A Steam Powered Engine house on the Moor

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2018
  • In this video we visit Redbrook Engine house. It is an old steam powered engine house on the Moors. Redbrook housed a Newcomen steam engine that was used for pumping during the construction of the Standedge canal and railway tunnels. The longest canal tunnel in Britain. Inside are two deep shafts we lower a go pro into them. This is a historical documentary about British history video and a scary urbex video. I love to go urban exploring and find these abandoned historical buildings. We are out on Marsden Moor in the Pennine Hills. This building is grade II listed and is over two hundred years old this is a very historical building.
    Music: Swamp Thing by The Chameleons
    #newcomenengine #canaltunnel #
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  • @AnEnglishmanInNewYork71
    @AnEnglishmanInNewYork71 5 лет назад +103

    Dude, the BBC needs to snap you up and get you on your own show. I'm proud to be from Manchester seeing my people doing great things. Hats off to you Martin, another excellent video in the books

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi Lee thanks very much. Merry Christmas !!

    • @Stop..carry-on
      @Stop..carry-on 5 лет назад +8

      I totally agree martins videos are professional level very very watchable

    • @oldgoat5589
      @oldgoat5589 5 лет назад +15

      I would avoid the BBC like the plague. Encourage a third-party film company to take an interest in this fascinating stuff.

    • @davidmg1925
      @davidmg1925 5 лет назад +5

      YOu keep the bb blinking c well away from this chief.
      Every thing they touch they spoil.

    • @gablia2002
      @gablia2002 5 лет назад +2

      Agreed

  • @VintageTamiya
    @VintageTamiya 5 лет назад +9

    Martin you should be very proud of what you do. You’re keeping history alive, I would love to see you have your own tv show. I’ve been watching your videos all afternoon, and well into the evening. Fantastic work. Good on you.

  • @carolinebarnes6832
    @carolinebarnes6832 5 лет назад +6

    God, there is something so damn eerie about those tunnels and shafts. I felt it when I watched the one on the Standedge tunnels and I felt it in this one. Absolutely fascinating as well, all that brick work in the shaft and still in pretty good nick even after 200 years. It boggles the mind, and I never knew anything about it when I lived there. Thanks for making these fantastic films.

  • @connormeechan5784
    @connormeechan5784 5 лет назад +12

    And imagine the slow pain staking task of not only digging but bricking EVERYTHING!😨

  • @kathyhowarth2934
    @kathyhowarth2934 5 лет назад +11

    Wish you’d had been my history teacher,you bring the past to life with such enthusiasm,thank you 👍

  • @AlohaMilton
    @AlohaMilton 5 лет назад +23

    Old steam, awesome! This tunnel is historical, and most of the things you cover are of significance to the industrial revolution, is why you have me here, dude. Merry Christmas from California.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +2

      Hello thank you very much, good to have you hear. Best wishes to California 👍🏼

    • @acidicvideos8733
      @acidicvideos8733 5 лет назад

      Yoo send me a box of 32 oz ?

  • @lindamccaughey8800
    @lindamccaughey8800 4 года назад +1

    That was quite something. Brickwork fantastic but it is a dangerous place to be.. thanks for taking me along

  • @bigladjonnyboy397
    @bigladjonnyboy397 5 лет назад +6

    Looking down that 500 foot shaft was proper scary this was an absolutely top video. To put the depth of the shaft into context means that it's deeper than the forward intact section of the Titanic (475 feet) Now a subscriber.

  • @berylfairchild591
    @berylfairchild591 5 лет назад +5

    i know oldham and the moors very well,had no idea what was under the hills,absolutely fascinating thanks martin,keep up the good work,love the videos

  • @sharonstuebi8181
    @sharonstuebi8181 5 лет назад +13

    You Dazzle and Amaze me with your curiosity and ingenuity You need to know that you have a fan club in Pisac Peru! there are 5 of us who cant get enough of your videos. Unfortunately im the only one with a computer so we can only do one subscription

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Fantastic and thanks very much all the fan club in Peru 😊👍

  • @billydale9779
    @billydale9779 5 лет назад +2

    Great work Martin I've been window cleaning in Manchester for 35 years now and know all the places you go to so nice to see the other side of the wall keep the good work up love it

  • @kevster60
    @kevster60 5 лет назад +2

    Brilliant video Martin well worth the wait it’s amazing how many fascinating engineering structures there are on the moors fabulous work.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much Kevster

  • @Simon_Nonymous
    @Simon_Nonymous 5 лет назад +1

    Oooooh Chameleons Swamp Thing and industrial archaeology - heaven!

  • @petemack6079
    @petemack6079 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you Martin..... from County Mayo, Southern Ireland.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Pete. regards to Ireland 👍🏼

    • @jayd1974
      @jayd1974 5 лет назад

      Where in Mayo are you from Pete?My wife is from Castlebar sure we go over fairly regularly .Hon Mayo🇵🇹👍

  • @keithhaynes9462
    @keithhaynes9462 4 года назад +1

    Amazing martin love this stuff keep it up mate

  • @willumwhitmore9419
    @willumwhitmore9419 5 лет назад +2

    thank you - now know where to visit next July...

