Hammond opens the door after 10 years and finds James sitting there...."Hello."

It's strange to think that we all had something we loved, but then one day we put it down for the last time. Often without even knowing it.

@Alexophant

Жыл бұрын

It's like with anything, there's always a last hug or a last look and most of the time you have absolutely no idea that you will never do/see/experience it again

@godseye13k

Жыл бұрын

Its just called life.

Leave it to Hammond to turn a 5 min video about a "tower" into me tearing up a little. He's a treasure.

@jama211

Жыл бұрын

Amazing right?

What I find most interesting about this is that Hammond has to duck to enter the doorways. Was this originally built for children to work in, collecting eggs and doves for meat. I feel like Clarkson would get stuck trying to get through the doorway, and then a terrorist would come and do things to him.

@Jeff.78

Жыл бұрын

I'll get the shovel...

@literallyanything9811

Жыл бұрын

It's the tower from the Goat Simulator

@kanedaku

Жыл бұрын

"do things to him"... If ever there was a black market videotape industry that needed a shot in the arm...

@notalobster4110

Жыл бұрын

It was built for doves they dont need big doors

Since it's vented, you could use it as a smoke house for meats, or as a drying room for painted parts

@Evolucion7

Жыл бұрын

Smokehouse is a better idea than mine.

@literallyanything9811

Жыл бұрын

I'm in the middle of a meal and now I'm hungry again

@chattphotos

Жыл бұрын

Smoked paintings perhaps?

Anything Richard does is fun to watch

@Okurka.

Жыл бұрын

Like his dragster crash?

@danzreggae

Жыл бұрын

@@Okurka. Was fun to see him recover

@jama211

Жыл бұрын

@@Okurka. No need to be like that

@Okurka.

Жыл бұрын

@@jama211 No need to reply like that

Fun fact: the helmet Hammond is wearing is from one of the Grand Tour episodes where they would go “Feed the World”

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

The one where he tried to attach a fish drying rack on a motorcycle, helped Clarkson nick an ice machine, and James put half the Indian Ocean in his car and subsequently almost drowned in it?

Richard Hammond is possibly, one of the most well loved celebrities in the world. Anything he does is heartfelt and great to watch.

Dovecotes were used in the Middle East and Europe to house doves and pigeons for their meat, eggs, as well as for their guano as the guano was used for fertilizer, gunpowder, and tanning hides

@Moe_Business

Жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you

@grachtschrap

Жыл бұрын

thanks Kim! how's your sister?

@TheToneBender

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Great Leader!

@bonitahighley7922

Жыл бұрын

@@TheToneBender HAAHH!!!

@acam4519

Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks Kim, do you guys still use these for food in the DPRK?

Well, that was more bittersweet than expected

Hammond is not only a secret American he is a secret poet. And it makes me smile

I reckon convert it into a telescope tower ,and do a spot of stargazing you never know you might become the next Carl Sagan ,great video 👍👍

@Meritania

Жыл бұрын

109th the telescope tower idea, I don’t know what the budget is for the tower but a sky window, decent telescope and a thermos to keep the cocoa warm is probably in the range of someone who works for Amazon.

People really like these fast forwarded pressure washing and renovating videos. I suggest first of all a total cleaning and outside paintwork. After that rip the inside all out to make a blank canvas. This also lets you inspect the state of the building construction more closely. After that this would make a great shed or a simple summer time sitting area. Include Mr May and his totally pedantic ways of explaining different tools and sheds.

The relentless march of time, devouring us then slowly withering us into dry leaves. The talk about watching the kids grow up? You nearly brought a tear to my eye there Richard Hammond! But take heart, at least all your endeavours amounted to something. At least you made something of yourself and can look back on your life with pride. Few of us are really so lucky. Most of us are merely dust in the wind, forgotten no sooner than we're gone, our accomplishments forgotten even sooner. :(

@MarrockV

Жыл бұрын

Some of us don't even have accomplishments to be forgotten...

hey i work with my dad as his apprentice doing traditional stonework and brickwork , if you ever want help with these old parts of your property doing up maybe to make some new memories in , we'd be happy to help and live in herefordshire not far from you.

I wonder if there's anyway it could be turned into a mini observatory.

@StockportJambo

Жыл бұрын

Or a camera obscura.

