Excellent video again and very informative. There's a lot of history in the area. The one thing that really amazes me is the infrastructure built and then disregarded. Love to see everything restored to its former glory.
I’m with you, it’s always hard to believe when you are out in the middle of nowhere with massive aqueducts and viaducts to understand how these railways and canals were abandoned, it’s such a waste! So many people died building these colossal projects they should be at least maintained in memory of the sacrifices people made to feed their family
We always appreciate and enjoy your videos; but often find that the changing ariel and ground photography move too fast for us to get our bearings😁. Might just be us; but we would really appreciate a slower pace and more orientation of where you currently are, between shots.. I hope this doesn't sound too negative, as your commitment and knowledge is really impressive. Thank you.
My grandparents lived in Plumptre Road Langley Mill and I often walked down Stoney Lane to Vicar’s Lock and up as far as Codnor Park in the fifties. It was all in water but disused. At the time it was destroyed you were starting to see canoes using the cut, which probably pushed British Waterways and the NCB into the opencast sites along the route before regular use could have been proven.
Very interesting and informative video. Given the superb restoration of the Mechanics Institute, I wonder what the chances are of restoring the canal - at least to the missing aqueduct, or collapsed Butterley Tunnel?
Once beggerlea is done then they should be able to start extended to this area. It would be good to get it to the Reservoir. I’m not sure I’ll see the tunnel restored in my lifetime unless something significant happens, the canal past the tunnel is beautiful though so I hope I’m wrong
We had several holidayys in cottages that were on a farm (Leashaw Farm i think at Whatstandwell?) which was on the side of the Cromford Canal a couple of miles or so below Cromford Mill. It had been restored some years before, but was decaying again. One of the cottages we had had the back wall beside the towpath, and the canal could be accessed by a gate and steps from the farm property. I had numerous walks beside the canal in both directions, and about a quarter of a mile towards Cromford wass a short tunnell. I often thought how good it would be to return to the area, but on a canal boat after the canal had been fully restored, but now, at 66, i doubt whether it will ever be done in my lifetime. Interestingly, the farm was in the original ownership of the family of "Florence Nightingale". I don`t know whetehr the farm cottages are still holiday cottages, as we hired them 15-20 years ago, and the owners were quite elderly back then, so i don`t know what happened to them.
You can take a boat trip from Cromford wharf, I’m sure if you asked they’d allow a private charter, I’ve walked from Gregory tunnel myself and it’s all in water. I’m not sure what parts are navigable, I know it is to the Leawood aqueduct
Hi Mr. C. Nice video again. Very informativeas usual sir. However, your audio issue has returned in the early part, then went away during the focus into the front of the institute building with the fancy porch, and returned again following that. If there's a way to keep the audio input down on initial recording, bring it down a little. The audio can always be boosted in post production/editing. The sound of over driven transistor amps cannot however be removed.
@CourtAboveTheCut you past a train bridge just before ironville they is a footpath to the road there they are either sides of that they are mostly hidden by weeds when I walked last month but seen loads of bridge stones they must be the missing bridges.
Excellent video again and very informative. There's a lot of history in the area. The one thing that really amazes me is the infrastructure built and then disregarded. Love to see everything restored to its former glory.
I’m with you, it’s always hard to believe when you are out in the middle of nowhere with massive aqueducts and viaducts to understand how these railways and canals were abandoned, it’s such a waste! So many people died building these colossal projects they should be at least maintained in memory of the sacrifices people made to feed their family
Walked that many times then around the Reservoir and back. Lovely.
@@denisemardell3588 it’s beautiful up that way isn’t it. It’ll be even better with boats on a canal though!
Wow.. very cool video.. so much history.. love it..
It’s an area packed with history
We always appreciate and enjoy your videos; but often find that the changing ariel and ground photography move too fast for us to get our bearings😁. Might just be us; but we would really appreciate a slower pace and more orientation of where you currently are, between shots.. I hope this doesn't sound too negative, as your commitment and knowledge is really impressive. Thank you.
My grandparents lived in Plumptre Road Langley Mill and I often walked down Stoney Lane to Vicar’s Lock and up as far as Codnor Park in the fifties. It was all in water but disused. At the time it was destroyed you were starting to see canoes using the cut, which probably pushed British Waterways and the NCB into the opencast sites along the route before regular use could have been proven.
Very interesting and informative video. Given the superb restoration of the Mechanics Institute, I wonder what the chances are of restoring the canal - at least to the missing aqueduct, or collapsed Butterley Tunnel?
Once beggerlea is done then they should be able to start extended to this area. It would be good to get it to the Reservoir. I’m not sure I’ll see the tunnel restored in my lifetime unless something significant happens, the canal past the tunnel is beautiful though so I hope I’m wrong
@@malcolmrichardson3881 its being restored from the erewash canal end
We had several holidayys in cottages that were on a farm (Leashaw Farm i think at Whatstandwell?) which was on the side of the Cromford Canal a couple of miles or so below Cromford Mill. It had been restored some years before, but was decaying again. One of the cottages we had had the back wall beside the towpath, and the canal could be accessed by a gate and steps from the farm property. I had numerous walks beside the canal in both directions, and about a quarter of a mile towards Cromford wass a short tunnell. I often thought how good it would be to return to the area, but on a canal boat after the canal had been fully restored, but now, at 66, i doubt whether it will ever be done in my lifetime. Interestingly, the farm was in the original ownership of the family of "Florence Nightingale". I don`t know whetehr the farm cottages are still holiday cottages, as we hired them 15-20 years ago, and the owners were quite elderly back then, so i don`t know what happened to them.
You can take a boat trip from Cromford wharf, I’m sure if you asked they’d allow a private charter, I’ve walked from Gregory tunnel myself and it’s all in water. I’m not sure what parts are navigable, I know it is to the Leawood aqueduct
Hi Mr. C. Nice video again. Very informativeas usual sir. However, your audio issue has returned in the early part, then went away during the focus into the front of the institute building with the fancy porch, and returned again following that. If there's a way to keep the audio input down on initial recording, bring it down a little. The audio can always be boosted in post production/editing. The sound of over driven transistor amps cannot however be removed.
@@Gizepi this was recorded months ago on the old camera and equipment, I’ve got another 2-3 still sat in edit from the summer.
@@Gizepi thanks for the tips though :)
Not Pinkton Arm, the Pinxton Arm as far as I know. Great video thanks !
I watched a few videos to try and get the pronunciation right but still messed it up 🤦🏻♂️
@@CourtAboveTheCut yes, I'm just being OCD ! 🙂We don't normally encounter "X" in similar names
Just before ironville there is load of bridge stones probably four or five whole bridges it over grown now
Interesting, Where would I be looking?
@CourtAboveTheCut you past a train bridge just before ironville they is a footpath to the road there they are either sides of that they are mostly hidden by weeds when I walked last month but seen loads of bridge stones they must be the missing bridges.
@@computercraig777 Could be from the accident , years ago, when some Trucks derailed and crashed through the parapet.