Drones are not normally permitted to fly over, or close to, the Anderton Boat Lift. We were given prior permission to capture aerial footage after providing the Canal & River Trust with the appropriate proof of licensing, certification, and liability insurance.
Brilliant, professional video as ever guys. That wasn't a vlog, it was to the standards of a TV documentary and the camera work was just brilliant. Well, well done. Interesting fact for you - Back in the 1800s, Caissons were metal tanks that surrounded the supports of river bridges that were being built. They were lowered into the water and the water pumped out of them to allow men to work on the river/lake bed. To stop them filling up again, they were sealed at the top and kept pressurised by pumping in air to sufficient pressure to stop the water seeping back in; the workers entering and leaving through an airlock at the top. Staying in the pressurised environment all the working day led to the workers suffering decompression sickness when they came back to normal pressure, otherwise know as the bends. That was the first time that the bends had ever been observed and led, eventually, to the development of the decompression theory that divers still use to keep safe today. The original name of the condition was "Caissons Disease" and that is still occaisionally used when discussing decompression sickness. "The bends" was a nickname for the condition based on the literal bending double of sufferers when they were gripped by pain as the compressed gas they had absorbed came out of solution and spontaneously formed bubbles in the body when they returned to normal pressures too quickly. (All in one sudden drop in those days!) There you go, that's two minutes you'll never get back again :)
Love it when Colin gets all excited about engineering. It does amaze me that 100 years ago people could come up with concepts like this and it make them last through all this time.
Fantastic Colin. Back the days of quality terrestrial TV, this would have been a BBC production. You are pioneering the modern media which has left terrestrial far behind in both quality and interest. thank you!
One of the best videos on the boat lift that I’ve seen. Your videos are not only informative, but also beautifully filmed from multiple vantage points. ❤️🦊💯
You two are really good story tellers... The camera work, the transitions... You must have done the transition several times to get all the angles. Great video!
Love, love, love this vlog. I'm so glad the CRT allowed the filming. They would be wise to pay you to use this as a promo video. Absolutely amazing. 👏 You Gents will hit 1 million subscribers before you know it. Happy to be along for the ride. Xoxo
Wonderful to watch. I am from Canada , we also have a lift lock. The Peterborough Lift Lock built in 1904, is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. For many years, the lock's dual lifts were the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, raising boats 65 ft. Googel it to find out more. Keep up with the adventures guys, and always have fun.
In another world you guys work in education and inspire kids to engage with history and appreciate how to blend the internet age with a slower pace of life......
Another great vlog, very informative. Can you imagine how hard it was to build that 150 years ago, that sort of engineering is what made Britain Great.
I'm fortunate in having grown up near the Erie canal in Western New York and watching the operation of this historic waterway and knowing some of the people responsible for its operation. Canals like ours and yours are historical reminders from a slower time and are a joy to walk along side or cruise and fish on their peaceful waters!
What a wonderful historic structure that is still in use today. Hats off to the CRT for maintaining and obviously taking a lot of pride in it, and allowing you to produce this vlog on the structure on short notice. Thanks!!
Guys yet another great video!!! I have seen other TH-camrs film their trip up and down the boat lift, but Colin your presentation of the information was grand. It is amazing that two chaps in a long narrow boat, can produce such high quality entertainment, week after week. It really shows how dedicated the two of you are to your craft. Bravo.
Colin, we can tell that you worked really hard to get this video perfect. All the stress was worth it. You did an amazing job! Bravo!!! Thank you for all you do. You bring all of us great joy!
Colin, you are quite right. I have seen videos on this lift, but never one like yours. Thank you and thank you to the Canal and River Trust for allowing such access.
This is one of the best vlogs you two have done!! Thank you for all the time and effort that went into this vlog and taking us along on this amazing journey. You two are amazing and Otis too!
Amazing place and amazing vlog - you've excelled your self Colin. - lots of very interesting facts. Poor Shaun misses out yet again hope you spent that time relaxing and not working.
This is AMAZING work! I absolutely LOVE this glimpse of riverboat life in the UK! Thank you for this exceptional footage and amazing writing! And such a beautiful feat of engineering! Well done boys!
