Hidden Mineshafts on the hills
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- In this video we investigate some hidden mineshaft's in the hills. These old mineshafts belong to the former Mine Tunshill colliery in Rochdale on the outskirts of Manchester and at the foot of the Pennine hills. The mine is now disused. But the old shafts are still in place. In this urbex we lower a camera into the old mineshaft. We used a go pro mounted onto a homemade device. Looking into the shaft we got a wonderful glimpse into the history of mining. The former Lancashire coal field was once a busy and productive coalfield in the Victorian era but now stands silent. As a bonus in this video we take a look at some old victorian architecture in the form of some underground hidden bunkers.
Wow Martin that was just fantastic. The brickwork in that shaft was fabulous. Now those cellars had the most fantastic stonework. All in all I just loved that. Thanks so much for taking me along and please stay safe and take care
The straight face and info-graphic "I call it COC ROVER',,, priceless....
The stonework in those cellars looks fantastic - really well constructed...
Yeah they a bloody ancient as well
@@MartinZero Those corners are laser straight, absolutely amazing craftmanship thats stood the test of time and weather!.
@@MartinZero Don't you think that the stonework was too well built to be a simple storage area? I also noticed that the stone stairs showed little signs of wear so maybe they weren't used very much or if they were it was over a relatively short period of time. Intriguing to say the least. Fascinating video Martin, thanks.
Stone lasts forever. It doesn't crack or flake off.
As a bricklayer myself I had to compliment the quality of the stone and those nice sharp straight corners.
The brickwork and arches on the Binns are absolutely stunning,quality craftsmanship.
Yeah great arent they Andy
@@MartinZero.
The miners son 'sounded' the roof when they noticed the trickle of water. They used to tap the rock/coal and could tell from the resonance of the tapping whether the rock/coal was sound. They had to listen carefully. There is an old geordie miners song which says, ' rap the bank me bonnie lads, hear that coal face working. there's many a marrer(mate) missin' lads because he woldn't listen.'
Similar to what the water board do when checking pipes with a stick ,not sure what its proper name is though .it checks for leaks by the sound .
Yeah I guessed it may have been that Tom
@@geoffdecorator1701 I think they call it "sounding". You can do it with big machinery, hear internal noises by using a long screwdriver, tip on the equipment (gearbox case for example) and handle of screwdriver to your cheekboneor near your ear. Carefull - it can be bloody loud. You can hear different noises like bearing whine, grinding, tapping etc all can indicate different faults if you know what you are listening to.
I've done it on diesel engine injectors to find the faulty one.
In mines, a dull sound, instead of an echoing sound, as you progress through an area indicates the sound is being absorbed by movement in the rockface - basically, loose rock, so a "dull" area is a dangerous area. You can make regular checks by clapping as you walk along.
Similar to 'wheel-tapping' on railway rolling stock I suppose?
@@stationsixtyseven67 Wheel tapping works on the resonance principle - a good wheel will ring like a bell, but a wheel with a crack in it sounds dull. So it's just like tapping the roof of a mine drift (tunnel) to see if has cracks/voids in it by the dull sound it makes
I believe something like 150,000 men women and children have lost their lives down coal mines in this country !. The wife and I have been down the Big Pit in Wales a couple of times, which gave us a tiny hint of the horrible conditions of the miners. Take my hat off to all of them ....Good video again. Happy and healthy new year to all.
Thanks Roger, Happy new year
I didn't know that place existed, I'll be booking my next holiday when this covid is over
Lowering COC into the shaft 😂 did make me chuckle. Great video!
Gotta be done Stuart
Seeing you 3 walking along the lane makes me think of. The last of the summer wine 😂
Lol or the Vic and Bob parody sketch 3 men in a bath lol....
Precisely what I thought; a few bars of the theme tune would have been perfect but, probably, very costly.
Which one is Compo eh?
I'm proud to be British when it comes to discovering these long forgotten gems. Great find the storage cellar the walls were so flush and arch ceiling were perfectly rounded off. The scenery is beautiful also. Yeah great find 👍
Thanks, yes those cellars were very well built
@@MartinZero And the risks they took even at a very young age. Including the railways which are truly remarkable to look at. I live in Rugby I go down the Great Central Railway quite often. The platform is in very good condition. And as you approach Onley the view is beautiful to look at. See for miles. Anyway take care 🚂
Don't worry about having problems with your COC shaft. It's just one of the things you have to deal with as you get older.
