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Can you imagine hauling in and building all that in the light of tallow candles and the lamps of the time? It beggars belief they managed it. Astounding. Brilliant find!
Absolutely amazing the amount of research, digging, climbing, and exploring that went into finding this, and now we all get to appreciate it. Totally awesome.
Hello from Buffalo NY what an amazingly cool find, it looks to be in pretty good condition considering it's age. And I would be just as excited as you are to stumble across this while exploring an old abandoned mine.
Fantastic joinery in that wheel. Imagine building that above ground and transporting it to assemble down in the mine, pitch black. Routing the water and all the other rods and parts. Just amazing!
My son beat my comments! Yes, an absolutely fantastic time today with Ioan and Al, thank you so much, I had a couple of boots of water, but it didn’t deter me on bit, all part of the mine exploration. Thanks guys. X
Hay lost mines thank you so so much for making my moms day special my mum pat is so happy and I’m glad you keep uploading as it’s always a highlight of hers and mine day keep being a great channel and all my love ur way
It's only when Tom comes into view, that you get an appreciation of the size of the wheel, its absolutely massive. An incredible find. Congratulations.
Great Googly Moogly! That is some serious Jules Verne type stuff! I can't even imagine thinking about how much engineering and effort to run the Box Launders for Water to power not one but two friggin HUGE waterwheels underground. I mean, they had to excavate the voids the waterwheels would be built in, dig out all the channels for lifts, rods, chains and what ever else they'd need to make all this happen. Truly this is a hugely significant find for Mining Archaeology, not just in the UK but in the whole world! Grats to you all, well deserved and earned!
Amazing the amount of work it would have taken to set this system up back in the 1840’s & to have so much of the system still intact sitting there quietly for 140 years for you guys to find all this Perfect well done 👌🏻
Unbelievable....🤯🤯 Such a significant find. This is so important in understand and realising the effort our ancestors went to . Amazing.. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏 And well done 👍👍👍
This is absolutely breathtaking!! I am astounded that so little attention has been paid to such a wealth of important industrial archaeology - thank goodness you're on the case. I am genuinely in awe.
Your channel truly is deserving of more views and subscribers! Such amazing finds and explores. Thank you so much for taking the time to document it all for us
What else can be said but that this is magnificent, it is an honour for us to be able to see this waterwheel. The people will be absolutely delighted to see this preserved in visual form for the people to see. Thank you for all the work you do in this regard.
Congratulations guys. Amazing discovery. I remember when you were starting out, how excited you would get over a candle stub. This must be mind blowing.
Amazing!!! The work & time it must have taken to get all the materials & then put it together in the mine just blows my mind!! What a great find guys!!!
This channel I’ve recently discovered is going to keep me sane over a long dark winter ! Amazing to see that waterwheel from long ago, can I suggest you get a laser pointer to point out accurately what you are explaining to us armchair explorers 👍🏻
Congratulations on such an amazing discovery. This is absolutely stunning! Not only is it there first it’s been seen in 130-140 years, it has never had this much light shined on it since the wood went into the mine. Sure wish Al could have been there too. So cool! This is the best ever!
I can see why you are so excited; you have found half of the underground waterwheels in the U. K. What a fantastic find and congratulations to you all . Years of exploring, writing and excavating has now paid off and we need to get the museum up and running so that all the wonderful finds and exhibits can be seen . I urge people to have a go at your underground tours which are great. I hope Al is alright as he seemed under the weather last video. I can't wait until next week.
Mental, well done guys. This mine just keeps on giving it seems, is there much more left unexplored that's accessible in there? Absolutely huge find, congratulations.
Utterly spectacular and in such beautiful condition. It's nearly unfathomable to imagine the whole of engineering of this wheel. Really really cool. You mention that it turns/operates counterclockwise. If you move to the other side is it not then operating clockwise? I've always been impressed with the Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, built almost entirely of wood in 1854. It's 72.5 feet in diameter, but totally above ground, so lacking in the underground aspect.
