The old photo with the people on the bridge was taken in the village of West End which was submerged under Thrusscross Reservoir, near Harrogate in 1966. The village was largely abandoned by the 1930s after the loss of the Flax mill.
@@MartinZero Shows you right to be cautious about the photo. I looked at it and thought that the angle of the bridge and the direction of the road didn't look right. Even though the bridge you saw had lost its parapet, it doesn't have any hump and there is a difference in the height of the brickwork (stonework?) above the arch, too.
I did wonder if that was the place. I had a wander around there back in the 90s when they drained the reservoir for dam maintenance. Just like here, you can walk across the old bridge that's normally submerged. There's the ruins of a church nearby, where a friend of my mum was married in.
Martin, you never cease to amaze. You always find a way to keep local history alive for all to see. The quality of the stonework on the pack horse bridge shows the pride of the workers, concrete is too easy. Lake Mead in Nevada is also REAL low right now and more than a few bodys has been found - - - they think form "hits" from the Las Vegas area. Thanks to you and your team for today's watch. Thanks
Lake mead has been low for a few years, I was there in 2006 and you could see how much it had dropped. As for the bodies i had heard the mafia used to dump them in there
Thanks Martin. I love the way you compare old maps with satelite image and it is such a wonderful opportunity to see the actual terrain as well. It must take a lot of work to co-ordinate but the result is so interesting!
Really, what a lovely bridge. All made by hand, I expect. Lovely lines, master stone masons. Built to last forever and so precisely done. Thanks for sharing. Hi! From San Diego, CA, USA
Awesome Martin ... Just been for a tour around my local reservoirs in North Wales. Treweryn reservoir and Vernwy are so low they are revealing the past !
@@MartinZero Yep!! Old bridges and roads that I have never seen in years. Even if it rains in the next week or two, I hope the levels will drop enough for me to get even more good shots.
I've just spent the last few days pouring over the same area on the old maps with particular reference to the New Inn, shown on your map overlooking the reservoir. I have an old family photo taken outside the New Inn around 1935 (before the reservoir) and I've been trying to trace my ancestors to find out how / where they were living in that area. Your video was helpful in getting an idea what houses may have been swallowed up by the reservoir. As ever, thanks for another great video.
We got the opposite in Australia the summer just gone, extremely wet and mild with widespread flooding on the east coast, that's where most of the rain you missed out on in the northern hemisphere went. During our last severe drought a number of years ago many of our man made reservoirs were places of curiosity very much like this, Lake Eucumbene created for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric scheme was so low entire intact houses and waterlogged forests began emerging from the waters that hadn't seen the light of day since the 50's.
Winnipeg has had its wettest year of record. South of the border, when you go to the west to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, the water level is exceptionally low. But then recently Las Vegas had about ten days of deluge of water.
@@ricgal50 That deluge of water is due to normal summer monsoons. Those monsoons raised the Lake Mead water level up by 2 feet; a drop in the bucket unfortunately. Desert lands have no capacity to retain water and it just runs off ... to Las Vegas.
I remember, a few years ago when California went through a bit of a wet period (I think 2018-20), you guys had your crazy bushfire apocalypse. Now it's switched again and we're in a horrible drought and you guys are going through a wet period. I think it has to do with El Niño Southern Oscillation. During an El Niño year, the Western pacific is very wet and Australia is dry. In an La Niña year, the opposite happens. We've had two La Niña years in a row and will probably have a third this winter.
@@veggiedisease123 yes indeed, i been observing what's happening in Europe and USA climate wise and it's like you stated, we kinda used to drought in Australia and so is California however it went on for a long long time.. those bushfires here were out of this world crazy and so was the recent floods this year.
Martin. I've been following your explores for a while now. This has to be one of my faves! Stunning drone footage and captures, great insight with the side-by-side mapping, and your knowledge of what once was. Many thanks to you and the team for bringing these gems to us. Looking forward to more 👍
Martin, that was fascinating. Truly. The way the two maps synced up to show before and after the water level was raised to be a reservoir was amazing. it gave the whole thing a level of clarity that was amazing and unique. Once again, a winner. Thanks. Too cool!