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'Where man fears to tread'! Good to see 'The Rover' back in action again. (Shame it lost a light though.) Thank you Martin, James and John.
Martin, there is a dead simple thing you can build for shots like the camera drop that will stop the camera spinning. I came up with it when I had to survey a 500 meter deep shaft since I needed to know that the collar was sound before lowering myself into it.
I can send you a drawing for it if you wish.
Anyhoos, I hope that there will be an upcoming series about the river Irk, I have an irk for Irk...
Yes send the drawing Carl cheers. Irk...? Maybe bits of it
@@MartinZero I am sending it via Facebook. Looking forward to the Irk parts. :)
just look at how people help each other shame the world as a whole cant take note
@@MartinZero As a side note have you ever approached any of the shop or office owners on or around Tib St to see if there is any cellar access to the Tib? Might be worth a shot.
Hi Martin. You should use Para cord or Mower pull start cord instead of rope. They are both braided, not twisted like rope and so won't spin. You would be able to make the whole contraption much smaller.
Happy New Year.
Thats interesting thanks
how about a string from both sides 2 lowering,no need to chuck it in,would need to practice.
@@lawrenceflanagan5037 Yes, I was going to suggest the same idea.
Martin and James fascinating once again with thanks to John. You and James have to go back and find out what's at the bottom of the shaft now you're armed with all the helpful tips of how to get COC Rover in and out.
Thanks Martin that was fantastic, those people that mined coal in those places were absolute heroes. What strange old places the little cellars were up in the moors, unbelievable really. Happy New Year. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thanks Stevie, happy new year
Love what you do Martin but if I can suggest.. You just need two ropes - maybe just a hand's breadth apart - instead of one and then your camera won't spin. You can also hand one rope to a mate on the other side of the shaft to pull the rig to the middle over the hole. Hope that makes sense. Atb. Gillian.
Cheers Gillian
That was my thought. Maybe 3 ropes and 3 people forming a triangle.
Maybe long poles with hooks on the ends might also help place it and pull it out . Keep innovating like they did with the structures you're exploring . Nice .
Just what I wanted to suggest @gillywild ... thus you have more control to get it in and and out - and may be even inside the shaft.
I was going to suggest the same
Enjoyable video 👍 loved the way you showed your respects to those poor souls who lost their lives. A number of years ago my partner went on a tour of a working mine Whitwick in Leicestershire just before it was shut down. It was something he will never forget and would never do again but has the utmost respect for those who have and those who do!
Yeah what a way to die Helen
You need some kind of long handled prong, hook or grabbing tool to get hold of Coc Cam once it's back up. Got to be called Coc Grabber haha. Great video BTW 👍
Thank you
Try making a loop in another line several inches wide. Pass COCrover's line through it and walk the end of the looped line to the opposite side. You can then move it round a fair bit ;0)
@@totherarf easier to get a seat off an old swing, sit Danny on lower him down ( gently ) with a cable taped to head via old tennis swear band and pencil and sketch book.
@@craigja1667Fair point, well made!
Like a telescopic boat hook?
Very very interesting part of local history. Love your videos and James smiling face
Thank you Marie
Absolutely fascinated by this, so much interesting stuff up north from our industrial past. Stay safe mate from essex
Thanks very much Paul
Great start to the new year with that top notch stonework-have a supreme 2021 Martin and stay safe...
Thanks very much Matt
Hi Martin, enjoyed your videos of Manchester history.
Being a Mancunian by birth it’s amazing how Manchester has changed since 1959
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your exploring throughout the two lockdowns.
Superb videos😁👍 please keep them coming
Marvellous footage Martin, I am stuck at home with lurgy and that has really cheered me up, thanks guys
Cheers Sean, get well soon
Excellent video, Martin. One of your best. Great way to start 2021. Many thanks to all who made it. It's appreciated.
Martin, you just keep producing quality. I cant put my finger on why, exactly, but its one of your best. It has to be something to do with inserting COC down the long shaft.
A double-entendre worthy of any Carry On film.
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Stonework is magnificent, another great video.
Brilliant as always, it's terrifying to think that open shafts are left in that state, grateful you explained the dangers, most people wouldn't have a clue. Loved the tribute to the lost miners at the end. 👍
100 years from now some urban explorer will be posting a video on TH-cam's successor showing how he discovered an ancient lighting device at the bottom of the shaft! 🙂
That will probably happen Ian
you always have to be careful dropping loose things down mineshafts in case Frank from the Exploring Abandoned Mines channel is down there.
