Sheffield's Megatron Explore in a Dinghy
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2017
- Exploration by dinghy the deep part of Megatron a Victorian storm drain under the city of Sheffield. Information on a World War 2 bomb, and information on by homemade flashgun. A bit scary at times but a great explore.
😲 unbelievable! I cannot believe you paddled up there in an aged dingy you had in your loft 😂 I lived in Sheffield for 10 years (studying & working) and I’d never seen photos never mind a video of that underground area. Fascinating, but there’s no way I’d go down there on my own 😂. All power to you, Pat. Stay out of bother ya mad man. 👍
T 1 out & about Hi yes amazing place under the streets of Sheffield, glad we did ,not throw the dinghy out brought back into service after many years in the loft. Great explore, not sure where I will be going next, thanks for your comments and watching, Pat
I used to do a spot of caving with my old chum 'Richard' back in the days when I was fit and able. Richard was one of the finest men to ever walk this earth and a keen caver for many years. I'm 61 now and physically buggered. We did a few places like this but we concentrated mainly on the Coniston Copper Mines. It was a wonderful subterranean world that I'm proud to have entered. I was always shit scared but my Beloved was not, and used to thrill at abseiling down mine shafts and prussicing back up again.
Thanks for doing your wonderful videos Patrick. I am with you in spirit, but sadly not in person. Take care and enjoy the subterranean world.
Wow .... scary stuff
Well done Patrick......the construction still amazes me......incredible.....thanks brilliant work !!
Mo Hartley yes I agree More such a amazing price of Victorian engineering over 150 years old been down several times ,still amazes me each time, thanks for comments and watching, Pat
Truly awesome video's of Megatron, Patrick. I am totally mesmerized by you. You are an awesome guy. Thanks for taking us to parts of the city nobody ventures, apart from the few. Total and utter respect to you.
joesophie90 Much appreciated those comments my friend, a truly awesome place hidden from view. I have a few more culverts and drains to explore next few months they are such amazing but hidden places, all the best Pat
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Thanks Pat
Hi Patrick. I have only just discovered your videos and I must say I find you such a class and fascinating explorer full of knowledge. Great videos and stay safe.
Those stills Pat are very cathedral-like.Great and thoroughly absorbing adventure as always.Andy.
Rameman Yeah the light painting really showed the brickwork up, such detail, a great explore as well, all the best Pat
Lovely to see you again Pat.....Brave man, and alone too !
Hi and thanks, I like to scare myself occasionally feels great afterwards, all the best Pat
A wonderful film 🎥 deserves much exposure,much enjoyed
Edward Barr thanks for that Edward ,. I enjoyed the adventure and the filming, not sure where I ,m going next all the best Pat
Should be on TV this I live in Sheff love to see this on TV
Awesome explore video and pictures!!! Thanks for sharing this Patrick.
Loved watching your vids , I used to play in the river Don when a kid. Brought back some Exploring excitement in me.
Hi Pat, truly impressed and mesmorised by your videos. Keep up the great work 🖒
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Fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to produce the video, Pat, really enjoyed it, especially the WWII input.
Glenn UK Hi Glenn yes it was so interesting did not mind putting time and effort in enjoyable in many ways and I learnt a lot. The WW2 bomb is all assumption but seems to fit the evidence I found, makes a interesting story as well, thanks for your comments and watching Pat
Does appear to be a German bomb, doesn't it? I for one would have felt pretty safe under there, during that air-raid; and how wrong I would have been!
I really must make that visit to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, I've been promising myself; if only to see and hear the last Lanc in Britain!
Great too see you again Patrick. Always great watching your Exploration videos keep up the great work 👍
Hi Ray certainly a awesome place, great explore and to say I do not like water keep me on dry land any day but some times you,ve just got to go that bit further, all the best Pat
These videos are just fantastic. You're a great personality and the love you have for making these videos clearly shows! Thanks for blessing us with these pictures and videos!
