 2022 17:25:31 GMT 41:08 63a5ebcb34273a00117bbc72 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 63a5ebcb34273a00117bbc72 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-london-show Christmas Special full 1 1

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]]> Episode 13: Scotland Episode 13: Scotland Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:00:55 GMT 34:31 60e7544be01843001413a42a false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 60e7544be01843001413a42a 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d scotland-glasgow-and-the-central-belt Glasgow and the Central Belt full 1 13 In this episode Christopher explores the beginnings of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, travels south into Lanarkshire to experience the world’s longest echo, then north west across the Clyde to Scotland’s most ancient capital before finishing back in Glasgow to find out where English comics went to die.





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]]> In this episode Christopher explores the beginnings of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, travels south into Lanarkshire to experience the world’s longest echo, then north west across the Clyde to Scotland’s most ancient capital before finishing back in Glasgow to find out where English comics went to die.





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]]> Episode 12 : Southern Scotland Part II Episode 12 : Southern Scotland Part II Sat, 19 Jun 2021 17:23:35 GMT 33:47 60ce28055b484900133347fd false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 60ce28055b484900133347fd 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d southern-scotland-part-ii full 1 12 In this episode Christopher visits more of Southern Scotland taking in a pink palace that was once the only place in the world where you could see a Rembrandt, a Holbein and a da Vinci simultaneously, a loch where history was made, the romantic abbey where the world’s first sweetheart lies, the modest birthplace of Scotland’s national poet and the only place in Britain visited by the King - or was it?





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]]> In this episode Christopher visits more of Southern Scotland taking in a pink palace that was once the only place in the world where you could see a Rembrandt, a Holbein and a da Vinci simultaneously, a loch where history was made, the romantic abbey where the world’s first sweetheart lies, the modest birthplace of Scotland’s national poet and the only place in Britain visited by the King - or was it?





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]]> Episode 11 : Southern Scotland Episode 11 : Southern Scotland Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:10 GMT 37:58 60b7c89f15dbf000191f9910 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 60b7c89f15dbf000191f9910 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d southern-scotland full 1 11 In this episode Christopher visits Southern Scotland, travelling first along the River Tweed in the Border country, taking in the baronial home of Scotland’s most famous novelist, two beautiful ruined abbeys with stories to tell and the world’s first vehicular suspension bridge, and then taking a ride to Glasgow on the world’s first pedal bike.





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]]> In this episode Christopher visits Southern Scotland, travelling first along the River Tweed in the Border country, taking in the baronial home of Scotland’s most famous novelist, two beautiful ruined abbeys with stories to tell and the world’s first vehicular suspension bridge, and then taking a ride to Glasgow on the world’s first pedal bike.





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]]> Episode 10 : London Episode 10 : London Thu, 13 May 2021 17:10:23 GMT 39:36 609d4a610224cf2e4685b2d6 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 609d4a610224cf2e4685b2d6 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d london London full 1 10 In this episode, Christopher explores London taking in the capital’s first - and best - man made viewpoint, the room where a shy 18 year old girl became a Queen, an ancient secret garden, a house shared by two of the world’s greatest musicians, and a green museum at the gates a palace.



Places to visit:

The Red Saloon, Kensington Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/history-and-stories/the-story-of-kensington-palace/#gs.0q6qt3


College Garden, Westminster Abbey

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/corporate-hospitality/venues/college-garden-summer-season


Brook Street W1

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Places to visit:

The Red Saloon, Kensington Palace

https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/history-and-stories/the-story-of-kensington-palace/#gs.0q6qt3


College Garden, Westminster Abbey

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/corporate-hospitality/venues/college-garden-summer-season


Brook Street W1

https://handelhendrix.org



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]]> Episode 9 : The East of England Episode 9 : The East of England Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:32:33 GMT 37:10 608a8de010dcf15a6f7b4a22 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 608a8de010dcf15a6f7b4a22 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-east-of-england Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex full 1 9 In this episode Christopher visits the Lincolnshire Wolds of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the most beautiful building in the world in Cambridgeshire, an Englishman’s castle in Norfolk, the England we dream of in Suffolk and a cathedral on the edge of the world in Essex.



