Exploring the Old Mill Chimneys of Hebden Bridge
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I went on an adventure to find all the remaining mill chimneys that scatter Hebden Bridge and the surrounding areas. These mill chimneys are a monument to the industrial power that made this town what it was. Some of them are really easy to find, and others are in remote places, so it made for a great day out.
Thanks to NigglePics, the builders at Old Town Mill and Mohammed Sherko for the help.
#chimney #mill #hebdenbridge #yorkshire #yorkshiremill #caldervalley #industrial
Quite a character, this lad. His channel here deserves to do well and I think he's easily bright enough, quirky enough and unashamedly honest enough about his romanticist perspectives on things to ensure it does. Best wishes for every success, Mr. Turnip!... right down to quoting Hughes poetry. What next? A visit to even more remote bits of the North West?
Exactly a year and a day since this vid was uploaded. Now nearly 60K subscribers and growing fast!
Big congrats to Wandering Turnip.. and thank you for producing one of the most endearing, natural and interesting channels on YT! 👏🥂
And thank you for supporting and watching all my videos 😀😀
I won't lie to you buddy, I've been on a bit of a video binge, so firstly kudos on having bingable content. Considering this was your first upload, you're a great storyteller from the get go. Hebden Bridge is definitely somewhere I've been meaning to visit, I hope oneday these trade towns can return to their roots a bit because they were so quintessentially British.
Hey thanks mate. I appreciate you going back and watching my early stuff 👏👍👍
So here I am sitting in my living room in a small ground floor flat in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, watching this random English bloke wander around a never-before heard of Northern English town looking for old mill chimneys for over 30minutes and I am enjoying it more than I ever imagined I would of a YT vid of someone looking for chimneys. CHIMNEYS! Riveting stuff! haha
How cool my videos are being watched over there 😀 glad you found it interesting 👍👍
Refreshingly different channel. Very interesting guy. I love these videos. This guy should be on TV 😊
Thank you 😀
as long as these chimneys are proved to be safe from collapsing they should be preserved, a perfect visual reminder of the industrial revolution for future generations
With the help of your channel I m watching the whole UK n there cheap n best properties. It's a plaser to me to join with you, Thanks love you, God bless you, take care of yourself,Ravi from India
You are a poet. These videos are cultured and very good.👍 Please keep doing them.
Thanks so much. I certainly will 😀
1 year to nearly 100k subs - I'm so pleased this is working out well for you. Good effort!
Thanks! I’ve got another chimney video coming soon 😃
Love that Yorkshire……and the moss that grows on the stone walls…..and the bowling clubs …..thank you
Excellent video and true to what he said, of when you live in this area the old chimneys become the normal and they are just part of the landscape. As a Halifax lad and now living in Australia for 25 years the Calder Valley is still where heart is, such a beautiful place. Hope to see one of England's greatest follies Wainhouse Tower (chimney) in Halifax next year.
Thanks for your nice words. I have another film coming out soon about dry stone walls, so subscribe if that might be something you are interested in
@@wanderingturnip hi pal, with you coming from hebden bridge, a video about walkley clogs would be good, esp with clogs been the main foot wear that not that long ago everyone from toddler to pensioner, & from farmer. or miner, to mill worker, wore them, & are very comfortable, even though ya can buy clogs from walkleys in hebden bridge online, i realy want to travel from cumbria,(where everyone also wore clogs; esp the mining towns)'to hebden, & visit the clog shop there, cos anyone with painfull feet when walking, wearing clogs usuly give,s pain free walking, & are a god send, thanks mate.
Well said! Like yourself, I am a Halifax lad now in Australia since 2006, but whenever I am back in the UK, this area is still so special. Last year I was sitting at Old Gate pub in Hebden Bridge and contemplating the rich landscape and energy of the place. Great video.
I've never seen someone, who's so exited and passionate about chimneys.
Your videos are very informative and enjoyable. Thank you for that.
Cheers for watching 😃
absolutely loving this chimney spotting adventure.. and now I want to go back to Hebden Bridge, so much more to explore.- thanks.
Yeah you should it’s amazing here
I didn't realise chimneys would be so exciting good job dude 😂😂
Nicely done its nice to see a young lad interested in our past history and heritage , i hope you feel passionate about viaducts as you do with chimneys you got some oustanding ones up north .
I love this channel and am making sure I don't miss a single episode! 👍
The Great British Isles can't be beaten for natural beauty!! The older I'm getting the more I see it!
