Great video.. looks like you started your journey up near Chorley Street and the croal runs at the side of Bark Street the first mill Was St Helina Mill. the first mill in Bolton, now the probation centre and on the right would be the Old Velvet walks old tenement houses as there where many cellar families then in 1840-1850s with up to 12 in 1 room, as you go further down there where many mills on Bark Street and foundaries this then goes under The Victoria Halls Knowsley Street and the other side as per your first pictures down the steps was for deliveries at the Old Market Hall they where blocked up but can be seen under the other side the original market basement facing Argos however this was all covered with the new concrete sections under ground and the New market place built over Lower Bark Street to St Georges Road where the St Georges pub stood, it then goes under the high rise car park as you said at Crown Street and can be seen at the side of the Cromwellian club in Bank Street now being knocked down then on past the Bolton Parish Church and comes out near St Peters way.If you go to Bury Road shopping centre near old Staples shop and look over the side of the car park you will see it again. St Peters Way was a natural culvert and the canal run above.thanks Bob.
Wow you certainly know your history on bolton, thank you really appreciate you comments, I do have 1 question, in my video when I climb up into one the rooms at the side of river I pop my camera through a hole in the wall and see what looks like a well, have you any idea what that is?
@@JonesAdventures1982 Will have a look it's a bit hard on the old brain however on the short video in last tunnel you could go no further would be the walk ways at St Peters way near the old canal, if you type in Church Wharf there was an old pub there and a scrap yard lots of pics on net, down the hill from the Parish Church this was the main road to Bury also blocked by St Peters way. thx Bob.
there was the old corn mill facing the club in Bank Street Street and there was a bad fire next to this, the top story club where someone set the stairs on fire and many people died in the fire in 1961 jumping over 60 ft into the Croal and hitting those cobbles there was no health and safety however the fire service now use this for training.There where many voids and where Argos is in next street the old frontage is from the old Bolton Coop and they had cellars etc. many news stories of the fire and I think you are in this area in Crown Street, the club you mentioned used to be Bolton Dairies in Bank Street in the 50s and 60s and then Asda bought it.thx Bon
When I was a teenager, before it was argos it was derelic. There was a hole in the wall at the other end you entered from, we used to climb up inside and explore the whole building,was massive. There was an old cafe that was shaped and decorated like the inside of a plane, wish I had pics, was way before mobiles.
@@tommywright1017 There's also the Williamson Tunnel network, which is open to the public. I believe it originally took criminals from court. And people were known to 'disappear' from the Baltic public house on the Dock Road
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I once followed the river beneath the old market hall and along down the back of churchgate behind ye olde pasty shop.
Great video.. looks like you started your journey up near Chorley Street and the croal runs at the side of Bark Street the first mill Was St Helina Mill. the first mill in Bolton, now the probation centre and on the right would be the Old Velvet walks old tenement houses as there where many cellar families then in 1840-1850s with up to 12 in 1 room, as you go further down there where many mills on Bark Street and foundaries this then goes under The Victoria Halls Knowsley Street and the other side as per your first pictures down the steps was for deliveries at the Old Market Hall they where blocked up but can be seen under the other side the original market basement facing Argos however this was all covered with the new concrete sections under ground and the New market place built over Lower Bark Street to St Georges Road where the St Georges pub stood, it then goes under the high rise car park as you said at Crown Street and can be seen at the side of the Cromwellian club in Bank Street now being knocked down then on past the Bolton Parish Church and comes out near St Peters way.If you go to Bury Road shopping centre near old Staples shop and look over the side of the car park you will see it again. St Peters Way was a natural culvert and the canal run above.thanks Bob.
Wow you certainly know your history on bolton, thank you really appreciate you comments, I do have 1 question, in my video when I climb up into one the rooms at the side of river I pop my camera through a hole in the wall and see what looks like a well, have you any idea what that is?
@@JonesAdventures1982 Will have a look it's a bit hard on the old brain however on the short video in last tunnel you could go no further would be the walk ways at St Peters way near the old canal, if you type in Church Wharf there was an old pub there and a scrap yard lots of pics on net, down the hill from the Parish Church this was the main road to Bury also blocked by St Peters way. thx Bob.
there was the old corn mill facing the club in Bank Street Street and there was a bad fire next to this, the top story club where someone set the stairs on fire and many people died in the fire in 1961 jumping over 60 ft into the Croal and hitting those cobbles there was no health and safety however the fire service now use this for training.There where many voids and where Argos is in next street the old frontage is from the old Bolton Coop and they had cellars etc. many news stories of the fire and I think you are in this area in Crown Street, the club you mentioned used to be Bolton Dairies in Bank Street in the 50s and 60s and then Asda bought it.thx Bon
@@bobhennefer8346 thank you, its been great to read a little more history, I will certainly look into this further on the net 😊 thanks Danny
Ya dogs not scared I see . I wouldn’t like to go down there after heavy rain ! Brill vid pal 👍
Ya need a bigger torch
No he not scares of much haha, don't think I'd go back down now we've had alot of rain, a new torch is on Xmas list 🤣🤣
When I was a teenager, before it was argos it was derelic.
There was a hole in the wall at the other end you entered from, we used to climb up inside and explore the whole building,was massive.
There was an old cafe that was shaped and decorated like the inside of a plane, wish I had pics, was way before mobiles.
the rooms built into the river bank at 11-30 are cellars from the old corn mill that used to be there.
Maybe can get more info from Bolton Museum regarding the history and what those small tunnels or well was for?
You watched red rose on Netflix? I’m watching this cause they mentioned tunnels under Bolton and it intrigued me so hear I am 😂
Love places like this,,where did you start,,I’m not far from Bolton m8
I started being McDonald's in the town centre, or you can start on Bank Street, its good little walk through and easy access
@@JonesAdventures1982 yea cheers mate,,I will check it out
Love the video pal.
How nice would it be if these vaults were all renovated for tourists.
Thank you pal 👍 and agree it would be nice if they could turn more into a feature like they have with the vaults in the market place 😊
@@JonesAdventures1982 I'd imagine it bring back people in their droves
Great vid pal 👍
Cheers mate 👍
You'd never know that was under Bolton, have you found out what the well looking hole was?
I know pal, alot of people have no ideas whats under our town, no idea what that cavity was that looked like a well 🤷♂️
Go to Liverpool China Town there is surpossed to be a whole town under there shops and every thing the Chinese people use it to get around in
@@tommywright1017 There's also the Williamson Tunnel network, which is open to the public. I believe it originally took criminals from court. And people were known to 'disappear' from the Baltic public house on the Dock Road
Mint pal looked like a well
Ye could be pal, never seen it mentioned before in other videos of the area
I do these walks. Only because my dog is insane
🤣🤣 what dog have you got ?
i always wondered if you could get from my mam's (next to queen's park) to castle street (where i lived) along the river. now i do. ta!
I've told you already mate, I swam it.
Done all that in a dinghy back in the 80s..
We were kids..
Now its 30yr olds shitting themselves..!
i always wanted to go from horwich to bolon in a dinghy. still time i suppose!
@@TheDocRitchieI once swam it with a backpack on turned up in this underground part lost scared and confused, I was naked yes before you ask