My home town bury ,live at hoof farm next to grants tower and played in the ruins as kids will always love nangreaves beautiful place ,and a great view of peel tower on holmecome hill and your black puddings from bury market ,up the red rose ! You can keep the white ones !!!
My great grandad was killed in a Zeppelin raid on January 31st 1916. He was waiting for the bus after finishing work at Stanton Ironworks near Ilkeston in Derbyshire. He and another bloke were killed outright. The Zeppelin was L20 in the charge of Kapitainleutnant Franz Stabbert. He was part of an 8 ship flight that set out to raid Manchester,Sheffield and Liverpool, but Stabbert got lost and dropped his bombs blind. There is a plaque comemorating the raid which cost 2 civilian lives and 1 cow.
Industrial landscape of Britain still beats everything else. And then to have Martin - knowing absolutely nothing - to guide you around. Could you ever wish for more? Keep on rocking. I just love it :-) Love from Denmark
I wondered that a few weeks ago, he has suddenly turned in to a pensioner from a 40yr old overnight. Looks really old now, didn't recognise him at first.
The Tower Trail ! :) Super interesting bits, all included. Always a great Martin Zero production. Glad to see James is doing well. Pack a bit of canvas or wool to lay out for tea and it can second for laying over the barbed wire crossing in a pinch. We used our coats for wire crossing back in the day, before nylon.
Love that. Getting lost is always part of a greater adventure. I wonder if Tower 1 will be an Air bnb... If you get a flat cap, they are essential for getting over a barbed wire fence more easily!
Another Great video. For years I've been driving down the hill into Stubbins wondering what that imposing stone building to my right was 😳. Thanks both 👍👍
Great the way you work the little TV van into the video opening. Using the "birds eye view" map helps with the story, thanks. Nice how nature can make such a beautiful waterfall, by getting lost you ended up with a lot of great video to share with us. Martin you and James were so graceful going over the barbed wire fence, priceless. As always love the "Brew" music, very 60's. Martin, you and James made another GEM to add to your channel. Thanks for all your hours of work. Stay safe, Stay strong....
I remember the Zeppelin incident, not personally..but I asked my teacher about Zeppelin raids..in Manchester..he mentioned Bury was bombed..I wrote a kids story...due to be published , which features Zeppelin's....Good vid Martin...
Loved this video. We have tenters fields here in Helmshore only a few mins drive from Stubbins. The mill (Cams Mill) no longer exists but the two tenters fields still remain as they did back in the mid 1800s.
Hi MZ &James, yuppers your correct about 'tentering' finished lengths of woven cloth to stabilise them on hooked racks, hence the term on 'tenter hooks' Originally before steam heated drums to dry the scoured cloth it was hung on the drying/tentering frame out in the sun, not so good if it rained 😎 the young pup James, is getting bolder next he will be calling the shots 🤔 Cheers Mateys DougT in Mancs
trying to work out where in lancashire it stayed dry long enough . I think it was more the mist dampness that allowed the fibres to relax into position.
@@douglasthompson296 See also Lancashire Textile Project (transcribed oral history of the trade c1890-1980 search internet for it, does omit some detail , but Helmshore fills that in)
You didn’t mention The Grants Arms pub in the middle of town! Same brothers. I lived in Rammy from age 10 to 29 and I NEVER visited Grants Tower!!! But I didn’t even know about the other tower! So you’ve educated me. Regarding the Zepp raid, next time you are near Rammy pop up to Holcombe Village. Stand near the front door of the Shoulder and look across the road. Facing you is a building which still shows shrapnel damage in the windowsill and door jamb from one of the Zepp’s bombs. A little further down the road in the direction of Hassy you’ll see the former junior school. In the gable end on the Hassy side you’ll see some of the stone work is a different colour - one of the bombs blew out the gable end so you are seeing a shadow of the damage from 100+ years ago. A local photographer called Roger Shilton did a book of old photos of that time including the bomb damage pix. One of the bombs fell to the east of the road and down the hill some way, narrowly missing the house I used to own on Tanners Terrace. What about Peel Tower? It’s a lovely hike and the views are boss. And so is Darwen Tower near where I lived just before I emigrated over here to Portugal two years back. I used to walk up with my wife and my cat (yup, you read that right!) from time to time. I simply LOVED this video - I was getting bored with ‘samey’ tunnel vids so this was a breath of fresh air. I say it again - if you ever fancy a look inside some Verdun WW1 forts or maybe a Maginot fort get in touch… but don’t leave it too long, I’m getting well owd now!