What a monumental discovery, well done 👏 nice to see we still have people dedicated enough to keep our history alive, these sort of discoveries are so important for our children’s children to be able to understand the true meaning of heritage and history. Thanks for allowing us to enjoy all your efforts keep up the good work you do you are appreciated very much. 👍😉🍻🎡⛰🎡⛏🧨
Congratulations, as far as industrial archeology is concerned this as you say is a once in a lifetime find, I can imagine that the WOWEEEEEEEEE when you first found it was so load it could be heard on the surface, Cwm Ciprwth waterwheel is in the next valley to me, it is about the same size and age but it is cast iron, still impressive but on the surface, so your find to be made of nearly all wood and built so far underground is a huge testament to the craftsmen of the day and such an important artifact, because it is organic I am pleased your team have discovered it in time to record it forever and for everyone to apreciate, thank you for sharing.
I have just read your report in Descent, This explains very well how the 2 wheels worked together. Such simple but efficient engineering. Thank you for your exploration work, and keeping interested people informed with both the films and the report. J
Wow fantastic video what an incredible find thanks for videoing and letting us experience it with you and Tom, absolutely amazes me you said you were 2 mile underground how in hell did they get the materials in to build these massive wheel's they certainly were incredible people the guys working there all those years ago , thanks again for the great content
I’d like to echo what Brian Stacy said, this is an absolutely excellent video…. Kudos to you all for the amount of research that you all did. God Bless, Stay Safe and looking forward to more video’s.
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I would like to understand what the role the waterwheel had underground. I have never heard of this.
Can you imagine hauling in and building all that in the light of tallow candles and the lamps of the time? It beggars belief they managed it. Astounding. Brilliant find!
Absolutely amazing the amount of research, digging, climbing, and exploring that went into finding this, and now we all get to appreciate it. Totally awesome.
Hello from Buffalo NY what an amazingly cool find, it looks to be in pretty good condition considering it's age. And I would be just as excited as you are to stumble across this while exploring an old abandoned mine.
“Gly”: Wow! That is absolutely incredible. What a magnificent find guys, talk about knocking it out of the park. Good job!
Fantastic joinery in that wheel. Imagine building that above ground and transporting it to assemble down in the mine, pitch black. Routing the water and all the other rods and parts. Just amazing!
My son beat my comments! Yes, an absolutely fantastic time today with Ioan and Al, thank you so much, I had a couple of boots of water, but it didn’t deter me on bit, all part of the mine exploration. Thanks guys. X
Wow! Congratulations on such a significant find, I am so pleased that Lost Mines were the ones to discover it!
Hay lost mines thank you so so much for making my moms day special my mum pat is so happy and I’m glad you keep uploading as it’s always a highlight of hers and mine day keep being a great channel and all my love ur way
Oh my gosh WHAT an amazing fantastic find. And you found it. Oh how you must feel. We think
That is the best find ever.
Absolutely fantastic my friend. Congratulations on this historic find. So happy it was you and your dedicated team who found this first.
It's only when Tom comes into view, that you get an appreciation of the size of the wheel, its absolutely massive. An incredible find. Congratulations.
Bloody well done! Fantastic piece of industrial archae.
A fascinating video on a fascinating channel. I'm so pleased for you on your discovery. 😃
Geeze and grr Loan 😮
Incredible, can't believe it is in such beautiful shape
Amazing find well done friend please keep the great videos coming friend from Scotland 😊
Great Googly Moogly! That is some serious Jules Verne type stuff! I can't even imagine thinking about how much engineering and effort to run the Box Launders for Water to power not one but two friggin HUGE waterwheels underground. I mean, they had to excavate the voids the waterwheels would be built in, dig out all the channels for lifts, rods, chains and what ever else they'd need to make all this happen.
Truly this is a hugely significant find for Mining Archaeology, not just in the UK but in the whole world!
Grats to you all, well deserved and earned!
That's awesome! And in such good condition considering it's age and location.
That is truly fascinating!! Great Find my friend!!
