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The Wheezy Wanderer
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RAF Bridgnorth and an interesting connection to Kinver
Join me searching for remains of RAF Bridgnorth. There is also an interesting connection back to Kinver!
Apologies for the camerawork in this one. My DJI Osmo camera has broken, so I had to use an alternative for this video. It doesn't have image stabilisation, or a forward facing screen, so things are a bit shakey occasionally and there are a couple of fucusing issues. I also found and filmed the remains of one of the firing ranges, now used as a stable, (The machine gunnery range near to The Hobbins) but unfortunately the footage was too poor to use.
If you have any info about R.A.F. Bridgnorth, or anything else in the video please let us know in the comments section.
Thanks to :
Adrian R...
Apologies for the camerawork in this one. My DJI Osmo camera has broken, so I had to use an alternative for this video. It doesn't have image stabilisation, or a forward facing screen, so things are a bit shakey occasionally and there are a couple of fucusing issues. I also found and filmed the remains of one of the firing ranges, now used as a stable, (The machine gunnery range near to The Hobbins) but unfortunately the footage was too poor to use.
If you have any info about R.A.F. Bridgnorth, or anything else in the video please let us know in the comments section.
Thanks to :
Adrian R...
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Halfpenny Green Airport
Просмотров 4972 месяца назад
A visit to Halfpenny Green Airport, also known as Bobbington Airport, Wolverhampton Business Airport and Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport. A look around, a bit of history, some planes and helicopters and interesting bits and pieces. (Note that the propeller speeds may look a bit slow due to the strobe effect from the camera shutter!) List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywan...
Drakelow Nick Watson 2001
Просмотров 1193 месяца назад
Another for the Drakelow playlist. This time in 2001 it was announced that Drakelow was up for sale again and Nick Watson reports for Midlands Today. I was interviewed on the shorter version that aired at lunchtime, but I didn't make the evening edition! List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 You may also be interested in this: Drakelow Unearthed The Secret History of...
Sandstone cave
Просмотров 2875 месяцев назад
A short visit to an unnamed sandstone cave. I can't say if it was ever inhabited, there are signs that the rock was 'worked' but it doesn't have other indications of habitation. More similar locations to come soon in a future video. List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 Background Music is by Timestream II: timestreamii.bandcamp.com/ ruclips.net/user/TimestreamII You...
Kinver Bridge Mystery
Просмотров 5626 месяцев назад
A short video looking at the bridge in Jubilee Gardens Kinver that gives access to the football fields. There have been discussions recently as to its origin. Who put it there and when? If you know more please comment and let us know. Update: There is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that this is indeed the bridge that used to cross the canal by the Stewpony and that it was moved between 1930...
Drakelow Michael Collie 2004
Просмотров 1926 месяцев назад
I have been unable to contact Michael Collie so I hope he has no objection to me showing this video. Having looked more closely at the 1980's photo of a BBC studio I began to doubt if it is at Drakelow. I found a matching photo of the other side of the studio in my archive and can now confirm that it is actually at RGHQ 2.1 not Drakelow (RGHQ 9.2). If you would like to see more of the interview...
Drakelow John Yates 1993 & 1999
Просмотров 1867 месяцев назад
Continuing the series of Drakelow videos. John Yates from Midlands Today visited the site twice in the 1990's. The reports shown here have been recovered from very old VHS copies. The quality is not great, but its the only source I have available. Unfortunately John died in 2005 aged 57. If you would like to see more of the interviews we conducted over the years that we ran tours, please commen...
Autumn Ramble on Kinver Edge
Просмотров 1769 месяцев назад
In today's video I'm just heading out over Kinver Edge for an autumn walk to test out my new camera and to see if I come across anything interesting. List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 Background Music is 'Serenity' by Timestream II: timestreamii.bandcamp.com/ ruclips.net/user/TimestreamII You may be interested in this too. Drakelow Unearthed the secret history of...
Drakelow Mark Gough Interview2000
Просмотров 22710 месяцев назад
For those of you that keep asking for a Drakelow video. Here is an interview by Mark Gough from back in 2000. If you would like to see more of the interviews we conducted over the years we ran tours, please comment below. If there is enough interest I will see if I can sort more out. List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 You may also be interested in this: Drakelow U...