Great video for a Sunday night, the woods you ended up in is in walking distance from me i have walked down the stream a few times heard about the Tentering tower but never been to it. Next time I'm walking that way I will go and have a look. Good to see you having a brew midway wouldn't be a good explore without a brew even without biscuits. Great work guys.
Thanks for the video, Me and my wife live on East View which is at the entrance to Buckden woods which leads to Tentering Tower, its great living around here, there was a marathon last year which used 6 towers around Bury as markers, Tentering tower being one of them.
Smashing video Martin. It is good to see a couple of guys that can get as lost as I can. I learned about 'tenterhooks' a word that my nana used to use frequently. PS. (Martin lad, you look more like Mr. Pastry every day. I have a moustache like that but I keep it in the cupboard under the sink. You are a very brave man. The squirrels must be merciless in their mirthful derision.)
Saw your recent post on Instagram and said very intriguing. The video very interesting. As a Derby lad, when you mentioned the Zeppelin there was a recent post on the Derby past and present FB page showing a plaque at the Railway works showing it was bombed by a Zeppelin on the 1st Feb 1916.
You look like the cop from Reno 911, Officer Dangle. The one who always wears shorts that are way too short. Love the channel. Thanks for the great content.
@@MartinZero sorry, its nit a horse, it's a bear. Stupid spell check thing swapped the word automatically ahhhh. Give me wood, stone, or any building, not computers lol.
That 2nd "well" looked like a modern fire pit, with seats. I'd love to see this place restored, I hope the owner posts it on TH-cam! The explosion theory sounds more plausible to me. That structure looks pretty sturdy. Let us know if you find out for sure. Must be records with the local town or military branch.
LOL i think we have all gone the wrong way to some where only then to find out there was a much easier or shorter route . My one that sticks in my mind is climbing Red mountain ( not really a mountain ) a steep pyramid shaped remains of an old volcano on Ascension Island . Well i walked to it along the road and on the left there it was , so off i went right up , steep and a nightmare took me hours and some times i slid down a bit . Any way very hot and tired but pleased with myself that i got to the top and then looked down only to see a well trodden path that was far easier than what i had just put myself through . Well i guess we live and learn lol . Great video as always .
Found this item Martin about another tower Tentering Tower, Stubbins, Lancs 06/08 apparently Lancs council have appointed an architect to restore the tower. I’m learning all the time thanks to your videos.
Amazed that Grant's tower collapsed in just 200 years. Looked pretty solid with those locked corners. Am believing the theory about it being blown up as a landmark - stupid decision, but hey I wasn't around in the 1940s. BTW: Pay for the Ordanance Survey online maps if you didn't already - life saver.
I think it was my grandad that told me, the luftwaffe used to use that and peel Tower to line up for Manchester in the dodecker raids, and there's a-a pillar boxes all over the valleys so makes sense to destroy navigational aids back then.
I know them both well from when I lived and worked round there - I knew you were well off course watching you walk towards the old Helmshore railway line where the waterfall is... that's a nice walk all by itself by the way to the textile mill at Helmshore when it is open.
Another interesting video, Martin. I noticed the Peel Monument in the distance of the Grants Tower film, which I know you will look at in a future episode.
It's been awhile since I tuned into one of your exceptional videos Martin. I do say that the new mustache looks good on you and James both. I've made a few 'round trips' to reach things in my lifetime as well so it happens. One thing that always helped me was to know that I've never gottrn lost because I ALWAYS know where I'm at . . . I just don't know where everything else is 😂. Cheers!
Your facts regarding Dickens & James Duncan Wright are correct. James was my Grt Grt Grandfather who came down to Lancashire from Dundee . James was related to the Grants., The name Steeple Jack was given to James by Lord Elco after climbing Haddington Town House Steeple. My Grt Grandfather and Granfather were also Steeple Jacks. We live in Darwen and Very Proud of James and both Great Grandfather & Grandfather both named Robert Wright. One day I would like to visit the Tower were James lived.