@@gordslater spot on dude
Brilliant. My uncle has walked that land for years and can tell some great stories of the history
Another great explore. The drone footage, along with the old maps, really helps set the scene.
Thanks Phil, I never knew there were mines up there
video of the week for me seeing the binns and how well there built .
Yes amazing gem
Just catching on some of your videos. They certainly were great builders way back then. The stonework looks as if it will last a few more hundred years! It is unbelievable the shaft was not capped off. You can imagine some idiot trying to get a better look and never seen again............. So glad you all were sensible to be cautious. Great video guys.
Keep up the good work. Love your informative videos especially the one's in and around Manchester and Rochdale areas.
Great vid, Martin, well done! Fish and chips with curry sauce! Good lad, James!
Yep I was torn between curry and gravy
Great stuff Martin, it's frightening there are shafts like that all over the place.
Yeah I reckon there are loads
Loved the video, Martin.... Sheer escapism ..Very Wellcome too , in these turbulent times x
Fascinating insights. A tribute to those that passed doing hard graft in horrific conditions. Thanks yet again for sharing, beats Eastenders hands down.
Anything beats eastenders.
Absolutely fantastic. Your footage and commentary was brilliant. Well done and thank you. You are very brave.
I was waiting to see if there was a beam of light up into night sky after the light fell off,
Wonderful episode again.
I now have a certain Dead or Alive track playing in my head. ;)
Is it one of the 37 re mixes
@@MartinZero one of them.
The 96 remix.
NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stuck in my head now......Arghhhhhhhhh..............
Oh lord, please no. You realise it was the background music for a "shock site" (that also had *ahem* "COC" overtones), don't you?
Fantastic martin! The footage of the camera going down the shaft was amazing, it seemed never ending. Hope 2021 is a great year for team zero and your explorations. 🔴🟡🟢
Thanks Ruth, I wish we had seen the bottom
at 23:48 and at 24:02 Electronic interference on audio very interesting possible paranormal evidence
nice little adventure martin
Yeah it was a grand day out, Thanks
Happy new year Martin. Another one of your great videos is a terrific way to start off.
Thanks Brian
Great achievement given the difficulties. The slowed down rotation gave it that Hubble telescope type view.
Martin & James. Hap Hap HAPPY NEW YEAR. Boy the stone work in those rooms kinda underground was awesome. I marvel at the fitting of each stone. Enjoyed. Thank You
just a thought....
two or three ropes. 1 each side, also telescopic roach pole to hook the board over the hole., when back at the top, lower one rope and angle it thru the hole.
Yeah will do that next time cheers
Nice try though. Great work.
I was thinking the same. Would stop the spinning too.
@@bernardfender5147 Me too, but I am not that confident regarding the spinning. Might work well for the first couple of feet. But I also might be wrong.
@@schubser3327 hiya, two ropes, actually something like paracord would be even better as it isn't wrapped, attached at two ends of COC BOT(!) should stop spinning for quite a bit I reckon, if you keep the ropes apart anyway
That was great Martin and friends
Thank you as always 🌟🌹🙏
The more you delve into the past, the more you begin to doubt the official narrative. Extremely extravagant to build a huge celler just to store grain. Especially back in the 1500's. Not as if there was a lack of space. Also the building was designed with a cellar obviously not an afterthought. Excellent video thanks.
Great vid Mart, those storage cellars were awesome! The brickwork was immaculate - the arches and the doorways - Wow! Amazing views at the end too!
James is a fab part of these vids too! James new word - Ambiance, lol
Cheers Marc 😀
Thank you for another lovely video, I was brought up in Manchester so I know a lot of the places in your films.
Thanks Helen glad you enjoyed
Underground Parking has come a loooonnng way. Very well made those Bunkers. Happy-New-Year Martin & Co.
Thanks and happy new year to you
Valiant effort with COC rover :) , got some footage of the shaft and that wonderful stone work. Even the light boldly sacrificed itself for collecting data from the depths. Well done under the circumstances and materials at hand. That root cellar was just spectacular, the care in the stone work is haughtily beautiful. Drone shots really cinematic. Thank you for taking us there!
Thanks James, thats very nice of you, I appreciate your comment
excellent video martin your videos make my sundays better as sundays are quiet days for me.