Dude, I love the knowledge you display on the subjects you choose to talk about. Also, the sights are so unique and the passion reflected in your talks. Great videos all full of history and mystery. I look forward to your video on those dry stone walls
I appreciate it 😀 thanks
I once took a picture in Burnley in the early 60's. A whole forest of chimneys back then. Took a photo 10 years later and there were only 4 chimneys left. Unfortunately, I lost the photos during a house move, though I still have a photo of a chimney at the Calico Print Works in Loveclough, Lancashire where my father and grandfather worked. Sadly, the Calico print works has long gone, along with all the other factories and mills in the Rossendale valley.
I live in Mossley, similar to Hebden Bridge it was a cotton town. The chimneys are a true reflection of the towns heritage.
Hebden Bridge is ace. I've worked there.
Really good channel. Thanks for your efforts.
It is beautiful view from the hill 😍 and when you walking down hill the reflection of the sun light 🌞 from your (hoody) jumper 😊making you look like an angel 😇 ✨️ 👼 ✨️ 🙏🏻👌👌
I used to do really well busking in the square opposite the big café terrace in Hebden Bridge, especially over a Bank Holiday weekend 😊
Loved the video and the reading of Ted Hughes.nice immersive Yorkshire experience.
Thanks 😊
I've watched a few of your videos (mainly you looking at houses in certain areas) but this video was superb. Perhaps it is because I am familiar with the area, and love history, but this was beautifully done and your passion was so palpable. I have subscribed on the back of this one. Keep up the great work.
Ah thank you, I really appreciate that. This was one of my favourites to make I’m buzzing people are still watching it 😀
David, nice surprise seeing you, and lovely little film
I share your infectious enthusiasm for the chimneys, David. What a marvellous video! I agree with some of the other comments - you ought to have your own series on TV. I follow closely your videos of decaying high streets, too. Keep up your superb work. All the best, Simon.
You can find out quite a lot of the average dates of the mill buildings by looking at the old map overlays, that’s what we do in Burnley area
Your enthusiasm, Mr Turnip, is contagious! Very enjoyable. You did miss one between Chimney 1 and Chimney 2, it's in the woods
Oh no way. I’d love to know where if you can pin point
I found it. Thanks for the addition to my challenge 😁
@@wanderingturnip did you receive my email? I think I sent it to some Gmail a/c...?
@@HowardJHolmes hey, my email is being funny at the moment. My other email is david.burnip@yahoo.com if you want to try send it there
Turnip you certainly have what my Grandfather would have called "An Old head on a young Body". Just love all of your video's. Keep it up youngen. Happy New Year on your ramblings. Stay safe.
Hey thanks for this 👍
The 'Navvies ' built most of the industry, which became the Industrial Revolution hard men that worked hard
Your enthusiasm is infectious 😂😊
Thank you 🙏
Loved the video and looking forward to seeing more on your channel. I lived on Baltimore Marina in Todmorden for a few years so seeing the Calder valley brings back some good memories.
Hey thanks for this 😀 more Todmorden stuff coming for sure
Chimney no 1 looks in good condition , and should be kept as it's part of Hebdens History
Blows my mind the council would allow a beautiful stone heritage item to be pulled down. Not like they’re short of land!
Great video, I'm fascinated with the industrial past of the north, and the chimneys are a big part of it. Im planning a trip to India Mill in Darwin nextyear aftrer watching a video of Fred Dibnah climbing it. It's hard to imagine the work involved in building these chimneys in a time with few mechanical aids.
Love hearing the history. Love yorkshire. 😀
Thank you 🙏 for this incredible history lesson. My husband & I watched & listened to it whilst cooking dinner. You had my hubby cracking up with how enthusiastic you were, when sighting another small stumpy chimney 😂 🐨🐨🦘
I’m following you on Google Earth. I recognize the chimneys from the long shadows they create. Your vids are wonderful. ….you are wonderful. You are England.
Appreciate that thank you! I bet that’s interesting following from google earth. Definitely worth a proper visit here at some point, such a good walk
Was good to see you in Bridge Mill/Innovation Cafe, glad the info was useful.
Blimey the amount of chimneys in the Bolton & Bury area was amazing, sadly hardly any left. Big fan of Hebden Bridge. ( especially the Fox n Goose) cheers pal👍🍺😊
Hebden Bridge is a lovely little town, with quirky little shops and pubs. I was there in the summer for the Steam Punk Festival.