Hi Martin, The Tentering Tower was built in 1866 and as you said it was used used to dry cloth from the mill, tentering involved the stretching and drying of cloth fixed to wooden frames by a series of sharply pointed hooks. Another very cool video. I think black pudding is made with pigs blood, onions and pork fat I think so it would be nice to have it with apple sauce. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
My brother-in-law bought an antique stereoscope and with it was a picture of the imprint of a man in the ground. He was a Zeppelin pilot who bailed out when it caught fire. Near Liverpool (I think).
Hi Martin Many thanks for another fascinating Vlog being from the area its interesting to find the history of the area and with your back ground research make the film very interesting 😀
You mentioned Derby in the zeppelin raids. They were after the railway works and Rolls Royce. I've been told my grandad used to stand on the back door step swearing and shaking his walking stick at them. Strange but true.
Enjoyed this Martin, not been up to that neck of the woods for a few years. My sister used to live in Rawtenstall and we used to go all over the place. The Helmshore Textile Museum is not far away and full of interesting facts etc, probably has something there about the tenter tower. I'm sorry but I was laughing at the way you climbed the fence .When faced with this kind of obstacle I tend to always try and get underneath as I'm only just over 5' ,my legs would definitely not have clearance 🤣
Loved this.... Martin you are such a city fella... Makes it more fun... So "lost" means you are discovering more places. Mud is how the country was built... Bulls... only generally a problem if you got a dog with you and they can be worth thousands. AND barbed wire...hang ya rucksack on it and step over the rucksack... all will be "safely gathered in" instead of needing a tetanus jab...Made me giggle and brilliant story telling with super footage. More please!!!
Does'nt Ramsbottom have a military base that is famous for a UFO incident? Love ya, Martin, you always show your mishaps as well as when things go right - you are helping others when doing this. Thanks for not being what we used to call an "Ego Freak". You are honest and refreshing.
I've used kites to raise antenna wires. I would fly the kite and then attach a second line to the kite string and then have an assistant move away with it to form a 90 degree angle. We then walked to opposite sides of the object we needed to get over and the pulled down the kite. Heavier ropes can the be hauled up and over using the string.
Excellent vid Martin. My stomping ground! I knew of Grants Tower, and it was good to see the old photos of it (I can see what remains of it out of my kitchen window and across the valley), but I'd never heard of the Tenters Tower - interesting! I may nip over there and grab some photos. I look forward to your other vids on Towers in this area. BTW.. who puts mint sauce on a black pud?? English mustard, man... It's the law! 👍🏻
A nice change to the usual diet of interesting underground and unseen things. We have this example of something that is seen but until you highlighted it who bothered to find out anything about it. Sign of the timed, head buried in a phone. Great stuff mate.
If you get your bits caught on the barbed wire, there's no need to take offence or take a fence. I've heard of the kite flying when there was a sudden demand for lightning conductors after a lot of storm damage to the early mill chimneys. I think that they flew the kite well past the chimney then allowed the line to land on top of the brickwork. The kite then fell to the ground and a heavier rope was attached to the string and pulled over the chimney. The man was then pulled up the chimney by this rope, fastening the cable as he went. - no need for ladders or such luxuries.
Yes I did enjoy the two towers secretly enjoyed you getting lost that’s another story it would be nice if you could make some more videos of other towers
Hi Martin, not sure of their rarity but I too have a Samuelsons Commer Bus 2500 series. My dad worked at Samuelsons in Crickelwood back in the 70's, unfortunately I have lost my camerman though!
As always, very much enjoyed the history and sights that you bring. Sorry you two rambled way out of the way, but still entertaining! And I'm digging the stache and goatee! HA! Looking more like me now! Cheers!!
Hi Martin. Top video again, as ever. Thought you were an 80's synth pop guy though, surely you've not started styling yourself after my hero Rob Halford now, you guys could start a tribute act! Judas Priest forever! Turbo Lover rocks, 1986 forever. Love from an old rocker and fan from the south.
