The Iron Foundry and the Tram road tunnels
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2021
- In this video we visit an old Iron foundry. The Park Bridge Iron Foundry to the east of Manchester. A classic piece of English industrial heritage. We also find an old tramway tunnel nearby. Park Bridge Iron works was founded in 1786 by Samuel Lees. Later after he died Hannah Lees took over. The foundry was very successful and famously provided the rivets for the Eiffel Tower and the Titanic. Nearby by we find an industrial tram road tunnel dated to around 1800 . This tunnel made of stone and brick initially hosted horse drawn wagons that carried coal and iron to the nearby canal terminal. Later in the mid 1800's at the height of the Industrial revolution a steam locomotive was employed. This Industrial locomotive was called the Ashtonian. Adapted to fit the tunnel it was very slow. Finally as we are in the River Medlock valley we enter a river culvert on this urbex adventure and walking through the culvert we discover a secret side tunnel.
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11:43 Poor James, demoted to “Emergency Rations” 😄
pmsl
One cup between us
Took me a moment to realize what you said “ if we get trapped I need someone to eat, so you’ll have to come, James“😂😂
James could feed two adults for three weeks
Aww leave him alone he’s lovely
How in the hell do you not have more subscribers and views?! This is 5 star content and the best mesh of education and entertainment! Great video Martin! Thanks for making it.
People in general doesn't understand.We are served amazing sights in martins videos,I enjoy every bit.
Sundays would not be complete without your videos Martin. Thanks.
Thanks very much Eric
Without a doubt
Great video, it showed me after living in Park Bridge and exploring my village for 15years that there were many places unknown to me. I was born in 1943 and lived at 8 Dingle Terrace, it was the next street up from the little row of houses shown in the video.
The main road throughout the village was made up from the metal dross from the furnaces
which made the road difficult to walk on and with no drainage for the rainwater there were channels created in the road by the running water.
On the way up to Dingle Terrace on the left was the Bright shop where the lathes were and turning where done and on the right was the stables for the horses and the famous one was a large Shire Horse called Captain, all the kids used to come out to watch him being led down to his work and return later in the evening.
I loved this place and go back now and then to ponder over my memories which I will never stop doing. The Heritage centre is positioned inside the stables building which has been kept as original as I can recall, even Old Captains Stable is still standing.
Thanks for this adventure that was new to me as I had walked the tunnel at the back of Dingle Terrace that led into the Medlock and the steel overflow pipe at the side of it. The steel overflow pipe was well known as “Sally’s Hole” when we we’re kids, don’t know the history or how it came about.
I could go on but could get boring. Thanks for highlighting the villages steel industry and the secrets it held, you would enjoy visiting the Coach House and grounds as it was believed to be haunted. Maybe not, there would be spiders to avoid.
Nice to hear the Medlock soundtrack getting an airing🎶🎵
Cant beat it
@@MartinZero Beautiful. I'd almost forgotten how much I'd grown to love that melody.
@Dale Maugham I thought the same thing! I love that track :)
So good!
I'm glad you pushed past the spiders, it really opened back up!
Yeah, I still want to know what it was for
It’s nice to hear a northern accent. I’m from Lancaster but living in Guernsey. Often we go out exploring the Germany tunnels and bunkers
Thanks Craig. I think I have heard of them
I think trip to Guernsey is in order for Martin! How doo from Preston by the way.
The brickwork looks like WW2 era, at least the wall does, actually looks like a blast diversion wall.
Could've been used during WW2 as an air raid shelter for the iron works as it would've been a priority target during the war.
*makes disapproving spider noises*
At least you explored the side tunnel! I love the way the water seems to glow
6.35 those bricks are held up by magic it looks like👍🏻👍🏻
That chamber with the supports need more exploration! Loved it, Keep it up team.
I think you may be right
Someone has been forced previously to hand dig that little channel for the water so it wouldn't undercut those walls. God that must have been fun!
60 years ago when I was 13, me and the lads went through this culvert, just above the side tunnel in the works was a hot rolling mill for steel bars, you saw a rolling mill displayed before entering the culvert, the pipes you saw took water out of the river to cool the floor as the bars cooled on a steel plated floor area, the hot water was then sent back to the river down the side tunnel. Thanks for the memories, keep up the good work.
Thats great Alan thanks for the info
From nz( southport before). I used to eat eccles cakes in uk but never chorley cakes. My mum used to have a stall at chorley market . Cafe next door used to make toast using gas grill....tastes so much better than a toaster... can still remember it 60 years later
I must admit I think your right
You know it's going to be a good video when you hear the Medlock Theme playing!
😀👍🏻
That was fantastic Martin, James and John. I loved every minute. Thank you guys.
Thank you Martin
A beautiful historical overview of industrial developments and their influence on the environment.
Many stones were used for the construction of the tunnel.
The Ashtonian steam train is certainly a smart version.
This area was my playground.
