Five historical Gems around Manchester & Salford

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @thesolidsnakealpha
    @thesolidsnakealpha Год назад +2

    Thanks for continuing to bring us a peek at a bygone world .
    God bless, Guys🙏

  • @hond654
    @hond654 Год назад +9

    DrainMaestro as the friendly ghost, nice! Seems he got some time during half term.

  • @wilburytwist6683
    @wilburytwist6683 Год назад +17

    The swing bridge is visible in a few scenes in the 1961 A Taste of Honey. Quite a good record of that era. The kids singing Ally Ally O sticks in my mind too 🙂

  • @derek-press
    @derek-press Год назад +11

    the workmanship that went into that ice house is just crazy,brilliant! can you imagine the mason-masons who did that, probably got paid peanuts but built something that will outlive us all

  • @TheFilwud
    @TheFilwud Год назад +16

    The steamhammer brought back memories of my apprenticeship in Sheffield, our building was next door to a foundry with a steamhammer, I will never forget the noise of the hammer and the way every blow shook our building.

  • @yorkie2789
    @yorkie2789 Год назад +30

    Please keep these coming Martin, we all love the epic series but if you add all these oddities together it's builds up into a fine body of work. Lots of this could have been overlooked.

  • @thekoretech
    @thekoretech Год назад

    Very inspirational guys; Congratulations from Hampshire down south 🎉 🥇 🥇 🍾

  • @daviddearden6372
    @daviddearden6372 Год назад +31

    That takes me back fifty odd years. My brother, as part of his apprenticeship did a study on Brindley , which included the aqueduct, the mine at Worsley and last but not least Wet Earth Colliery.
    however to top thar as part of my college studies I did a personal study on Nasmyth and The Bridgewater Foundry. Back then in the 70s it was the Royal Ordinance Factory and I had to get security clearance before I could go inside what was left of the original building. If you walked down from the Steam Hammer to the Aqueduct you would have passed the site of the old Bridgewater Hospital where I worked for a time and then on the corner with the main road was A V Roes old offices. The hospital was originally the municipal workhouse. There's a lot of history in that short walk.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +3

      Cheers David , I never knew that

    • @BestUserNameUK
      @BestUserNameUK Год назад +2

      I remember the ROF in Patricroft, used to fish the Bridgewater canal which ran past it.

  • @mbak7801
    @mbak7801 Год назад

    What a brilliant idea. Each one of these would make a walking day out if discovered together with an explanation of what they were. I have always been tempted to study industrial archeology. That bit of rail you discover almost fully buried in the verge of a footpath. Parts of peoples working lives that you can stub your toe on. Lost forgotten but with a story to tell. Please do more as they help to bring the environment to life. Superb.
    Just to add to the memories. I was on a train from London to Inverness. As we went through the midlands in 1973 at night the sky on both sides glowed red from all the blast furnaces. Something out of a depiction of hell from the middle ages. A fantastic sight now gone, but where and how? It seemed to vanish overnight.

  • @admiralfaffy
    @admiralfaffy Год назад

    Amazing history in Manchester, live in Sheboygan USA myself still trying to piece together my towns history... keep the videos coming, keep the history alive

  • @lindamccaughey6669
    @lindamccaughey6669 Год назад +2

    That was fantastic. I must admit tho that steam hammer was awesome. The tunnels were stunning. Incredible videos. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

  • @missmerrily4830
    @missmerrily4830 Год назад +3

    Fve wonderful snippets. The ice house was really very special, closely followed by the Nasmyth steam hammer! And all were well worth taking the time to view. Thanks to all of you, and guys, that was no brew... it was a picnic!

  • @trainsinkansas576
    @trainsinkansas576 Год назад +7

    Martin I truly enjoyed this video. Finding old ruins that still exist is so neat. Even though I live in Meriden, Kansas and have never been to England our roots originate from there. The little town I live in can be traced clear back to England. Have a great day.

  • @Qugar666
    @Qugar666 Год назад +1

    Brilliant brilliant. Thanks.

  • @garethparr9482
    @garethparr9482 Год назад +2

    5 VERY interesting things Martin. As always you n the guys brilliant!

  • @sputumtube
    @sputumtube Год назад +2

    This could not possibly have been more fascinating. Thanks for posting. :)

  • @danehardinge8801
    @danehardinge8801 Год назад

    A steam hammer so precise it could crack an egg in a wine glass. Amazing

  • @Dan23_7
    @Dan23_7 Год назад +3

    That was ace Martin
    In Leyland we have worden park which has worden hall in it. There’s an ice house at the back of the gardens, it’s nicknamed locally as the pet cemetery. Also in between Chorley and Leyland there’s Cuerden valley, which has cuerden hall, you guessed it… it has an ice house dug into a hill in a field near the hall.
    I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one of those steam hammers (sat rusting) on a farm I go to near Bicester down south. I’ll take a proper look the next time I go. I’ve only glanced at it but the shape looks exactly the same.
    An excellent video again from you and the lads 👌🏼👌🏼

  • @Mercy-v9e6m
    @Mercy-v9e6m Год назад +1

    That was splendid! Thankyou.