Thank you so much for this video, I live to see history about old roads and packhorse bridges, and as I'm unable to get out and see them myself I can still live it via your video's, so thank you.
It always seems mighty strange when we have the occasional drought like at present, and old buildings are revealed at the bottom of these reservoirs. The brick built bridge looks as good as the day it was built. Yes, reservoirs are the most dangerous places to go to if you think that you can cool off in hot weather. I knew somebody once who went in, or dived into one, and was dead after about ten minutes, the water was that cold! Anyhow Martin, this is a real good video with some nice camera work, so many thanks.
cause we really didnt keep track of weather till recent years.. and are trying to make judgements when we have to consider how things were 1000s of years prior
Another good one, boys. You almost certainly found remains of a temporary railway used during construction of the reservoir. These were commonly used till the 50s to move materials in and out.
Great video! A very similar bridge has re-appeared at the Ladybower reservoir by the Snake pass - it used to carry the old Mortimer Road, the tarmac of which has also reappeared. It's such a weird feeling to walk over something that's usually under water!
Thank you! An amazing piece of history. Around the UK lots of features have reappeared from low reservoirs. I saw an elderly person visit her family village which reappeared in Wales.
Great to see this Martin, I remember vaguely years ago visiting a reservoir up towards the lake district where you could walk down the main street of a village, unfortunately I can't remember it's name. All the walls had been purposely knocked down for some reason, they seem to do that when damming valleys.
That was fantastic thanks Martin. We have had the wettest winter ever I think, so many floods. That area is just gorgeous. So good to be able to see so much. Great advice there, looks good enough to walk on but wet underneath. Thanks for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
Another good place to visit is "West End" village, submerged for decades in Thruscross Reservoir on the Washburn River reservoir complex. I visited West End about 25 years ago. It was well worth the effort, and the three rolls of film I rattled off!
@@MartinZero Hi Martin, I think you'd find it interesting. Most of the buildings are gone, but the church is still there, albeit now a pile of carved stone. There is a small bridge in the middle of the ruins of the village, and the bottom most section of the mill. There is a beautiful retaining wall which kept the village from slipping down into the river. It too has the roots of trees clinging to the masonry. If the water is low enough, you can look across the valley, and can still see the ruins of several farms and remote dwellings. If you're ever in the area, it's well worth a visit. To me it was well worth the special drive from East Yorkshire. If you did happen to go, the carpark is at one end of the dam, and it's a bit of a walk from there to the village, so when you do get there, the village is silent, unless there are other people there. Now, West End village was relocated when the project began, and even the bodies of the dead were exhumed and taken to the new village for reinterment. The church was demolished by army engineers, in part as a training exercise, but also because it was quite apparent that it would forever stand above the waterline and would attract scuba enthusiasts to enter and explore the submerged portions, and thus was considered as a danger to life. It's a wonderful place, and it's quite a surreal experience. It's not just a dead and forgotten place. Every once in a while it comes back to life as visitors, as well as some of the last few inhabitants, come to view, and to remember the village they once called home. If you ever had the good fortune to encounter a former villager, then you'll hit the jackpot as they describe and explain what you're looking at. Again, early 1950s when the dam was built.
A reason for the lack of summer rain this year has been the position of the jet stream , which pushed air down over the atlantic and such low pressure systems were strung horizontally with rainfall happening there, then swinging up toward iceland , with a little bit of patchy rain in N Ireland and the western isles top of scotland at best.
This kind of thing will happen more and more often as more fresh water enters the Atlantic from the ice caps. Eventually it'll become weak enough to the point it'll actually cause Western Europe to freeze. Where we are geographically it should be much cooler than it is, but the jet stream brings a lot of warm air from the Gulf of Mexico.
@@TalesOfWar I think its the Gulf Stream brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Jet Stream is an air movement affected by minor changes in the tilt of the earth (esp relative to the sun), and atmospheric drag as the earth spins the atmosphere does not rotate at quite the same rate - in part due to assorted mountain ranges, its not a lot but enough to move around. As to if man made additional problems particulary leading to relative warming of the north pole seas has an effect thereon is presumed but its not easy to model the effects and the causes. Its probably easier to model the atmosphere of jupiter than it is the earths !