The tram road tunnel was one my dens as a kid, never went passed the back wall, illuminated using yellow roadworks pariffin lamps.
I remember the explosion from the demolish of 7 arches railway bridge.Use to scavenge wheels from the scrap of that mill to make karts they made the 2 wheel shopping bags that was in about 1976.
Thanks guys, another Sunday evening treat👍🏻 All that fantastic stone/brickwork hidden away, the Medlock never fails to impress. ❤🕷🕸
I live in south africa and watching your videos really makes me wish I lived there. I wish I could explore the rich history of that country. Thankyou for exploring for those of us who might never have the chance to.
Thank you. Glad your enjoying the videos 👍
Hear that music, you know the medlock is going to be there somewhere.
Fantastic video as always.
Thanks Stuart
Our old frined the Medlock. Where would we be without it? And one of my favourite bits of your music to go with. Great vid as always, guys!
Cheers Simon, cant beat a bit of Medlockery
The tunnel with the Medlock in use to be full of bats back in the early 80s. I never did get very far into it.
A fantastic video, I didn't know about the tram tunnel.
To be fair Martin, they were rather big spiders... But despite the tarantula nest, yet another excellent reveal. Well done team Zero for going back.
Welcome to the subterranean world of Martin and his friends - keep the coming - ATB
Cheers Frank
38.08🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I wished you did this as you mentioned the spider web n then you cracked on past it🤣🤣big respect Martin 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice touch with the Medlock music mate, gave me goosebumps.
Cheers Phil. Nice to have it back
I can't believe how VERY CLEAN and CLEAR it is.
How has this happened.???.
It's AMAZING.??❤️🥰❤️??.
I LOVE THE VIDS
KEEP'EM COMING
RICH(UK) 🥰🥰🥰.
You would absolutely LOVE Cohoes, New York
There are dozens of huge and small tunnels that cross cross the entire city that defy belief
It was a mill town and all water powered and 3 canals, Erie power, Erie, and Champlain
I used to explore them in the 70s
I wish I could get back in them and take photos
So much history down at Park Bridge and little nuggets to find. Been coming here since I was a kid and it's where I go running each week, can't believe I missed you! Great to hear the Medlock music again too - I think this calls for a bonus 'upstream' series Mr Z...
Might have to re visit, there is more
@@MartinZero Aye, there is. A buttress from the viaduct (which you never even mentioned!) is still there, plus a few more things around the entrance to the Medlock tunnel that you emerged from, including an old pump house further back. When you've finished Park Bridge, you could do a great little mini series on the Hollinwood Branch Canal that went from Droylsden, through Littlemoss and Daisy Nook, and through Failsworth. There's a great Canal Society website full of history and old pics 👍
I used to play here all the time as a child.
Very nice place as well
Yet another Gem indeed Martin, too bad you got wet feet, but atleast you didnt get cold feet and bravely returned to investigate the undercroft. Thanks again for another fine little adventure. Cheers!
Ah, Park Bridge. A place that's fascinated me for years.
I used to collect and deliver to the textile warehouse in the surviving building at the bottom of the lane. Never had a chance to have a proper explore of the place. Still now, I'll pass it now and again during work days and keep thinking I'll have to make the trip over when I'm not working. Definitely on my to do list now.
Well worth a visit Gaz
What a fascinating place, well worth a visit.
James, in his shorts, reminds me of the adventures of the Famous Five, though you are 2 short! 😆
That maze of tunnels would be a major project today,fascinating thanks
Thanks, Martin, I enjoyed that. Towards the end, you said you didn't know where you were and you were right! The location of the main and side tunnels was off to the left of the map you showed and not where the blue arrow was. The river had been straightened out here (which is why there is a bit of a drop into the tunnel entrance) and the side tunnel led to part of the original course which made a bit of a loop.
There is so much history in this country. Thank you for sharing it.
Yeah a lot of it out of sight or in danger of losing it
Hiya - Amazing little Tram tunnel - Liking the small 0-4-0 Loco that once went through it!!! I hate spiders!!! Looks interesting bus a little scary at the same time!!! Thank you 🙂🚂🚂🚂
Martin in the Medlock... Something is right again in the world. Great vlog!
I’m lucky to live near to park bridge
Great place Steve
If you go to the bottom of Abbey hills rd just before the long curvy bit and turn left, that leads you to another section of the Medlock. Used to cross that every week when i walked with my dad to springhead.
That whole area is fascinating
That was really interesting, shame the place was 'vandalised' in the '70's, looking forward to the next one with you and Adventure me.
Martin & Crew...more excellent stuff...thanks to all involved...and as others have said...my back is screaming just watching this :)
Thank you, yeah that tunnel was a bitch
That was fantastic.