  • @Urbexy
    @Urbexy Год назад

    all brilliant finds and well worthy of the video. It's these little pieces of history that can be forgotten about and lost.

  • @judithcapper835
    @judithcapper835 Год назад

    Absolutely fantastic Thankyou Martin and friends

  • @metrotechguru5863
    @metrotechguru5863 Год назад +8

    Martin, just brilliant. A string of historical gems to be sure. These kind of videos showcasing smaller points of interest are delightful to watch. Thanks for your many efforts.

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 Год назад +1

    Fascinating little titbits of history!

  • @jamesm.5455
    @jamesm.5455 Месяц назад

    Series should be shown in school history classes. Thank you for your glimpse into the past.

  • @jameslynch5716
    @jameslynch5716 Год назад +1

    Another belter our kid.

  • @davidberlanny3308
    @davidberlanny3308 Год назад +1

    Just one word, brilliant!
    Damn, thats four .... and now its 11!!

  • @LindaKeith-w6i
    @LindaKeith-w6i Год назад +1

    Just watched video. I was told many years ago by a B.R. track worker that the old rails at Radcliffe provided the electrical earth for the (then) electric train line from Manchester to Bury. There was a substation at the top of the spur. That is why these particular rails were not lifted.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад

      Thats interesting, thanks 👍

  • @peterkilvert2712
    @peterkilvert2712 Год назад +1

    Great video. I wonder if the ice house bath was to wash dirt/straw off the ice. Like the railway lines at Radcliffe. My grandad worked at Nasmyths in 1921. The Queen's Arms pub nearby is a gem. The arch in the wall at Barton went over Barton Lane I think. Great to see the stables at Liverpool road VERY interesting video. Many thanks.

  • @patrickselden5747
    @patrickselden5747 Год назад +1

    Fascinating, Martin - more interesting stuff for me to look out for on my bike-rides around Mancunia and its outlying regions.
    Ta very muchly... ☝️😎

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +1

      Nows the weather for it 👍

  • @adam.677
    @adam.677 Год назад +2

    There is an icehouse marked on the old maps in Hindley, not far from where I live, iv been meaning to check it out for weeks now. Deffo going tomorrow after watching this 😂 cheers

  • @garys4756
    @garys4756 Год назад

    Thanks Martin and the team for sharing.

  • @barbaraprest783
    @barbaraprest783 Год назад +1

    Love this kind of thing - thank you 😊

  • @petenicholson3318
    @petenicholson3318 Год назад +1

    It's a long walk from Patricroft train station to the AJ Bell stadium to watch Sale Sharks ! Great video lads. I'll keep my eye out for these landmarks

  • @tieganhamilton1211
    @tieganhamilton1211 Месяц назад

    I live in Swinton but grew up in Eccles, it was really nice to see a spotlight on the aqueduct ☺️ I loved watching this video and learning more about Manchester and my home town 🥰

  • @xsm5525
    @xsm5525 Год назад

    love the cameo's from the The Drain Maestro! great video all round lads! thanks

  • @nickwright5531
    @nickwright5531 Год назад

    Superb film. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @nezbitt1469
    @nezbitt1469 Год назад +8

    Wow fantastic finds, as urban explorers you guys are No1 the depth of research & the quality of production is second to none. Thankyou so much for sharing these gems 👍🏻

  • @hyperballadbradx6486
    @hyperballadbradx6486 Год назад

    Woo! I love a Martin Zero Lucky Bag video!
    Extra love for Liz Fraser sounds

  • @blueheart1946
    @blueheart1946 2 месяца назад +1

    1964 was the year Lord Beeching butchered the railway system. Lots of lines, throughout the country, were silenced were deemed too expensive to run. Another short sighted decision by the know alls.
    Thanks for another great insight into the past..

  • @MrSteffen2020
    @MrSteffen2020 Год назад +1

    Thanks you Martin for nice video see you next time

  • @TalesOfWar
    @TalesOfWar Год назад +1

    I enjoy the idea of Marcus traipsing around in storm drains and the like with a bag full of paper with numbers on hoping they don't get wet haha!
    Also I now want a Sally Cinnamon roll. Messy but delicious!