Awesome! Could you imagine seeing this thing actually working? Just incredible!!
Stunning find , real history, imagine building that
I’m amazed what good condition it is in. What a find!
Amazing the amount of work it would have taken to set this system up back in the 1840’s & to have so much of the system still intact sitting there quietly for 140 years for you guys to find all this Perfect well done 👌🏻
Fantastic , it looks so well constructed and well preserved , stunning ,
Well done on your discovery , thank you great video 😎👍
Historical find of a lifetime. No luck, just years of hard work paying off. Congrats Ioan!
Unbelievable....🤯🤯 Such a significant find. This is so important in understand and realising the effort our ancestors went to . Amazing..
Thank you so much for sharing 🙏
And well done 👍👍👍
Congratulations. Truly, a find of a lifetime. May it last for many years to come.
Amazing!! Well done guys
This is absolutely breathtaking!! I am astounded that so little attention has been paid to such a wealth of important industrial archaeology - thank goodness you're on the case. I am genuinely in awe.
A truly spectacular artifact, thank you for all the hard work and showing us all 👍
Very exciting find, and it's in such great shape! Hope Al gets to see it one day. :-)
congratulations on this impressive find!
Absolutely incredible!!!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Top job Mates. From your Neighbors across the pond.
Extremly well preserved
well done on your find 😊😊
A incredible find from Lost Mines, That is quite cool.
Your channel truly is deserving of more views and subscribers! Such amazing finds and explores. Thank you so much for taking the time to document it all for us
Fantastic, The effort those people put in is Amazing... Well done never to be seen if not for people like YOU...
Amazing find! Genuinely breathtaking
Bloody well done. Absolutely brilliant work and amazing craftsmanship from amazing men back then .
Unbelievable guys.
Thanks for sharing.
You must be absolutely buzzing.
What else can be said but that this is magnificent, it is an honour for us to be able to see this waterwheel. The people will be absolutely delighted to see this preserved in visual form for the people to see. Thank you for all the work you do in this regard.
You really are some mad lads! Thank you for putting your lives at risk for our entertainment and education!
Congratulations guys. Amazing discovery.
I remember when you were starting out, how excited you would get over a candle stub.
This must be mind blowing.
Brilliant. . Well done. . A wheely successful explore . . 👍
Well done guys, I think you've just made history and wont be forgotten.
Brilliant work
Wow, you all are legends. Thank you for sharing your awesome finds, and I hope there's a way to preserve both wheels .
Wow .. some of that timber looks to be
In remarkably good condition for its age 😮
Amazing!!! The work & time it must have taken to get all the materials & then put it together in the mine just blows my mind!! What a great find guys!!!
What a absolutely epic find
This channel I’ve recently discovered is going to keep me sane over a long dark winter ! Amazing to see that waterwheel from long ago, can I suggest you get a laser pointer to point out accurately what you are explaining to us armchair explorers 👍🏻
Congratulations Ioan, I look forward to reading your paper on it.
amazing find, huge amount of work to show us all, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! That is very cool! Amazing how the condition of the wood is so well preserved. Well done at finding this gem!
Absolutely fantastic wow This is a find!
Glad you like it!
Incredible find well done to all involved
What an incredible find! Enjoyed that a lot. I hope that Al is well 👍
Incredible find chaps. Every mine explorers dream. Well done.
Laxey Mines Research Group.
All your hard work pays of well done. It's always a pleasure to watch your channel. your making history come alive.
Congratulations on such an amazing discovery. This is absolutely stunning! Not only is it there first it’s been seen in 130-140 years, it has never had this much light shined on it since the wood went into the mine. Sure wish Al could have been there too. So cool! This is the best ever!
Absolutely stunning! How awesome it must have been standing there and actually laying eyes on it.
amazing how they did all this in candlelight and by hand. hope Al and Lois are ok
Congratulations guys, the stuff of dreams, thank you so much for sharing this with us great work!!
Our pleasure!
