Manchester Ship Canal and the U Boat menace
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- A small story of the vessels that use the canal past and present, the people that built it and the U boats that denied the return of some of the shipping from Manchester liners.
Please enjoy.
Me and my boy really enjoyed this video, the canal runs right past our house and we love to learn it’s history. Thank you 😊
Excellent video Andy! As a Manc of 63 years I never knew the story of the U boats.
Thank you Darrell. Glad you enjoyed it mate. Im looking forward to finding out more about the great part of the world we live in.
The ship canal has lots of history, also the bridgewater canal has unbelievable history over 100 years before the MSC especially around Barton and Eccles and into Trafford Park, your presentation is excellent, thanks. Eccles
Very true mate. I have lots of learning to do on this, but all good fun too. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching👍
@@Supernorthwest cheers, yes I really enjoyed it, I think you are very knowledgeable, I found out things from your documentary 👍👍👍👍👍
Brilliant andy, keep more coming please 👍🏻
I worked for the Ship Canal Company, very good film, however the photo of the "Manchester Merchant", is the Post War Vessel of the same name, not the one that was sunk by a U-Boat.
Ah thanks for letting me know mate,I will look into this as I want to get it as right as I can for future films,thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it 👍
Great video , know most of the bridges especially the railway one but never heard about the U-boats before , when i was a kid i used to love standing on the front step New Years Eve and waiting for the Ships to blow horns at the Docks .Nice to see a bit of tackle still using the Canal.
Thank you. i will try and get some more footage of the ships in future films. Cheers,Andy.
Used to do that up at Wallasey/Liverpool...
Great video, Andy. Good to meet you today. Colin
Yeah great to meet you too mate, deffo get out on a mission together somewhere soon👍
Hello from the USA
Great video!
Thanks for sharing it with us..
Thank you mate. Hope you enjoy the next one coming up👍
Excellent video. As a North Western lad exiled in Australia I really enjoyed that.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watchin👍
Interesting video Andy. Well done mate. I used to live in Partington and as kids we used to hide in the box girders under the bridge whilst trains would go over our heads.
The bridge you referred to as being knocked down (known locally as The Girders) wasn't the old bridge but a part of the viaduct and took the railway over the old route of the Mersey. The old bridge over the Mersey was a little bit further east.
The railway was built so that the coal and limestone trains from Yorkshire and beyond didn't have to go via the congested central Manchester rail route and it was an extremely busy line with passenger services going to Liverpool. The viaduct has two side to it, one with rails and one without and this was for future expansion.
There's loads of info in a great little book available on Amazon called Glazebrook and Godley: A Route of Strategic Importance
Glad you enjoyed it mate. I also done the girders thing as a kid,it was like a badge of honor😁 Thank you for the info on the bridge. I will check that book out too,sounds interesting,cheers,Andy.👍
May i pls ask: Carrington Moss, which was once Manchesters rubbish dump leads directly to Partington and although fields now, has, oddly, a sizeable rectangle of full sized cobbles in a small copse. Having seen this in several yimes back in early 2000's came to the conclusion that it sempt as if to do with railways though no other evidence was apparent.
Can you confirm if same grassed areas once teemed with rails ¿?
@@suzyqualcast6269 where is this please Suzy?
Excellent Video and very Informative.
Thank you👍
good video man, brings back memories, as a boy i use to sit on the banks of the canal at flixton watching manchester liners go past, what struck me was that as they went past they made virtually no noise, if i am not mistaken the build cost was 15 million pounds, 1,9 billion at todays prices
Ah glad it's brought back some memories for you mate. Loads more stuff to come👍
Same here. Down by the little ferry at the top of Woodsend road. Had my first smoke there! The Yanks used to toss us chewing gum too.
Enjoyed the video
I'm always amazed by the intricate brick-work, especially in consideration of the era in which it was constructed.
Every one of those men were super men. Cheers ,Andy👍
My stepdad worked at Irlam steelworks which lit up the whole sky,we used to play along the old line
Really enjoyed that. As a native to the area I enjoyed the insight.
love these old stories great upload buddy subbed cos you only had 46 keep it coming
cheers Danny!
The blokes that built that ship canal would be viewed as supermen by today’s standards. The longest working days with nothing but backbone and muscle and just a couple of steam shovels to get that massive ditch dug💪🏼
Absolutely mate. I bet the banter they had together being from all different regions was very funny too.
You aren't wrong! I've always been a good and motivated worker in whatever job I've had at the time, but that job would destroy me in a couple of days at the most!