  • @moorjock
    @moorjock Год назад +7

    Takes me right back to my youth in Swinton, i remember getting the bus into the city with me mates and spending all day poking around these places, only thing to fear was the local bobbie catching you and tweaking your ear with his hand. Days of innocence, discovery and wonder. So glad Manchester has kept some of its history for the future, thank you for taking the time to show us and educate others.

  • @chrisrobson5187
    @chrisrobson5187 Год назад +2

    h i martin - you're like the Pied Piper - started off with James and at the end there were five of you :-) - great video btw

  • @stevebarbier5602
    @stevebarbier5602 Год назад +1

    A well put together video thanks.........................

  • @alanlansdell7533
    @alanlansdell7533 Год назад +8

    Always amazing how nature reclaims the space.

    • @jonrutherford6852
      @jonrutherford6852 Год назад +2

      Agreed -- I always feel nature is telling us something very important yet very ordinary...it's a kind of eery feeling I get from such scenes.

  • @markwng
    @markwng Год назад +1

    That was a cracking good day out. Maybe you have some more up your sleeve?

  • @Wedgedoow
    @Wedgedoow Год назад +2

    Absolute magic Martin, I never knew about Poynton Hall, did notice the nearby pit on the map. Loved it!

  • @Gappasaurus
    @Gappasaurus Год назад +13

    Love the “Five Things” series, this is gonna be great! 😁
    Edit: 18:02 **smack** 😆

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller641 Год назад +1

    Far from trivial, Martin, that was utterly fascinating! Thankyou!

  • @riskyjock
    @riskyjock Год назад +1

    Another excellent installment from Martin and the lads, keep up the good work.

  • @havingalook2
    @havingalook2 Год назад

    Another most fascinating look at the not-easily-noticed bits of Manchester. Who knew? Many thanks

  • @UsualmikeTelevision
    @UsualmikeTelevision Год назад

    Loved every minute of this video. So much history to look at. Thank you!

  • @nigelmattravers5913
    @nigelmattravers5913 Год назад +1

    Superb Martin, the industrial history of Manchester &Salford keep on giving. When I was a child I grew up at Burnaston Aerodrome (Derby Airport), which is now the Toyota factory. Deep in the woods behind Burnaston house was an ice house, which was an amazing playground for a young boy. Not as old as your example as it was brick lined but still great fun.

  • @akdenyer
    @akdenyer Год назад +1

    Thankyou Martin, how I miss those things and older times. Tough but people were decent.

  • @shirleylynch7529
    @shirleylynch7529 Год назад +2

    Amazing 5 things. Outstanding video and research. Filming first class. So much history. Those buns looked yummy.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +1

      Thanks Shirley, the Cinnabuns are in Tesco in the home baked section

  • @nilo70
    @nilo70 Год назад +1

    Cheers from California !

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy9596 Год назад +4

    Quite honestly Martin I love these snippet video's you do I find them very interesting and is a mix of different interest's, I thought the ice house very interesting and just loved those bridges. I'm not sure what the neighbours must of thought when that steam hammer was put in! Thanks to all of you, I love most of all your enjoyment at just looking round these places and getting such a buzz out of it.😀

  • @angelawillott3699
    @angelawillott3699 Год назад +1

    You guys make the most awesome videos.... thankyou 🌈

  • @nikbennett4894
    @nikbennett4894 Год назад +1

    Brilliant video. Got back to Canada today from a trip poking around Castlefield, Cambridge and River Streets, too.

  • @martinl1053
    @martinl1053 Год назад

    Hi Martin. Love your videos and this one is a gem. I worked on the railway from the mid 70's for a few years. I have recollections of working at Liverpool Road Station (goods yard) and when you leant over the parapet of one of the approach bridges it was the bridge at the end of the original Coronation Street set. The one where I think the tram crash happened. Showing my age now and would be grateful if anyone can corroborate my dodgy memory!
    Thanks for everything you do mate.👍

  • @The_Smith
    @The_Smith Год назад +1

    I'm glad you put the Nasmyth hammer in. I wish you had been able to get closer!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +1

      Thanks `Jim, I did do a zoom into it

  • @ruthbrierley1798
    @ruthbrierley1798 Год назад +1

    What a great video! Really enjoyed it.Nice to see young Marcus too.

  • @malalexander3515
    @malalexander3515 Год назад +1

    Simply loving your adventures.