Elan Valley
Просмотров 127Год назад
In today's video I'm taking a look at the amazing Victorian Engineering at the Elan Valley dams. (Forgot to say that the water from here takes 2-3 days to travel down the pipeline to Frankley.) List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 Music is Wild by Timestream II: timestreamii.bandcamp.com/ ruclips.net/user/TimestreamII You may also be interested in this: Drakelow Une...
The Million Part 2
Просмотров 560Год назад
This is a followup to my previous video on The Million. It will make a lot more sense if you watch the first video before you watch this one. The first video can be found here: ruclips.net/video/ugIq7Azzg38/видео.html This location is puzzling. There seems to be no logical reason for the tunnel to be there. The vertical shafts are odd too. There seems to be no logical reason for the first one n...
The Lost Pubs of Kinver
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In today's video I'm looking at the lost pubs of Kinver, Staffordshire. Thanks to Sarah Stokes and Dave McGirr for their assistance with this one. List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 Music is by Timestream II: timestreamii.bandcamp.com/ ruclips.net/user/TimestreamII You may also be interested in this: Drakelow Unearthed The Secret History of an Underground Complex:...
Nanny's Rock, a well? and a military mystery
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In this video I'm taking a look in the area around Nanny's Rock in Kinver, Staffordshire. List of all my videos to date: youtube.com/@thewheezywanderer6995 Music is by Timestream II: timestreamii.bandcamp.com/ ruclips.net/user/TimestreamII You may also be interested in this: Drakelow Unearthed The Secret History of an Underground Complex: www.amazon.co.uk/Drakelow-Unearthed-Revised-history-unde...
Things You Might Not Know About Kinver Edge - Update
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Things You Might Not Know About Kinver Edge - Update
Things You Might Not Know About Kinver Edge
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Things You Might Not Know About Kinver Edge
An interesting account of the Airfield. A few other items worthy of interest would be a mention that the airfield was once the home of 'The South Staffs Skydiving Club' from around 1966 to the early eighties. I did my initial parachute training there in 1968, later becoming 'Chief Instructor' for a time. We used a 1930's DeHaviland 'Rapide' biplane as our regular jumpship. During this time the airfield was sold to a consortium led by Mr. Tom Silk, who amongst other things, was the Vice Chairman of West Bromwich Albion Football Club. Sadly he was later killed, along with his wife, in his aircraft when it crashed in the Pyrenees. The airfield was also used to stage the Goodyear Air Races for a number of years. One of the competitors in the 1972 event was non other than Prince Michael of Gloucester. Sadly, he was killed when his aircraft crashed at the airfield when participating in that event. I think that this incident brought about the end of this competition being held there. I personally, now living in Mid-Wales, haven't been to the airfield for a number of years, but being interesting in aviation, it's good to see it still being used for that purpose rather than being built on.
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. The extra info is much appreciated. I remember the Prince William aircrash in 1972 I was there at the time. I had forgotten about the Good Year air races and you also reminded me of when the Good Year airship was based there too. I remember the parachuting taking place too. Did it stop because of too many accidents? I was lucky enough to get a pleasure flight in a Rapide a few years ago at one of the WW2 weekends at HG. It was brilliant.
@@TimestreamII I'd already left when the skydiving finished. I don't think it was through an accumulation of accidents, more likely financial. Although I myself & my other jumping companion, Mike Taylor, were involved in a near death accident. If you want to know more about this, look it up on Google - put in 'Skydiving accident- 15th. July 1972'. Personally, I'd sooner forget about it.
@@TimestreamII I'd already left when the skydiving ended at the airfield, but I don't think it was because of accidents, more likely financial. Talking of accidents, myself & my friend, Mike Taylor were involved in one accident there. You can Google it if you want to by putting in 'Skydiving accident, 15th. July 1972 at Halfpenny Green airfield.' I, personally, would rather forget about it.
Wow! Just looked it up, that was incredible!
Nice job
Thank you very much and thanks for watching and commenting. There’s a short follow up here: ruclips.net/video/87VZMEyJlQ8/видео.htmlsi=BX6NJByLuZw_5eoE and a short bit here too: ruclips.net/video/PATEiAzoN3s/видео.htmlsi=tVoG94kkz2NZ7EZf
I’d love a video about Hartlebury RAF base. We’ve done quite a bit of research in to the history of our house (which is just outside Hartlebury) and the owners during WW2 were quite actively involved with the French resistance (the lady of the house was French) and there are rumours that the house was also used to help injured airmen recuperate. I’d love to find some more evidence about that too!