Thanks Martin there's lots of stuff about that area that I know about as lots of relatives and friends are from there, as a jeweller I used to make charms of Peel and Grants towers in the seventies. If I was to climb over a barbed wire fence that I couldn't vault over I'd put my jacket or jumper over it first so it appears that you have no respect for your most important bits, lol. Brilliant as always mate, have you heard of the very ancient Radcliffe Tower as it's worth a look, it's down Dumers Lane. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Enjoyed that ...if ya need any info for owt around Lancashire give us a shout be glad to help or advise ya Martin...Regards Frank & Lee ..Lancashire Walks......
Nice camo Martin! Grant's Tower looked like it was quite ornate. What a shame that it is such poor condition now. It sucks that you got lost, but you saw some nice country. The fence crossing looked dangerous. Tentering Tower looked more like it was a gaol to me. Take care Martin.
Martin, regarding the airship bombing. If you go to Holcombe Village and stand in the car park of the Shoulder of Mutton pub, look across the road at the building opposite and you can still see the shrapnel marks in the walls from one of the bombs dropped from the airship.
My home town bury ,live at hoof farm next to grants tower and played in the ruins as kids will always love nangreaves beautiful place ,and a great view of peel tower on holmecome hill and your black puddings from bury market ,up the red rose ! You can keep the white ones !!!
Cool. We got in Rivington and a few others in the 70s when they were open, before the stupid metal gates, blocked in tunnels and such.
Used to have a good walk from Grants Tower to Peel Tower and then Jubilee Tower in Darwin in summer when I was younger.
I’ve lived in Bury for most of my life and never knew about either of these! Looking forward to the next tower instalment ...
My great grandad was killed in a Zeppelin raid on January 31st 1916. He was waiting for the bus after finishing work at Stanton Ironworks near Ilkeston in Derbyshire. He and another bloke were killed outright. The Zeppelin was L20 in the charge of Kapitainleutnant Franz Stabbert. He was part of an 8 ship flight that set out to raid Manchester,Sheffield and Liverpool, but Stabbert got lost and dropped his bombs blind. There is a plaque comemorating the raid which cost 2 civilian lives and 1 cow.
Must have been terrifying seeing those massive Zeppelins overhead
Industrial landscape of Britain still beats everything else. And then to have Martin - knowing absolutely nothing - to guide you around. Could you ever wish for more?
Keep on rocking. I just love it :-)
Love from Denmark
Is this a compliment ?
@@MartinZero It certainly is. I am a very dedicated fan of your canal 👍👌
@@MartinZero I think he might have meant that he knows absolutely nothing 😊
Another excellent video Martin. Don't know about anybody else but the intro reminded me of Max and Paddy from Phoenix nights.
Where's Martin gone? Who's the guy that looks like Alf Garnet???????
I thought it was Mr Mackay the guard from Porridge.
I wondered that a few weeks ago, he has suddenly turned in to a pensioner from a 40yr old overnight.
Looks really old now, didn't recognise him at first.
Ignore them Martin, taches are the new full set!
The Tower Trail ! :) Super interesting bits, all included. Always a great Martin Zero production. Glad to see James is doing well. Pack a bit of canvas or wool to lay out for tea and it can second for laying over the barbed wire crossing in a pinch. We used our coats for wire crossing back in the day, before nylon.
Love that. Getting lost is always part of a greater adventure. I wonder if Tower 1 will be an Air bnb...
If you get a flat cap, they are essential for getting over a barbed wire fence more easily!
Very beautiful place and very beautiful building and very beautiful architecture house as well very beautiful views,in valley near river taff
Another Great video.
For years I've been driving down the hill into Stubbins wondering what that imposing stone building to my right was 😳.
Thanks both 👍👍
Brilliant. Yes another video that does wonders for the soul, exploring history in the beautiful countryside. Cheers!
Great the way you work the little TV van into the video opening. Using the "birds eye view" map helps with the story, thanks. Nice how nature can make such a beautiful waterfall, by getting lost you ended up with a lot of great video to share with us. Martin you and James were so graceful going over the barbed wire fence, priceless. As always love the "Brew" music, very 60's. Martin, you and James made another GEM to add to your channel. Thanks for all your hours of work. Stay safe, Stay strong....
I remember the Zeppelin incident, not personally..but I asked my teacher about Zeppelin raids..in Manchester..he mentioned Bury was bombed..I wrote a kids story...due to be published , which features Zeppelin's....Good vid Martin...