@gewglesux

Жыл бұрын

I know a guy who did similar with his astrophotography

@NobbsAndVagene

Жыл бұрын

Terry Pratchett (RIP) had a small observatory in his back garden. It actually looked like an observatory though, and probably for a reason. If you were to convert this "tower" into an observatory, the first step would surely be to knock it all down and start over fresh. I like the idea someone else had about a smokehouse for meats though. That could probably work with the building more or less intact.

@Mpayne1472

Жыл бұрын

Not without wrecking it

@gewglesux

Жыл бұрын

@@Mpayne1472 Yeah i guess your right

It’s easy, this “whiskey” tower that has the right history for telling stories, creating stories and well, talk about life.

@JafferManiar

Жыл бұрын

Some place to stash "James Gin"

It’s quite sad thinking back on your kids when they were very young. My eldest off to university tomorrow, time flies by.

Get it fitted as and fully licensed as the smallest pub in the UK. It's surely small enough to fit the title. And there's space above for some small kegs and some storage, with a small cookplate for some pub grub. Dovecote Inn, perhaps.

@user-rg2hk9uz9u

Жыл бұрын

The Pub of Playhouse Memories

I really do hope that Richard still has some of his Matchbox cars stashed away somewhere. Perhaps he can transform it into some kind of museum with all kinds of memorabilia dating from his childhood years spanning his entire career on television. Or, we could get Mike to narrate to us automotive stories from days of old with stunning visuals, from Motor Racing to the Cannonball run, & from People being liberated from East Berlin in a tiny Isetta to God's Rambo & the Ghost Camaro. Also including other less known stories like the Bosnian Phantom to the Japanese Midnight Run. Either way... Richard & Mike have the best story-telling and their content in that loft would be a joy to watch!

Coolest garden office conversion with balcony I think

Hammond have quite a beautiful home !

“Now on ‘What Next’, Hammond Kits Up to Explore a Wendy House”. Hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣 Love the play kitchen. I had something similar as a child. ❤️ My suggestion? Clean it up, paint it out and save it for the grand kids❣️ It’s such a great place for imaginative play - a Wendy House, a Pirate Ship - whatever! It’d be magic for them and you would be the Best Granddad in The World!

Make it in to a micro brewery or distillery. Tower Malt or Tower Lager.

@imaner76

Жыл бұрын

This. No need to move on. THIS! Off you go! Sorry that was very Clarkson. I mean, this would be lovely Hammond. Pleeeease. Thank and you.

@mrashford7927

Жыл бұрын

@@imaner76 If you scroll around I believe you will see that 'SA Yeager' has in fact knocked this one completely out of the park

@james_boynton

Жыл бұрын

A micro microbrewery

"I may fall to my death"...Hammond, you're the most accident-prone man on the planet, you should NOT be tempting fate like this!!! P.S I know someone else has already mentioned it, but as soon as you climbed up there I thought it would make a lovely view for stargazing through a telescope!!!

I think we all knew that Hammond Tower was likely to be a bit on the small side

I can watch Hammond and co for hours. They are the best presenters in the world.

Cellar for James May gin. And a bar upstairs with deck added on.

love how this man will happily drive cars with rockets on the back. But his daughters play room... terrified

@233Deadman

Жыл бұрын

More like terrified of a few cobwebs. I mean come on Hammond, its not like there'll be a tarantula in there.

@yoruichisan19

Жыл бұрын

​@@233Deadman Tarantula? Perhaps not, but most European countries do have their own choices of big, fat, eight-legged beasts (or maybe not that fat). England's seems to be the Cardinal spider, which can have a leg-span up to 12 cm. Sure, it's mostly legs, but tell that to someone who has even the slightest inclination towards arachnophobia.

Didn't expect this video to make me so nostalgic when Richard was talking about the remnants of childhood... I'll admit I may have cried a little :') Unfortunately I don't have any stuff left from my childhood, most of it's been given away - but I remember I had a whole array of stuffed farm animals, and whenever I lost them I'd just say they'd 'gone on holiday' haha I remember watching Richard Hammond's Blast Lab as a kid, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that I'm still watching him now. Top Gear + The Grand Tour has helped me through some low points in my life and I'll always have a special place for them in my heart - especially Hammond.

Perfect size for a Hammond gaming set up

I have the same flashlight as the Hamster! My life is complete!

we built houses in the hedge rows at my grandparents house and we used to be in there all day, I dug up my brick that was the entrance to my "house" the other year. hard to believe its been so long

How about making it the entrance to a secret underground base, that's filled with futuristic rescue vehicles. Thunderhammond is Go!

