The Iron Foundry and the Tram road tunnels
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video we visit an old Iron foundry. The Park Bridge Iron Foundry to the east of Manchester. A classic piece of English industrial heritage. We also find an old tramway tunnel nearby. Park Bridge Iron works was founded in 1786 by Samuel Lees. Later after he died Hannah Lees took over. The foundry was very successful and famously provided the rivets for the Eiffel Tower and the Titanic. Nearby by we find an industrial tram road tunnel dated to around 1800 . This tunnel made of stone and brick initially hosted horse drawn wagons that carried coal and iron to the nearby canal terminal. Later in the mid 1800's at the height of the Industrial revolution a steam locomotive was employed. This Industrial locomotive was called the Ashtonian. Adapted to fit the tunnel it was very slow. Finally as we are in the River Medlock valley we enter a river culvert on this urbex adventure and walking through the culvert we discover a secret side tunnel.
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How in the hell do you not have more subscribers and views?! This is 5 star content and the best mesh of education and entertainment! Great video Martin! Thanks for making it.
People in general doesn't understand.We are served amazing sights in martins videos,I enjoy every bit.
It’s nice to hear a northern accent. I’m from Lancaster but living in Guernsey. Often we go out exploring the Germany tunnels and bunkers
Thanks Craig. I think I have heard of them
I think trip to Guernsey is in order for Martin! How doo from Preston by the way.
Nice unexpected Medlock reprise too! Excellent, Martin! The Chorley cakes reminded me of something. When we had leftover pastry after a pie or two was made, Mum used to roll out the pastry, chuck some sugar on, a bit of butter and a handful of currants, fold over the edges and re-roll it flat so you had the currants embedded in the pastry rather than wrapped in it. It was fantastic cold, spread with butter! I learned yonks later that it's called Lancashire Sad Cake, so, clearly, the cake for the likes of us!
Yeah surprisingly nice Arne
They called it piggy in Bury area
@@tonyclough9844 That's a new one on me and I'm from Radcliffe! Our lingo does vary markedly over just a couple of miles, though!
Hi Martin. The factory I used to deliver too was the next road down from the iron foundry Road going towards Ashton-under-Lyne.
We took raw materials from Johnson & Johnson at Gargrave and picked up steel drums of povidone, to make iodine dressings at the J&J factory.
The name escapes me, but I remember it was by the Medlock, what an interesting river.
I remember the old factory that you're describing. I'm sure it belonged to I.C.I. as the sign on the outside said Imperial Chemical Industries. I remember the air raid siren on the top of the telegraph pole, next to the gates.
@Darren Haines not ici,, a private company as I recall.
Good work fella,s, loves these videos. I could feel your back pain crouching down towards them supports. Felt a hint of claustrophobia there with that low ceiling as well. All the best from lancashire
Helloo my name is steff and i'm watching your video............. hi martin buddy! crackin vid as always x
Post10 would love it here.
Yeah a couple of nice culverts
great stuff Martin, I just sat down wondering about another vid from you, cheers
Thanks very much
@@MartinZero cheers mate, watched the full video now, and was very interesting 👍 always
excellent video.thank you
Thanks Simon
Superb guys absolutely fantastic, and a Chorley cake at brewtime 🤣
Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout along came Martin and knocked the spider out. 🤣🤣👍
Unfortunately on this occasion I had to 😃
11:43 Poor James, demoted to “Emergency Rations” 😄
pmsl
One cup between us
Sundays would not be complete without your videos Martin. Thanks.
Thanks very much Eric
Without a doubt
Took me a moment to realize what you said “ if we get trapped I need someone to eat, so you’ll have to come, James“😂😂
James could feed two adults for three weeks
Aww leave him alone he’s lovely
That was fantastic Martin, James and John. I loved every minute. Thank you guys.
Thank you Martin
Nice to hear the Medlock soundtrack getting an airing🎶🎵
Cant beat it
@@MartinZero Beautiful. I'd almost forgotten how much I'd grown to love that melody.
@Dale Maugham I thought the same thing! I love that track :)
So good!
I'm glad you pushed past the spiders, it really opened back up!
Yeah, I still want to know what it was for
The brickwork looks like WW2 era, at least the wall does, actually looks like a blast diversion wall.
Could've been used during WW2 as an air raid shelter for the iron works as it would've been a priority target during the war.