Another great video, thanks Martin and James.
So glad that you stayed above ground today; it gives me the willies when you’re underground.
Not sure why Mario Brothers sprang to mind lol Thanks for the explore guys.
Loving the British army 'Falklands' moustache Martin👍
Great to see you out and about in Lancashire. Just down the road from me too in this one. Yes there's many more towers to see up here. Cheers Martin.
I will have to check em out 👍
Loved this video. We have tenters fields here in Helmshore only a few mins drive from Stubbins. The mill (Cams Mill) no longer exists but the two tenters fields still remain as they did back in the mid 1800s.
I've had the urge for a moustache for some time now, I showed the wife your fine example she took a look and asked do I want a bin bag packing.
Hi MZ &James, yuppers your correct about 'tentering' finished lengths of woven cloth to stabilise them on hooked racks, hence the term on 'tenter hooks' Originally before steam heated drums to dry the scoured cloth it was hung on the drying/tentering frame out in the sun, not so good if it rained 😎 the young pup James, is getting bolder next he will be calling the shots 🤔 Cheers Mateys DougT in Mancs
trying to work out where in lancashire it stayed dry long enough . I think it was more the mist dampness that allowed the fibres to relax into position.
@@highpath4776 LOL, but I would be here for ages explaining the tentering process (spent too many years in textile processing industry) cheers DougT
@@douglasthompson296 See also Lancashire Textile Project (transcribed oral history of the trade c1890-1980 search internet for it, does omit some detail , but Helmshore fills that in)
You didn’t mention The Grants Arms pub in the middle of town! Same brothers.
I lived in Rammy from age 10 to 29 and I NEVER visited Grants Tower!!! But I didn’t even know about the other tower! So you’ve educated me.
Regarding the Zepp raid, next time you are near Rammy pop up to Holcombe Village. Stand near the front door of the Shoulder and look across the road. Facing you is a building which still shows shrapnel damage in the windowsill and door jamb from one of the Zepp’s bombs. A little further down the road in the direction of Hassy you’ll see the former junior school. In the gable end on the Hassy side you’ll see some of the stone work is a different colour - one of the bombs blew out the gable end so you are seeing a shadow of the damage from 100+ years ago. A local photographer called Roger Shilton did a book of old photos of that time including the bomb damage pix. One of the bombs fell to the east of the road and down the hill some way, narrowly missing the house I used to own on Tanners Terrace.
What about Peel Tower? It’s a lovely hike and the views are boss. And so is Darwen Tower near where I lived just before I emigrated over here to Portugal two years back. I used to walk up with my wife and my cat (yup, you read that right!) from time to time.
I simply LOVED this video - I was getting bored with ‘samey’ tunnel vids so this was a breath of fresh air.
I say it again - if you ever fancy a look inside some Verdun WW1 forts or maybe a Maginot fort get in touch… but don’t leave it too long, I’m getting well owd now!
Very entertaining, so much history on our door step.
Cheers Gordon
Another good vlog thank you Martin............................
Great video for a Sunday night, the woods you ended up in is in walking distance from me i have walked down the stream a few times heard about the Tentering tower but never been to it. Next time I'm walking that way I will go and have a look. Good to see you having a brew midway wouldn't be a good explore without a brew even without biscuits. Great work guys.
Great vid again gentlemen. All the best from lancashire.
Thank you Top Shot
Thanks for the video,
Me and my wife live on East View which is at the entrance to Buckden woods which leads to Tentering Tower, its great living around here,
there was a marathon last year which used 6 towers around Bury as markers, Tentering tower being one of them.
Thank you. Beautiful around there 👍🏻
Smashing video Martin. It is good to see a couple of guys that can get as lost as I can.
I learned about 'tenterhooks' a word that my nana used to use frequently.
PS. (Martin lad, you look more like Mr. Pastry every day.
I have a moustache like that but I keep it in the cupboard under the sink.
You are a very brave man. The squirrels must be merciless in their mirthful derision.)
Thank you Agent 🥸
Saw your recent post on Instagram and said very intriguing. The video very interesting. As a Derby lad, when you mentioned the Zeppelin there was a recent post on the Derby past and present FB page showing a plaque at the Railway works showing it was bombed by a Zeppelin on the 1st Feb 1916.