Wow how awesome is that to have discovered in an old mine !! 👍👍👍👍👍
This is positively riveting. My claustrophobia gives way to fascination and a real appreciation for your exploration. Fantastic.
What a magnificent discovery! Congratulations! I bet it was hard to leave, walk away from it.
Yes it was!
I can see why you are so excited; you have found half of the underground waterwheels in the U. K. What a fantastic find and congratulations to you all . Years of exploring, writing and excavating has now paid off and we need to get the museum up and running so that all the wonderful finds and exhibits can be seen . I urge people to have a go at your underground tours which are great. I hope Al is alright as he seemed under the weather last video. I can't wait until next week.
Thank you lads
Blimey what a fantastic find.
Brilliant Ioan ! You must be over the moon. All the best - Simon
That is absolutely amazing.
Massive congratulations you clearly deserve it. Immense knowledge and courage pays off I salute you
What would be the possibility of finding out who made the water wheel and if there’s an archive and prints on the building of it?
Mental, well done guys. This mine just keeps on giving it seems, is there much more left unexplored that's accessible in there? Absolutely huge find, congratulations.
Wow…. Congratulations on your discovery…shame Al couldn’t be with you..✨🙏✨for sharing
Amazing finds 👏
Utterly spectacular and in such beautiful condition. It's nearly unfathomable to imagine the whole of engineering of this wheel. Really really cool.
You mention that it turns/operates counterclockwise. If you move to the other side is it not then operating clockwise?
I've always been impressed with the Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, built almost entirely of wood in 1854. It's 72.5 feet in diameter, but totally above ground, so lacking in the underground aspect.
Absolutely incredible! Congratulations, what does it feel like to make history?
What a monumental discovery, well done 👏 nice to see we still have people dedicated enough to keep our history alive, these sort of discoveries are so important for our children’s children to be able to understand the true meaning of heritage and history. Thanks for allowing us to enjoy all your efforts keep up the good work you do you are appreciated very much. 👍😉🍻🎡⛰🎡⛏🧨
Well done in this historic discovery! 😲👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊👍👍
Congratulations, as far as industrial archeology is concerned this as you say is a once in a lifetime find, I can imagine that the WOWEEEEEEEEE when you first found it was so load it could be heard on the surface, Cwm Ciprwth waterwheel is in the next valley to me, it is about the same size and age but it is cast iron, still impressive but on the surface, so your find to be made of nearly all wood and built so far underground is a huge testament to the craftsmen of the day and such an important artifact, because it is organic I am pleased your team have discovered it in time to record it forever and for everyone to apreciate, thank you for sharing.
I usually give points when do, but you Sir get a level up. Im speechless ! Great work ! ❤✌️👍🖖
I have just read your report in Descent, This explains very well how the 2 wheels worked together. Such simple but efficient engineering. Thank you for your exploration work, and keeping interested people informed with both the films and the report. J
The joy of exploration...nice 1
Very well done for finding this absolute Historic find underground..
exciting find, fellows!
Absolutely incredible. Just goes to show the ingenuity and talent those men had back in the day. Thanks for sharing this amazing find with us.
Fantastic!
Wow fantastic video what an incredible find thanks for videoing and letting us experience it with you and Tom, absolutely amazes me you said you were 2 mile underground how in hell did they get the materials in to build these massive wheel's they certainly were incredible people the guys working there all those years ago , thanks again for the great content
Wow! What an amazing find! Chuffed to bits for you.
Yes it was!
That's a magnificent find, well done chaps 👍
Great find, guys 👏
That is absolutely awesome! Get some good measurements. Maybe even build a scale working model. So cool. It'd make a good graphic for merch.
Congratulations on your find! Absolutely stunning!
Absolutely brilliant video great find
Wonderful episode guys
I’d like to echo what Brian Stacy said, this is an absolutely excellent video…. Kudos to you all for the amount of research that you all did. God Bless, Stay Safe and looking forward to more video’s.
Cheers mate what a discovery!
Wow!
Well done! ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
truly amazing find 😎👍