Thanks for watching and commenting. RAF Hartlebury is a possibility for a future video. The history of your house sounds fascinating!
@@thewheezywanderer6995 It really is! We’ve found all sorts out about, found wells hidden in the kitchen etc. We’ve hit a few dead ends though, such as the connection to RAF Hartlebury!
An interesting video of the 'Edge', which I know only too well. I married a Kinver girl in 1960 & lived with her parents for a time on Dunsley before moving to Stourbridge. Even so I used to regularly walk my dog over the 'Edge' & the video certainly brings back some treasured memories of those times. Many thanks.
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. Glad you enjoyed it. There are several Kinver Edge videos on my channel : ruclips.net/p/PLI8WJG9lN_jkLZcFp6AaF80qUv8Cqh8KG&si=W-o8mbFozfQAriEH
As a one time Kinver resident, this a fascinating account of the Kinver Light Railway. As you walk along the canal from the Stewpony to the Hyde Lock you can still see evidence as to where the line used to run. Thanks very much for a very interesting video of this project.
Thanks for watching Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video. There’s an extra bit here: ruclips.net/video/87VZMEyJlQ8/видео.htmlsi=2qNJ2wc3W9GdQewY
There’s also a short bit about one of the bridges that has survived, although re-located : ruclips.net/video/PATEiAzoN3s/видео.htmlsi=-r1Lpt4Qxmkn7J00
This is amazing I didn’t know anything about the airfield, maybe in winter you’ll see more remains, wow the scout huts hidden history Bravo 🙌
Thanks for watching and commenting Christina. Sad that there’s virtually nothing left. At least there’s the scout hut as a relic.
Thanks for posting Paul, and for all your early work at Drakelow, we did chat on the phone once ,in the mid 1990's i was part of the team at RSG 8.2 Brackla, please keep up the great work, cheers Mike Mallen
Hi Mike, nice to hear from you. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very interesting, cheers Mike
Thanks for watching and commenting Mike.
Couldn't really understand what all that walking through the undergrowth was all about. However, I regularly walked my dog over the 'Edge' & still have fond memories about those times
Hi Michael, thanks for watching and commenting. I was searching through the undergrowth for remains of a small quarry which I saw many years ago. I did explain in the commentary, but you may have missed it. There are a few videos on the edge on my channel. ruclips.net/p/PLI8WJG9lN_jkLZcFp6AaF80qUv8Cqh8KG&si=bxjznyiehOa-FIHD
Fascinating, as always 👍👍
Thank you for watching.
Fantastic local history , thanks as always for posting
Thank you for watching and commenting. It is much appreciated.
Like Charter hall near where I live the nickname for the place was slaughter hall because of all of the accents on substandard aircraft
Thank you for watching and commenting. It is greatly appreciated. I watched and very much enjoyed your video on Charter Hall. Unfortunately there were many accidents and deaths at HG and on the training flights away from the airfield, even after changing to Avro Ansons. There was also a civilian worker killed when he walked into a running propeller during the war.
Interesting xx local history is always important to document x
Nice one mate 👍
Thanks Ian and thank you for watching.
As you’re moving further afield, perhaps you could look at Gatacre Hall? I lived there, in a barn conversion, for 10 years - 1997\2007. (The first barn to be sold by the developer, who I believe bought the 100 acre site from the Gatacre family in the 1980’s) Apparently there’s a story behind the hall being abandoned late 30’s with the family moving to Canada, never to return. The saying was that every house in Claverley had a “repurposed” piece of furniture from the hall.
Thanks for the suggestion. I think the furthest afield so far was Kilpeck, Herefordshire! I’ll look into Gatacre. Cheers.
Excellent, really enjoyed that. Thank you
Thank you for watching Michael.
Always enjoy your wanderings
Thank you for watching and commenting Giuseppe.