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 5 лет назад +9

    Those regular square holes are where the shaft builders' platforms would be placed - usually a steel ring would be used to keep the diameter constant. They'd dig within it for a metre or so, and then brick the walls, leaving the bricks supported on the ring, and then move down, bit by bit. Those holes will be every six feet or so. Great video. I take it that this is what the ruin with the sinister 'well' in it would have originally looked like.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +2

      yes probably I think its an incomplete shaft 👍🏼

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery 5 лет назад +1

      In the panoramic shot at 05:15, it looks like there are two more big structures on the hillside in the distance, directly in line with this one - or is that my imagination, or are they the tunnel vents you visited earlier?

    • @Journeyman53
      @Journeyman53 5 лет назад +3

      I always wanted to know how they bricked the shafts. The brick and stone work in this video is absolutely amazing.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      @@brianartillery Yes they are 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      @@Journeyman53 👍

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R 5 лет назад +5

    Wow! Fantastic stuff Martin, absolutely brilliant mate, loved every minute. You need 2 teams, one above and one below. Thanks for sharing and have a great Christmas

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Gazz Happy Christmas

  • @andrewschmitz9707
    @andrewschmitz9707 5 лет назад +2

    Love learning the history of these tunnels, and I knew how they appeared from the base making this top view a treat. So cannot wait to see something like this when I finally get to UK.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Andrew yes I am in Love with the tunnels

  • @timspooner59
    @timspooner59 5 лет назад +12

    Thanks for posting. Merry christmas from new zealand

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Cheers Tim Merry Christmas to you and New Zealand

  • @adamdnewman
    @adamdnewman 3 года назад +1

    Breathtaking and mind blowing

  • @SMajorJimB
    @SMajorJimB 5 лет назад +2

    Mate. I’ve been glued to your vids all morning. Absolutely fantastic. A good one for you would be The Danny on the river weaver. There all nice chaps and let you a good vid.

  • @mikeparker556
    @mikeparker556 5 лет назад +1

    That was excellent, thank you Martin, really appreciate your videos!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Mike much appreciated

  • @trevorwright6165
    @trevorwright6165 5 лет назад +2

    martin that was fantastic and scary all that way down with the ROVER and it worked great well done to you thank you again for all the hard work you put into the filming for us and the history cheers from trev

  • @paulanderson9072
    @paulanderson9072 5 лет назад +1

    Martin, absolutely awesome mate! Thanks for the video, love what you do and your enthusiasm. Belting music as always 👌🏻

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Paul. Yeah one of my favourite tracks

  • @roadpanzir
    @roadpanzir 5 лет назад

    Fantastic!

  • @BerraLJ
    @BerraLJ 5 лет назад +3

    Imagine the horror standing there and feeling the metal start to give way :(

  • @geoffbray6099
    @geoffbray6099 5 лет назад

    You take urbex to new heights and depths. Spot on Martin.

  • @martinpiggins5772
    @martinpiggins5772 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks Martin really interesting as ever and can’t wait for the next one, merry Christmas to you and yours🎁

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi Martin thank you and Merry Christmas

  • @traceyprescott8347
    @traceyprescott8347 5 лет назад

    Brilliant vid Martin, thank you for taking the time to do your vids, they are fascinating.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you Tracey much appreciated 👍🏼

  • @norbertjohn
    @norbertjohn 5 лет назад +1

    Great vid as usual! Keep up the good work in 2019... and beyond! Happy Christmas.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you and Merry Christmas

  • @carlbentley80
    @carlbentley80 4 года назад

    Fantastic.

  • @malcolmcog
    @malcolmcog 5 лет назад +2

    The trip down the shaft on the COC Rover was great !

  • @dannorris4945
    @dannorris4945 4 года назад +1

    Another excellent vid Martin. I've always loved exploring things since I was a kid down in Kent. I live between Dukinfield and Stalybridge now but fully intend to take my 15 yr old son to some of these places. Top notch. 👍😄

  • @theoasisvlogs5954
    @theoasisvlogs5954 4 года назад

    Loving the music in the video. Amazing video and documentary :)

  • @greatwhite3219
    @greatwhite3219 3 года назад

    Great video pal..

  • @rossspenser8314
    @rossspenser8314 4 года назад

    You are good .Thanks again so interesting .

  • @peterlawson777
    @peterlawson777 5 лет назад

    Love it! Thank you.

  • @brianboru62
    @brianboru62 5 лет назад +6

    Love that " Oldham a town next Manchester" ( definitely league of gentleman link) haha

  • @minuteman747
    @minuteman747 5 лет назад

    Great stuff, thanks again :)

  • @MrLargePig
    @MrLargePig 5 лет назад +2

    You do the atmospheric bit rather well, Martin! Amazing the work that was put into the tunnels- hard to fathom, at this remove. Merry Christmas, to you and yours!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you

  • @PrinceJohn84
    @PrinceJohn84 5 лет назад +1

    Once again Marin, an excellent video. Absolutely terrifying to see those open shafts like that. Incredible to think that these were pretty much dug by hand. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you Matthew. Yes scary stuff. Happy Christmas !!

