You are in my neck of the woods now Steve, brought up in Thringstone, spent many a happy hour putting rubber ducks in the brook and watching them flow past the G&D having a few scoops. We used to call the bridge at Grace Dieu , the 7 arch bridge, Walking up towards the Wimpy Estate (little Scotland) there was an iron bridge across the railway, then a small bridge over the brook, This was very near to the estate, carry on walking towards Whitwick the was the three arch bridge, I spent hours in the three arch bridge sheltering from the rain. In the summer there was a HUGE wild strawberry patch near the bridge yummy yummy, bad guts afterwards. Keep it up Steve, many, many memories brought back to me on this one.
Great stuff Steve! 3 culverts in one trip, a bit of practice for the Ben Nevis fell running race and getting your ear pierced by a bramble! Very enjoyable adventure to watch :)
Thanks Martin! And that's what it's all about to me adventure. A lady commented on my Facebook page the other day and said, that I have a way of making things that ain't interesting, interesting. I think that's a complement lol
Great Steve, thanks mate. Love these videos of places I'm familiar with but didn't know about the hidden gems. I think we should all keep a brick from the culvert as a souvenir, I've got a lot of curios like that in my garden that nobody else would have a clue about
Great video Steve really enjoyed it , shame about the culvert! have you ever worried about stumbling across a back panther? they are known to use old railway lines 🤣
Cheers me ode beauteh! No I ain't yet lol...but when I was 15, I was down at the Blackbrook culvert on the Charnwood Forest Railway at shepshed, and heard a strange growl that sounded more like a big cat than a dog! I never saw anything, but I froze still! The dog we had at the time was very uncomfortable to, it was just me and him. To this day, I can't explain it. Thanks for watching!
Aup pretty sure that culvert at g&d is as old as the canal, I'm sure the tram way passed over it from the warf. Not looked at old maps but I can remember talking about it once.
Ay Up mate! If it is, that is amazing, I'll see what there is on early 19th century maps, as I am going to make an updated video of the Charnwood Forest Canal
You are in my neck of the woods now Steve, brought up in Thringstone, spent many a happy hour putting rubber ducks in the brook and watching them flow past the G&D having a few scoops.
We used to call the bridge at Grace Dieu , the 7 arch bridge, Walking up towards the Wimpy Estate (little Scotland) there was an iron bridge across the railway, then a small bridge over the brook, This was very near to the estate, carry on walking towards Whitwick the was the three arch bridge, I spent hours in the three arch bridge sheltering from the rain. In the summer there was a HUGE wild strawberry patch near the bridge yummy yummy, bad guts afterwards. Keep it up Steve, many, many memories brought back to me on this one.
Thank you Eric. It's always nice when I go somewhere and someone like yourself tells me their memories of a particular area. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff Steve! 3 culverts in one trip, a bit of practice for the Ben Nevis fell running race and getting your ear pierced by a bramble!
Very enjoyable adventure to watch :)
Thanks Martin!
And that's what it's all about to me adventure.
A lady commented on my Facebook page the other day and said, that I have a way of making things that ain't interesting, interesting.
I think that's a complement lol
Great Steve, thanks mate. Love these videos of places I'm familiar with but didn't know about the hidden gems. I think we should all keep a brick from the culvert as a souvenir, I've got a lot of curios like that in my garden that nobody else would have a clue about
I'll start flogging them for an imaginary quid each lol...
Cheers me ode beauteh!
Like a big kid (me as well) have a brick as a souvenir? I would not have made the third culvert,the George &Dragon ha ha ! Good job Steve👍
Thanks Tony!
Yes I'm a big kid, and always will be lol...Thanks for watching.
Brilliant mate well done
Cheers buddy!
I feel those warm day coming back again. Nice vid matey
Cheers Rare Rob! And you will most certainly be coming along buddy!
Great video Steve really enjoyed it , shame about the culvert! have you ever worried about stumbling across a back panther? they are known to use old railway lines 🤣
Cheers me ode beauteh! No I ain't yet lol...but when I was 15, I was down at the Blackbrook culvert on the Charnwood Forest Railway at shepshed, and heard a strange growl that sounded more like a big cat than a dog! I never saw anything, but I froze still! The dog we had at the time was very uncomfortable to, it was just me and him. To this day, I can't explain it. Thanks for watching!
@@LeiceExplore I've seen them twice now , so maybe you and your dog did stumble across one ? keep that camera rolling 🤣
Keep the culverts coming Steve 😀
Thanks buddy, without um, we'd be in a pickle lol
I’m also a half wit who does the same thing, in the same area. Surprised I have not bumped into you yet!
Haha! Well, at least I know I'm not alone now in North West Leicestershire lol! Thanks for watching.
Aup pretty sure that culvert at g&d is as old as the canal, I'm sure the tram way passed over it from the warf. Not looked at old maps but I can remember talking about it once.
Ay Up mate! If it is, that is amazing, I'll see what there is on early 19th century maps, as I am going to make an updated video of the Charnwood Forest Canal
Let me know when your down there and I'll see if I'm free to join you pal. Got a few gems for you I'm sure.
@@billynewton202 your always welcome. I assume I'm speaking to William Newton junior? Lol
Yeah senior doesn't know how to comment ha
@@billynewton202 bless him!
Hope you managed to explain away the wet muddy jeans and the scratches, good effort you can have another brownie point Steve
Thanks Patricia! My Vanessa knows the drill. She's never surprised if I walk through the door covered in muck lol
Would a Picker pick a culvert? Yes he would!
In the words of that nodding Churchill dog...
OH YES! LOL