Hi Paul, I do like railways and I think you should take a visit on the Severn Valley Railway! I always enjoy it 😊
Hi Flynn, Thank you for watching and commenting. Not that many views on this one, although I do like it myself! SVR is an interesting idea, although I prefer narrow gauge myself. Keep your eyes on the channel, maybe I’ll take you up on your suggestion. Cheers mate.
Nice work Paul !
Cheers mate. This is the 4th Drakelow one now. I do have a few more bits and pieces in my archive, but wonder if it’s getting a bit repetitive now. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is much appreciated.
Another interesting video, I was up kinver edge recently and ended up being an impromptu tour guide for a family from finland, I did mention drakelow to them aswell, I definatly channelled my inner Wheezy Wanderer that day. Keep up the interesting videos, I always enjoy learning more about this special part of the world
Thank you for watching and commenting. The national trust are looking for a guide for the rock houses, maybe you have found your true vocation! Best wishes.
The pubs these days have no soul, tvs everywhere can't talk to each other, miss the old days
Thanks for watching and commenting. There is a nice friendly atmosphere in The Cross these days.
I’ve watched all your videos and enjoyed them all. I think a sad inditement that we feel the need to throw a veil of secrecy around locations of such interesting natural or man made features. It defeats the object to a certain extent. Don’t get me wrong, I support your strategy, but can’t help feeling it devalues what you’re aiming to do, which I assume is showcase natural history? I’ve taken my granddaughter to a few of the sites you’ve featured and shared your knowledge, obviously I can’t in this case. Keep doing what you do, but less of the secret squirrel stuff for me. 🤷♂️
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. I wasn’t sure whether to actually post this one. It would be such a shame if this became full of rubbish and graffiti. In this day and age it’s hard to know what to do for the best. Some local people will know this location. More to come soon. Cheers.
another great video, have now watched all your videos. some great finds and fascinating history
Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Your comments are much appreciated.
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing this.
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I love these stories and seeing these locations, it's like I'm there with you walking along and the area so beautiful, thank you so much very enjoyable watching. 😃
Thank you for watching and commenting. Thought this one would be of interest to you.😀
I love these wanderings, so cool! Thank you so much, Cheers!
Thanks for taking the trouble to watch. It is much appreciated.
Interesting video, I think the bridge currently has been replaced over the centuries and some of my river walks. The footings look really old
Hi, Christina, thank you for watching and commenting. The latest belief is that it is indeed the bridge that used to cross the canal by the Stewpony. It was moved sometime between 1930 and 1953 to replace an old wooden bridge that gave access to Stag Meadow. Not seen any hard evidence, but apparently there are a few people who have claim this to be the case. It certainly does look very much like the bridge over the canal in some old photos.
Hi. I'm a member of the Drakelow museum staff, and we are trying to get our hands on some of the equipment that was removed when it was closed down. If you still have or know of anyone with some of these items, would you be willing to help return them?
Hi, We always struggled to find anything to be honest. We left a 1950’s Home Office Emergency Manual Switch. I.e. an old manual telephone switchboard. It actually came from the basement of an exchange in Nottingham called Archer. It was part of the govt Emergency communications network and would have been connected to Drakelow and other gov’t establishments. We also left a County Message Switch. A more modern computerised version. This came from the bunker below County Hall in Shrewsbury. Shropshire county council would have been under control of Drakelow should there have been a war or civil emergency and this gear would have had a direct line to Drakelow’s MSX. The Air-soft people thought it would be fun to smash the special keyboard and although they said they would fix it they never did. This was left outside the BBC studio and was in working order. We also left a load of equipment in the BBC studio which although not original and probably not the same equipment that was originally there. I don’t know the location of any other items. But I’ll keep a look out in case anything crops up.
The bridge looks wide enough to be a double track railway bridge. So I think it was obtained from a railway somewhere. Being so close to the KLR route it is a good theory it came from there, But there were so many mineral railways in the Black Country that my guess is that Marsh aquired it from one of those mineral railways that closed down when the pit was no longer viable. Just looks too wide to be a KLR single track bridge - hence my argument it came from elsewhere.
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes it could have come from anywhere else really. It does bear a striking resemblance to the one in my thumbnail pic that I also show in the video. That was the one crossing the canal at The Stewpony. I am hoping that someone out there knows the answer.
@@thewheezywanderer6995 Yes - it could be the one from the Stewponey that was moved. That was later replaced by a very different bridge to carry the KLR - a wooden one if I recall correctly.