Great video again. Enjoy the wonderful Weaver. Thinking about you guys earlier, as we managed to grab the single piled mooring you like, below the mast on the Curly-Wurlys Near East Marton.
I don't know if TH-cam has awards for individual vlogs but this one deserves one. What a fantastic 16 minutes of camera work, information and great mix of you fellas and CRT staff presenting it. I've seen a few vlogs of the working of the boat lift - the Naughty Lass passed through recently on the way to a dry dock on the Weaver - but this has set a new standard. Hard to believe it was all pulled together in 48 hours and full credit to everyone involved. As a regular dog walker around Anderton Nature reserve and the Flashes, I'm keeping everything crossed we get some views from the river in the coming week! Keep on doing what you do fellas.
I used to go past the Anderton Boat Lift many times when I was moored at Preston Brook Marina, in the 90's and am very jealous of you actually using it!!!
A brilliant commentary on the lift. It gives people a better appreciation of the genius behind these Victorian marvels. Your videos are fun and informative. Many thanks!
@@FoxesAfloat You two are very gracious and acknowledge your viewers; another reason for your success. Sadly, some vloggers do not, and just take the attention for granted.
I have commented before on the amazingly high production standards - your a one man proction company with a bag full of special skills that would make a super hero jealous.
I have learned so much about the waterways following you both! Really informative, entertaining, and beautiful footage. Thank you for continuing to put yourselves out there and sharing your adventures with all of us. Someday I hope to get to the UK and get to see these waterways in real time.
Hey Guys! This was absolutely brilliant! A truly professional production, especially with the drone footage! Colin, you have outdone yourself on this one! Thank you for showcasing this amazing engineering feat! Love & Hugs & a BIG cuddle for Otis! 💕🐶
This had to be the best thing to see. When you deliver a scoop you do it in spades. I'm not saying your other vlogs aren't great, but this with my fascination of engineering is a rush. Thank you for taking us on the journey.
That...was...AMAZING!! 😍 Colin, I am always (and increasingly) impressed with your "soundtrack" choices. Really, really beautiful touch. And how funny to remark that you are feeling so buzzed that Shaun couldn't get a word in edgewise--like there's ever been a problem with him talking over you (except in "Take 2")! Shaun--I see you. 😍
I am sitting in Dallas (TX) close to retirement enjoying your videos and really looking forward to coming home to England and retiring on a narrow boat .. I love your videos!
Your videos remind me of Top gear with the old team of presenters , nothing forced, nothing made up just a couple of people doing what they love and entertaining people with something they love to do. At the same time giving a load of knowledge and history and making it it entertaining . .
The Anderton Boat Lift will ALWAYS mean SO much to me having travelled on my dad's boat on electric operation and my own boat on hydraulic operation. I've played on the weights dumped on the side as a child in the 80s. I feel quite emotional seeing it x
Hi guys brilliant vlog and the music you choose is fabulious and this lift is unique. Never seen before. Love you guys and Otis. Stay save. Groetjes Ton💖
Another brilliant video and the drone footage was the icing. Loved the history and so impressive for the time it was originally built (although given all the aqueducts and other structures that were built back then I shouldn’t be surprised).
Good evening Colin, Shaun & Otis Wow what a magnificent bit of machinery the Anderton boat lift is. Great drone footage as always . I can tell you had a great time. As always hilarious 🤣 outtakes Have a good weekend (apparently raining at Heathrow ) Stay safe Love Kim x x
Just love the insight you give us Colin. Now I've been a subscriber since silver fox laid the bottom plate, abs I'm looking forward to the next vlog. When is that again? Lol. Have a great time boys.
Well done, that was another outstanding production. Did you know that there is a link between those large double helical gears and the Citroen car company? The gears are quieter and more efficient than the straight cut type and the Citroen company used them in their early days. They are the origin of the stylised `double chevron` badge on their cars.
WHEEEEEEeeeeeeeee Doggy's, what a great ride, really enjoyed that with the history lesson and phenomenal aerial shots, thanks again for letting us come along, have a great weekend. :)
Drones are not normally permitted to fly over, or close to, the Anderton Boat Lift. We were given prior permission to capture aerial footage after providing the Canal & River Trust with the appropriate proof of licensing, certification, and liability insurance.