@@TalesOfWar shoehorning facts into your theories is always dangerous. It’s simply an example of confirmation bias where you conclusions become that any weather event is evidence of what you believe; when it’s far from it.
I was fascinated seeing this on the news and you go and film an excellent video Martin , thanks very much . That bridge is beautiful and such a shame it’s hidden away below the water . Manhole..yes Shale .. yes 👌🏼 Great stuff 🧱👍🏼
What a fantastic explore. Hope we can get rain soon for you though. Need to get it filled up again. But amazing findings. What a history. Thank you so much for taking us there.
As ever another fascinating video i remember being taken to Ladybower dam 1976 11/12y ears of age see the remains of a village exposed by the low water levels.
Martin this is fantastic! I originally come from Halifax/Brighouse and I grew up near this reservoir. I went exploring and on adventures not far from there. There's a wonderful place called Balliff Bridge near to where you are here that is full of history which I think you would love! Thanks so much for showing us this - it's amazing to see how well the bridge has survived after being under water for so long, and was nice that you explored more in depth and shared your experience with us. Excellent picture and sound quality too. Thankyou again 🙂
Very interesting video, but no way is that a packhorse bridge! Perhaps it was built to replace an old packhorse bridge when the original was no longer suitable for heavier traffic?
Martin, thanks for this fascinating look at what has lay beneath the reservoir for so many years. The map comparisions were spot on for explaining to us where you were on the reservoir. My fav bit was discovering the tree lined clough.
Very cool to see a old stone mason bridge still standing strong and in good shape arguably preserved by the water. In West Virginia where I live, there’s several large lake projects that flooded several towns, I can’t imagine what is hidden beneath the water in some of those lakes. I know in one is my dad’s great grandparent’s farm and the city my grandma grew up in
Another great video Martin. Watching from Ottawa Canada. My mother is from the area, and much of her side of the family still lives there. Can't wait till my next visit.
Great video very interesting to see those remains and the bridge. This drought has brought back views and history from the past and in doing so you have walked on land that has not been walked on or even seen for a good number of years quite incredible really. Thanks for showing us I great place to have a look around. 👍
Hi Martin it’s fascinating when you actually stop and look , you would never take in the past life unless you looked at the maps but how interesting to stop and look and research , Thanks guys x
Another wonderfully informative vid Martin. This drought is revealing the past in many places. I used to go watch hill climb racing at Baitings dam back in the eighties, great place.
brilliant Martin.was up there earlier this year when it was full.walked from the car park at the New Inn to the new bridge round the res over the dam then down the valley to the lower res then back up the other side.i need to revisit before it starts raining again.maybe this Thursday for our weekly walk.
Nice to see you round my neck of the woods Martin. Another bit of info… Baitings was actually the second dam in the valley. Ryburn reservoir (the one further downstream) was built 20 odd years prior in the early 30’s.
Another great one Martin! I miss your younger friend. Can’t recall his name. As usual the music is great and appropriate! I heard you mention Liam’s name. I hope you don’t get in trouble for harboring a fugitive! He looks like he escaped from somewhere! Thanks for posting!
There are so many reservoirs with hidden history. Droughts are not good for shortage of water but awesome to see parts of the remains. Keep up the good work Martin, 👏
It would be the ideal time to go over to Ladybower Reservoir towards Sheffield to look at the remains of the village of Derwent and Derwent Hall as well as the remains of the railway bridge built when they built Derwent Dam.
Went there last week, it's amazing, so much of the old village revealed including a lovely little bridge, and the old church. It got low in 2018 also, that year I went in October and Derwent Hall was revealed. Plus the old lover's seat alongside the river, the water wasn't that low last week, but I reckon it won't be long before it will be exposed. There's also an old Mini not far from the visitors centre that ended up in the reservoir a few decades ago, that makes an appearance when the water gets low. Loads of old remains, not just of the Derwent village but also old farms, walls etc, including bits and bobs on the Howden Reservoir further up stream.
I do wonder if the old village of Ashopton will ever become revealed, I'm not sure it will as the water is much deeper where that village was, and is most probably silted up, only got to see the size of the A57 viaduct during construction, and how much of it is visible now the water levels have dropped, still very much submerged but it would be amazing if that ever got revealed.
