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i used to hang around in Droylsden a lot through the 0s and 90s, like in my Essay on one of your other videos, i was with a girl 88 and she passed away in 94, she lived in Droylsden and is Buried in Droylsden cemetery on Manor Rd. this street where you filmed, i used to pass it all the time but i never actually went in there in case i upset the residents. i used to ride up there on my Mountain bike up until around 2022 when i couldn't ride anymore, My brother had his canal boat moored there at the marina, he's moved now though up to Oldham. i have 2 brothers with canal boats, Awesome thing to have if you can afford one and have the time to run it and Keep it.

Great video, hope I didn't sound smartarse.

That lock gate bench is a new addition.

Love the video btw.🤗🤗🤗👍

Narrowboats not barges.👍🤗

Waterhouses not Woodhouses our kid.

I walk this route most days with my dogs. Interesting to see someone else talking about it.

It carries on beyond the fenced off bit, behind the Shakespeare Garden and I think you even see a bit in the grounds of the Platt chapel from the main road... Thanks for the tour. :)

Yes. The villagers chose to close the village as they were ill. The rest of society carried on as normal.

If I'm available l could show you the exact place let me know

After watching your report on the nico ditch you have missed out the stretch in Stretford which is on Ryebank Fields

Looks like a great day for a walk. Lovely video!

best video yet! love the tone, the pacing and the new effects are brill.

Nice save from the fall. Hope you didn’t hurt yourself too much.

As a self proclaimed ‘Titanorac’ I can confirm you are correct; whilst the majority of iron used in the construction of the Titanic primarily came from Middlesbrough and Sheffield, some of the iron used did indeed come from the Park Bridge Ironworks. The ironworks provided materials for various industries, including shipbuilding, during that time.

Very interesting thank you

Wouldn't the 1700s be the 18th Century?

“The poor drinking habits of the local men” 🤣 No change there then 🤣🤣

Lovely day for it!! Great to see local places an learn more about them 👍🏻

Great video. Was there the other day filming, unfortunately didn't have the weather you did 😆. Fascinating stories though.

Loved this! Your best work yet. Really enjoyed the pacing, the deep knowledge, the fancy new transitions, and just your general demeanour. It was all fab. Bravo!

Great video

This must be related to the highland clearances as well. As soon as sheep became profitable, everyone got moved on! What a crime. That village would have been lovely.

Loved your video keep going

Thanks for sharing this. I'm sure that after the crash the US Air Force came out and removed the remains if possible and any sensitive equipment from the crash site. I'm from the US, and I study WW2 history, so this video was very interesting. Thanks again for sharing.

Nice video. Glad it has not been stripped.

Very interesting location!

I believe that the long tube with spaced rings shown at 2:23 is part of the communication tunnel that connected the front and back of the place, running on the top of the bomb bays.

Very surprised any of it is still there. Kind of expected this to have been cleared up decades ago.

Nice video. The leaving the wreckage there is a brilliant memorial to the fallen. Beautiful location seems very eerie. Loving the geeky facts!

Oh wow! That's WELL bigger than I imagined. What a great site. Imagine owning that land as well. Lucky farmer. Thanks for all the interesting facts. I will have to *barrow* some of them. ho ho ho

Anita street is probably my favourite place to visit in mcr. Keep them coming 👍🏼

Hi John…love your videos and your research is fantastic keep them coming mate 👍

Very interesting! thank you :)

A village founded in the 10th century BC🤣🤡

Ummmm, how is that stream running up hill??????

Loved the video, but saying you won't include the man in your video, then just putting him in anyway is a bit rude, he may not have wanted to be in your video.

You want to be careful on that bridge, lad!

Proof of all Historic CLAIMS are Required.

He was gonna run off with ya phone m8

Best video yet. Loved the impromptu interaction with the man crossing the bridge lol - Always a pleasure learning something new from you GeekyManc! Let's crack on! Looking forward to the next one! 🙂

This place looks amazing!! It's great that people live there again. Pretty sweet that nobody can drive up either. I wouldnt mind it there. Best vid so far! Also love the story of the Hall. Faded nobility and feckless heirs end up having it literally dismantled brick by brick to pay off debts. That fireplace was serious business too

Centre is RE.

Very interesting.

Best video yet! Loved looking in Afflecks Palace. Good info about it too. And everything else. Big up the curb!

Wow, I didn't realise Emeline Pankhurst was from Moss Side. I need to get off my arse and get around ol Manny to see this stuff.

Love to see another Geekymanc. Thanks for making it. Would be good to see inside that pub some time. Maybe let us know how the local beers are!

You should do a video for Hartshead Pike, was there today, really interesting little place lots of history.

Thank you. St Peter's Church was designed by Thomas Wyatt who's masterpiece was probably Heaton Hall. It was a classical building and to his chagrin had an extra tower on it. It has a particularly tragic episode as the first victim of Peterloo, a baby boy, after being ridden down, was brought to it's steps by his mother. Apparently below ground the crypt is intact and where the commander of the Mcr. Yeomanry is buried. Central Station was the second widest unsupported building in the UK when built. It's triplet the Midland Railway's St. Pancras bring slightly wider. The third triplet being Liverpool Central, only the underground station survives regretably. A canal was built underneath it, the ends of which are visible in St. John's near Granada Studios and next to the Bridgwater Hall. The Halle' is Britain's oldest professional orchestra. Where the Midland Hotel is once stood another musical venue a Gentlemen's Concert Hall. Below the Midland Hotel's restaurant flows the River Tib. There used to be a covered way from Central Station to the Midland Hotel so patrons could travel sheltered. However a bus on Windmill Street collided with it. Regetably Central Station closed on 5th May 1969 as did Exchange Station. A relative neighbour of Emmaline Pankhurst was born David Lloyd-George of Welsh parentage in Chrolton-On-Medlock. Mcr has always been political but as many plaques as it has you will be hard pressed to find anything about him. That's Mcr for you. Cancel culture isn't new. The Central Library in it's basement once housed the Library Theatre where John Thaw performed. Nearby on Peter Street is the Theatre Royal where Charles Dickens the author (and actor) performed. His sister and her husband and child lived at Ardwick. Please note Mosley Street was were Rothschild the founder of the banking empire once lived. Round the corner of the Art Gallery is the Athenaeum where I believe Benjamin Disraeli gave a speech and later Winston Churchill. Opposite the site of the Royal Hotel in Piccadilly Gardens Gardens was, the Queen's Hotel where Arthur Balfour Prime Minister and Chaim Weizmann Israel's founder, met and drew up the map of modern Israel. Further down Portland Street was the Bank of England building a modern office building Charles Robert Cockerell built the Bank of England's first building on King Street, which still exists, near opposite Mcr's first town hall. There have been three (?) Bank of England buildings Mcr. The one on Portland Street is now used for alternative owners but was once the bank's bullion vaults. It's basement walls are 16 feet thick. It's not far from the Circus public house.

St Peter's Church was designed by Thomas Wyatt, his masterpiece was probably Heaton Hall. In Mcr's dark moment, Peterloo, sadly the first victim, a baby boy, who had been ridden down was brought to the church steps by his mother. The crypt of the church still is extant below ground. Apparently in it is buried the gentleman who led the Mcr. Yeomanry on that day. Central Station was the second widest unsupported room in UK when built. It's triplet St. Pancras being wider. The third triplet of the Midland Railway was Liverpool Central, sadly only the underground station of which survives. Regretably it closed on the 5th May 1969 at the same time as Mcr. Exchange Station.