I was going to ask about that! Great vlog as per usual, you VIPs of the Cut.
I was wondering about that.
@Daniel Hostetler Hit the rivet on the head with that comment.
Hmm liability insurance, hundred of ton of steal about 400g of drone. Guess you mite chip some paint.
Thanks so much for the effort to make this happen! This is simply fantastic footage!
Brilliant, professional video as ever guys. That wasn't a vlog, it was to the standards of a TV documentary and the camera work was just brilliant. Well, well done.
Interesting fact for you - Back in the 1800s, Caissons were metal tanks that surrounded the supports of river bridges that were being built. They were lowered into the water and the water pumped out of them to allow men to work on the river/lake bed. To stop them filling up again, they were sealed at the top and kept pressurised by pumping in air to sufficient pressure to stop the water seeping back in; the workers entering and leaving through an airlock at the top. Staying in the pressurised environment all the working day led to the workers suffering decompression sickness when they came back to normal pressure, otherwise know as the bends. That was the first time that the bends had ever been observed and led, eventually, to the development of the decompression theory that divers still use to keep safe today. The original name of the condition was "Caissons Disease" and that is still occaisionally used when discussing decompression sickness. "The bends" was a nickname for the condition based on the literal bending double of sufferers when they were gripped by pain as the compressed gas they had absorbed came out of solution and spontaneously formed bubbles in the body when they returned to normal pressures too quickly. (All in one sudden drop in those days!)
There you go, that's two minutes you'll never get back again :)
LOL! Thanks, Phil.
Love it when Colin gets all excited about engineering. It does amaze me that 100 years ago people could come up with concepts like this and it make them last through all this time.
It’s fascinating!
But without a computer to run it
Absolutely stunning structure and equally definitive dialogue to accompany it. A perfect marriage. Well done lads .
Thanks, Keith!
Fantastic Colin. Back the days of quality terrestrial TV, this would have been a BBC production. You are pioneering the modern media which has left terrestrial far behind in both quality and interest. thank you!
Wow, thanks!
One of the best videos on the boat lift that I’ve seen. Your videos are not only informative, but also beautifully filmed from multiple vantage points. ❤️🦊💯
Thank you!
You two are really good story tellers... The camera work, the transitions...
You must have done the transition several times to get all the angles.
Great video!
Thank you so much!
Great editing! Best ever footage of the Anderson Boat Lift. Well done.
Awesome, thank you!
Maybe YT should add another button for those very rare times you just want to say it’s perfection?
Wow! Thank you 👍🏻💜
Brilliant idea.
Love, love, love this vlog. I'm so glad the CRT allowed the filming. They would be wise to pay you to use this as a promo video. Absolutely amazing. 👏 You Gents will hit 1 million subscribers before you know it. Happy to be along for the ride. Xoxo
hehe! That would be a weird day!
Wonderful to watch. I am from Canada , we also have a lift lock. The Peterborough Lift Lock built in 1904, is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. For many years, the lock's dual lifts were the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, raising boats 65 ft. Googel it to find out more. Keep up with the adventures guys, and always have fun.
Yeah, we know of your lift locks x
WOW!! Guys, wow wow wow. This is fantastic. Thank you.
Awww, thanks, Brenda!
Australia Calling: Watching the Anderton Boat Lift was great and your input was the best, your excitement was written all over you face Collin
Really loved it! 👍
@@FoxesAfloat C&S I am having a shit afternoon. Must watch episode 9 again
In another world you guys work in education and inspire kids to engage with history and appreciate how to blend the internet age with a slower pace of life......
Hehe! Wouldn't that be weird!
@@pfalzgraf7527 ok, now I've got Bert and Ernie in my head, probably with Rowlf the dog... 🙂
Wow! Another amazing video. History, geography and now engineering!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a quality vlog, the camera angles really give you an insight of the descent and great narration as always 👍
Thanks so much, Pat!
Another great vlog, very informative. Can you imagine how hard it was to build that 150 years ago, that sort of engineering is what made Britain Great.
Great point!