Brilliant bit of history 👍 , hopefully next week I'll get the motorbike out and head up from the Midland's to see this . Cheers Martin bring us more fascinating stuff .
Amazing drone footage Martin. The lighting made it look like a finely detailed model like on a model railroad.. then someone walks across the bridge. Great find!
I have driven along that new road, at night , in winter, when the M62 and A628 were closed (road works for one, accident for the other), I had no idea where I was and of course signposts kept sending me back to roads that were closed.
This is the coolest episode you've made yet. That bridge and all the other stuff really tickled me. I would love to see if there are any remnants of that footbridge deeper in the reservoir.
Great video. I agree with you that the photograph of the bridge did not show the bridge in this reservoir. The other bridge was a humped bridge and the reservoir one was flat on top. The water level is alarming though.
Thanks Martin saw this on the news but new you would get there to give use a better view of the bridge and more about it thanks again will have to go before it floods again
Bit of a blast from the past, I was in the dearne valley St. John’s ambulance brigade, one of the duties we covered was the hill climb at batings dam, used to race cars up the service road from the bottom to the top, that was going back into the mid-late 1980s
Another amazing video ! Well worth the membership.Also there's a big difference in what you do and swimming in reservoirs, in regards to levels of danger!
The old photo with the people on the bridge was taken in the village of West End which was submerged under Thrusscross Reservoir, near Harrogate in 1966. The village was largely abandoned by the 1930s after the loss of the Flax mill.
Ahh ok thank you
@@MartinZero Shows you right to be cautious about the photo. I looked at it and thought that the angle of the bridge and the direction of the road didn't look right. Even though the bridge you saw had lost its parapet, it doesn't have any hump and there is a difference in the height of the brickwork (stonework?) above the arch, too.
Brilliant reply.
I did wonder if that was the place. I had a wander around there back in the 90s when they drained the reservoir for dam maintenance. Just like here, you can walk across the old bridge that's normally submerged. There's the ruins of a church nearby, where a friend of my mum was married in.
@@bishwatntl yeah it's different construction. Quality newspaper story.
It's amazing how intact and clean the bridge looks after being submerged all these years!
I know RIGHT?!?! Looks like it was just built not too long ago. Amazing. Great masonry work.
Martin, you never cease to amaze. You always find a way to keep local history alive for all to see. The quality of the stonework on the pack horse bridge shows the pride of the workers, concrete is too easy. Lake Mead in Nevada is also REAL low right now and more than a few bodys has been found - - - they think form "hits" from the Las Vegas area. Thanks to you and your team for today's watch. Thanks
Crikey, life in the States.
Lake mead has been low for a few years, I was there in 2006 and you could see how much it had dropped. As for the bodies i had heard the mafia used to dump them in there
That sounds gruesome Mike
@@suzyqualcast6269 Don't blame the states, it's the current "leadership." SOS from America.....
@@MartinZero And that's the drinking water.......
Thanks Martin. I love the way you compare old maps with satelite image and it is such a wonderful opportunity to see the actual terrain as well. It must take a lot of work to co-ordinate but the result is so interesting!
One of your very best films Martin
Really, what a lovely bridge. All made by hand, I expect. Lovely lines, master stone masons. Built to last forever and so precisely done. Thanks for sharing. Hi! From San Diego, CA, USA
Awesome Martin ... Just been for a tour around my local reservoirs in North Wales. Treweryn reservoir and Vernwy are so low they are revealing the past !
Some good stuff ?
@@MartinZero Yep!! Old bridges and roads that I have never seen in years. Even if it rains in the next week or two, I hope the levels will drop enough for me to get even more good shots.
Vernwy was one of my favourites.
So glad you went , I just knew you would do a good job of it . ( Sarah )
Thanks, yeah turned out a nice walk
Martin this is the best dam show in the world.
I love everything about this video , content like this should be on TV for those who don’t or can’t get online
I've just spent the last few days pouring over the same area on the old maps with particular reference to the New Inn, shown on your map overlooking the reservoir. I have an old family photo taken outside the New Inn around 1935 (before the reservoir) and I've been trying to trace my ancestors to find out how / where they were living in that area. Your video was helpful in getting an idea what houses may have been swallowed up by the reservoir. As ever, thanks for another great video.