Places to visit:

Lincolnshire Wolds https://www.lincswolds.org.uk

King’s College Chapel  https://www.visitcambridge.org

Holkham Hall, Norfolk  https://www.holkham.co.uk

Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury  http://www.gainsborough.org

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex  https://www.visitessex.com




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]]> In this episode Christopher visits the Lincolnshire Wolds of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the most beautiful building in the world in Cambridgeshire, an Englishman’s castle in Norfolk, the England we dream of in Suffolk and a cathedral on the edge of the world in Essex.



Places to visit:

Lincolnshire Wolds https://www.lincswolds.org.uk

King’s College Chapel  https://www.visitcambridge.org

Holkham Hall, Norfolk  https://www.holkham.co.uk

Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury  http://www.gainsborough.org

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex  https://www.visitessex.com




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]]> <![CDATA[Special Episode : St George's Day]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:00:08 GMT 17:36 6082db2483579e6d5fc4be34 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 6082db2483579e6d5fc4be34 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d special-episode-st-georges-day Why St George is patron saint of England full In this special episode Christopher tells the story of how St George came to be the patron saint of England, and visits some of the places in England most associated with him.



Places to See:

Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) Palace of Westminster
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Dragon Hill, Uffington White Horse, near Wantage, Oxfordshire.
St Botolph’s, Hardham, West Sussex
St George’s, Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset
All Saints, Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire
St Peter’s, Barton, Cambridgeshire
St Botolph’s, Banningham, Norfolk
St Catherine’s, Fritton, Norfolk
St Mary’s, Troston, Suffolk
St Lawrence’s, Broughton, Buckinghamshire
St Gregory’s, Norwich


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Places to See:

Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) Palace of Westminster
St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Dragon Hill, Uffington White Horse, near Wantage, Oxfordshire.
St Botolph’s, Hardham, West Sussex
St George’s, Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset
All Saints, Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire
St Peter’s, Barton, Cambridgeshire
St Botolph’s, Banningham, Norfolk
St Catherine’s, Fritton, Norfolk
St Mary’s, Troston, Suffolk
St Lawrence’s, Broughton, Buckinghamshire
St Gregory’s, Norwich


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]]> Episode 8: Yorkshire Episode 8: Yorkshire Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:08:01 GMT 43:16 6077ee5d33692e398991921f false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 6077ee5d33692e398991921f 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d yorkshire Yorkshire full 1 8 In this episode Christopher visits the northern capital of the Roman empire, the scene of the naval battle that secured American independence, the village where man first flew, and the setting for the world’s first moving pictures.



Places to visit:

York 

https://www.visityork.org/explore/yorks-city-walls-p1188501

Flamborough Head

https://www.yorkshire.com/places/yorkshire-coast/flamborough

Leeds

https://www.visitleeds.co.uk


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]]> In this episode Christopher visits the northern capital of the Roman empire, the scene of the naval battle that secured American independence, the village where man first flew, and the setting for the world’s first moving pictures.



Places to visit:

York 

https://www.visityork.org/explore/yorks-city-walls-p1188501

Flamborough Head

https://www.yorkshire.com/places/yorkshire-coast/flamborough

Leeds

https://www.visitleeds.co.uk


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]]> Episode 7 : The North Episode 7 : The North Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:45:06 GMT 36:58 606b41c3f94283370ed1b754 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 606b41c3f94283370ed1b754 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-north Lancashire, Westmoreland, Cumberland, County Durham, Northumberland full 1 7 In this episode Christopher visits the only mainland community in Britain to be cut off by the daily tides, in Lancashire, a lakeland castle where all is yellow, the Georgian port in Cumberland that inspired New York, the home of one of England’s great heroines in Northumberland and the oldest railway bridge in the world in County Durham.



Places to visit:

Lowther Castle  https://lowthercastle.org

Whitehaven  https://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/whitehaven/

Bamburgh  https://www.bamburgh.org.uk

Causey Arch https://www.thisisdurham.com/things-to-do/causey-arch-and-picnic-area-p21641


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]]> In this episode Christopher visits the only mainland community in Britain to be cut off by the daily tides, in Lancashire, a lakeland castle where all is yellow, the Georgian port in Cumberland that inspired New York, the home of one of England’s great heroines in Northumberland and the oldest railway bridge in the world in County Durham.