Thanks very much Tom
3 ropes would make it easier to load into the hole and might help reduce spin, and a reverse view camera would give concept of depth. ;)
Cheers John
Next time mark the rope in meters or summat .. .. ..
the slowly revolving descent into shaft reminds me of the Disney film 'The Black hole', I could hear the theme music playing in my mind as I was watching!
I like it Mrs Bloo
Or the 'Time Tunnel'
Excellent - what amazing brickwork in the shaft - great work with COC despite the difficulty in getting it into the shaft
Thanks David. COC Rover wasnt really designed for that small entrance
Tip for the rover, mark your rope with paint at metre intervals and count as you go, you'll then know the depth 👌
Good idea Kyle
@@MartinZero Maybe put a third wheel at the back to stop it tipping when you are lowering down a wall.
Great video Martin 😎
This craftsmanship is rarely seen these days 😃🍻👍🏻
Another fascinating video. Thanks Martin!
Thanks Michelle
That light took about 4-5 seconds to hit the bottom, which means the shaft could have been around 300-400 feet deep
Interesting Arthur
It bounced off the walls a lot though, which slows it down considerably It really kills the acceleration which is 0.5*9.8*seconds _squared (in metres) . The squared is the bit that gets affected by bouncing, keeping the speed lower than you might first think. 5 seconds freefall is 125 metres, so yeah 400 foot or so for pure freefall.
With the bouncing I think maybe 50 metres approx, so 150ft or more. Might be less, especially if it bounced on a small ledge and killed the speed a lot.
I've done this sort of thing down inside the leg of an offshore oil rig with a camera system doing an inspection, so I've spent far more time than a sane person would estimating bouncing speeds and stupid stuff like that. We couldn't find a long enough rope to measure the drop so we finished in the pub and just made the dimensions up for the report. (leg was filled with concrete as ballast and it had been partly blasted out and removed as rubble as it was scrapped, then the job was halted without any documentation)
@Pike on a trike did it make a bang or a splash?
The boulders that were around the hole looked like they were off the dry wall, which is just ruining the wall. Also when you throw a rock down there, you don't know if Martin or someone else is down there from another entrance.
@Pike on a trike ta mate il take a drive up and drop in with the gas detector see what the crack is
Hi Martin. Sod's law, I wrote a long comment on this last night and it doesn't appear to have posted! I shall try again, but with something shorter.
First off, for anyone thinking that they would like to try getting down yon hole, remember the gasses down there! They will kill you stone dead within minutes if any are present. The winter months are especially dangerous.
I am guessing that the entire hillside is very wet and that Tunshill pit would have been no exception, but I think that I can explain why you encountered no water down there. Lower down the hill is Butterworth Hall, the hamlet that you mention in the video, and there was once a mine there. Not all mine water is polluted and the water from this pit is pumped to a reservoir by United Utilities. You can visit the site and clearly see the concrete shafts, complete with access trapdoors, over the shafts. I remember thinking that the shafts were very close together. That is why, I presume, Tunshill is dry. It made sense to use a lower mines as a plug hole for ones higher up a hill. With clever engineering you could drain several shafts and many 'levels' from one point. I still wouldn't like to be down there in a thunderstorm!
Part of the site of the Butterworth Hall colliery has been taken over by an engineering firm. I can't remember the details because it was a few years ago that I visited, but I think that some of the colliery buildings are still there and in use. In the office reception they have some photographs, including one of the inside of the pumping house with the engine there.
Between Butterworth and Tunshill there was a railway of sorts. You can see it on old OS maps and the course can be clearly traced on Google Earth. About a third up the hill there will coking ovens.
If you want to explore more in the area, I think that the woods up against the west side of Ogden reservoir might be particularly interesting. There are numerous old shafts in the area, many of which are recorded as 'untreated', so I am guessing that they have the same minimal protection that you found at Tunshill. Unfortunately, no depth seems to have been recorded for many of the pits in the area, but they seem to have been about 3 metres in diameter.
This is fascinating, Brian 😮
Thanks Martin lovely video, very sad about those young men dying down there what a way to go!, I was very impressed how well that shaft was built the brickwork looked still in very good condition
PS James seems to be coming out of his shell he seems more relaxed with the camera
Great effort there team you never let us down , Cocs and shafts thought i clicked the wrong channel for a min .
brilliant martin, theres something really interesting about brick lined mine shafts, that one looked deep. really interesting thanks martin, (and coc-rover)
Yeah anything mine related at the moment is fascinating to me
Thanks for sharing that wonderful history!
