The Industrial place you never knew about ?
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- This video is about Cromford in Derbyshire and its role in the Industrial revolution. Richard Arkwright the famous industrialist set up the Cromford mill here in the 18th. Century. 1771. Cromford mill was the first water powered mill in the world and the site is now a world heritage site. He utilised water power for water wheels. He also cut into the Cromford sough a mine drainage adit for his water powered mill. The bear pit is a prime example of how they re directed the water towards the cotton mill. There is also a history of Lead mining in the area and we take a look at some very old lead mines. Finally we take a look at Sheep pasture incline on teh Cromford canal and also Leabrook pump house. The pump house dates from 1850anf raised water from the River Derwent into the cromford canal. this whistle stop tour of Cromford is an industrial archeological journey.
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Just a heads up , The incline plane you looked at by Cromford canal with the Pumping engine house and ex railyard ,well if you trudge up the incline plane you come to Middleton Top which still has the incline planes winding engine in place and is open sometimes .A rather large delightful beam engine and a visitor center for cuppas etc., Stay well ,stay safe and god bless .
Great vid as always Martin, I liked the reference to Marcus being Post 10 ( the beaver dam culvert unblocker ) 😁
The translucent white stone at 20:15 looks like fluorspar, which was mentioned along with lead as being mined in the area
99.9k subscribers nearly 100k
Amazing to find that you have never heard of Cromford. The Cromford and High Peak Railway is world renowned among railway enthusiasts circles, and it's connection to the canal was important too
About 25 - 30 years ago, yes, I am that old; I visited Arkwright's mill in the early stages of restoration. They have obviously opened up a lot more in the area now.
Another great video Martin.
Nice to see Marcus' dad supporting him in his quest for all places dark and dank. Its great when father and son have common interests, just like Martin and his son James.
5:39 “what you up to post10?”
Omg hahahaha nicely said Martin! Wheres the rake and any whirlpools? 😛
Subscribers ticked over from 99.9k to 100k while I watched! Congrats Martin - and thanks for a really fantastic video today. Wish I was over there to take a trip up to Derbyshire and see those sights. The Bear Pit was fascinating, I could spend a whole day exploring that and the mills. Thanks to Adam for his help, he should start up a TH-cam video for other Industrial Archeological enthusiasts!
I've been to Cromford a couple of times and I love it!! The canal is worth a walk, the Mills are fascinating and there is a wonderful secondhand book shop! It is the industrial history which fascinates me the most, but all packaged in a pretty, charming Derbyshire valley... By the way, Arkwright's house is now a hotel and I have stayed there! It is lovely!
Lovely stuff, Martin. It's incredible to realise that, not too long ago, in the mid 1990's, Cromford Mill was a ruin - featured on BBC TV's 'Restoration' show. So glad it has been saved and is now a World Heritage Site.
Cheers for that. It brightened my day. Nice one.
Oh, and where's 'Brew Boy'™ today?
Martin coming over to 'my' territory, amazing. Giving it the brilliant Zero treatment. Finding hidden parts that most don't know and just drive by. Congrats on 100k. Finally.
LOL at the post 10 reference. I love that guy's videos
I think you were looking at quartz crystals in the lead mine. Quartz was deposited in veins associated with volcanic activity and lead as galena would have been deposited around those veins. Lead was being mined on the Yorkshire Dales in Roman times.
That heavy mist at the Via Gellia Mill really sets the mood. It's amazing how water with a little help from gravity can do so much work. Martin, this was a outstanding journey, this is one adventure I "really" wish I was part of the team. So much history packed in one video, top notch job. Thanks to you and the team for this great watch and thanks for keeping your history alive.
The mist impressed me mightily. What a setting for a thriller or good horror movie, eh? Or a TV series, provided it be a high-quality one.
Via Gellia pronounced here in Derbyshire (I went to Benjamin Outram School) Via as in Viaduct and Gellia Jelly with a A on the end. Great video however!
5 days later, 29k views & 2.6k likes which is very high. Mosst are lucky if they get 50% likes of the views. Not the sort of thing I usualy watch, but really glad I did. Makes a change from unused and abandoned bunkers and forts.
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Martin, I've said it before: you are a great storyteller. But this time, with your excellent crew, you have produced a truly beautiful video. Thanks so much.
Thank you Diana much appreciated 😃
1:30 "That well-fed industrialist...." no way Arkwright would get through them tunnels, any more than Ronnie B-Ber-Ber-B-Barker would.
What an adventure you guys have had!
Just fantastic.
Liked the post10 reference 😁
Congrats on 100k subscribers, I'm glad I'm one of them.