We got the opposite in Australia the summer just gone, extremely wet and mild with widespread flooding on the east coast, that's where most of the rain you missed out on in the northern hemisphere went.
During our last severe drought a number of years ago many of our man made reservoirs were places of curiosity very much like this, Lake Eucumbene created for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric scheme was so low entire intact houses and waterlogged forests began emerging from the waters that hadn't seen the light of day since the 50's.
Winnipeg has had its wettest year of record. South of the border, when you go to the west to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, the water level is exceptionally low. But then recently Las Vegas had about ten days of deluge of water.
@@ricgal50 That deluge of water is due to normal summer monsoons. Those monsoons raised the Lake Mead water level up by 2 feet; a drop in the bucket unfortunately. Desert lands have no capacity to retain water and it just runs off ... to Las Vegas.
drought,bushfire,covid lockdowns,floods,moonsoon, last 4-5years been crap on eastcoast nsw.
I remember, a few years ago when California went through a bit of a wet period (I think 2018-20), you guys had your crazy bushfire apocalypse. Now it's switched again and we're in a horrible drought and you guys are going through a wet period. I think it has to do with El Niño Southern Oscillation. During an El Niño year, the Western pacific is very wet and Australia is dry. In an La Niña year, the opposite happens. We've had two La Niña years in a row and will probably have a third this winter.
@@veggiedisease123 yes indeed, i been observing what's happening in Europe and USA climate wise and it's like you stated, we kinda used to drought in Australia and so is California however it went on for a long long time.. those bushfires here were out of this world crazy and so was the recent floods this year.
Excellent and interesting video. Beautiful brick work on the old bridge.Thank you.
Fascinating piece of history.
Thanks for the video.
Wonderful video. Thank you. 😊 Hope you all get good safe amount of water soon.
Martin. I've been following your explores for a while now. This has to be one of my faves! Stunning drone footage and captures, great insight with the side-by-side mapping, and your knowledge of what once was. Many thanks to you and the team for bringing these gems to us. Looking forward to more 👍
Excellent. I suppose these revelations are the compensation for the drought! Wonderfully done as ever. Nice one Martin! 👍
Martin, that was fascinating. Truly. The way the two maps synced up to show before and after the water level was raised to be a reservoir was amazing. it gave the whole thing a level of clarity that was amazing and unique. Once again, a winner. Thanks. Too cool!
another engrossing video totally entertainig martin thanks once again for you and your teams wonderful work. long may you reign sir.
Thanks William
Thank you so much for this video, I live to see history about old roads and packhorse bridges, and as I'm unable to get out and see them myself I can still live it via your video's, so thank you.
same as me Nobby
Brilliant. Logic and use of maps to build up a clear picture. Well done. Fascinating video.
I am in Canada, and liked this video. . Thankyou for posting.
That is a very pretty and well made arch. Will probably be preserved forever in good nick.
It always seems mighty strange when we have the occasional drought like at present, and old buildings are revealed at the bottom of these reservoirs. The brick built bridge looks as good as the day it was built. Yes, reservoirs are the most dangerous places to go to if you think that you can cool off in hot weather. I knew somebody once who went in, or dived into one, and was dead after about ten minutes, the water was that cold! Anyhow Martin, this is a real good video with some nice camera work, so many thanks.
cause we really didnt keep track of weather till recent years.. and are trying to make judgements when we have to consider how things were 1000s of years prior
Fascinating Martin, a unique opportunity.
Another good one, boys. You almost certainly found remains of a temporary railway used during construction of the reservoir. These were commonly used till the 50s to move materials in and out.
Fascinating, one of my favorite videos of the year. Thanks Martin!
Thanks Paul
One of your best videos, thanks!
Superb filming and commentaries again
Thanks Martin and crew
Take great care chaps
All the best
Thanks David
Great video! Love this episode of Martin Zero's Time Team!
What a cracking little bridge, looks like it's just been built!!! As usual, great back stories, maps and pics, that was a one off good explore👍👍👍👍
Intriguing and so informative; a good teacher!
Thanks David
Beautiful Work. Real pride in Craftsmanship.