You look like the cop from Reno 911, Officer Dangle. The one who always wears shorts that are way too short. Love the channel. Thanks for the great content.
Your mustache it is very beautiful 👌🙊 fabulous upload packed with information, enjoyed it as always, you always find the beauty In the area 😍
Thanks Natalie, glad you like to tache
Just subbed, after Bushwacking mentioned your channel. Couldn't believe your so close. Only 7 miles off Preston
Thanks very much. Can you send me a link to Bushwackings channel cheers 👍
Thanks very much. Can you send me a link to Bushwackings channel cheers 👍
@@MartinZero Bushwacking History in Buffalo. The pic is a man on a horse on his page. 👋
@@MartinZero sorry, its nit a horse, it's a bear. Stupid spell check thing swapped the word automatically ahhhh. Give me wood, stone, or any building, not computers lol.
@@MartinZero If you like his work, try Jon levie End of history. Look at his latest for 1 needing answers. Buffalo has responded, I let him know 🤞👍
That 2nd "well" looked like a modern fire pit, with seats. I'd love to see this place restored, I hope the owner posts it on TH-cam! The explosion theory sounds more plausible to me. That structure looks pretty sturdy. Let us know if you find out for sure. Must be records with the local town or military branch.
Brilliant, tower series incoming. Great video.
Thanks Guys for a Beautiful peace off historie, loved to watch. Love Roos🙋🏻♀️🌹🤗🥰👍🏻💪🏻😁
Thank you Roos
Brilliant as always. Superb footage. Learning something new each time I watch your vlog. Thank you for educating me. Loved the cow over the wall.
Thanks Shirley, James fed it grass can you believe, like it couldnt get any 😀
Beautiful, beautiful places! Wish I could visit them myself!
Thank you Murl, I hope you get to visit
Thanks for sharing your adventure Martin. Made me smile 🙏
Thanks Nigel
Great seeing you out and about Martin ! If ever your lost, you know it's time for a brew ! 😉
LOL i think we have all gone the wrong way to some where only then to find out there was a much easier or shorter route . My one that sticks in my mind is climbing Red mountain ( not really a mountain ) a steep pyramid shaped remains of an old volcano on Ascension Island . Well i walked to it along the road and on the left there it was , so off i went right up , steep and a nightmare took me hours and some times i slid down a bit . Any way very hot and tired but pleased with myself that i got to the top and then looked down only to see a well trodden path that was far easier than what i had just put myself through . Well i guess we live and learn lol . Great video as always .
Found this item Martin about another tower Tentering Tower, Stubbins, Lancs 06/08 apparently Lancs council have appointed an architect to restore the tower. I’m learning all the time thanks to your videos.
I'm going to be the one to say it, just can't get used to the taches - remind me of Paul and Barry 🤣
Them taches is why they got lost 🤣🤣🤣
Oh dear oh dear
To me to you.
🤣😂🤣
I wish they would shave the buggers off. Do not suit at all
Great watching of England history and countryside, love the banter!
Amazed that Grant's tower collapsed in just 200 years. Looked pretty solid with those locked corners. Am believing the theory about it being blown up as a landmark - stupid decision, but hey I wasn't around in the 1940s.
BTW: Pay for the Ordanance Survey online maps if you didn't already - life saver.
yea looks like it was deliberately destroyed.
I think it was my grandad that told me, the luftwaffe used to use that and peel Tower to line up for Manchester in the dodecker raids, and there's a-a pillar boxes all over the valleys so makes sense to destroy navigational aids back then.
10:12 James needs to do more impressions in the future, that was hilarious 😆
I will have a word
Tentring wow learn summat every time with you Martin.
Nice video mate.
As you mentioned the Home Guard at Grants Tower, all that went through my mind was "The took it dooon brick by brick by brick."
And from then on it was doomed doomed a tell ya
I know them both well from when I lived and worked round there - I knew you were well off course watching you walk towards the old Helmshore railway line where the waterfall is... that's a nice walk all by itself by the way to the textile mill at Helmshore when it is open.
That was a good adventure by the looks of it. Getting lost is a must!
I reckon you should do The Tower Trail.