That chamber with the supports need more exploration! Loved it, Keep it up team.
I think you may be right
Someone has been forced previously to hand dig that little channel for the water so it wouldn't undercut those walls. God that must have been fun!
Our old frined the Medlock. Where would we be without it? And one of my favourite bits of your music to go with. Great vid as always, guys!
Cheers Simon, cant beat a bit of Medlockery
Great video, it showed me after living in Park Bridge and exploring my village for 15years that there were many places unknown to me. I was born in 1943 and lived at 8 Dingle Terrace, it was the next street up from the little row of houses shown in the video.
The main road throughout the village was made up from the metal dross from the furnaces
which made the road difficult to walk on and with no drainage for the rainwater there were channels created in the road by the running water.
On the way up to Dingle Terrace on the left was the Bright shop where the lathes were and turning where done and on the right was the stables for the horses and the famous one was a large Shire Horse called Captain, all the kids used to come out to watch him being led down to his work and return later in the evening.
I loved this place and go back now and then to ponder over my memories which I will never stop doing. The Heritage centre is positioned inside the stables building which has been kept as original as I can recall, even Old Captains Stable is still standing.
Thanks for this adventure that was new to me as I had walked the tunnel at the back of Dingle Terrace that led into the Medlock and the steel overflow pipe at the side of it. The steel overflow pipe was well known as “Sally’s Hole” when we we’re kids, don’t know the history or how it came about.
I could go on but could get boring. Thanks for highlighting the villages steel industry and the secrets it held, you would enjoy visiting the Coach House and grounds as it was believed to be haunted. Maybe not, there would be spiders to avoid.
Nice touch with the Medlock music mate, gave me goosebumps.
Cheers Phil. Nice to have it back
So much history down at Park Bridge and little nuggets to find. Been coming here since I was a kid and it's where I go running each week, can't believe I missed you! Great to hear the Medlock music again too - I think this calls for a bonus 'upstream' series Mr Z...
Might have to re visit, there is more
@@MartinZero Aye, there is. A buttress from the viaduct (which you never even mentioned!) is still there, plus a few more things around the entrance to the Medlock tunnel that you emerged from, including an old pump house further back. When you've finished Park Bridge, you could do a great little mini series on the Hollinwood Branch Canal that went from Droylsden, through Littlemoss and Daisy Nook, and through Failsworth. There's a great Canal Society website full of history and old pics 👍
I'm still jealous of all there is to explore in the UK here in the USA most interesting stuff is destroyed or private and not accessable without risking serious jail time.
The victorians did us proud.
Thanks guys, another Sunday evening treat👍🏻 All that fantastic stone/brickwork hidden away, the Medlock never fails to impress. ❤🕷🕸
Hear that music, you know the medlock is going to be there somewhere.
Fantastic video as always.
Thanks Stuart
Love your videos. Very informative. Especially about spiders🕸🕷🕸🕷😂
Welcome to the subterranean world of Martin and his friends - keep the coming - ATB
Cheers Frank
38.08🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I wished you did this as you mentioned the spider web n then you cracked on past it🤣🤣big respect Martin 👍🏻👍🏻
"What are Sleepers?"
Eeee, kids...
This is what happens when kids dont meet trainspotters at an early age
Thank you boys for taking me where I have no ambition to ever go..(fear) I sweat for you, and have a deadly fear of spiders !! hahahha..xx
Next time you visit this place check out sallys hole. You were standing less than a hundred metres from the entrance 👍 xx Mx
According to one of the missing information boards all the steel for Blackpool Tower was cast here too.
Martin look up the old donkey steam engine that was working on the nearby mine, Henry Ford bought it when he came to Trafford park and it now lives in his museum in America
Yeah I believe so. I will try and cover that
Always a great shame that so much was just mindlessly demolished back in the day. Still, always good to have some added underground culvert bit in it, didn't expect that one! It's always kinda scary to imagine what it might look like when the river is in flood, roarding down that steep initial part of the culvert! No wonder they added those steel plates! Again, very fascinating view of completely hidden gems, thank you so much for recording and sharing these with us! I do keep wondering what the original purpose of that completely corroded pipe may have been, and whether it failed while still in service, or long after...