Oh nice yeah the steam punk festival is super busy here
Love hebden bridge this reminded me of Elan valley think there's 6 damns and a nice little tea shop if your ever in Wales id highly recommend it
I live in Slaithwaite , another northern Mill town ... It was the river Colne that powered the old 17th century mills.. Yes it was water power running the old Looms connected with pullies and belts chains and cogs all from the water wheel ... The cloth was made into millions of sacks .. The chimneys had fires from the Old boilers , some boilers were connected to the heating systems in the mills to keep the workers warm and other boilers were used to power steam turbines to run the machines ... The old mills were very Steam punk...
Excellent video mate. Beautiful surroundings, history and love the way you present it.
Hey thanks for this 👍 it was great fun to film as well
More of this please
Well done Dave
I loved this! Beautifully shot… #savethechimney
Thanks 🎉😊😊
Great video.
There are 2 little mill chimneys to add to HB collection. One at Pecket Well (595 bus via Old Town - great views), a small mill, combined with buildings behind which are now houses, called Pecket Sheds.
The other is Gibson mill, up Hardcastle Craggs, small, again, but lovely spot with some history. Avoid in high tourist season. .
I have a copy of newspaper photo showing start of demolition of Nutclough, (Carlton) mill chimney in 1973. Impressive, if only for complete absence of any safety protection on the platforms!
Hey thanks for this. Thanks for the heads up about the one in Old Town, I will have to go explore. I’m going to do another video about Hardcastle Craggs in general, so I’ll be visiting Gibson mill then 😃
That newpaper sounds really interesting, do you have any photos of it you could email me over?
Didn't know you got weather like that up there! Thanks for this Turnip, beautiful video with a powerful ending
Thanks for this, a joy to watch.
Hey thanks for the nice comment. I’ve got another film coming out soon about dry stone walls so subscribe if that takes your fancy 😃
@@wanderingturnip Cool, I'll check it out. I grew up in Hebden and both my brothers did some dry stone walling.
If you're interested I also made a film in Hebden - th-cam.com/video/CzkAahsr5qY/w-d-xo.html
Amazing video David - I love your passion for these chimneys, long may they remain as monuments of our past. Keep up the fantastic work.
Love the beard, so cute ❤
A great watch.
Love your enthusiasm, there's a third one on colden valley hidden on the hillside near the church at the bottom of the valley, it's easier to see when the leaves are bare
Thanks for this. I’m going to go see if I can find it 👍👍👍
@@The6t8 I found it 😃 thanks for this. Can’t believe how close it was to the first chimney, I walked right past it 😂 thanks
Yeah. Nice one! Enjoyed your walk around Hebden from your perspective. Good seeing sone of the things that make Hebden, "Hebden". I've shared this with some of my old school mates so expect quite a few more views.
Hey, thanks for this. I hit up a lot of old spots from when I was younger as well so it was ace to bring back them memories. I’m doing another video on dry stone walls soon so subscribe if that takes your fancy
Been meaning to mention that where I live now is a huge red brick chimney, I can see it from my living room window, it’s impressive & beautiful. There’s loads round these parts in Manchester
Oh really nice! Can you send me a photo of it? My email is wanderingturnip2022@gmail.com
Great video! In Cragg Vale opposite the robin hood pub, down the track opposite you can find impressive abandoned mill remains staddling the river
Just brilliant to watch you discover these treasures. Love your short films, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
@@wanderingturnip I am slightly obsessed by your films. Housing and shops all shut due to the rates and rent honestly you are fantastic. Keep the good work up, I'm sharing your channel like mad. We need to make people aware.
enjoyed this video mate, cos i like looking at old chimneys, although there isen.t that many left near me, there is a huge octaganel chimney that is protected, so it can,t be knocked down, & has had the top capped with lead to keep the weather out of it, &, its called, (dixons chimney), the mill next to it is flats now, & there' are 2 left in whitehaven,a huge square one on rosemary lane that is now a phone mast or some sort of mast, which will ensure its survivel, & a very unique one on whitehaven harbour (candlestick chimney) it was a originaly a boilerhouse chimney for wellington pit, but, is now a methane gas vent, to let gasses from underground in the old coal mine workings to escape & lightening has egnighted the gas on more than once, but because its still in use & a unique shape, & a landmark, thankfully it will survive.
Fantastic landscapes. Really... well done. Great video! 🎉
I feel quite lucky to work in this area as a patient transport driver. I think you missed a couple of chimneys, one at Gibson Mill and another near Hinchcliffe pub. You went straight forward passed old Cragg Hall. Turn left opposite the pub on public footpath, another chimney hides in the woods now. Also loads in Halifax. Great video.