Lovely places! Lots of history! That drying house was killing me where I saw it before, then you showed it was Connor's video from previous!
Another interesting video, Martin. I noticed the Peel Monument in the distance of the Grants Tower film, which I know you will look at in a future episode.
It's been awhile since I tuned into one of your exceptional videos Martin. I do say that the new mustache looks good on you and James both. I've made a few 'round trips' to reach things in my lifetime as well so it happens. One thing that always helped me was to know that I've never gottrn lost because I ALWAYS know where I'm at . . . I just don't know where everything else is 😂. Cheers!
Your facts regarding Dickens & James Duncan Wright are correct. James was my Grt Grt Grandfather who came down to Lancashire from Dundee . James was related to the Grants., The name Steeple Jack was given to James by Lord Elco after climbing Haddington Town House Steeple. My Grt Grandfather and Granfather were also Steeple Jacks. We live in Darwen and Very Proud of James and both Great Grandfather & Grandfather both named Robert Wright. One day I would like to visit the Tower were James lived.
Hi Martin, The Tentering Tower was built in 1866 and as you said it was used used to dry cloth from the mill, tentering involved the stretching and drying of cloth fixed to wooden frames by a series of sharply pointed hooks. Another very cool video. I think black pudding is made with pigs blood, onions and pork fat I think so it would be nice to have it with apple sauce.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
My brother-in-law bought an antique stereoscope and with it was a picture of the imprint of a man in the ground. He was a Zeppelin pilot who bailed out when it caught fire. Near Liverpool (I think).
Hi Martin
Many thanks for another fascinating Vlog being from the area its interesting to find the history of the area and with your back ground research make the film very interesting 😀
Thanks very much Roger
Glad you're above-ground now. Those tunnels have been anxiety-inducing .
Same here
You mentioned Derby in the zeppelin raids. They were after the railway works and Rolls Royce. I've been told my grandad used to stand on the back door step swearing and shaking his walking stick at them. Strange but true.
I do that now Roy
Enjoyed this Martin, not been up to that neck of the woods for a few years. My sister used to live in Rawtenstall and we used to go all over the place. The Helmshore Textile Museum is not far away and full of interesting facts etc, probably has something there about the tenter tower. I'm sorry but I was laughing at the way you climbed the fence .When faced with this kind of obstacle I tend to always try and get underneath as I'm only just over 5' ,my legs would definitely not have clearance 🤣
Informative and entertaining, Martin. Cheers.
Another excellent video Martin. Top marks!
Thanks Martin
perfect sunday evening viewing...anther cracking video Martin!
Thanks Madge
Glad to see the girls are ok when climbing over the barbs.good interesting vid again.
What a beautiful outing and I loved the story about the Zepplin...who knew?
Thanks Martin, James. Another excellent video. 👍👍
Another perfect Sunday evening. Cheers boys.☕
Loved this.... Martin you are such a city fella... Makes it more fun... So "lost" means you are discovering more places. Mud is how the country was built... Bulls... only generally a problem if you got a dog with you and they can be worth thousands. AND barbed wire...hang ya rucksack on it and step over the rucksack... all will be "safely gathered in" instead of needing a tetanus jab...Made me giggle and brilliant story telling with super footage. More please!!!
Thanks Lulu 👍😃
Yes more tower videos . That pit that thought was a well could of been a fire pit for roasting and cooking food
Does'nt Ramsbottom have a military base that is famous for a UFO incident? Love ya, Martin, you always show your mishaps as well as when things go right - you are helping others when doing this. Thanks for not being what we used to call an "Ego Freak". You are honest and refreshing.
Thanks very much Boss 👍
Best blogger on the tube. Get up on the medlock on clayton vale, so much history up there, including a smallpox hospital.
Wasn’t the UFO incident in Rend,esham Forest in Suffolk? Or was that a different incident?
I've used kites to raise antenna wires. I would fly the kite and then attach a second line to the kite string and then have an assistant move away with it to form a 90 degree angle. We then walked to opposite sides of the object we needed to get over and the pulled down the kite. Heavier ropes can the be hauled up and over using the string.