I am always amazed at what is left lying around. Another great video. Thanks for the dedication to those miners who had lost their lives. James seems to have become a fully-fledged explorer now, he was so shy on that first one.
Yeah James is getting into it
"COC" operating near "Dick Hill" too - Carry on Lancashire :) eh up!
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All those shafts 😂
and a shaft
You need a smaller coc try putting a weight on the end to act as a plumb Bob to stabilise it.
and Benny Hill further on. fnarr.
Hello Martin!
I meant to contact you two weeks ago, just after you posting this. I have to admit that I have neglected to tune into your videos of late but two days after you aired this video I took the tram to East Didsbury. Long story short, I was killing time while waiting for Halfords to fit a tyre and lockdown being lockdown, there was nowt to do in Oldham so I decided to have a tram ride having never been on the Greater Manchester network before. I cocked up and bought an all day £4.90 ticket. I was only planning on going to Rochdale then back to Oldham but decided to "get my moneys worth" and ended up in Didsbury (then back again). En-route we passed Hartford Mill and you sprung back to mind. Further down the track, in town, we passed the various canals down there and your drone "experience" popped back into my head. Once home I tuned in again. It had been awhile yet there you was, flying another drone over an abyss. Quite bizarre how life pans out at times.
You mentioned in your video about link tunnels to Haugh in Newhey. In 2009 I got involved in a voluntary project with Groundwork Oldham where we excavated the surface of Jubilee Colliery (also featured in one of you videos). During the work we had the pleasure of being introduced to a father and son who had been miners (as I recall, the father was in his late 80's or early 90's). They informed us that Jubilee Colliery was also linked to the mines at Haugh. Sadly we had to "make safe" the excavations that we had done (bloody Health & Safety Executive) but I am glad to see that it has all been opened up again for the general public to see.
Whilst on the subject of inter-connected mine shafts; Royton (my hometown) and surrounding areas were also extensively mined in years gone by. Royton Colliery (where Royton Park is now) had to be shut down in 1903 due to a breach and subsequent flooding from the colliery on Oldham Edge but Royton Colliery was also connected with mines in The Scotch (half way between Royton and Chadderton), Hanging Chadder (top of Royton at The Summit) and those at Crompton, and I'm sure others besides. When you look at the old terraced property in the region, you can see wonky walls and crooked this, that and the other due to subsidence over the years.
A bit of news that you might already have heard. I don't know if you access the Oldham Chronicle/Oldham Times in any way but apparently what remains of Hartford Mill is now going to be demolished within the next couple of weeks. The delay has been blamed on Covid-19. Hasn't EVERYTHING been blamed on that? Anyway, just so you know.
Lovely Martin, the skills and know how of those days I believe outweigh what we know about overcoming structural obstacles nowadays.. Your excellent documentary keeps the record alive. Our ancestors of not that long ago would have enjoyed living a full life, not least the experience of the comradery and satisfaction of conjointly overcoming problems.
Another great video Martin thumbs up
Thanks Matthew
Great video again, very informative, especially love the mines on the moors. A nice touch and respectful of you mentioning the gentlemen who died that day. I think there is that fascination and curiousity with deep dark holes that we are drawn towards. I hail from Darwen, lots of moorland and countryside and many mineshafts and old workings that scar the moors dotted round our tower (Jubilee Tower) would love to see what old mines and stories we have from them moors. As the rhyme goes..."From the hills so bleak and barren lies the town of dirty darren" (Darwen). All the best.
Happy New Year Martin and the team, great video very interesting as always. What would we do without you on a Sunday. The fish and chips looked delicious got my mouth watering.
Few things in life bring me more pleasure than seeing you carrying one of your custom made pieces of filming equipment to a location.
Another great video Martin!
My badly made custom filming devices 😃
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That fish looked amazing haha! Great tunnel work! Hard place to get too!
Beautiful brickwork in the cellar Martin.
Happy New year Martin, please keep your vlogs coming and stay safe I look forward to watching your vlogs on Sundays
Thanks Graeme
This was amazing - I loved it! The brick lining on that shaft is incredible. I do hope you’ll be treating this as a Scout/rekkie exercise and will go back and do it again, I’d love to know what is at the bottom! As you said, incredible those shafts are still there like that. A lot of the mining history was very aggressively being completely obliterated at one time - I hope for the guys who were trying to protect it that things have now changed. This is the heritage of our ancestors 💕
Brilliant, as always, Martin.
Very “Heath Robinson”.