Looking forward to the next episode!
I thought you might enjoy the one in crag, built on your old turf pretty much
amazing chimney footage and so beautiful countryside around Hebden,
So nice isn’t it
Great video....Fred dibna would be proud 👏 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
My hero!!!
I think this is my favourite of yours yet! I just love your enthusiasm, you tell a great story!
I will keep subscriber and watching, you and your channel are sure to go far! X
Saw your ad on HebWeb! Love the tour :)
Great fun!
That one up Crag was on your old doorstep
_"Tall Chimneys that just punch into the sky!"_ I love your descriptions and enthusiasm, Mr Wandering Turnip!! (Adore the channel name too, David!) 🤗
Loved the poem!
Thank you 🙏
I bet your dream house is the terrace near hebden co-op with the big chimney in front of it!
oh, just got to the bit where you visit it haha
Hi chimney height was to spread gasses further afield also to give more natural draught ( better combustion) chimney temp had to be kept around 90 degree c to stop sulphur damage , my knowledge is I used to be a city and guilds qualified coal fired steam stoker hope u find it useful yours john
Great video, I didn’t know the Cragg Vale one, but I’ve probably passed it and am so used to seeing them I didn’t notice it.
The mill fire in town happened this summer, it was really sad as it was a lovely building used by artists and other small businesses. Hopefully it will be rebuilt, my house overlooks it and I can see the chimney every day.
There is also a square chimney near the scrapyard one. It’s the other side of the main road, up a passage way between the houses. Cuckoo Steps I think.
Hey thanks for this, and I’m going to see if I can find that square one today 😃
Hey, I found the square one 🤜🤜🤜 thanks for the tip off
Hiya, I'm new to channel today. It's really informative
Fellow chimney lover here. Most of the ones where I live in Oldham have been knocked down now sadly.
Fred Dibnah said it was because they cost too much to maintain, having to repoint the brickwork every so often. He never liked knocking them down, but they would have been too dangerous to leave standing *.
It would have looked great if they'd left them all though. There were hundreds.
EDIT: * Allegedly anyway - although I'm not sure I believe that.
Yeah It really would. I want to find some more towns where there are them still standing, I might have to head over to Oldham if there’s a few left
And I believe that, I know they have to start putting metal rings around them to keep them up. Which probably costs more than just knocking them down
@@wanderingturnip There aren't many left, and they're not like these. They're the red brick type. There are a few stone ones around Saddleworth IIRC.
This is a great video showing your enthusiasm and knowledge. One thing I really appreciate is that you walk everywhere, not using a car - of course a vehicle wouldn't be able access a lot of the paths and tracks you follow. But also, not having any background music to interfere with the natural sounds. You are a great guide to the industrial past. (PS. I don't know if you play video games but there is a very interesting game called Ether One which features many abandoned industrial settings - and chimneys! It's set in a fictional industrial seaside village in Cornwall with mines etc. )
Hey thanks for watching and for the nice comments! 😀 I do play video games but I often default back to Skyrim, so I’ll be sure to check that out as I’ve not heard of it 👍👍
Thanks for your reply. It's a story/puzzle/explorarion game, with no fighting so not at all like Skyrim! But I think you'd like it cos you wander around all these industrial places (which are empty of people). @@wanderingturnip
I visited Hebden Bridge a few times when I was at university in Leeds. I remember it being a lovely place, quite chilled out and a bit boho. There was a record shop there which was pretty good. Now I'm older and looking at all that mist sitting over the town I'm wondering about how cold it must get and how expensive it must be to heat those lovely old stone cottages! Must be getting sensible in my old age!
I’ll give it to you it does get cold 😂 these old houses are nice but terrible insulation. Current got 2 blankets around me trying not to give British Gas any more of my money
You've put in some steps there pal! I think those big fancy houses near the Hinchliffe (not Hinchcliffe) Arms are related to the Cragg Vale Coiners
Hey thanks for this! Hopefully that’s my only spelling mistake/pronunciation. I’ll have to do some research on the coiners, maybe make another vid. Cheers 👍👍
@@wanderingturnip there's a show coming out soon about it called Gallows Pole which looks ace. You might also want to check out the Murgatroyd's Oats Mill in Luddenden. Wainhouse Tower might be of interest too and has a hilarious story behind it, and is open I think for two days next week
I really enjoyed your guided tour of Hebdens chimneys ! What an amazing history and now the industry has stopped and greenery has returned to the town it looks reeally quaint. But it would not have been that way in its industrial heyday. The mist you showed in the morning would have clogged up with the smoke and soot from the chimneys and made a toxic mist that the people working and living in the area would have to breath in. Not healthy at all. Still, you've got me hooked to come up and have a look around. I am up near Preston next month so I might come over and have a day there. Is there a local library with any pictures of the past around the area ? Have you visited Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, It has an industrial history area - coal, iron ore was plentiful so it was a metal making centre - also pottery was made there. Very intersting place.