Yeah in flood that tunnel would be hellish
6.35 those bricks are held up by magic it looks like👍🏻👍🏻
Yet another Gem indeed Martin, too bad you got wet feet, but atleast you didnt get cold feet and bravely returned to investigate the undercroft. Thanks again for another fine little adventure. Cheers!
Another brilliant video Martin thank you for sharing your explorations with us 😊
Interesting stuff as always Martin, there are always more questions than answers, this is thankfully a never ending journey, lead on mate!
Indeed always more questions
I’m lucky to live near to park bridge
Great place Steve
There is so much history in this country. Thank you for sharing it.
Yeah a lot of it out of sight or in danger of losing it
*makes disapproving spider noises*
At least you explored the side tunnel! I love the way the water seems to glow
I got backache just watching that last bit. Excellent video Martin. Well done guys.
A beautiful historical overview of industrial developments and their influence on the environment.
Many stones were used for the construction of the tunnel.
The Ashtonian steam train is certainly a smart version.
And I was all set to ask you to do a Park Bridge video too. What a star.
Yeah I think there is. ore to be discovered there
And Daisy Nook
Hi Martin . Question , are you under any obligation to report signs of damage or imminent collapse , of any of the Sites you visit , to the Authorities or Councils or Heritage personnel ? Some areas look like they've been repaired over the years . I'm just wondering how they find out what and where needs repairing . Cheers ./SRK
If i saw something obvious I would report it but am under no obligation Scott
Why are there always blue tarpaulins in tunnels! lol Wow, 3 layer brick, certainly wanted that to be strong. Wow, that pipe was corroded, I know pipes from the 1820s, infact I was following one tonight, deep in mines that are far healthier than that. I suspect cheap materials in that pipe. Come on, your British, don't complain about the wellies, just get wet feet and get over it!! lol. Oh you did, I'm proud of you :) The bodge job steel deflectors are interesting, must have been issues that later had to be resolved. Wow, that side tunnel is impressive! Good adventure guys, thanks for the video.
Very interesting, great job Martin.👍👍😎
What a fascinating place, well worth a visit.
James, in his shorts, reminds me of the adventures of the Famous Five, though you are 2 short! 😆
For a fella with fear of heights, you can go down small, very very long tunnels
Brilliant video. Glad they are preserving what’s left shame they didn’t have that mindset before but it wasn’t history then I suppose.
Neat stuff mate...very interesting.Any plans to re visit the Williamson tunnels again in Liverpool..?
Yes Tim, soon as they re open
What's a sleeper ? Does James not watch or listen to your video's? Kids ehh!!🙃
I dont think railways are his thing 😀
From nz( southport before). I used to eat eccles cakes in uk but never chorley cakes. My mum used to have a stall at chorley market . Cafe next door used to make toast using gas grill....tastes so much better than a toaster... can still remember it 60 years later
I must admit I think your right
The tunnel with the Medlock in use to be full of bats back in the early 80s. I never did get very far into it.
A fantastic video, I didn't know about the tram tunnel.
Thanks, Martin, I enjoyed that. Towards the end, you said you didn't know where you were and you were right! The location of the main and side tunnels was off to the left of the map you showed and not where the blue arrow was. The river had been straightened out here (which is why there is a bit of a drop into the tunnel entrance) and the side tunnel led to part of the original course which made a bit of a loop.
That was really interesting, shame the place was 'vandalised' in the '70's, looking forward to the next one with you and Adventure me.
Glad I wasn't there. I'm a bit older than you lot, so my back can't stand to be bended down in croutch position for longer periods, so I can panic for the urge to stand right up, when I am in confined spaces. So good we have you to do the hard work for us 😉
Think you need to do the Manchester Ship Canal next. Would make a great series.
Haven't heard the River Medlock Music for a while :D
Being born in Oakland California , I noticed John is wearing an Oakland Raiders cap. Is he a fan or just old kit he picked up?
Hi Christian, had it 20 odd years, bought it from a store in Buffalo N.Y , so partially right old it is...
At first, I was wondering what you were doing at 5:06. Auditioning for the Ministry of Silly Walks? 🤣
Brilliant documentary. Good to see you back.
Post 10 would love this culvert - probably clean it out for fun...
Been suffering withdrawl symptoms, another supper video.
Also if anyone does like the music, you should see if you can get one of the CDs from Martin and Dean, digital downloads also available I believe. 👍
Thanks very much. All the CDs have now sold
Supreme Martin with lots of different areas covered in both the light and dark-still impressed with hidden stone and brickwork-stay safe...