Places to visit:

Lowther Castle  https://lowthercastle.org

Whitehaven  https://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/whitehaven/

Bamburgh  https://www.bamburgh.org.uk

Causey Arch https://www.thisisdurham.com/things-to-do/causey-arch-and-picnic-area-p21641


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]]> Episode 6 : The North Midlands Episode 6 : The North Midlands Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:23 GMT 35:48 604fa2d105fc882137a2fb78 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 604fa2d105fc882137a2fb78 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-north-midlands Shropshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire full 1 6 In this episode Christopher discovers the world’s first skyscraper in Shropshire, walks beside a lake dedicated to love in Staffordshire, follows in the footsteps of a legend in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, discovers a village in Derbyshire that died so that others might live and strolls through the world’s first public park in Cheshire.


Places to visit:

Shrewsbury Flax Mill, Shropshire

Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

Eyam, Derbyshire

Birkenhead Park, Wirral


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]]> In this episode Christopher discovers the world’s first skyscraper in Shropshire, walks beside a lake dedicated to love in Staffordshire, follows in the footsteps of a legend in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, discovers a village in Derbyshire that died so that others might live and strolls through the world’s first public park in Cheshire.


Places to visit:

Shrewsbury Flax Mill, Shropshire

Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire

Eyam, Derbyshire

Birkenhead Park, Wirral


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]]> Episode 5 : The West Midlands Episode 5 : The West Midlands Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:00:05 GMT 42:15 603d381cefb32372a0b04521 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 603d381cefb32372a0b04521 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-west-midlands Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham full 1 5 Christopher explores the West Midlands taking in a ride on the world’s first bicycle in Warwickshire, three Cotswold villages in Gloucestershire with literary connections, a trip to the moon from Herefordshire, a view of the whole of Middle England from the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, and the house in Birmingham where the modern world was shaped.


Places to visit:

Coventry Transport Museum

St Giles, Coberley

Cowley Manor

Colesbourne Park

Whitbourne, Herefordshire

The Malvern Hills

Soho House, Handsworth



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]]> Christopher explores the West Midlands taking in a ride on the world’s first bicycle in Warwickshire, three Cotswold villages in Gloucestershire with literary connections, a trip to the moon from Herefordshire, a view of the whole of Middle England from the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, and the house in Birmingham where the modern world was shaped.


Places to visit:

Coventry Transport Museum

St Giles, Coberley

Cowley Manor

Colesbourne Park

Whitbourne, Herefordshire

The Malvern Hills

Soho House, Handsworth



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]]> Episode 4 : The East Midlands Episode 4 : The East Midlands Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:00:17 GMT 40:19 6003139e7d32fc1840e8021b false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 6003139e7d32fc1840e8021b 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-east-midlands Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire full 1 4 Christopher visits a quiet corner of Bedfordshire where the Celestial Light shines most brightly, the oldest house in England, in Huntingdonshire, the room in Rutland where the Gunpowder Plot may have been hatched, the burial place in Leicestershire of the last Plantagenet king, and George Washington’s ancestral home in Northamptonshire.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Visit Leicester

Sulgrave Manor Trust

The Manor, Hemingford Grey



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]]> Christopher visits a quiet corner of Bedfordshire where the Celestial Light shines most brightly, the oldest house in England, in Huntingdonshire, the room in Rutland where the Gunpowder Plot may have been hatched, the burial place in Leicestershire of the last Plantagenet king, and George Washington’s ancestral home in Northamptonshire.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Visit Leicester

Sulgrave Manor Trust

The Manor, Hemingford Grey



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]]> Episode 3 : The South Midlands Episode 3 : The South Midlands Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:00:14 GMT 34:46 60031359a3dc5e7dcc5d4bc9 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 60031359a3dc5e7dcc5d4bc9 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-south-midlands Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Hertfordshire full 1 3 Christopher visits the birthplace of English song in Berkshire, Heaven on Earth in Oxfordshire, a country churchyard in Buckinghamshire where we have all the time in the world, the launch site in Middlesex for the first balloon flight over England and the exact spot in Hertfordshire where a young man made a momentous decision that changed the world for good.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Abbey Quarter