Great video! A very similar bridge has re-appeared at the Ladybower reservoir by the Snake pass - it used to carry the old Mortimer Road, the tarmac of which has also reappeared. It's such a weird feeling to walk over something that's usually under water!
Thank you! An amazing piece of history. Around the UK lots of features have reappeared from low reservoirs. I saw an elderly person visit her family village which reappeared in Wales.
Really great vlog. Thanks for this
Love seeing the little reminders of life gone by in the area, especially the gate posts.
Great video as ever 👍🏻
Great to see this Martin, I remember vaguely years ago visiting a reservoir up towards the lake district where you could walk down the main street of a village, unfortunately I can't remember it's name. All the walls had been purposely knocked down for some reason, they seem to do that when damming valleys.
Haweswater
Mardale green at haweswater was used as bombing practice
Ah ha that’s how the walls got knocked down then thanks
Went to Mardale many years ago when we had a dry season. Very interesting
Nigel
The amount of times i have driven past this dam and never knew this! :)
That was fantastic thanks Martin. We have had the wettest winter ever I think, so many floods. That area is just gorgeous. So good to be able to see so much. Great advice there, looks good enough to walk on but wet underneath. Thanks for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
Another good place to visit is "West End" village, submerged for decades in Thruscross Reservoir on the Washburn River reservoir complex.
I visited West End about 25 years ago. It was well worth the effort, and the three rolls of film I rattled off!
That sounds good
@@MartinZero Hi Martin, I think you'd find it interesting. Most of the buildings are gone, but the church is still there, albeit now a pile of carved stone. There is a small bridge in the middle of the ruins of the village, and the bottom most section of the mill. There is a beautiful retaining wall which kept the village from slipping down into the river. It too has the roots of trees clinging to the masonry. If the water is low enough, you can look across the valley, and can still see the ruins of several farms and remote dwellings.
If you're ever in the area, it's well worth a visit. To me it was well worth the special drive from East Yorkshire.
If you did happen to go, the carpark is at one end of the dam, and it's a bit of a walk from there to the village, so when you do get there, the village is silent, unless there are other people there.
Now, West End village was relocated when the project began, and even the bodies of the dead were exhumed and taken to the new village for reinterment. The church was demolished by army engineers, in part as a training exercise, but also because it was quite apparent that it would forever stand above the waterline and would attract scuba enthusiasts to enter and explore the submerged portions, and thus was considered as a danger to life.
It's a wonderful place, and it's quite a surreal experience. It's not just a dead and forgotten place. Every once in a while it comes back to life as visitors, as well as some of the last few inhabitants, come to view, and to remember the village they once called home. If you ever had the good fortune to encounter a former villager, then you'll hit the jackpot as they describe and explain what you're looking at.
Again, early 1950s when the dam was built.
@@whitesapphire5865 Thx. Never heard of this; great insight - I'm off to google about it now 👍
Thank you sounds brilliant
Hope you get the rains soon, terrible situation, love your shows and Hi from Australia.
A reason for the lack of summer rain this year has been the position of the jet stream , which pushed air down over the atlantic and such low pressure systems were strung horizontally with rainfall happening there, then swinging up toward iceland , with a little bit of patchy rain in N Ireland and the western isles top of scotland at best.
This kind of thing will happen more and more often as more fresh water enters the Atlantic from the ice caps. Eventually it'll become weak enough to the point it'll actually cause Western Europe to freeze. Where we are geographically it should be much cooler than it is, but the jet stream brings a lot of warm air from the Gulf of Mexico.
@@TalesOfWar I think its the Gulf Stream brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico. The Jet Stream is an air movement affected by minor changes in the tilt of the earth (esp relative to the sun), and atmospheric drag as the earth spins the atmosphere does not rotate at quite the same rate - in part due to assorted mountain ranges, its not a lot but enough to move around. As to if man made additional problems particulary leading to relative warming of the north pole seas has an effect thereon is presumed but its not easy to model the effects and the causes. Its probably easier to model the atmosphere of jupiter than it is the earths !
@@highpath4776 Both are linked I believe. The cooling of the atlantic would give the jet stream less energy in the form of heat.
@@TalesOfWar shoehorning facts into your theories is always dangerous. It’s simply an example of confirmation bias where you conclusions become that any weather event is evidence of what you believe; when it’s far from it.