Thats the spirit of it Christine and thank you
The entrance to that cellar reminded me of the old underground brickwork kilns in Welwyn Garden City. Mind you when I saw those, was probably 64 years ago. All buried under an industrial estate now.
Thats a shame
Great to see the return of COC Rover!
Given that men have been digging stuff out of the ground for centuries it makes me wonder just how many capped mineshafts there are out there. Perhaps that picturesque-looking hollow in a wood has rotting boards and a 50-foot drop below it. Not that I'm paranoid or anything!
Still struggle watching these. Love what you’re doing it just makes me sad I can’t go myself. With my girl.
Cheers glad you enjoyed
Hi Martin great video amazing how those shafts have not been completely sealed with concrete slabs. Just to have a wooden fence is not the safest way to keep people out. I lived in Norden for 12 years and never new about the bins or their location
Cheers
Andy keep the faith 🐝 🐝
This is my old stomping grounds. I lived in the shadow of tunshill. You should check out the kilns too.
The names of the miners who died are local names. My school teacher at Crossgates was a Mrs Schofield.
Martin, yet another brilliant video. Well done for taking the trouble to construct COC Rover. Just a little point Bowline is pronounced bowlin (Lin not Line). And if you tie ribbons every 10feet along the string, you can get an idea of the depth of the shaft.👍
Hey Martin. Amazing video and the masonry is just stunning. I've been to the Bodmin Moors once and that was also a verry stunning sight. Greetings from the Netherlands.
fantastic we went walking round here last year up past piethorne and lee reservoirs ...brilliant area we went right up to the top of the moors and the views are fantastic....didnt see the store rooms because you said you could walk right by them...really enjoyd this though Cheers martin...stay safe.... Frank & Lee.....Lancs Walks.....
Thanks very much, yes great place
Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for this - it saves me from going out on my own trying to find these places. So dangerous but so intriguing.
Nice video Martin, what a find those old cellars. Keep Safe.
Yeah never seen anything like em Chris
I just subscribed to your channel. Your videos are great!
Thanks very much for the sub Philip
The footage from inside the shaft was stunning (and rather trippy). The workmanship must have been excellent for it to still be in such good condition.
I shudder now, thinking that as a kid I used to play on the site of an old mine in Oldham. Terrifying to consider that all that stood between us and a gruesome end might have been some rotten planks beneath a layer of sod.
Yet another great video to start the year thanks Martin and a very Happy New Year to you and the boys hope you had a good Christmas under the covet problem
Another cracking video thanks Martin. Happy new year everyone.
Happy new year Neil
You can use another rope from opposite side of fence ,(at a safe distance obviously from it) and feed both lines at a a time to stop spinning.Working that way you can tilt the COC Rover up and down over its horizontal axis. Like strings on a puppet. Amazing vid as usual! Congratulations and keep safe and health.
Another interesting video thanks! Those fish & chips looked good. Took me back to my younger years in England. Out here in Oz, they would look down on fish&chips with curry or gravy but I loved both. Thanks again and happy near year.
I was torn between curry and gravy. Thank you
A couple of cracking sites to kick 2021 off with, Martin. Nice one. Pity you lost that light - but it was a good advert for them, dropping all that way, hitting bottom, and still working. I'd call that a quality item.
Yeah they are overpriced but Solid
Happy New Year Martin.
To be honest, I didn't think I was going to enjoy watching you guys walk around on a bleak moor, but then you got your coc out, and well...everything changed. I was reminded of the old adage... 'Lancashire, where the men are men, and sheep are nervous!'
Shame about the light, but it made for dramatic footage watching it fall to its final resting place. Imagine what some future explorer will make of that, a 21st century bit of kit in a mine many centuries older. The stone work in both the pit, and the store houses was brilliant. Imagine the cost of getting something on that scale done today!!!
Stay safe and healthy Martin, and thanks once again for a great video.
Thanks Mike, I must admit the light falling was an interesting addition 😃
What an abyss. These places really were hazardous. Tense stuff, Martin. Great telly, as usual. 🇯🇪
I often go mountain biking up there and have been past that shaft many times so thanks for the video!
Thanks Andrew, its a nice walk and cycle I bet
18 Minutes 15 seconds, I expected your mate John to burst into the catchphrase "Aren't mineshafts brilliant!!??" like the guy off the The Fast Show.
Brilliant! against the odds you did it! Thankyou for sharing!
Happy New Year Martin and Team Zero.
Thanks very much Happy new year