Thank you Jordan, this was a amazing place to visit, especially in a dinghy, what a adventure, thanks Pat
@@patrickdickinson6492 Definitely an adventure! I look forward to seeing your future escapades. Take it easy :)
That's some fantastic photography. Thanks for showing these places only very few people have seen!
What a great guy you are to take us on this magical trip. Great commentary, sound and very impressive photography. Thank you
SMILEVIDEOTRAINS thanks for kind comments certainly was a awesome place and great place to photograph, all the best Pat
Throughly enjoyed watching this.
I enjoyed the last one two
Thanks for taking the time to film
And document it.
Peadar caenloch hi Peadar really enjoyed making these exploring videos, the culverts are magnificent prices of Victorian Engineering, thanks for comments and watching Pat
Watched this multiple times now .... The BEST videos on RUclips ... Top Man Patrick
Thanks really appreciate your comments, must admit it scares me a bit when I looked at it again, but was a great adventure thanks again, all the best Pat
Great video! Thank you for sharing your amazing adventure. I look forward to seeing more of your explorations!
Hi Danielle, yes this was a great explore and such a amazing sight, thanks for comments and watching Pat
Thanks Pat , that was absolutely fascinating , your braver than me , so interesting to see whats beneath our cities , thanks for all the time and effort that must have taken
Your very welcome,a true adventure going down there, but worth it for the excitement, all the best Pat
Amazing presentational style Pat. Informative, knowledgeable and humorous. Love it!!
Thanks Jess, scares me a bit when I look at it now, certainly got a bit of adrenaline flowing, such a amazing day, thanks Pat
Patrick, may I just say that your beautiful solo work of exploring this hidden treasure was brilliant. And hopefully your great photos and videos will be archived to record such National unseen treasures. Hats off to you friend 👍
Arctic Monkey \o/ hi and thanks for those kind comments, certainly had a bit of adrenalin flowing, thanks again Pay
Another cracking video Pat, I love your still photographs, they really bring out the detail in the magnificent underground stone and brickwork that's normally bathed in darkness. You're one of a very few who even know all that exists. Great stuff!
Hi Chris some of the stills were taken with electronic flash like from the dinghy for ease and convenience. A lot off the others were from light painting and the detail is fantastic, can,t believe it myself when i put them on the computer, thanks for comments and watching Pat
I'm really enjoying your channel, thanks for taking the risk and time to do this. All the best. Charlie.
Thanks Charlie I do love making these vidio,s, thanks Pat
Steadily working my way through your videos Pat. Amazing stuff. 👏👏👍
Thanks Mark, hope you enjoy them, I do try and vary my content, but main interest is wild camping... thanks Pat 👍
"Do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched" hahah! Love your movies, Keep up the awesome work ya crazy geezer!
Hi Majkey, got to have a bit of humour don,t like to be serious at the end the explores, camps and videos are all for fun, thanks for your comments Pat
Awesome and very intresting. Well done for going it alone and thanks for showing us Megatron. Fab explore.
Thanks for sharing!!
Wayneo Fox Hi Wayne best explore to date, difficult to beat this one, thanks for watching and comments Pat
Once again a very interesting vid. Great pictures great history lesson thanks Pat
Great that Patrick really enjoy following your adventures, look forward to the next one, all the best 👍
Brother Mark Hi Mark it was just like being in a cathedral that massive brick arch, thanks for comments and watching Pat
I really love your sense of adventure Patrick :) Wonderfully informative as always!
Chris Malikoff hi and thanks trying to get as much out of life as I can at moment, such a lot of history hidden under our feet, thanks Pat
Great video Pat,the pictures are amazing
Hi yes I surprised myself when I first saw photos on the computer, its the light painting ones that show the fantastic detail, thanks for comments and watching Pat
So glad that you documented so much of it. Lovely. Take care.