I'm fortunate in having grown up near the Erie canal in Western New York and watching the operation of this historic waterway and knowing some of the people responsible for its operation. Canals like ours and yours are historical reminders from a slower time and are a joy to walk along side or cruise and fish on their peaceful waters!
Totally agree! 👍🏻
What a wonderful historic structure that is still in use today. Hats off to the CRT for maintaining and obviously taking a lot of pride in it, and allowing you to produce this vlog on the structure on short notice. Thanks!!
We agree!
You explaining how the lift works is the best I have ever seen
Thanks, William! x
Guys yet another great video!!! I have seen other TH-camrs film their trip up and down the boat lift, but Colin your presentation of the information was grand. It is amazing that two chaps in a long narrow boat, can produce such high quality entertainment, week after week. It really shows how dedicated the two of you are to your craft. Bravo.
WOW Thank you so much xxx
@@FoxesAfloat I just want you two to know just how much your hard work is truly appreciated.
Colin, we can tell that you worked really hard to get this video perfect. All the stress was worth it. You did an amazing job! Bravo!!! Thank you for all you do. You bring all of us great joy!
Thanks so much, Teresa
One of your best videos yet. The composition and the soundtrack match extremely well. What a treat! Cheers.
Thank you very much!
that lift is amazing. and these canals are like a highway system for boats and the engineering of all the locks and lifts, etc. is an amazing marvel.
and they're over 200 years old. They are beautiful xxx
Colin, you are quite right. I have seen videos on this lift, but never one like yours. Thank you and thank you to the Canal and River Trust for allowing such access.
Our pleasure!
Thats gotsto be oneof your best videos ever! Thank you
Thank YOU for watching 👍🏻💜
Best vlog of the Anderton Boat Lift I've seen yet! Well done.
Thanks so much, Scott. We had the BEST day filming there 👍🏻
Yes, throughly enjoyed the video. Glad you went the extra mile to get the history and insider view of this unique lift.
Thanks so much!
The Anderton Boat lift must be on every Narrow Boaters bucket list. Fantastic vid chaps.
Cheers, Dan!
Fascinating machine! So glad you collaborated with the CRT to provide this wonderfully educational video!
Totally!
Yes, I enjoyed this tremendously! Thanks to y’all and to the staff at the Anderson Boat Lift!
Thank you so much, Dian e xxx
Thanks Shaun and Colin, Great camera work and historical knowledge. Cheers John.
Thanks, John.
This is one of the best vlogs you two have done!! Thank you for all the time and effort that went into this vlog and taking us along on this amazing journey. You two are amazing and Otis too!
Thanks so much, Annie!
Well done to you (& the CRT) for getting access to let us look around the Lift.
We had the best time!
Your excitement and happiness in this vlog is contagious 😁
😊 thank you
Amazing place and amazing vlog - you've excelled your self Colin. - lots of very interesting facts. Poor Shaun misses out yet again hope you spent that time relaxing and not working.
Thanks
This is AMAZING work! I absolutely LOVE this glimpse of riverboat life in the UK! Thank you for this exceptional footage and amazing writing! And such a beautiful feat of engineering! Well done boys!
Thanks so much, Rick!
Great video again. Enjoy the wonderful Weaver. Thinking about you guys earlier, as we managed to grab the single piled mooring you like, below the mast on the Curly-Wurlys Near East Marton.
Top mooring! 👍🏻
What a fantastic experience. Wonderful Victorian engineering with a modern touch.
It really was!
I don't know if TH-cam has awards for individual vlogs but this one deserves one. What a fantastic 16 minutes of camera work, information and great mix of you fellas and CRT staff presenting it. I've seen a few vlogs of the working of the boat lift - the Naughty Lass passed through recently on the way to a dry dock on the Weaver - but this has set a new standard.
Hard to believe it was all pulled together in 48 hours and full credit to everyone involved. As a regular dog walker around Anderton Nature reserve and the Flashes, I'm keeping everything crossed we get some views from the river in the coming week!
Keep on doing what you do fellas.