That would be a great little studio. Whether audio or video editing. I'd thoroughly enjoy cleaning that up and making it awesome. Seems like a fun project!

@literallyanything9811

Жыл бұрын

It's too small. However, animals would love it. Just like the tower from the "Goat Simulator". Really, a fun little building with lots of potential

I reckon Richard should build (although I'm not sure this would fit in the tower) a scale replica of either the Top Gear studios or the Grand Tour tent! Love these videos and the Drivetribe channel!

I’ve got two girls (8 and 5), and they have a dedicated play room in the house, and this video made me sad for the future of them getting older and forgetting the toys and room they both love so much now.

I smell a new restoration series...Hammond & May: Property Blokes. Hammond provides the sentimental and artistic vision and May gets to nerd out with tools and precision work 😁. Would watch!

I have seen this tower on his shows before and always wondered what it might be. Love when RH shares his memories with us. Obviously they are precious for him. 💜 I feel exactly the same way when I look at my daughter's childhood toys and dolls.. 🥺 And since they love having animals on their land, maybe it can be used again for animals... Thank you so much, lovely video... 🍃💕

Fun watching hammond grow older and becoming may

No no no. You don't just go tricking me into getting teary eyed thinking about my two girls like this. That's not what I signed up for.

Tonight on bottom gear, I make a inappropriate lager, James makes a sandwich, and Richard locks a demented relation in a tower.

@Hoganply

Жыл бұрын

'locks a demented relation in a tower' lol

Setup a stargazing platform/telescope if you are away from city lights. Downstairs would be a great snack bar/drinks bar with tables and chairs in the garden

Restore it! Its certainly got the history going for it! Its a no brainer really!!

so wholesome

Amazing

I think mrs Hammond can feel a Pinot Grigio cellar coming on or a G&T tower

I've also had toys from my childhood that I remember and treasured so much. Sadly, before we moved abroad, I had to sell them all :( . However, I wish that whoever gets them will have a happy time playing with said toys, as much as I did in my younger days 😊.

When i was Younger my Parents didnt Always Had Time so i spent my Day watching TopGear and Drawing. And Because of that Richard Hammond you Are My Childhood. Btw maybe a cool Dog House or An Artwork at the Outside.

Make a sancuary with items from old top gear,and things you're daughter's and wife keep close to their memories..and keep it classic❤️big love..

Not from my early childhood but my early teen years. Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks. I love them dearly. They were an escape from a childhood that was...not the best. Where I could pretend to be someone else who's only immediate problem was crossing a chasm or facing off against a pair of orcs.

I have an old stuffed toad, I got it from my mom before I can remember, it has a tin inside with probably a wodden ball, the tin has corrugated sides, so when you move the toad around it makes a kind of forg like sound. It still lives on the chest of drawers next to my bed together with my stuffed rabbit, elefant, horse and polar bear. Even at 34 I would seriously consider running into a burning building after my stuffed toad, it doesn't have a name sadly, but I cherish it dearly. There is one more thing I would consider running in and grabbing if the building was on fire, my computer, simply because I have soo many photos and personal things on it, but the toad would come first.

@andrewuk8363

Жыл бұрын

No mention of a hamster I am disappointed!

@grahameroberts8109

Жыл бұрын

Haven’t you backed up the contents to the Cloud? Why risk your life? 💻⛅️🤪

Look at his house!!! It amazes me how we all live on the same planet, but theres alot of people living in another world...

Turn it into a Cold Smoke House for smoking Kippers or Trout. Will be the best looking smoke room ever. Thanks for the entertainment like always. 😃

I’ve been waiting years to see Richard’s secret tower 😁

how is this channel not way more popular. needs advertising didnt even know about!

i didnt know Richard Hammond had a tower - but the moment i knew, i had to know whats in it!

Luxury 2 person Victorian style drinking lounge, drinks globe and all

@TheZulu13

Жыл бұрын

Some sort of Victorian gentleman’s library. Or something close to that.

@richardharrold9736

Жыл бұрын

@@TheZulu13 unfortunately, you'd need to make significant alterations to the building to get heating and ventilation in sufficient to stop books getting damp and mildewed. A pub could work, though.