I can’t help feeling this was subconsciously because George always talked about chimneys 😂
I was wondering where I had got the obsession form 😂
I remember tha huge fire. I lived right nearby. Apparently it was started by a glue gun in one of the artists' studios above. Totally destroyed a bunch of studios and a few businesses like the italian restaurant.
As a former 'Cragg Lad' p.s. Im not that old! There used to be 9 mills in the vale and I believe there is an archive somewhere. Some mills were very large for a small village.
I’ll have to do some more research and go see if I can find any more remains. Cheers 👍
You missed the chimney in the woods below hell hole rocks!. Great vids mate. I'm from and live in Mytholm 👍
I know!!! I had to make another video going to find it
@@wanderingturnip ah you've done it?! Used to be able to get into that chimney not sure if still can?
Yeah it’s on my channel somewhere. Called ‘the chimneys I missed’
Thank you thank you thank you for ending this video with a Ted Hughes poem. You must check out his book REMAINS OF ELMET with wonderful black and white photography by Faye Godwin, It is one of my most treasured possessions, having lived in Hebden myself at one time. A video talking about the literature in the area would be really cool too. Thank you!
The chimneys are so well hidden, keep writing comments thank you again
I think one at Old Town used to be an Asbestos mill.
Loved all the footage here from the chimney hunter! Great to see so much history still standing tall. Not saying you should change tact in any way but was just wondering whether some drone footage could also be used in the future in some of these amazing videos?
Hey! I’ve actually got a drone now, didn’t have one when I filmed this vid but got a really good video (in my opinion anyway) coming out tomorrow in Wigan. I got some ace drone shots. Keep an eye out tomorrow for it 👍👍
Fab. Will do. Keep up the good work.@@wanderingturnip
If you love chimneys, look up Fed Dibnah.
Looks like Hebden Bridge is on the list.
Yeah definitely check it out
@@wanderingturnip this was filmed there.
th-cam.com/video/X5uxQElYu68/w-d-xo.html
A modern day Dibnah
Great, imagine how filthy it all was when there were loads of chimneys pumping out. You should do something on the Bramhope tunnel, the ventilation shafts are truly amazing stone built structures in similarish style to these old chimneys. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramhope_Tunnel
I know. I’ll have to try find some photos
Did they save that chimney from early in the video? Love your videos only fond you today and I am two hours into your ouvre...
Yeah the chimney is saved 👏👏👏
I bet them chimleys wouldnt be there if Fred Dibnah was still kicking about 😂😂
Just found your channel, I like what you're doing.
Starting from the bottom & working my way up.
Cheers.
Edit... What's the current status of the Mytholm/Brown's Mill Chimney?
David bloody Burnip
What a nice blast from the past. Hope your well
@@wanderingturnip All good my friend. You too I hope? Not lost your youthful good looks since I last saw you!
Hello, can I ask what vlogging camera do you use? Good quality videos
OMG.....how many steps / miles did you do that day? 😮
As much as I liked Fred Dibner, he was responsible for bringing down 😢chimneys, not sure who would have authorised it. Hope they manage to save the chimneys
I know is wish he had left me a few more to go find 😂
Hebden Bridge . Didn't they film the "Life in a Northern Town" video there?
How did they build them so straight ? and the ones that taper up from a thicker base, how did they keep the angles straight . did they use a plumb line ???
It honestly blows my mind. Hoping to do a future episode on this very topic so cheers! 👍
@@wanderingturnip cheers lad 👦
Interesting video and great scenery. I think the end of this video was filmed around the chimnies and mills of Hebden Bridge back in the 80s.
th-cam.com/video/nta13TQKDhI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TalkTalkband
Hey thanks for this! I think it is you know, how cool!
Hebden Bridge.
I've heard its a bit of a gay place to live.
Sorry,l meant a happy place😅