Fascinating. I and a group of fellow Christ Church undergraduates made this journey about 1970. We took two canoes we hired from Folley Bridge. In those days the entrance was open - no gratings - and you could lower a canoe into it. The water was deeper when we went. west gate had not been built, otherwise I suspect we wouldn’t have got through. There was a structure, which we assumed was the foundations of a road where the stream was a box section. We had to lie down in the canoes to get through. We came out in the memorial gardens and took the canoes down the stream to the Thames, returning them to Folley Bridge from the opposite direction we had left.
Hi Stuart! Great video, thanks for sharing. I think the new Trill Mill Lane is actually south of where the stream runs under the West Gate and it actually runs under the through route between Castle Street and Turn Again Lane (and then probably follows Turn Again Lane). When I used to park a motor bike behind the old Westgate, under the old C&A building, you could often hear the water rushing under foot. This ties in with the location of the Little Gate which was just north of where Turn Again Lane joins Little Gate Street (and becomes St Ebbes Street); there's a plaque on the wall.
That would make alot of sence as the box section tunnel obviously diverted from the original water way, thank you for the info I will probably walk it tomorrow 😁
Another great video documenting the secret history of Oxford! Looked like a great adventure - I had heard about the Victorian skeletons in the punt, and also wondered about the exact route of the stream.
Really interesting thanks. Didn't know it existed until now and I'm from Abingdon. Just watched the Stert Street calvert video yesterday from Old Abingdon Presents channel. 👍
Thank you so much for sharing this. I hadn’t explored past your first rest point during my last trek down there, as the water was too deep. I’ll be sure to head down there again for another explore though!
Hilarious arms akimbo at 48:56 -- this whole thing was epic! Came here from Endeavour Series 2, Episode 1. Though the brickwork is completely different in real life.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Does trill mill get a mention in Endeavour then? I met shaun Evans last year on Merton Street, may I should take him on one of my expeditions!
@@ThePanta82 Yes -- Shaun Evans & Roger Allam find a murder victim's body in the Trill Mill, though it's pretty obvious they didn't film where you chaps were. The Fleet River in London, perhaps, or CGI? Don't know. Anyhow my wife used to teach at Ch. Ch. and she was transfixed by your video. Brilliant. It's one thing to talk about it, another to actually do it *and* make a video. Hats off.
Where did you enter, Stuart? I believe the channel runs underneath the former Coopers of Paradise Street building. The are rumours of skeletons belonging to those who underestimated the level of flood water!
Hi Stuart, after watching this my dad (architect from oxford) showed me a book called 'Oxford by Jan Morris and on page 17 there is a brief section about the trill mill stream: " beneath the very centre of the city runs the Trill Mill stream, a gloomy underground waterway in which was discovered, one day in the 1920's, a rotted victoriana punt with two victoriana skeletons in it." Thought you might want to know about this if you didn't already, prehaps it's a good thing you didn't know as it would make it a lot creepier!
Hello Joseph I'm glad you enjoyed it! I think it was jan morris's book where I first read about trill mill stream 20 odd years ago, it was the story of the two in the pubt that led me down there along with the story of lawrence of arabi......I can see how you may get trapped should you of been in a punt 100years ago but thankfully no spirits were encountered......this time aleast 😁
Absolutely fascinating. Citizen explorer following an underground water course that none of us have ever seen. Great job!
Thank you Johnny just trying to work my way one myth at a time 😀
Fascinating. I and a group of fellow Christ Church undergraduates made this journey about 1970. We took two canoes we hired from Folley Bridge. In those days the entrance was open - no gratings - and you could lower a canoe into it. The water was deeper when we went.
west gate had not been built, otherwise I suspect we wouldn’t have got through. There was a structure, which we assumed was the foundations of a road where the stream was a box section. We had to lie down in the canoes to get through.
We came out in the memorial gardens and took the canoes down the stream to the Thames, returning them to Folley Bridge from the opposite direction we had left.
I was with Ron on this expedition. He did the research and off we went…
Thank you Ron and Paul I love hearing about others whom have travel down trill mill, in fact its these storys that inspired me to do a video!
Hi Stuart! Great video, thanks for sharing. I think the new Trill Mill Lane is actually south of where the stream runs under the West Gate and it actually runs under the through route between Castle Street and Turn Again Lane (and then probably follows Turn Again Lane). When I used to park a motor bike behind the old Westgate, under the old C&A building, you could often hear the water rushing under foot. This ties in with the location of the Little Gate which was just north of where Turn Again Lane joins Little Gate Street (and becomes St Ebbes Street); there's a plaque on the wall.