Marsha Mapes Hi Marsha such a amazing place be back down there soon just for the fun of it, all the best to you for 2018
Well, well, well, Just come across these vids. Great. Very well put together, very informative. Lived in Sheffield 60+ years. Never seen owt like this.
Well Done 👍
Hi Kevin, you just don,t know what is under your feet, all the best Pat
What amazing infrastructure. As ever fantastic photography. Thanks for sharing Pat.
Your very welcome Fergus, amazing place, thanks for
i enjoyed this film Mr Dickinson . thank you for spending so much of your time making
Thanks Clive, scares me a bit now when I look at it, but it had to be done to complete my Megatron explore, thanks Pat
love your content, you have a unique style of delivery - you deserve your own TV series i reckon
Thanks appreciate these kind comments, all the best Pat
well patrick what a boat ride you gave us all thank you so much and take care trev and chris
I have just stumbled upon your videos and think they're absolutely excellent. Well done for getting out there being a bit crazy and bringing us these fascinating places.👍
Yes being crazy certainly helped in making this video, scares me a bit now when I look at it, but still a great adventure, all the best Pat
Stunning photographs you got there. Awesome to see what's under our feet here in Sheffield.
This pop up on my feed. Bloody awesome. I never knew it was there. Fantastic tunnel, loved the history of it all. Really enjoyed the pub walk video which I thought was really funny. Brilliant. 👍
Glad you saw it, unbelievable that this is hidden under the streets of Sheffield, all the best Pat
Thanks for the tour Pat.
Another cracking video,better than anything on telly,thanks Patrick!👍
Your very welcome Stephen, bit of adventure, certainly got some adhrenalin flowing, but had to see what was down there, all the best Pat
Awesome echo down there - really great idea going in with the anchored dinghy. We really enjoyed the stunning photography - thanks for sharing your experience with us Pat. You have such an adventurous spirit. Cheers mate! Well done :)
The Greater Bilby Hi and thanks for kind comments, the light painting certainly provided some great photos, glad you enjoyed it, all the best ,Pat
Stunning video as usual Pat . Stiils too . Thanks for taking us along . Dan from Canada out .
dan horne hi Dan, no snow in Canada yet I take it. This was a awesome explore, going to be difficult to better it all the best Pat
I have seen them tunnels countless times, never would have thought they went under the city like that, thanks for sharing your adventure. Steve.
Crafty Veggie Hi Steve yes it's amazing what's under the city, I first ventured under the railway station then ventured further each time, this was just the last bit out into the Don, not sure we're I ,am going next, thanks for comments all the best Pat
Hey Pat, Fraser again. Great vid again, what a piece of engineering. Just watching with my son waiting for NY.
I see this vids a few years old but... great to see it. Thanks again.
Happy new year.
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Hi Fraser, certainly a adventure this one, but it was a challenge I had to do to complete this Megatron explore, amazing that this is all under the streets of Sheffield, all the best Pat
Absolutely brilliant 👍 Loving your videos Patrick. Great knowledge, great content
Thanks Donny, can it get better than this, thanks Pat
Breath of fresh air your videos are, brilliant 😊
Helen Tucker Hi Helen and thanks for kind comments certainly a awesome place is Megatron, a real adventure, thanks again Pat
Excellent video and show of nerve haha! The shrapnel damage is amazing to see what history we have and 90% has been covered up or lied about. Thanks for showing us all of this.
Checkout Jon Levi and Michelle Gibson’s channels!
Brilliant! Of course. Have only just discovered this website a few days ago and can wait to watch them all. When you said "If I just tug on the anchor a bit I can move on a little" at the end of the weer I actually shouted "No" at the telly. fantastic photography. Loved the one that looked like an eye. Great stuff. Now, what shall I watch next..........
Hi and thanks for the comments, when I filmed this all I wanted to do was find out what was down at the far end, nobody seemed to know, it was a bit of a adventure but knew if anything went wrong could probably swim out the other end.