WOW! Awesome comments, Ian. Thank you so much xxx
I used to go past the Anderton Boat Lift many times when I was moored at Preston Brook Marina, in the 90's and am very jealous of you actually using it!!!
it's an awesome structure x
A brilliant commentary on the lift. It gives people a better appreciation of the genius behind these Victorian marvels. Your videos are fun and informative. Many thanks!
Our pleasure!
@@FoxesAfloat You two are very gracious and acknowledge your viewers; another reason for your success. Sadly, some vloggers do not, and just take the attention for granted.
Great episode, the Anderton Boat Lift looks fascinating & a real treat to get to go round it. Its great to see you looking happy & buzzing! 👍
Thanks 👍
I think you would have been the best teacher ,that was so lovely .Ireland saying thank you both .
Aww, thanks, Claire!
I have commented before on the amazingly high production standards - your a one man proction company with a bag full of special skills that would make a super hero jealous.
Wow! Thank you!
I have learned so much about the waterways following you both! Really informative, entertaining, and beautiful footage. Thank you for continuing to put yourselves out there and sharing your adventures with all of us. Someday I hope to get to the UK and get to see these waterways in real time.
Thank you so much, Tom x
What a wonderful piece of engineering! Absoutely fantsatic!
Wow! Just Wow! Lovely thank you
Our pleasure!
Who knew downlifting could be so uplifting?! The dronery is excellent. Many thanks chaps, Hollers
Thanks Dave, appreciate that xx
Beautiful footage . Everyone that wishes to experience this adventure should watch this clip to appreciate the works involved .
Thank you! x
Hey Guys! This was absolutely brilliant! A truly professional production, especially with the drone footage! Colin, you have outdone yourself on this one! Thank you for showcasing this amazing engineering feat! Love & Hugs & a BIG cuddle for Otis! 💕🐶
Thanks so much Kathy 👍🏻💜
Sometimes it is becoming more and more an act of balancing language... I love that. Intelligent ambiguosity... 😂💖
👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video. It is so amazing how the lift was made. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks!
This had to be the best thing to see. When you deliver a scoop you do it in spades. I'm not saying your other vlogs aren't great, but this with my fascination of engineering is a rush. Thank you for taking us on the journey.
Wow, thanks
That...was...AMAZING!! 😍 Colin, I am always (and increasingly) impressed with your "soundtrack" choices. Really, really beautiful touch. And how funny to remark that you are feeling so buzzed that Shaun couldn't get a word in edgewise--like there's ever been a problem with him talking over you (except in "Take 2")! Shaun--I see you. 😍
🤣
Amazing engineering, wonderfully presented by yourselves! Thank you.
Thank you, Irene. Glad you enjoyed it x
@@FoxesAfloat 👍💕🐾
What a great piece of engineering !! well worth a fiver to ride on that. Great vlog gents. 👍😎
We think so too. Least we can do to keep it's upkeep 👍🏻
I am sitting in Dallas (TX) close to retirement enjoying your videos and really looking forward to coming home to England and retiring on a narrow boat .. I love your videos!
Thank you so much!
Great again . Wonderful engineering and great history. Thanks.
Our pleasure!
Thanks for the excellent virtual Anderton Boat Lift tour! Very cool!!
Our pleasure!
Thanks guys! We love you! Always fun and informative. Hi from Michigan.
Thanks, Marc!
100% awesome! Loved it! Have a great week!
You too!
You guys were born to do this. Interesting, educational and fun. Thanks so much!
Our pleasure 👍🏻
Absolutely bloody amazing. I guess Otis was tucked away in his cabin thinking "what the hell are they doing now" lol Love and hugs as always.
He was snoring his head off 🤣
Brilliant 'telly' chaps ( and Otis ). TH-cam is a revelation when we have such expertly produced shows like yours each week 😁😁😁.
Thanks so much! x
It's really an amazing theme park attraction. Great peace of engineering
100% Agree
An exceptional quality posting, lads. The aerial shots, the music, the information provided.
Loved it! Professional documentarians couldn't do better.
Wow! Thank you!
Your videos remind me of Top gear with the old team of presenters , nothing forced, nothing made up just a couple of people doing what they love and entertaining people with something they love to do. At the same time giving a load of knowledge and history and making it it entertaining . .