The Society of Antiquaries

Stoke Park

Honourable Artillery Company

Wadesmill, Hertfordshire


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]]> Christopher visits the birthplace of English song in Berkshire, Heaven on Earth in Oxfordshire, a country churchyard in Buckinghamshire where we have all the time in the world, the launch site in Middlesex for the first balloon flight over England and the exact spot in Hertfordshire where a young man made a momentous decision that changed the world for good.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Abbey Quarter

The Society of Antiquaries

Stoke Park

Honourable Artillery Company

Wadesmill, Hertfordshire


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]]> Episode 2 : The West Country Episode 2 : The West Country Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:20 GMT 31:14 60030f7c0e28d02033956252 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 60030f7c0e28d02033956252 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-west-country Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire full 1 2 Christopher visits a handsome village in Dorset resting place of a farmer whose enterprise, and whose wife, helped save millions of lives, the Devon landscape beloved of a Hollywood legend, the most perfect combination of sculpture and scenery you will ever find, in Cornwall, an enchanted Somerset combe that inspired great poetry and the Computer Age, and an ancient temple in Wiltshire restored with marmalade.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Visit Dorset

Visit Dartmoor

Tate

Visit Exmoor

English Heritage



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]]> Christopher visits a handsome village in Dorset resting place of a farmer whose enterprise, and whose wife, helped save millions of lives, the Devon landscape beloved of a Hollywood legend, the most perfect combination of sculpture and scenery you will ever find, in Cornwall, an enchanted Somerset combe that inspired great poetry and the Computer Age, and an ancient temple in Wiltshire restored with marmalade.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

Visit Dorset

Visit Dartmoor

Tate

Visit Exmoor

English Heritage



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]]> Episode 1 : The South of England Episode 1 : The South of England Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:18 GMT 28:23 5fe5fc4e8cd1b06fa6272f77 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 5fe5fc4e8cd1b06fa6272f77 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d the-south-of-england Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, The Isle of Wight full 1 1 Christopher visits a mountain side house in Surrey where larks ascend, a desert in Kent where a famous film director lived out his final days, a beautiful ancient hilltop town in East Sussex, with an enviable literary heritage, the loveliest room in the world in a castle in West Sussex, the spot in Hampshire where a naval hero was felled in his moment of triumph, and a medieval space ship on the Isle of Wight.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

National Trust (Leith Hill)

National Trust (Lamb House)

Arundel Castle

The Quarterdeck of HMS Victory

English Heritage



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]]> Christopher visits a mountain side house in Surrey where larks ascend, a desert in Kent where a famous film director lived out his final days, a beautiful ancient hilltop town in East Sussex, with an enviable literary heritage, the loveliest room in the world in a castle in West Sussex, the spot in Hampshire where a naval hero was felled in his moment of triumph, and a medieval space ship on the Isle of Wight.


Link to some places to visit in this episode:

National Trust (Leith Hill)

National Trust (Lamb House)

Arundel Castle

The Quarterdeck of HMS Victory

English Heritage



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]]> Christmas Special Christmas Special Sun, 20 Dec 2020 10:34:48 GMT 54:44 5fdba5e1dff76753294e0f21 false http://www.christopherwinnsineverknewthat.com 5fdba5e1dff76753294e0f21 5fdba386f79fc7683d5a190d christopher-winns-i-never-knew-that opening a door on to a world of knowledge, adventure and surprise full In this feature length Christmas special Christopher goes in search of the Great British Christmas, discovering magical Christmas stories and fascinating Christmas facts from around the nation that shine a light on the origins and traditions of Britain’s favourite celebration.



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]]> In this feature length Christmas special Christopher goes in search of the Great British Christmas, discovering magical Christmas stories and fascinating Christmas facts from around the nation that shine a light on the origins and traditions of Britain’s favourite celebration.



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