  • @ianr
    @ianr Год назад +3

    Great 5 things!
    This format works really well! 👍🙂

  • @nigelblair2182
    @nigelblair2182 Год назад +1

    Absolutely love these interesting places videos. I take my wife to see them and tell her I have done some research to find interesting places to visit. Lots of brownie points for me thanks to you lot. Thanks. Keep it up. 👍

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild Год назад

    Great video with plenty of lovely brick and stonework 😍😍👌🏼🧱🧱👍🏼

  • @dieselbushcraft1299
    @dieselbushcraft1299 Год назад +1

    Excellent video, thank you Martin and the lads.
    Have to say Martin, love your presentation style as it really works and keeps me interested.

    • @dieselbushcraft1299
      @dieselbushcraft1299 Год назад

      Do you think they used to fill the boilers with hot water as the boilers were already hot and filling with cold might have cracked the boilers? Just a thought that struck me as you were talking about the building with the two arches.

  • @PurityVendetta
    @PurityVendetta Год назад +1

    Well i thought those five things were really interesting in their own ways. The Nasmith Steam Hammer is a thing of beauty. Thanks guys.

    • @bernardmcmahon351
      @bernardmcmahon351 Год назад +1

      Whenever I’m driving past the ‘relocated’ Irwell arch ,,, whoever is my passenger gets a lengthy history lesson., yes this part of Eccles (formerly Barton on Irwell) has so much history

  • @geoffpickering
    @geoffpickering Год назад +1

    Excellent vid. Nice to see you doing some filming in my neck of the woods (Patricroft). Should have had a cheeky pint in the Queens opposite the hammer - lots of interesting historical stpries there

  • @remcoverhoef7015
    @remcoverhoef7015 Год назад

    Mystical Maestro Marcus keeping track of segment numbering, brilliant.
    No worries about the pickings being interesting enough, they were all worth it!

  • @pauldykes6193
    @pauldykes6193 Год назад +4

    Your vids get better and better. This is one of your best. Consider the Gore Brook in the future, Martin. When I was a kid back in the 50's I heard some strange tales about it.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +1

      We may have done the Gore brook Paul 😉

  • @faltskog36abba
    @faltskog36abba Год назад

    Thank you martin, What a great slideshow of videos. I love the Radcliffe section as well as Liverpool road station.

  • @peterdean8009
    @peterdean8009 Год назад +3

    Railway tracks with trees growing through them -- a true 'branch line' lol

  • @rolandstravels
    @rolandstravels Год назад +1

    I love these compilation gem videos. They are always welcome and very interesting.

  • @gerryegan4872
    @gerryegan4872 Год назад +1

    Great videos guys the Radcliffe line, I have done research on the old railway for my model, also for my model railway group . Sadly i can only look at maps and stuff on line as i am in my wheelchair Many thanks

  • @Arnie10101
    @Arnie10101 Год назад +1

    I didn't know that there were still railway lines on the old Radcliffe West Fork! I remember the goods yard well, shunting during the night, in the dark, with steam locomotives. That must have required some co-ordination! All those Scammell three-wheeler tractor units running in and out on their delivery runs, amazing things! A joy, as usual, Martin!

  • @Jimyjames73
    @Jimyjames73 Год назад +1

    Hiya - I liked the old Railway lines 🙂🚂🚂🚂

  • @christophersmith4706
    @christophersmith4706 Год назад +1

    Excellent as usual.

  • @roytabberer7427
    @roytabberer7427 Год назад +1

    The 5 chosen topics were very interesting indeed. As you said not enough with one item to make a full video, but enough with 5 historical gems to make an interesting topic. Thanks to all involved.

  • @moonriseproductions
    @moonriseproductions Год назад +3

    at 10:18 is my favorite part, you're right, this area looks sooooo magical! Thanks for making these videos for us!

  • @philhibbard333
    @philhibbard333 Год назад +1

    Excellent video… another snippet of history when you are next in the Patricroft area… not a 100 yards from the steam hammer check out the first railway bridge over a Canal, significant in history as queen Victoria transferred from train to canal barge when on a visit to Worsley. There’s an artists illustration showing this.
    Also location of man-Liverpool railway painting of the bridge crossing the canal. And the location where Nasmyth paused and decided to build his factory. There’s an artists illustration of this also…
    Cheers

  • @LeoStarrenburg
    @LeoStarrenburg Год назад

    Martin the tour guide ☂! Thanks for yet another great video.

  • @markwall6651
    @markwall6651 Год назад +1

    Brilliant!!!