When I look at it know it does scare me a bit, floating down an underground river in a holiday dinghy towards a 8 foot weir, scary, but it all worked out well and made a great vidio, all the best Pat
Beautiful images! The colors really pop!
Yes, such a amazing place, all the best Pat
Hi Patrick. I was with you all the way as ever on this one. A real historic adventure, informative and adrenaline mix.. like a journey to the centre of the earth!.. Very creative and amazing photography and loved the home made mega flash bulb gun. Interesting shrapnel find.. was thinking they would have made great air raid shelters until that point. Look forward to your next urban or country adventure, ARB Stephen.
Stephen Turnock Hi Stephen you described just right, a journey to the centre of the earth and that is what it felt like. Some of the photos look like it was at the centre of the earth, amazing place just under the streets of Sheffield. Hope to be out wild camping again soon, all the best Pat
Fantastic adventure and great pics , Pat (Hamilton, Ont)
Nigel Dance Hi Nigel nice to hear from Ontario, amazing place under the streets of Sheffield and so few people know it's there, thanks for watching Pat
Thanks Pat for the great video & photo's some work gone in to building all this under the city.
lawrence wright yes a marvel of Victorian Engineering, thanks for watching Pat
Another great video Pat, loved the still shots and very interesting about the bomb and shrapnel damage to the walls. Keep them coming chap 😀
Fergus Stevenson Hi Fergus, yes this was a great explore, difficult to find anywhere better, most of the photos were taken with light painting which gave great results, thanks Pat
Yet again Patrick another quality video lots of interesting info to top man !!
Hi Wayne and glad you enjoyed the video, all the best Pat
Pat you are making history great photography. Another world of great craftsmanship hidden from view well worth exploring well done pat and thanks for sharing . Love your videos look forward to more all the best.
Richard Preston Hi Richard very kind words, I really enjoy exploring places like these, magnificent feats of construction hidden from our view, and so many photo opertunities, thanks again , Pat
many thanks we enjoyed this immensly. Well done you for sharing this with us. Cheers Nell and Robin
Thanks Nell and Robin, yes this was a bit of a adventure, it does sort of scares me a bit when I look at the video, but I had to see what was down there thanks for watching Pat
Another fascinating and absorbing episode into Sheffield's past..."Hat's off too you Pat"!!
George Gunn Hi George certainly some interesting history when you start searching, to think it's just under the streets of Sheffield, all the best Pat
Great video Patrick! Very interesting, great pictures and nicely put together 👍
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it, Pat
Pat you have an amazing talent with your camera . You make beautiful pictures out of tunnels. Unbelievable beautiful. Thank you .
Hi Gail yes it always amazes me the detail that come out with light painting, might take 5 mins a photo and 2 or 3 goes but worth it in the end for just one good picture, thanks for the kind comments, Pat
Good to see you out again on your adventures Pat, I wonder what will be the next adventure ?
Thanks for sharing your experience, a brave man !
782sirbrian Yes this was a great explore maybe difficult to better this but we will have see, thanks for watching, Pat
Dark water scares the life out of me. Hat off to you sir. 👍👍
Was a bit scary, but you just have to go for it, thanks Pat
Hi Pat
I find your videos brilliant and well done and it's lovely to see your exploration tours.
Thank you for sharing keep up the good work, this is the same thing I did in my younger day and would love to share my experiences with you.
Many thanks
Thanks David,this is the most amazing place I,be been and to think it's been under my home city for all that time. You refer to your younger days and I thought of know what you mean, I,am getting a bit older now time is flying by and my energy and fitness are not what they were, nice to talk to you Pat
Brave fellow Pat....especially running the gauntlet with the famous and legendary Megatrocodile lurking in the misty depths of subterranean Sheffield.
As always, thoroughly entertaining and interesting though. Particularly impressive were the stills showing the ceilings reflected in the water. Great stuff, thanks for sharing
I did wonder what might be lurking in there, any strange noise and I would spin round with my torch just in case something was stalking me, the reflections were amazing thanks for comments and watching Pat
Very interesting and enjoyable video, some of those photos are stunning, amazing lighting rig. Well done!