Sounds very Victorian Chris, but fascinating nonetheless 😀
Excellent vid Martin. My stomping ground! I knew of Grants Tower, and it was good to see the old photos of it (I can see what remains of it out of my kitchen window and across the valley), but I'd never heard of the Tenters Tower - interesting! I may nip over there and grab some photos. I look forward to your other vids on Towers in this area.
BTW.. who puts mint sauce on a black pud?? English mustard, man... It's the law! 👍🏻
Excellent video as always Martin
Great stuff! And the Irwell is ever watchful 👀
Another great video Martin. Keep up the good work.
That tache might help your future 70s pork career but that fence won't lol
A nice change to the usual diet of interesting underground and unseen things. We have this example of something that is seen but until you highlighted it who bothered to find out anything about it. Sign of the timed, head buried in a phone. Great stuff mate.
Thanks very much
If you get your bits caught on the barbed wire, there's no need to take offence or take a fence. I've heard of the kite flying when there was a sudden demand for lightning conductors after a lot of storm damage to the early mill chimneys. I think that they flew the kite well past the chimney then allowed the line to land on top of the brickwork. The kite then fell to the ground and a heavier rope was attached to the string and pulled over the chimney. The man was then pulled up the chimney by this rope, fastening the cable as he went. - no need for ladders or such luxuries.
Loved this exploration. Tash-Mungous!
I enjoyed your long winded explanation. Great video. Loved the scenery. Meriden, Kansas
A very good look at two local towers, backed up with maps and old photographs to enhance the experience.
Yes I did enjoy the two towers secretly enjoyed you getting lost that’s another story it would be nice if you could make some more videos of other towers
Another interesting video, thank you.
Hi Martin, not sure of their rarity but I too have a Samuelsons Commer Bus 2500 series. My dad worked at Samuelsons in Crickelwood back in the 70's, unfortunately I have lost my camerman though!
This one was a hoot, almost snagging the, “moose and squirrel,” on the barbs!
Tower Trail ❗
Good idea 👍
Thanks 😃
Interesting, well researched, highly watchable.
Thank you Martin for Nice Void see you Next week.
Thanks Steffen
I really enjoy your channel. Keep it up fellas 😁
Radcliffe Tower Martin, A very interesting and historic place to investigate!
Cheers Michael
Great video guys, more please.
Thanks Jonathan
Another great adventure! And I like the mustache. Woof!
As always, very much enjoyed the history and sights that you bring. Sorry you two rambled way out of the way, but still entertaining! And I'm digging the stache and goatee! HA! Looking more like me now! Cheers!!
Thanks Martin for another great day out
Hi Martin. Top video again, as ever. Thought you were an 80's synth pop guy though, surely you've not started styling yourself after my hero Rob Halford now, you guys could start a tribute act! Judas Priest forever! Turbo Lover rocks, 1986 forever. Love from an old rocker and fan from the south.
Thanks Martin there's lots of stuff about that area that I know about as lots of relatives and friends are from there, as a jeweller I used to make charms of Peel and Grants towers in the seventies. If I was to climb over a barbed wire fence that I couldn't vault over I'd put my jacket or jumper over it first so it appears that you have no respect for your most important bits, lol. Brilliant as always mate, have you heard of the very ancient Radcliffe Tower as it's worth a look, it's down Dumers Lane. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thanks Steve worth a look
Enjoyed that ...if ya need any info for owt around Lancashire give us a shout be glad to help or advise ya Martin...Regards Frank & Lee ..Lancashire Walks......
Great video, great tash, well done!
Nice camo Martin! Grant's Tower looked like it was quite ornate. What a shame that it is such poor condition now. It sucks that you got lost, but you saw some nice country. The fence crossing looked dangerous. Tentering Tower looked more like it was a gaol to me. Take care Martin.
Cheers Stewart. Annoying thing is the tower was right above where we parked, then we went on a wild goose chase
Two towers?🤔????🤯
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Good video Mr. Zero Sir 👍🤜🤛
Martin, regarding the airship bombing. If you go to Holcombe Village and stand in the car park of the Shoulder of Mutton pub, look across the road at the building opposite and you can still see the shrapnel marks in the walls from one of the bombs dropped from the airship.
Thanks Nigel, might just do that
great video martin , love the towers .
Get yourself up there 👍
@@MartinZero I think we will pop up fot a look