Villages by the Sea - Craster

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Villages by the Sea: Series 3: Craster

Craster

BBC One - Villages by the Sea, Series 3, Craster

Ben Robinson discovers how Craster village gave us kippers and kerbstones.

Ben Robinson visits Northumberland’s Craster to find out how a family who shares the name have had their lives and fortunes intertwined with the village for over 800 years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits a small village in Northumberland to find out how the family and village who both share the name Craster have had their lives and fortunes intertwined for over 800 years. 

The village sits on a unique seam of rock called the Whin Sill and next to the North Sea. Ben learns how, through the generations, the Crasters have used local resources to make their fortunes and in
turn have changed the face and the fortunes of the village and the villagers. 

Ben meets Michael Craster, who still lives in the family’s 850-year-old tower and is an expert on his ancestors. Ben follows the family tree and hears of various heads of the family such as the Georgian period’s Daniel Craster who developed quarrying in the village.

Villages by the Sea: Series 3

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How the past has shaped some of our best-loved
coastal village communities.

Series looking at how the past has shaped some of our best-loved coastal village communities.

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