Hi
I discovered your feed by a happy chance and have been looking for anything about Caddishead rail bridge.
In 1976 I was the welding inspector for a 12” oil pipeline crossing the bridge. The pipeline was a spur from the 3M (Milford Haven, Midlands & Manchester) pipeline I earned a £100 bonus from the job - I remember that! In Caddishead there was a Camphor works where they made moth balls and we built a massive terminal for Amoco.
It was a good job, but with major problems that I helped solve 😁 and I was there for some 9 months.
In the early 2000s I took the family to Blackpool for a weekend - to see the lights and as a walk down memory lane. Alas the pipeline had gone and the oil terminal was a wood yard.
When we construct we build forever and we ‘pour ourselves’ into the project. To see it ripped up was to have a part of me ripped out.
Thank you for the memories of happy days.
Bruce
Ah thats a great story Bruce! There was talk of the bridge opening again a while back but not sure if it has gained any steam. Would love to get on the bridge to take a look so watch this space. Cheers,Andy👍
Enjoyed that video, I am a Bolton lad living in Portsmouth last 11 years. I used to be a traffic Bobbie back in the day and worked at Salford Traffic Unit. That was on our Division and I used to park my Capri near that bridge (isn’t there a lock there) There was also a Kiwk Save supermarket nearby a long time ago now late 70s early 80s. Keep up the good work
Ah the old Ford capri! Glad you enjoyed mate, working on a story about the nearby locks which involves an investigation into strange naval goings on. Keep your eye out👍
Thank you Andy for your time and effort in bringing us all this vlog.
I now have your sense and others of the losses to coastal merchant seamen who lost their lives in the wars trying to bring much needed supplies into the country.
RIP seamen thanks to Andy I now have your loss in my thoughts.
My late Grandfather Harold was a docker on the canal in Manchester he worked at the docks in Manchester all his working life till he retired at 63.
Keep safe dry warm and virus free.
Thank you David! It got quite emotional that film towards the end as I discored more and more things. Your grandad must of been a proper grafter! Hats off to him and all who worked round the canal. Cheers,Andy👍
Brilliant pal, cheers 👍
Glad you enjoyed mate. Thank you for watching👍
I really enjoyed that. I thought it was the right length, good use of cut aways, the transitions were just the right length, the talk was to the point and not over-explained and great camera shots.
Thank you Carl. I am slowly getting to grips with the editing stuff. I will get there😄
That is incredible Andy I never knew that. Jim
So glad yo liked it Jim! Plenty more to come about the canal. Cheers, Andy
Great video, fellow scouser now living in Canada, great memories thanks Andy !!
Thank you Mike. Great to see I have reached fellow scousers in Canada,nice one mate!
Andy, quality video mate. Appreciate your efforts making and uploading the video. All the best.
Thanks mate👍
Remember the Guinness boats very well. Used to love watching the ships going up and down the canal. Great vid, cheers!
Only ever seen the Guinness boats in Dublin (1987) I expect they must have docked further down at some point near the Guinness brewery or packing plant. Does anyone know if Guinness in Runcorn moved as the present Diagio plant is a distance from the River Weaver let alone the Ship Canal. Was it road tankered in from where you were to Runcorn?
@@COIcultist It was tankered, Not sure if the Guinness plant is still there. But watched the ships flushing the tanks out into the canal!!. Criminal!
@@ianscott309 Ian Sir I've lost a bit of your narrative. The Guinness was ship tankered into the then Runcorn Guinness plant or transhipped by road tankers from the Ship Canal to that plant? I still don't know if a former plant was closer to the Ship Canal or the River Weaver than the current Diageo plant?
As for them tank flushing with Ship Canal or Weaver water, why? You have a biologically clean tank with beer in it why would you wash out the residuals with canal or river water? If you did, there would be contamination, and you would have to sterilise your tanks before reloading.
@@COIcultist sorry about that, product carried from ship to shore to the plant at Whitehouse, Ditton, only a stones throw from the canal. ( I believe plant is still there) As for “Flushing” the tanks more like emptying the tanks of dregs into the canal. ( I actually witnessed this but the Mersey and canal heavily polluted those days) As for the Weaver it was probably not navigable for such vessels.
My dad was a rings end man that’s in Dublin near the docks on the power station side docks the entrance end the Guinness boats were loaded in the docks rather than up at Guinness on the big boats if I ever come across old fotos of the boats I’ll pass it on
Excellent video Andy, enjoyed this very much. Also many thanks for all the time and effort you put into the production, the use of Drones are always the icing on the cake.