  • @smalcolmbrown
    @smalcolmbrown Год назад +1

    Thanks Martin :) Always interesting

  • @tomsunnyexplore
    @tomsunnyexplore Год назад +1

    Interesting 5 facts on the history of Manchester brill video Martin excellent 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад +1

      Thann you

    • @tomsunnyexplore
      @tomsunnyexplore Год назад

      @@MartinZero it's me Toms urban explore that's my temporary channel name

  • @richieixtar5849
    @richieixtar5849 Год назад +1

    Dead interesting, Those were 5 great snippets mate and I was very impressed with the steam hammer.

  • @Dave64track
    @Dave64track Год назад +1

    Great video love these historical places with the old maps and the way nature reclaims these places especially tree growing all around that rail track amazing.

  • @taztaz6539
    @taztaz6539 Год назад +1

    With English history being banned from the classroom before I went to high school its a pleasure to watch a great story teller like yourself telling the history of places - thank you
    Love watching your videos Martin

    • @eftariseenglaland1179
      @eftariseenglaland1179 Год назад

      English history.... BANNED?!! I think you seriously need to stop reading the Sun, Daily Fail, Express, Torygraph etc. or listening to that chancer conman Farage filling your head with lies. I did GCSE History in the 90s, it was full of nothing but English history: the industrial revolution, urban expansion, medical advances, machinery advances, social change, seafaring, effects of WWII, Norman Conquest and Feudalism, etc. etc.
      Do some proper research, instead of parroting the lies that those outrage-fabricator rags tell you to believe.

    • @elvishadapelvis6501
      @elvishadapelvis6501 Год назад

      Who told you to believe that? Farage? I certainly learnt plenty of English history during my GCSE History classes. Maybe you should have paid attention better.

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar Год назад

      There's too much English history to learn in school. They condense it to the more general stuff rather than local. Unless your locality happens to be important general history, like if you lived in Battle in East Sussex, near Hastings for example lol. You'll never guess what happened there!

    • @taztaz6539
      @taztaz6539 Год назад +2

      @@elvishadapelvis6501 - we got Peruvian history - quetzal coatal etc.... nothing English and yup I got censored for daring to ask why we weren't learning English history - teachers name was Mrs Aaron of Wade Deacon High School

  • @scottrk4930
    @scottrk4930 Год назад +7

    Hiya Martin . With the old Ice House , you showed a circular opening in the ceiling where the ice was dropped into the chamber . Did you go above ground to see if there was any old structure or evidence of this "hole" ? Love the images of the trees pushing ups and growing around the rails . Great video ! Thanks !/SRK

  • @darrenbutterworth807
    @darrenbutterworth807 Год назад

    Feels like we should also be thanking the Drain Maestro for his otherwise unmentioned but certainly other worldly intros... Thanks Marcus! 👍😁

  • @mpstrgc112
    @mpstrgc112 Год назад

    Marcus with the numbers is too good. Especially with the music. Nice touch.

  • @andyshacks7812
    @andyshacks7812 Год назад +1

    Cheers Martin for another fascinating video!

  • @psychosoma5049
    @psychosoma5049 Год назад

    I’m from Stockport born and bred but Manchester is one of my most favourite places on earth x

  • @RobTaverner
    @RobTaverner Год назад +1

    Brilliant Martin. Thank you.

  • @davidahugill99
    @davidahugill99 3 месяца назад

    I used to drive past the old Liverpool St station daily on my way to Stretford Tech from Moston , in the mid 60s . I remember BR were still using the buildings as you say . Happy memories , I had an old green Morris Minor van then and was only 21 . Manchester is hardly recognisable now ! Cheers , Dave H

  • @janemorgan154
    @janemorgan154 Год назад

    I enjoyed that. It’s nice to see little bits like this being retained

  • @davidsedlickas8222
    @davidsedlickas8222 Год назад

    Superb job filming and commentaries Martin.
    A very good vlog really really enjoyed watching.
    Thank you for your time and efforts to produce your vlogs it is appreciated.
    Keep safe warm dry and virus free.

  • @gregbolitho9775
    @gregbolitho9775 Год назад

    Nice job m8s, 17:24 in is a rippa shot. All those roofs. This is what I thinks pretty rippa, 27:31 in. Australia, aww we don't need this anymore, lets nock the c*a* outa an sell the bits and pieces. 😢 The drain we used to explore ages 6-10 in Macarthur St, the Salvos built over. Good cause maybe, but its f*c* the history! Thanks m8s, looking forward to the nextie Eh!! 🙂

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  Год назад

      Thank you Greg very much appreciated 👍

  • @GaryMcCullagh
    @GaryMcCullagh Год назад

    Brilliant Martin and the lads. Keep up the good work

  • @jeffjones6107
    @jeffjones6107 Год назад +1

    Another informative video of Manchester and surrounding areas keep them coming Martin and the team 👍