Nice one. Thanks, David!
A brilliant piece of filming - all fascinating stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed watching.
Thank you!
Superb! Thanks for taking us along. Gloria
Glad you enjoyed it
I love all of your videos, guys. But as an engineer this one was particularly fascinating.
Yeah, I love this place
absolutely superb camera work, editing, and presentation. thank you, so much. -C
Thank you! x
Great shots & interview! Best I've seen yet. Cant wait to go through it myself!
You'll love it!
WHAT A WONDERFUL PART OF CANAL HISTROY THANK YOU BOYS
Our pleasure!
You just get better and better every week, thank you for theses journeys and taking me away from my chair😊
You are so welcome
One hell of a vlog. Well done you two. Awe inspiring camera/drone work xxx
Aww, thanks. Just had this mad bloke round our gaff - I thought he was going to smack me 🤣
Excellent commentary ... excellent cinematography ... bloody excellent all round! :)
Thank you kindly!
Absolutely the best footage I’ve seen of the lift - great job putting this together in such a short time - Great drone footage and editing too. 👍👍👍
Thank you so much!
The Anderton Boat Lift will ALWAYS mean SO much to me having travelled on my dad's boat on electric operation and my own boat on hydraulic operation. I've played on the weights dumped on the side as a child in the 80s. I feel quite emotional seeing it x
👍🏻💜
Amazing to think that Boat Lift is so old, what a great trip. No wonder you were excited. Great photos and detail.
Thanks, Lucille!
Colin, you're very good at the history bits. Well done on this video! Shaun, you're very good at putting up with Colin!
Glad you enjoyed it
Terrific videography - the best yet! Very interesting!
Wow, thanks!
Hi guys brilliant vlog and the music you choose is fabulious and this lift is unique. Never seen before. Love you guys and Otis. Stay save. Groetjes Ton💖
Thank you!
Great job,this is the best Vlog of the Anderton Boat Lift.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The best explanation of the workings of the Anderton Boat Lift I have heard. Thank you for the ride.
Our pleasure!
Amazing, loved this trip. You are so good at the commentary and make it so interesting Colin. Thank you💖
Glad you enjoyed it
I agree...the filming is professional and background music is supreme.
Another brilliant video and the drone footage was the icing. Loved the history and so impressive for the time it was originally built (although given all the aqueducts and other structures that were built back then I shouldn’t be surprised).
Many thanks!
Loved this one, thank you. "Scream if you wanna go faster 👐👐
🤣🤣🤣
Complete with techy, story lines and drone footage, excellent!!!
Much appreciated!
Collin, it's great that your enthusiasm is infectious. Keep young at heart.🤙
That's the plan 👍🏻
...and another brilliant video! Content and production is exceptional! 👍
Much appreciated!
Thank you both for sharing that fascinating vlog, Take care.
Thanks, Christine 💜
What a fantastic and informative video. So professional - I thought I was watching a BBC or Discovery Channel documentary!!
Wow, thank you!
As a geek at heart I love how you go into the technical aspects of mechanisms like this.
Nice one!
Good evening Colin, Shaun & Otis
Wow what a magnificent bit of machinery the Anderton boat lift is. Great drone footage as always . I can tell you had a great time.
As always hilarious 🤣 outtakes
Have a good weekend (apparently raining at Heathrow )
Stay safe
Love Kim x x
Cheers, Kim! x
What a fun vlog!!
Thanks!
Just love the insight you give us Colin. Now I've been a subscriber since silver fox laid the bottom plate, abs I'm looking forward to the next vlog. When is that again? Lol. Have a great time boys.
🤣
Well done, that was another outstanding production. Did you know that there is a link between those large double helical gears and the Citroen car company? The gears are quieter and more efficient than the straight cut type and the Citroen company used them in their early days. They are the origin of the stylised `double chevron` badge on their cars.
Yeah, the logo is on the gear too 👍🏻
Health and respect. So happy I found you two.
Cheers, George!
WHEEEEEEeeeeeeeee Doggy's, what a great ride, really enjoyed that with the history lesson and phenomenal aerial shots, thanks again for letting us come along, have a great weekend. :)
Our pleasure!