On the Stewponey bridge there appears to be a white logo on the side. Is there any evidence of that on the bridge at the meadows (even a faint indentation under the paintwork could prove your theory)
@@GarrattFamily I think it may have been the other way around Tony. I ‘think’ the wooden bridge with open sides was replaced with the iron/steel one, but could be wrong!
@@GarrattFamily I didn’t see one the other day, but I’ll take another look when the weather is better!
Many thanks for all your videos, fascinating local history. It's good to see it being documented .
Thanks for watching and commenting Mike. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen the second Million video too? The Million Part 2 ruclips.net/video/HPBY7fVnFo4/видео.html
Hi Mike, thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen the second Million video too? The Million Part 2 ruclips.net/video/HPBY7fVnFo4/видео.html
Hi Paul, yes I did thanks, fascinating, you could well be correct re the Home Gard Aux units, as I side note as I kid i used to go round the Millon with metal detector Coleting spent amo , in hindsight probably not a wise thing to do !!
Hi Paul, Great footage thanks for sharing. I have been trying to get in touch with regards to the Drakelow Tunnels Museum. We are looking for some pictures of the bunker in the early 90s so we can put these on display for visitors. We have some great unseen archive material which I’m sure you would like to see also. Let me know if you are interested.
Thank for watching and commenting. I will give your request some thought.
So in one comment the guys says 8 miles of tunnels but later says 3 miles ..my dad back in the 60s said there were 2 levels to the bunker but was later blocked off ..
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. The ‘8 miles’ thing was puzzling back in the day, but it turned out that in an early interview with a journalist one of the PSA guys was asked about the total length of the tunnels. He guessed at 8 miles and it just ‘stuck’. We used the original WW2 drawings and some surveying equipment and it came to approx 3.5 miles. The ‘other levels’ has always been intriguing. But we had free rein to go wherever we wanted, we searched for clues and even drilled with a 3 foot long drill bit in a couple of suspicious areas, but could never find any evidence of other levels. I spoke with people who worked on the construction and people who worked there in WW2, no one had any knowledge of other levels. The water table is approx40 feet below floor level. Bear in mind you need a decent thickness of sandstone between levels for structural stability, that doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for another level. If there is it’s going to be very damp indeed. I don’t know for sure and like to keep an open mind, but I doubt very much that there is another level. I would love to be proved wrong though. Back when it was being built, they actually had too much space so didn’t complete several of the galleries or continue the main tunnels further east. Which is why Adit D is out on a dog leg. In the original plan it would have lined up with the ends of tunnels 1 to 4. So the factory as we know it is actually smaller than the original planned size. I would love it if there were more levels, in fact a medium told us there was another level below! But sadly I doubt that it exists. I hope some day I will be proved wrong!
Hi Paul, I have just enjoyed your Kinver videos as an ex resident. I now live in Derbyshire. I also discovered your Drakelow caves videos and realised it was you who gave a group of us a guided tour in the late 90's/early 00's. I assume you have seen the video of Mary Cartwright when she recalls her time working there. She mentions being a teacher after the War. For many years she worked at the Grange Secondary School in Stourbridge (now called Pedmore Technology College) . I believe she was there when my father-in- law was appointed Headteacher in the 1960's. I understand she is in her 90's now and still plays Bridge at Stourton Village Hall.
Hi Roy, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes we ran tours from around 1999 until 2009. I usually did the introduction and then the groups went round with either Ian, Roger, or me. I used to love doing it! I have seen the interview with Mary Cartwright. I don’t know why she didn’t come forward when I was researching and interviewing former employees in the 1990’s. Unless she used her maiden name at the time perhaps. I listed everyone I spoke to here: www.drakelow.org/pages/workers.html I think my research has been ‘nicked’ and posted elsewhere without permission or credit too. Glad you enjoyed the video, there are more to come.
Hi Paul. I remember the track over the River Stour at the Stewpony being removed about 20 years ago. The river authority would probably be able to give you a definitive date.
Thanks for watching and commenting Roy. I remember most of the bridges being removed, but I must admit that I didn’t see the Stewpony one go.