Thank you 👍
Great video. Been interested in the MSC for years. Got stuck in Warrington a couple of times due to the swing bridge openings.
I always love watching the ships go through whilst in a traffic jam mate,makes it interesting to think where the ship is headed and how cool it would be to have a job like that👍
Very interesting 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍
@@Supernorthwest thank you for getting into them places I would be to much of a big chicken 🐓🐓🐓lol keep the good work you are keep yourself safe has well look forward to seeing more stuff 👍
Great vid 👍
Thank you!
cheers for that very enjoyable.
Good stuff mate
thank you Jason!
Excellent video
Amazing video looking forward to future ones
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Great vid
Cheers mate👍
Very interesting 👌
I tried to find the canal entrance and failed about 10 years ago . I must go back again . We have the Caledonian canal here in Inverness. It connects the North Sea to the Atlantic. Only thing is it took 20 years to build and the Navy warships had outgrown it. Thomas Telford was the engineer
Thomas Telford,now there is a bloke who new his stuff. Cheers,Andy👍
Enjoyed video I work on Manchester ship canal Eastham locks 👍
Thanks for watching mate. Glad you enjoyed it. I will be down that part to do some filming in the near future. 👍
@@Supernorthwest if you can and want to get on site on lock gates let me know some how show you around 👍
@@davecooke914 That would be brilliant mate,here is my email versys650@outlook.com
Drop me a line on that and with your number and we can have a chat to arrange it. Thank you👍
Great video and subbed. Never knew about the Guinness dock nor the u-boats. Anybody know what happened to them?
Fabulous the power station is now part of a papermill and only a couple of years old 👍
Fantastic video mate from a manc
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Crackin video there pal
Thank you.
Did you go on top? If not and you wanted to go up I can show you as I live right next to it
That would be great James! If you inbox me we can have a chat about that👍versys650@outlook.com
There is still the remains of a captured U boat on Stoke saltings on the north bank of the River Medway.
Looks interesting that. would love to take a look at that and find out about the crew. Looks quite difficult to reach.
@@Supernorthwest I've been on it a couple of times a few years ago but the hull is getting very thin. It was one of three that broke loose from a tug in a squall. The other two were more accessible and were cut up but the keels are still visible at low water, the other side of the two jetties.
Engines had already been removed to generate electricity at a cement works.
Not the easiest vernacular to understand, however informative and interesting.
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Big up cadishead ma home town cmon
niceone
Very enjoyable ! What was the last time craft such as you showed went up to Manchester? I saw a good video from Bees Knees which suggested that the locks were now largely derelict. On the canals I often saw the Barton Swing bridge in operation..about 15 years ago.
Well, im working on a film at the moment about some mystery submarines that came up in the 60s. Should be complete next week👍
Mint. Thank you
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The wharf was for a rent a while back, I'd love to run a business that needs a wharf
Really interesting there's so much history on our doorsteps thank you for taking the time to record this , is the water fresh or brackish ?
The water is a lot cleaner now,but i,m sure there are some interesting things lurkinv at the bottom of the canal🤣
Very informative interesting video music a little oud at times...
Thank you Chris! Yeah worked on my editing skills a lot since then. Please check out my other films. Thank you for taking the time to watch 👍
Pomona Dock - Who can remember the North Westward Ho nightclub?
Being a Liverpool lad and bit before my time cant say ive ever been on that mate,but found a good link for you on it. Looked like a great night out,cheers,Andy. pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com/2011/02/north-westward-ho-pomona-dock.html?m=1
@@Supernorthwest Cheers - That's it - mid 1970 student days - there was a Comet Airliner on the key along side it made into a cocktail lounge - the old ferry was seen as quite hip with little dance floors and bars and the engines flood lit - if you ignored the whiff of dry rot and slight list LOL
@@trevortrevortsr2 haha,thats sounds mint mate. If we only had places like that nowadays would be ace👍
@@Supernorthwest It requires a bit of imagination - it looked quite magical at night all lit up - it even had a dress code
@@trevortrevortsr2 I remember the North Westward Ho, but the aircraft was an American Lockheed Constellation, not a Comet, and I think was used as a restaurant..
So where about s in Manchester you from irlam or parrington been on the closed bridge ha
Ha,Liverpool lad mate. Scouse living in Manchester👍
1880,s graffiti wow
Very interesting but----- that b annoying loud overwhelming Music.!
The Germans actually sailed a u-boat up the Leeds- Liverpool canal to Wigan...ok punch lines below please....??
did they fire any.... torPIEdos..?