@@xr6lad Exactly.
Excellent little/large find. Wow! Thankyou for going into depth of your search and finds. Brilliant bit of history. ✨️
Good crew with you today Martin. This had the feel of your earlier videos. Great respect for history.
Nice one Martin love these local history videos and the old photos cap it off.
Cheers Chris 👍
Absolutely brilliant explore Martin - this has got to be up there amongst your top videos.
I was fascinated seeing this on the news and you go and film an excellent video Martin , thanks very much . That bridge is beautiful and such a shame it’s hidden away below the water .
Manhole..yes
Shale .. yes 👌🏼
Great stuff 🧱👍🏼
What a fantastic explore. Hope we can get rain soon for you though. Need to get it filled up again. But amazing findings. What a history. Thank you so much for taking us there.
Thanks Shirley
Another great video, thanks Martin. It amazed me to see how much water is still running into the reser, despite the fact there's been so little rain.
Another great video, many thanks.
Wow! What a lovely bit of lost history. It's amazing it's all still solid and perfectly preserved
Great video showing the history of the reservoir and what remands when the water level goes low to reveal what was once hidden by time and water.
Another brilliant vlog and so interesting. Many thanks guys for this.
As ever another fascinating video i remember being taken to Ladybower dam 1976 11/12y ears of age see the remains of a village exposed by the low water levels.
Martin this is fantastic! I originally come from Halifax/Brighouse and I grew up near this reservoir. I went exploring and on adventures not far from there. There's a wonderful place called Balliff Bridge near to where you are here that is full of history which I think you would love!
Thanks so much for showing us this - it's amazing to see how well the bridge has survived after being under water for so long, and was nice that you explored more in depth and shared your experience with us.
Excellent picture and sound quality too.
Thankyou again 🙂
Thanks very much Mark
Good video nice to see the lack of potholes in the old road.
Tremendous video - thank you Martin
Thanks Andrew
Very interesting video, but no way is that a packhorse bridge! Perhaps it was built to replace an old packhorse bridge when the original was no longer suitable for heavier traffic?
Certainly not the bridge shown in the earlier pic where there's ruined buildings.
Yeah, definitely not a packhorse bridge, no refuges.
Martin, thanks for this fascinating look at what has lay beneath the reservoir for so many years. The map comparisions were spot on for explaining to us where you were on the reservoir. My fav bit was discovering the tree lined clough.
Very cool to see a old stone mason bridge still standing strong and in good shape arguably preserved by the water. In West Virginia where I live, there’s several large lake projects that flooded several towns, I can’t imagine what is hidden beneath the water in some of those lakes. I know in one is my dad’s great grandparent’s farm and the city my grandma grew up in
And incredible opportunity. Fascinating to be able to see what was lost, but also worrying how low the reservoir has got.
I love the history you bring to life and the comparisons between then and now. The amount of research to provide is amazing. Good job!
Thanks Katherine
Another great video Martin. Watching from Ottawa Canada. My mother is from the area, and much of her side of the family still lives there. Can't wait till my next visit.
Crazy what this drought is revealing, built too last that thing!!! The masonry is fantastic for being covered
Any amazing video, thank you for doing this.
Great video very interesting to see those remains and the bridge. This drought has brought back views and history from the past and in doing so you have walked on land that has not been walked on or even seen for a good number of years quite incredible really. Thanks for showing us I great place to have a look around. 👍
Thanks David
Hi Martin it’s fascinating when you actually stop and look , you would never take in the past life unless you looked at the maps but how interesting to stop and look and research , Thanks guys x
Thanks Elizabeth
Interesting and fascinating stuff Martin thank you
Martin, as always another great video. Cheers from across the pond!
Thanks Tony
Amazing footage Martin and very interesting
Thanks very much Paul
Another wonderfully informative vid Martin. This drought is revealing the past in many places. I used to go watch hill climb racing at Baitings dam back in the eighties, great place.
You've done many stunning and unexpected things, but this will have a high regard for the record of evidence. Thank You Martin & Co.
Thanks Trevor
Drove past this many times on way to Hudersfield and never stopped to have a gander. Will do next time.
