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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!

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

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!

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

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

Thanks for watching and commenting Christina. Sad that there’s virtually nothing left. At least there’s the scout hut as a relic.

Hi Mike, nice to hear from you. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and commenting Mike.

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

Thank you for watching.

Thank you for watching and commenting. It is much appreciated.

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.

Thanks Ian and thank you for watching.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the furthest afield so far was Kilpeck, Herefordshire! I’ll look into Gatacre. Cheers.

Thank you for watching Michael.

Thank you for watching and commenting Giuseppe.

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.

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.

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.

Thanks for watching and commenting. There is a nice friendly atmosphere in The Cross these days.

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.

Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Your comments are much appreciated.

Thank you for watching and commenting. It is much appreciated.

Thank you for watching and commenting. Thought this one would be of interest to you.😀

Thanks for taking the trouble to watch. It is much appreciated.

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, 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.

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!

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 !!

Thank for watching and commenting. I will give your request some thought.

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 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.

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.

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.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Do you mean the one at Caunsall/ Cookley?

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.

Thanks Andy. There’s more to come hopefully.

Thanks for watching and commenting Michael. I have enough material for at least two more videos, perhaps even a documentary style episode.

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

Hi Mal, thanks very much for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the other videos too. I plan to keep making more.

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 watching Ruth and for that kind comment.

Thank you for watching and the very pleasant comment.

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.

Thanks for watching and commenting Andy.

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

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.

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.