Another great video, Martin. Thank you for continuing to put so much effort into making your videos and for venturing to the spiders favourite hideouts 😅
Cheers William, I should be prosecuted for destroying webs
@@MartinZero 😂
To be fair Martin, they were rather big spiders... But despite the tarantula nest, yet another excellent reveal. Well done team Zero for going back.
A captivating and spellbinding, historic document ...fancy that, the rivets for the Titanic and Eiffel Tower made at such a humble place - should be honoured through time just for that' ...and our intrepid explorers choice of sustenance 'Chorley Cakes and Tea' aaah what else'
Another great explore. I need to get myself some waders!
Martin in the Medlock... Something is right again in the world. Great vlog!
Another good one Martin I dont know how you do it sometimes going in to those tunnels. I think James is growing in confidence now. Keep up the good work and stay safe
Brilliant video of Park Bridge, lots history sadly lost when the mills were demolished, along with the viaduct that used to span the River Medlock. There's an outflow that's very close to the footbridge over the Medlock where the video begins that may be of interest. Great work guys!
Thanks for your latest video Martin, good work has usual.
No that place well used to be brigde over the top footpath at the top there is an Eagle in top of centre
Yeah pity that bridge went
I take it those chimneys used to be taller, at that height they would never get the smoke out of the valley surely!
I think one of them looks to have been reduced in height
Don’t know if you are aware Martin but the pumping engine for fairbottom bobs next to park bridge is in the Ford museum in America.
Yeah I believe so carl
Thanks for all the crouching! Enjoyed it!
Nice to hear a bit o ‘medlock ‘ music on this one - cheers Rob
Awesome as always!! great video Martin!
Slow down Martin.!!!. SLOW DOWN.!😲!.
A RIVET.
There's absolutely NOTHING exciting about THIS.!🙄!.
NOTHING..!🧐!.
BUT...
LOVE THE VIDS
KEEP'EM COMING
RICH(UK) 🥰🥰🥰..
Tudor and Edwardian bricks are thicker than Victorian, they were thinnest at the end of the renaissance. ~Time Team.
Ah, this one had it all! Good to see the Medlock, and wish somebody'd clean it up. Cracking video, Martin!
If you go to the bottom of Abbey hills rd just before the long curvy bit and turn left, that leads you to another section of the Medlock. Used to cross that every week when i walked with my dad to springhead.
That whole area is fascinating
I can't believe how VERY CLEAN and CLEAR it is.
How has this happened.???.
It's AMAZING.??❤️🥰❤️??.
I LOVE THE VIDS
KEEP'EM COMING
RICH(UK) 🥰🥰🥰.
"You can tell someone has been down here, ah, I can tell that's where the sleepers have been, see the marks?" James must have thought tramps 😂😂
Low man I think refers to social status. He was probably a drunk or a criminal type, or just generally of a low social status
Hmm I think he was short ? 😀
Haha, perhaps both! 😂
Martin what an amazing explore. Great to see some more Medlock too.
Spiders...aaah never would have got me in there. "You great woos", yep that's me.
I would have had to have a space suit on to get past that spider hahah.
I get you completely. Its getting the footage that drives me otherwise no way
Another great video Martin, many thanks. I went to Park Bridge a few times in the mid 1970s, but never saw those tunnels.
I wish I had seen it back then Peter
Hi Martin, James and special guest John, wow you do get into the most fascinating places, those tunnels were so cool to see and the brickwork still standing 200 years on amazing. Thank you for sharing another fantastic video, much love. xx 💖
Martin, we’re you having a pee at 15.02! It certainly sounds like it😂😂😂😂
Thank You Very Much Martin.
A Brilliant Video. Take Care.
From Blue In Birmingham.
Excellent video as usual
L Martin
Excellent video as usual Martin, we know when it gets hairy when you say shiiit, superb documention
Loved that one Marin and friends. Always love your journeys. REGARDS
6:42 - Could the patches be from the Manchester Blitz heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe?
Nice to hear the river Medlock music :):)
The iron plate by the `spider tunnel` looks like a piece of boiler plate which hadn't been rolled. Perhaps it was faulty and got recycled.
Yeah it very much did
Amazing video thank you from New Zealand I’m enjoying video your laying in bed and enjoying your adventures