Thank you, Iam glad you are as well 👍😀
Thanks for this Martin and Crew, it bought back memories of beautiful warm shirts that my mum sewed to cloth us all by buying Viyella fabric to cut up and sew. My mum was a seamstress by trade so there was no shortage of well made clothes, still have some to-day and I'm 68yrs old and they fit as they did when made when I was 17yrs old.
Due to failing eyesight I can no longer get to visit places like this. Thank you, Martin for you brilliant vlogs. Keep them coming 😀
Hiya - @ 5:39 I got your reference about 'Post 10' - I've seen a few of his vids!!! Interesting about the Water Wheels - Very good Caves / Mines. Yes @ 24:04 - I have cycled down & up that very steep hill which leads to the High Peak Trail & you are right - further up the Hill is a Stationary Steam Engine (The remains of) which pulled the Wagons up & down) 🙂🚂🚂🚂
What an amazing place, so many different historic places to visit and plenty tucked out of the way in the woods as well. Big thanks to Adam for showing you around.
You're nearly at that 100k milestone, I'm sure you'll get there before Christmas!! (EDIT: Before the nights out, well done Martin)
Good luck from Spain!!
Liked this one, my family lived in the area, Ible, Middleton and Bolehill in the 1700's, at least one was a lead miner. Before this we were connected with a lot small mills on the side of rivers, related to cloth products. Look forward to more content from this area.
Another brilliant video Martin and the gang….well done. Don’t know if you’ve got yourself a new camera but the clarity of the shots is amazing…..especially the opening sequence, which is absolutely stunning ,I wound it back a few times just to see it again and again. And the autumn mists in the valley just add to the feeling of history…….one of your best!!!
Just thinking about the strange name Via Gellia which appears to be Latin for Jelly Road. This doesn't make sense until you think of Gelignite which was commonly known as jelly and was used for blasting mine tunnels. Looks like he was a man with an education and a sense of humour.
Absolutely stunning. Thrilling to watch. Filming outstanding . Well done to you all. What an explore
Crickey... literally a mile or so from where I born... I was involved in a bit of restoration of various bit of the Arkwright Mills back in the early 80s when I left school and joined the YTS. so I've been up and down there a few times over 40 years ago.
and a nice reference to Post10 when Marcus poked out the leaves from the sluice gate.
Oh, and Gell/Gellia is pronounced , a mix of words for a steep sided valley
The drinking of Milk to prevent absorption of Lead. Yes, because of lead mining, the water courses were often polluted with lead and if you look at the history of the surrounding area there used to be HUNDREDS of public houses, because the beer/ale making process filtered out the pollutants.
Shame you didn't go down Godfrey Hole a bit further up Via Gellia
Memories of childhood, Alderley edge roman times, for mining.
Glad you found part of Cromford and high peak railway X rooby
What an absolutely powerful opening! You should be proud of the material you deliver. These will be a fantastic resource for the future. In a way, you have made a mark in history. So long as these will always be available. You have done your bit to preserve for posterity. Many thanks as always.
Thanks very much, I appreciate that
Thank you Martin, England is a beautiful dream.
Congrats on 100K Martin! Well deserved and this is one of the best TH-cam channels out there. Another great video with amazing historical structures. 👏👍
Thank you to Adam for showing you around Cromford. What an interesting place!
Wow that was fantastic. I could spend hours in a place like that. Pleased you coming back. Thanks so much for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
What an amazing opening Martin. So atmospheric. I'm sure I won't be the first or the last to say you should be doing this professionally. Hi to all of today's team, and your joint efforts have produced a really stunning and interesting video! A great collab. It brought everyone's particular skill to the table. An amazing video on the power of water and the ways in which it was harnessed. Thanks guys!
that was just fantastic to see! Please thank all your friends for creating a great video and thank you too! 😉🙂👍I forgot to mention! My ex departed brother in law used to work in the tin mines down in Cornwall and told me! He could hear the sea above him!
Yet another great video Martin, I visit the Cromford area a few times and really enjoy looking around the industrial village and the old mill site, but I never knew that there was more to the area, like the places you went to look at.
It's a great shame about the Cromford water mill no longer working 😢 I remember seeing it in action when I was younger and have some old footage of the wheel going round.
As you like your old industrial stuff, like myself, whenever you get some free time, get yourself over to Chesterfield where I live and come and have a look at the old Robinsons paper mill and works, attached to one of the mills called the canon mill, where they made canon balls, there's an old water wheel, but sadly in disrepair 😢 but it's clear to see and look at.
Been told that the historic society are trying to get funding together and hopefully get it working again?
Just incase you are interested, look up online for the Boythorpe and Walton works in Chesterfield and it may tempt you for a visit one day?