Thanks. Also very nice video.
brilliant Martin.was up there earlier this year when it was full.walked from the car park at the New Inn to the new bridge round the res over the dam then down the valley to the lower res then back up the other side.i need to revisit before it starts raining again.maybe this Thursday for our weekly walk.
Brilliant video Martin, keep up the good work.
very interesting to see these old structures emerging from the water :) Cheers for uploading your videos, Martin! :)
Thank you
Hello Martin good to see your doing well.
Fabulous bridge and sites, especially the railway remains. I do hope this isn't an annual event and water levels come back. Thanks Martin and crew
Thanks Bob 👍🏻
Brillient video! Thank you.
Nice to see you round my neck of the woods Martin. Another bit of info… Baitings was actually the second dam in the valley. Ryburn reservoir (the one further downstream) was built 20 odd years prior in the early 30’s.
We never got to that one, wish I had now
Another great one Martin! I miss your younger friend. Can’t recall his name. As usual the music is great and appropriate! I heard you mention Liam’s name. I hope you don’t get in trouble for harboring a fugitive! He looks like he escaped from somewhere! Thanks for posting!
brilliiant video, gobsmacking how low that reservoir has got!
There are so many reservoirs with hidden history. Droughts are not good for shortage of water but awesome to see parts of the remains. Keep up the good work Martin, 👏
It would be the ideal time to go over to Ladybower Reservoir towards Sheffield to look at the remains of the village of Derwent and Derwent Hall as well as the remains of the railway bridge built when they built Derwent Dam.
Definitely ! 😉
Off there soon.
Went there last week, it's amazing, so much of the old village revealed including a lovely little bridge, and the old church. It got low in 2018 also, that year I went in October and Derwent Hall was revealed. Plus the old lover's seat alongside the river, the water wasn't that low last week, but I reckon it won't be long before it will be exposed.
There's also an old Mini not far from the visitors centre that ended up in the reservoir a few decades ago, that makes an appearance when the water gets low.
Loads of old remains, not just of the Derwent village but also old farms, walls etc, including bits and bobs on the Howden Reservoir further up stream.
I do wonder if the old village of Ashopton will ever become revealed, I'm not sure it will as the water is much deeper where that village was, and is most probably silted up, only got to see the size of the A57 viaduct during construction, and how much of it is visible now the water levels have dropped, still very much submerged but it would be amazing if that ever got revealed.
Brilliant bit of history 👍 , hopefully next week I'll get the motorbike out and head up from the Midland's to see this .
Cheers Martin bring us more fascinating stuff .
Good stuff, You should be ok it will take some rain to fill that
Amazing drone footage Martin. The lighting made it look like a finely detailed model like on a model railroad.. then someone walks across the bridge. Great find!
Superb stuff Martin! it just goes to show we never truly know whats lurking under these reservoirs.
My home town, i love seeing the remains of the old village and packhorse bridge at baitings resovoir scammanden.
I have driven along that new road, at night , in winter, when the M62 and A628 were closed (road works for one, accident for the other), I had no idea where I was and of course signposts kept sending me back to roads that were closed.
This is the coolest episode you've made yet. That bridge and all the other stuff really tickled me. I would love to see if there are any remnants of that footbridge deeper in the reservoir.
Superb journalism Martin
Cheers Mike
Great video. I agree with you that the photograph of the bridge did not show the bridge in this reservoir. The other bridge was a humped bridge and the reservoir one was flat on top. The water level is alarming though.
Superb explore. As always, the more you look the more you find.
Thanks Phil 👍🏻
Great video Martin. I was at that bridge last weekend !
So was I 👍😀
Thanks Martin saw this on the news but new you would get there to give use a better view of the bridge and more about it thanks again will have to go before it floods again
Bit of a blast from the past, I was in the dearne valley St. John’s ambulance brigade, one of the duties we covered was the hill climb at batings dam, used to race cars up the service road from the bottom to the top, that was going back into the mid-late 1980s
Been over that new bridge a few times and you'd have no idea there was an old bridge right next to it. Interesting video.
Thanks Martin , great information.
Another amazing video ! Well worth the membership.Also there's a big difference in what you do and swimming in reservoirs, in regards to levels of danger!
Thanks, and yeah I wouldnt swim in there