That would make alot of sence as the box section tunnel obviously diverted from the original water way, thank you for the info I will probably walk it tomorrow 😁
Excellent video, worked from/at St Aldates for 30yrs and never knew of the Trill Mill Tunnel
UTTERLY BRILLIANT! Thank you SO much for taking us with you.
I'm really glad you enjoyed it Antonya
I've really enjoyed watching this video of Trill Mill underground. Thanks a lot. I'm from Oxford as well. Mill Street . :)
Another great video !
Thank you 😁
Thank you for this - often wondered what it was like, having spoken to people who canoed along it in their youth.
Well I'm very glad that you were now able to view it with out the getting wet 😁 thank you for watching!
I thought I'd heard of everything about TEL, but this was a new one for me. Absolutely fascinating!!
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it, hopefully I can do more videos on his life as an undergraduate at oxford in the comming weeks 😁
@@ThePanta82 I'd love that if you could!!
Love this mate, I remember learning about this at school and wasn't sure if I'd made the story up. Good video, well done!!!!!!
Thanks mate! That's what I wanted to prove...I had heard lots of storys but I wanted proof so people know it's not just a myth 😁
That was insane I wouldn't go there so thanks for the adventure
Another great video documenting the secret history of Oxford! Looked like a great adventure - I had heard about the Victorian skeletons in the punt, and also wondered about the exact route of the stream.
Awesome! Love this and all your expeditions
Thank you im glad you have enjoyed them 😁 plenty in the pipeline so stay tuned 👌🏻
good to see a part of our history.by the way you got out in a private garden in christchurch college!hope the head gardener didnt catch you!.
Really interesting thanks. Didn't know it existed until now and I'm from Abingdon. Just watched the Stert Street calvert video yesterday from Old Abingdon Presents channel. 👍
Thanks Adam, I hope to get round to doing Oxfordshire calverts when I'm done with oxford and abingdons is high on my list!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I hadn’t explored past your first rest point during my last trek down there, as the water was too deep. I’ll be sure to head down there again for another explore though!
This is friggin awesome, I love it. Also, Russell aka "dirty" 🖕🤣♥️
Thanks brother 👊🏻
Just working on a short version to make it more accessible 👌🏻
Where exactly is the entrance? I know the exit in Christchurch but I've not been able to find the other end...
Hilarious arms akimbo at 48:56 -- this whole thing was epic! Came here from Endeavour Series 2, Episode 1. Though the brickwork is completely different in real life.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Does trill mill get a mention in Endeavour then? I met shaun Evans last year on Merton Street, may I should take him on one of my expeditions!
@@ThePanta82 Yes -- Shaun Evans & Roger Allam find a murder victim's body in the Trill Mill, though it's pretty obvious they didn't film where you chaps were. The Fleet River in London, perhaps, or CGI? Don't know. Anyhow my wife used to teach at Ch. Ch. and she was transfixed by your video. Brilliant. It's one thing to talk about it, another to actually do it *and* make a video. Hats off.
I have stopped many times and talked about exploring the exit I have also thought of looking around near the entrance but had no idea..
Where did you enter, Stuart? I believe the channel runs underneath the former Coopers of Paradise Street building. The are rumours of skeletons belonging to those who underestimated the level of flood water!
This is mad and also right up my street, I am going there lol.
Exit is in Christ Church Meadows, which is accessible by the public (i.e. not private).
Hi Stuart, after watching this my dad (architect from oxford) showed me a book called 'Oxford by Jan Morris and on page 17 there is a brief section about the trill mill stream: " beneath the very centre of the city runs the Trill Mill stream, a gloomy underground waterway in which was discovered, one day in the 1920's, a rotted victoriana punt with two victoriana skeletons in it." Thought you might want to know about this if you didn't already, prehaps it's a good thing you didn't know as it would make it a lot creepier!
Hello Joseph I'm glad you enjoyed it! I think it was jan morris's book where I first read about trill mill stream 20 odd years ago, it was the story of the two in the pubt that led me down there along with the story of lawrence of arabi......I can see how you may get trapped should you of been in a punt 100years ago but thankfully no spirits were encountered......this time aleast 😁
What a great book (and don’t forget Venice by the same author). Both written byJames Morris, who became Jan Morris (see Conundrum).
Later editions are credited to Jan Morris.
Would this be a safe place to go during a nuclear attack?
I think all the other tunnels are underneath the colleges
No H2S gas testing kit
I'm looking to do the this anybody else in??
Me, I’m serious 😂