The work site is massive and the old workers cottages can be seen on the walk too.
Anyway there's an idea for a future video maybe?
Anyway keep up the good work mate, I really enjoy watching all your videos and you make them so interesting too.
All the best from.
Devon Mike 🚂
Looks to be another great video, look forward to watching this all later. Unboxing for the plaque when it arrives. 👍Hopefully I'll be 100k somehow although been around a while. 😁
Great vid mate, as usually! One piece of advice, if I may. Be careful around the mines and in this time of the year, leafs could hide a rotten floor.
Martin, my mother came to the US in 1955 from London. She was delighted to find that local markets here carried bananas. The second time she went to purchase some, a large black spider crawled out of the bunch. She screamed and dropped them. She told us she never found out what kind of spider it was, but the way the manager came rushing over and removed everyone from that area quickly gave her a clue that it was not one of the large but harmless natives. She often said that she loved the Midwest..."but for the spiders".
Lol, Loved the nod to Post 10 when Marcus was clearing those grizzly bars.
Thank you Martin, Marcus, Roy and Adam for bringing such a wealth of industrial heritage to us, a fascinating place and definitely one on my list to visit when I venture up that way next year. 👍
What a rich history that place has! The story of the bear pit is wild. That must’ve been some high drama, back in the day, with the water exiting from the mine getting blocked every weekend! 🤭😆
That quote "What you up to post10?" Had me in stitches 🤣 😂
Congrats on 100K!!
Like the Post10 reference. I watch him too.
Oh wow 😮 looks amazing.
Well done on the 100k.👍
Great work love what u do.
Now showing as 100k subscribers, good on that man. Time for a brew. 👍
Well done on 100k subs!!!
Your videos are getting better and better. Well done everyone!
You get better every time Martin ❤
Congrats on the 100k! Well deserved young man
Such rich history, love your channel.
Amazing thanks
Brilliant…thank you
Brilliant.Thank you.
Fantastical ever x
Congrats Martin, 100k! And thank You and your team for a fab video. I absolutely love those old waterways. Wish I had one in the garden.
I live in Bakewell and this is the second great video of local places I only had an inkling about. I got thrown out of the Monsall Trail tunnel under Haddon Hall!
Your filming quality is getting quite smashing, even underwater! What we need to see now is fish in the Medlock...
Great Video, Thank you very much. 😊
Excellent. Really enjoyed this.
Oh I loved that great video
Wonderful.
One of your best videos.
Excellent as usual, thankx for sharing.
Interesting video, thanks!
Lovely music. Lovely images. Fantastic commentary. Martin, you and the team are making videos that are just getting better and better and better every time you release one.
Great video guys, more please.
Very interesting video, thank you Martin.
Martin, your taking me back 57 years and I still remember that area well.
Regards from the Philippines.
What a great video Martin 👍
Cracking video, thanks
Thanks Martin and team for another great film! Most enjoyable as ever. 🌟👍
Loved the little "post 10" shout-out. Another amazing video as always.
Love these types of videos Martin, able to see places I probably never will. Thankyou.
Blumin' marvelous - mines, water power, railways and some scuba shots....!
Lovely content as always.
Cracking video Martin.
Thank you Martin. This video is a time machine.
Brilliant video mate really interesting.
Another cracking video Martin
Have you ever filmed in Castleton? Amazing history and amazing place, lots to see. Even the drive into Castleton itself is amazing, flanked on both sides by cliffs.
Fantastic video
Another good video. congrats on 100k subscribers. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks Martin, a good reminder to visit the place.
Great job, well done and the reference to Post 10 made me chuckle.
Aww I love Cromford, I drive through it quite a lot when visiting customers and visiting family in Macclesfield. Lovely drive to do. Cracking video again! 😁😁
Thank you, guys.Fantastic what a find. Cromford is one place I must visit. So amazing to see so much still there after all these years.👍😃
Brilliant video......again! well done on 100k subscribers. Well deserved.
Another great lesson about the history.
Great video and beautiful nature shots, thx 👌
Hi Martin great documentary enjoyed Watching I've spent lots of time down here loads of history ❤️👍
Great just loved it, thanks
Unfortunately, the cast iron feed trough over the road at Criford Mill survived until about 15 years ago but was smashed out by a skip lorry which failed to stop.....
Oh No thats bloody shit 😟
Congratulations on 100k subscribers Martin been watching your videos for years really enjoying them.
Great video
Brilliant, Cheers Chaps...
Brilliant again chaps!! What a lovely place cromford is. Feel a trip comin on 👍
Brilliant Martin, look forward to the next installment, cheers.
What a interesting place to visit your presentations get better and better thank you from NZ