As a Wollaston youth in the early 1960's, I supped in most of the Kinver pubs. I had my "stag do" at The Plough and my wedding reception at the Stewpony. Also spent many nights at the Cider House, Quatt with a group of car mechanics from Stour Valley Motors, Stourbridge. 'Lived in Kinver for42 years but now live in Peak District so it's great to relive those days by seeing old haunts.
Thanks for watching and commenting Roy. It is much appreciated.
Talking of the 'Cider House' in Quatt near Bridgnorth, I went there once in the 1960's with a group from work. Merrily drinking away on 'scrumpy' cider not really being aware of effects. Staggered into bed on the Friday evening, I didn't get out of bed, other than to 'throw up', until the Monday to go to work. I have never felt so ill in all my life, I thought I was going to die. I've never touched cider since.
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Thanks for watching and commenting. Do you mean the one at Caunsall/ Cookley?
That was excellent and thank you for sharing👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Paul. I have recovered a few more of these reports from an old VHS tape. Will probably post them in the future too.
Really interesting slice of history
Thanks Andy. There’s more to come hopefully.
I'm pleased the story of the tunnels garnered a little more interest. I find it very interesting, so look forward to more on Drakelow and your other insights.
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. I have enough material for at least two more videos, perhaps even a documentary style episode.
been looking for this for some time, maybe one day. did you know about the roman baths near the million? there is also samsons cave and a chaple near the hall. great video and information.
Hi Jim, thanks for watching and commenting. I have been to the ‘Roman’ baths, but others have already covered them on RUclips. The same applies to Samson’s cave there are a few videos on that one. I am aware of Shenstone’s chapel and may do a video there one day, but that too has also been on RUclips a few times. Your comments and suggestions are very welcome and much appreciated. (Have you seen my first video about The Million too?) cheers.
@@thewheezywanderer6995 yes, i have. also watched your kinver tram video. i will go through them all
An amazing video, hocked on watching all your films now, thanks for sharing these great, local memories.... I live in Kingswinford and had no idea that laser quest was the old tram buildings....
Hi Mal, thanks very much for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the other videos too. I plan to keep making more.
Looked wonderful out there. Camera seemed to be an improvement too 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. I’m pleased with the new camera, it seemed to cope quite well with the windy day too.
Thank you for a lovely video. It’s been a particularly beautiful and long drawn out autumn with spectacular colour. Your camera seems to be picking that up well.
Thank you for watching Ruth and for that kind comment.
What a beautiful way to spend a beautiful day in the beautiful English countryside in the autumn 🍂 great viewing, thanks for sharing 🙌🙌
Thank you for watching and the very pleasant comment.
Great video mate, well presented 🙌🙌
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.
Lovely 😊 video, very interesting 🙌🙌
A piece of history, good to see it captured two decades ago. We all looked a lot younger then too! More please.
Thanks for watching and commenting Andy.
Fascinating, definitely would like know and see more. As a teenager back in the 1970’s we were intrigued by these tunnels. Indeed one of my friends got over/under the perimeter fence and was apprehended by security…..around 1975 I think.
Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. There is more info available here: Drakelow Unearthed The Secret History of an Underground Complex: www.amazon.co.uk/Drakelow-Unearthed-Revised-history-underground-ebook/dp/B0745GSTZW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DRRBL5MCX8L2&keywords=Drakelow+unearthed&qid=1657727445&s=books&sprefix=drakelow+unearthed%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-1 More info at: www.drakelow.org
I found a small bronze statue of a stag man there a few years ago before the location became more popular, leads me to believe it’s used as a sacred pagan place worship, my old friend Andy Chance believed it was used as a highwayman’s hideout, most likely been used as different purposes over the years
Hi, Thanks for watching and commenting. I think some very strange things have probably gone on there over the years. We don’t even know how old this structure is.
So we have pumping stations in Kinver itself, Stourton; Greensforge Lane and Ashwood Lower Lane, are these part of the scheme?
Hi Michael, sorry for the delay in replying. No the pumping stations you listed are not part of this scheme. It is totally separate. The Elan scheme, thanks to the ingenuity of the Victorian engineers, doesn’t require pumps to move the water 73 miles from The Elan Valley all the way to the Frankley reservoir in Birmingham. The whole thing runs by gravity! Thank you very much for watching and commenting, it is much appreciated.