I would turn it in to a tabletop gaming/modelling room, but, could be nice for collectables or memorabilia. Or even a small drinking room, reading and chill space.

i dont know why, but the fact tht Hammond referenced "Tomb Raider" instead of say, "Indiana Jones" made me chuckle quote a bit. XD

@minime451

Жыл бұрын

He fancies Angelina Jolie

@connor1586

Жыл бұрын

And then he dressed up as Halloween robocop but he only had £3 to make the outfit and already had a helmet

I don't know if they came about in the 90s but when I was a kid I had these fantastic little cars that had these platforms with two or three batteries in them which charged the cars up and they shot off when you put them on the ground. As for the tower, a writing room maybe? It's a lovely structure

Looks like the perfect place to park the lawnmower, or a shed for the gardening tools.

Fill it with broken mechanical things to attract James Mays to roost.

If the girls give a permission to renovate their kitchen, open it up on the inside, clean it out from all the spiders, mold and such, empty it as much as possible and then turn it to a power station with a small wind turbine on top. A vertical-axis wind turbine to be exact so that it doesn't take so much space on top of the tower and doesn't look like a ridiculous pinwheel. Wire it up to the house and you'll have a potential year-round small power source. Bonus points if you put a home battery in the tower to run the essential things like fridges and freezers if the power goes out. And once the battery is full, sell the excess energy to the local power grid.

Time to clean it up just in case for future grandchildren.

You should make it into a dovecot again, it's an important part of history and it should be preserved. And yes they were used both as sources of food and for messenger pigeons.

I like it as a miniature light house. Ditch the exterior stairwell. Spiral stairwell inside the structure complete with platform.

The best thing you could do; turn it back into a dove tower. 👍

Ok "what's next" keep it up,its great! Also, do food and cars..

You could rebuild it into a bird watching tower. perfect for a garden

Bring it back to life.

I had dozens of small toy semi trucks and construction equipment and car/pickup trucks. Also lots of fishing gear.

That's the perfect place to film FoodTribe in.

@rastacat

Жыл бұрын

much too small lol

You have to turn it into a play house ready for them kids and I did notice it’s got power so maybe a playhouse the kids can stay in overnight with radio coms. You could also rent it out alongside a static home for parents to stay close.

It would make a charming clock tower. Maybe just one chime at 6am, noon and 6pm so as not to be annoying.

Open it all the way up to upper ceiling and turn it into a place to relax and smoke a cigar and have a nice relaxing drink.

I love the Hamster! Lol

Distillery.... it's actually not in a bad shape, luckily, as we all now from previous episodes of any kind, Richard is not even a bit afraid of bugs, spiders and such stuff.Glad to see nothing was "squeeking on you". Nevertheless, cool tower, would love to have one of those

Oh for the love of. It’s called a broom.

Turn it into giant smokehouse. It has perfect setup. Fire on ground floor, food smoking on upper level.

What a great place for children

I suggest for a mini observatory

Well first thing should be making it safer to use and definitely replace that floor but beyond that I haven't the foggiest

Hammond, those girls are adults and you might be a Grandpa in the future... a restoration for your daughters and granddaughters or grandsons into the playhouse of their dreams using their old toys and ribbons, your old matchbox cars, , etc, would be pretty special to them I bet....

Richard Hammond and the spider adventures

Clean it up & give it to Mindy! She is so practical, look what she did with her Merc.

We have those in Spain as well but ours are round. Never seen or heard of a square one!!!!!

Cool maybe next we can see Clarkson's outhouse

Completely restore it. Something that cool in your yard should be renovated. I'd suggest inserting a spiral staircase to enable you to reach the very top for the views.

Tiny Micro Brewery! job done.

Mike Tyson comes to visit to teach Hammond about raising pigeons.

@mrashford7927

Жыл бұрын

THIS WOULD LITERIALLY BE FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!

@R90909

Жыл бұрын

Now kith

I think it looks like an amazing storage area for James spanners I mean imagine the time he will spend drawing perfect places for them hanging them oh it'll be like when your kids loved it.....except with an older kid....who has his own home...and life ....but bother that I think it'll be perfect for storing tools

Fix it up and let the next generation of little ones enjoy it. It will be worth the wait and pass on and make more precious memories.

Repair remodel update for a play house for future grandkids

You guys can use the tower as a mini library or planetarium where you can hang out.

Two Story Vintage Motorcycle Electric builds, one on each floor, completely independent of each other for a fun/charitable event/content.

I think the tower would be a fantastic place to put a nice astronomical telescope for a little quiet stargazing on a nice clear night.

A Hammond tower is basically a normal sized double storey house for the rest of us.

Nice place for a distillery.

Those child sized kitchen utensils all looked small to us but Hamster just calls them kitchen utensils.