A captivating and spellbinding, historic document ...fancy that, the rivets for the Titanic and Eiffel Tower made at such a humble place - should be honoured through time just for that' ...and our intrepid explorers choice of sustenance 'Chorley Cakes and Tea' aaah what else'
Lovely stuff as always
Love you guys. Thank you
Fantastic , thank you Martin
Glad I wasn't there. I'm a bit older than you lot, so my back can't stand to be bended down in croutch position for longer periods, so I can panic for the urge to stand right up, when I am in confined spaces. So good we have you to do the hard work for us 😉
Brilliant as usual Martin. God bless mate🙏
Nice unexpected Medlock reprise too! Excellent, Martin! The Chorley cakes reminded me of something. When we had leftover pastry after a pie or two was made, Mum used to roll out the pastry, chuck some sugar on, a bit of butter and a handful of currants, fold over the edges and re-roll it flat so you had the currants embedded in the pastry rather than wrapped in it. It was fantastic cold, spread with butter! I learned yonks later that it's called Lancashire Sad Cake, so, clearly, the cake for the likes of us!
Yeah surprisingly nice Arne
They called it piggy in Bury area
@@tonyclough9844 That's a new one on me and I'm from Radcliffe! Our lingo does vary markedly over just a couple of miles, though!
Martin another fantastic video! Thanks mate!
I really enjoyed that, thank you.
Thanks for the great videos lads.
Yet another awesome video guys thank u
Nice to hear a bit o ‘medlock ‘ music on this one - cheers Rob
Great video guys, thank you.
Great video 👍 good job you's went back for the tunnel! Would of been a shame to miss. Bloody good job yer got rid of them Killer spiders 🤔🤣🤣👌 bless yer's. Keep up the great work fella 👍👍✊🏼🔥🙅🏻♂️🌸🌻
Great stuff as always, mate. Uncovering lost history of the north.
Supreme Martin with lots of different areas covered in both the light and dark-still impressed with hidden stone and brickwork-stay safe...
Brilliant video
Brilliant video.
Thank you boys for taking me where I have no ambition to ever go..(fear) I sweat for you, and have a deadly fear of spiders !! hahahha..xx
Ace video, great to see unfound and unfilmed tunnels even a bit of the river medlock
What an epic adventure. Well done for going back and braving the side tunnel!
That was awesome mate.
that was awesome Martin great video mate
Great watching
Superb as usual..
Thanks for all the crouching! Enjoyed it!
Thanks for another great vid Martin 👍
Thank you Nicola
Excellent video adventure. Thank you Martin and James
excellent video as always.
Brilliant as ever Martin 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍
Just watched it last night .another awesome video from you.thank you
love it mr zero.the places you are showing were me n my mates playground back in the mid 70tys.my mate lived in a stone cottage over the medlock at fairbottom bobs.it was a magical place then and i took my grandson lewis who is 6 to show him around and he loved it. love your vids martin.you have the same interests as me.carry on the great work its just brilliant and your vids im sure will have as much interest to a future generation as yours do now..just brilliant content.
Nice to see you down here, this is one of my personal areas of massive interest, especially the canals round here, great video.
Always a great shame that so much was just mindlessly demolished back in the day. Still, always good to have some added underground culvert bit in it, didn't expect that one! It's always kinda scary to imagine what it might look like when the river is in flood, roarding down that steep initial part of the culvert! No wonder they added those steel plates! Again, very fascinating view of completely hidden gems, thank you so much for recording and sharing these with us! I do keep wondering what the original purpose of that completely corroded pipe may have been, and whether it failed while still in service, or long after...
Yeah in flood that tunnel would be hellish
Great vlog, more to see than I expected. Thanks
And I was all set to ask you to do a Park Bridge video too. What a star.
Yeah I think there is. ore to be discovered there
And Daisy Nook
Thanks for your latest video Martin, good work has usual.
Brilliant video Martin 👍👍👍
Pigging awesome explore - thanks guys!!!
Thanks Sergei
Martin what an amazing explore. Great to see some more Medlock too.
remarkable videos: cheers for uploading :)
Another brilliant video guys. Always going those few extra steps for us!
Makes my back hurt just watching! Well done Martin & Co. Another great video.
Thank you Martin for nice video see you next week
Long drive today. What a treat to eat dinner and then relax watching a Martin & James video. Thanks !
Cracking explore, thanks for the great video
Love your videos Martin. I was born in Miles Platting in the early 40s and not been back to Manchester for years so love seeing all the old places around Manchester.....
Thanks Tony
I got backache just watching that last bit. Excellent video Martin. Well done guys.
Fantastic
Interesting video lads👍👌
Thank you Martin, James, and John, for sharing another awesome urban spelunking adventure with us all!!
Another brilliant video Martin thank you for sharing your explorations with us 😊
Brilliant documentary. Good to see you back.
What a beautiful place. Great vlog as always. Brilliant to go exploring with you. Thank you for taking us with you.
Another great video, well done Martin and all involved 👍.
Thank you Morgan
Excellent, fun stuff.....