Hi Chris I think I have seen reports on the Leeds tunnels on "28dayslater" exploring site, might venture up there one day but plenty at moment in my local area. I surprise myself with the pictures a lot of them are due to light painting with a torsh with a 2 minute exposure, thanks for comments and watching Pat
Another amazing video . Shear joy and excitement
Thanks Brian, certainly exciting, a bit too much at times, thanks Pat
Nicely researched and great photography work. Thanks for sharing this
Thanks Paul such a lot of history down there, amazing trip, scares me a little when I look at it now, all the best Pat
Another brilliant exploration Pat! Thanks for letting us see this amazing part of the city. I'd love to take a metal detector down there - maybe pick up a couple of pieces of shrapnel if there was any left!
Looking forward to the next video, cheers Pat!
Yeah thought of that myself but thought there must be loads of scrap about but now you,ve got me thinking thanks for that Pat
Superb work again, an all action masterpiece as Sheffield’s answer to Indiana Jones! Heart in the mouth moment on the weir edge, in a 12 year old blow up dinghy where the results could have been very different. Awesome indeed! :-)
Silhouette shots of you are just brilliant. Determination, persistence, planning and hard graft make for excellent viewing and as you say for posterity.Thanks very much.
Steve Timmiss Hi Steve and thanks for those kind comments, it was a great explore and I surprised myself with the photos, thanks again and all the best Pat
Pat, thas a flippin LEGEND!!! No flippin fear and no flips given about rules and regulations. Bloody brilliant!!! I want to come for a pint aar kid !!!!! 😊
Great video. A real sense of adventure exploring these often unseen places.
Robert Jones Hi Robert you feel like you are on a journey to the centre of the earth down there, glad I have my torch and headlamp and 2 spare torches, just in case, thanks for comments and watching Pat
Absolutely Fantastic, I would have probably looked at those marks on the wall and never realised they were WW II bomb damage. Brilliant you pointed that out. Another captivating video 👍
Martin Zero Hi Martin always had a interest of WW2 and when I saw shrapnel marks researched it and saw the map of the bombs dropped right at the entrance. Certainly added something extra to the explore, thanks for comments Pat
Amazing pat, such and interesting and very informative video, really enjoyed watching that one, like all videos, class....ps hope u r having fun in ur wee pub, its so cool!!
Glad you enjoyed it, certainly a amazing place hidden under the streets of Sheffield, scares me a bit when I look at it now, thanks Pat
Great photography with history and expiration. Enjoyed that and it has inspired me to get out and look for adventure.
Hi Mark this place or out of this world, be difficult to beat this one, thanks Pat
What a fantastic video Patrick thank you.
Thanks Bill
Hi pat. Love your videos thanks for bringing Sheffield to a Canadian that hasn't had the chance to get across the pond.
Hi Hank nice to hear from Canada and thanks for watching, Pat
When I saw your golden angel's wings in the first few seconds, with the ominous siren in the background, I thought: "No no no!!! Too soon, too soon!!!"
This is a truly fascinating exploration series, and well produced. The images you create are outstandingly good and deserve to be on display in an art museum.
Your presentation and pacing is superb. Thank you, Pat, for taking us along with you into this spooky subterranean civic treasure.
Hi Harold, this was a scary one but had to do it. Water is not my favourite environment especially in a old holiday dingy but it was worth it floating under the streets of Sheffield, and the very strange looks I kept getting, all the best Pat
Just amazing, Love your videos, well done, many thanks.
This was a great adventure, certainly got my heart beating, thanks Pat
Great Adventure, I had a similar little boat and your video reminded me of the time I 'sailed' with my umbrella into the middle of the Myall lakes in New South Wales, Australia.
Nothing like being a small vessel in a giant ocean!
Hi Miles sounds like a great adventure, all the best Pat
What a beautiful place. Beautiful Victorian architecture. Really excellent photography too. Great job !
Thanks Quinn, such a amazing place, thanks Pat
"Not that you would ever know" there is a dinghy on his back (Says the man with dual oars sticking up behind his head like elephant ears). Oh, mate.....that made me laugh out loud and then direct in to a coughing fit! Thanks for the joy, mate!
As always pat great video, the light paintings are awesome
Hi the light painting photos always amaze me with the detail sort of better than you would get in daylight, thanks for watching Pat
Great stuff Pat. I've got one of those dingys in my attic! Love the photos.
Hi Conor don,t throw it away you don,t know when you might need it, all the best Pat
I’m from Sheffield myself, never knew this drainage system existed! Cheers for this buddy.
Most people I talk to in Sheffield did not know these tunnels existed, so your not the only one, thanks Pat
Thank you Patrick, very educational and really well documented. Kindest regards, Ant...
Luftwaffa 109 Hi Ant like your BF 109 with that central cannon a real killing machine, luckily our Spitfire bit more manoeuvable, thanks for kind comments all the best Pat
Have recently discovered your work on here and am really enjoying watching. Keep up the good work from a fellow Sheffielder.
good to have you along Dan, thanks Pat
Really interesting Pat. Thanks as always pal
Glad you enjoyed it, scares me a bit when O look back at it now, thanks Pat
Awesome Patrick, would love to go have a look down some of those tunnels sometime. Really enjoyed this (like we did your last one on it too) so thanks for sharing. You did a top job and made a really interesting video on it. All the best, Gareth&Zoe Wildcamps
Gareth & Zoe Wildcamps Hi Gareth and Zoe, supposed to be wild camping but I find a bit of exploring interesting and something a little different. The filming and photography gives different but interesting challenges but once you have mastered it the videos are a pleasure and fairly straight forward, no people down there, no rain, no wind time to do a few retakes when you need it up. I have saved some places to explore for winter as it's somewhere to go in bad weather conditions. Would not go down in storm conditions though. Thanks for comments and watching, always look forward to your videos, all the best Pat
Great video & fantastic photographs, I was expecting to see a state of the art canoe, It reminded me of the 1970’s public information films warning of the dangers of getting swept out to sea, great video, thanks for filming it
Mark johnson Hi Mark yes a slight bit of risk but I had checked it all out and risked assessed it and it was quite safe, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for comments Pat
Great job, thanks. It's amazing to think of the people who built all that. We take so much for granted when living in a metropolis.
Fernando Chavez yes you would not believe that a magnificent price of Victorian Engineering is hidden under the streets of our city of Sheffield, all the best Pat
Amazing photographs!
Hi a lot of the photos were taken with light painting techniques, provide amazing detail unbelievable at times, thanks for comments Pat
Awesome Pat love the effort you put into these videos, beats playing golf in retirement.
M A Smith Hi yes certainly more exciting than golf worth the effort to get all theses comments thanks Pat
Truly amazing, thanks for showing us.
Yes Paul, a unbelievable journey down there, all the best Pat
Another great video Pat awesome really enjoyed it
Thanks Martin,scares me a bit when I look at this now, thanks Pat
Great film again Pat well done!
Hi Hughesy thanks for that bit scary at time but worth it in the end, all the best Pat
Brilliant mate I was born In Sheffield but thankfully got a Barnsley accent :-) Its great you bringing all this stuff to the locals never mind anyone else. I never knew we had all this under the Steel city.
truly amazing location and superb photos and video
Thanks Shaun, unbelievable that this is under the streets of Sheffield, thanks Pat
Excellent video Pat 👌🏽
From a fellow Sheffielder well done Pat, excellent videos of the underground rivers ,culverts and megatron etc. You’ve got some nerve going in a number of those places mate!
Craig F Hi Craig and thanks for that much appreciated that admit the dinghy trip was a bit of a adrenalin trip but felt great afterwards, all the best Pat