  • @stevem1863
    @stevem1863 5 лет назад +1

    Absolutely fascinating. Reminded me a lot of my colonoscopy.

  • @stevewilcox6375
    @stevewilcox6375 5 лет назад

    Thanks for doing this and posting it. Its great that you have an interest in this sort of thing.Merry Christmas!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Steve Happy Christmas

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 5 лет назад +1

    Gee, that hole is deep! Great video!

  • @davidmg1925
    @davidmg1925 5 лет назад

    oM golly you did this Chrismas eve or pretty much.
    Once again thanks for sharing.

  • @brainless1101
    @brainless1101 5 лет назад +1

    Great watched all your films learn something new all the time, and have lived in Manchester most of my life. Have a great Chrismas

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Frank and Merry Christmas

  • @jimmyguy428
    @jimmyguy428 3 года назад

    Great stuff! Thank you for taking us along on your adventures, and please keep up the good work, but most of all, stay safe! I subbed.

  • @castlejunction1707
    @castlejunction1707 5 лет назад

    A fascinating place and a dangerous place too.....thanks for doing such an atmospheric video.....caught my kids attention away from their own social media.....thanks.....

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Ahh thats good then. 👍😀

  • @timewareCommunity
    @timewareCommunity 5 лет назад

    Another great video. Well done.

  • @SuperRichhead
    @SuperRichhead 5 лет назад +1

    Your ingenuity is to be admired, another great video Martin, all the best for Christmas and the New Year.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Richard and Merry Christmas

  • @peterbamber4559
    @peterbamber4559 5 лет назад +1

    Great video, I remeber in the late 60s or early 70s my dad taking me up there, parking at the Great Western pub and we walked over to the engine house.
    I only remember the shaft on the right, it wasn't capped, but had a low red brick wall in front of it, very scary to look down.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      I think I went in the Great Western once 👍

  • @gingerbread6614
    @gingerbread6614 5 лет назад

    Very good. Thank you

  • @robertdobbo3683
    @robertdobbo3683 5 лет назад +1

    Just subsribed just brilliant mate love my history stuff and you are well up there did not expect that from an already amazing location going to binge on your work 👏

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi Robert thanks very much. Yeah its an amazing hidden gem that

  • @RodrigoBoosBR
    @RodrigoBoosBR 5 лет назад +2

    21:36 the deeper it gets, the heavier it gets, because more rope is dropped along with the COC equipment... thx for the awesome vid!

  • @markmatthews7401
    @markmatthews7401 5 лет назад

    Another excellent video Martin you always go above and beyond well done

  • @ivodr600
    @ivodr600 4 года назад

    Fascinating Martin

  • @deborahroberts7674
    @deborahroberts7674 2 года назад

    Brilliant music.

  • @3-4-3football3
    @3-4-3football3 5 лет назад

    Another great video as usual Martin. Well done we enjoyed this one 👍

  • @seemorebeer2848
    @seemorebeer2848 5 лет назад +1

    Creepy creepy ! 😱 Keep up the excellent work my friend ✌🏼

  • @christophersharp317
    @christophersharp317 5 лет назад +1

    This is legendary! You need to/deserve to have your own series with a public "real" TV channel. Awesome!

  • @anastasiamacvicar5609
    @anastasiamacvicar5609 4 года назад +1

    i have to say you do one hell of a great channel, putting a lot of effort in and i always enjoy the videos

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  4 года назад

      Thanks very much Anastasia

  • @buthe1979
    @buthe1979 4 года назад +1

    COC Rover - love it, one of my fave M Zero videos this one!

  • @jayd1974
    @jayd1974 5 лет назад

    Great video once again and da Coc rover a great invention 👍

  • @lockmanjony7365
    @lockmanjony7365 5 лет назад

    Excellent video martin as always 👍👍

  • @martinkavanagh196
    @martinkavanagh196 5 лет назад +1

    And another Season's Retail Rhapsody from me too in N Z. Have a good one Martin.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi Martin thanks very much and Happy Christmas

  • @gcfcos
    @gcfcos 4 года назад

    These videos are just getting better and better 👍

  • @topshot2787
    @topshot2787 3 года назад

    Wow never seen a hole so deep. This is easily one of the best channels on youtube, definetly the best on this subject. All the best from lancashire.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  3 года назад

      Thanks very much Top Shot

  • @johngoy9375
    @johngoy9375 5 лет назад

    Magic Martin - enjoyed watching... great tech with a fun name 👍

  • @officialmcdeath
    @officialmcdeath 5 лет назад +5

    Yes that poly rope is deceptively heavy in bulk, as you found out, and it doesn't wear well if it gets damage - good move to bring the rig back up when you did.
    Maybe the big fella will drop a small winch down the chimney tonight for you, ahead of the next trip - pot of vaseline to grease the edge where the line goes over might be handy too, if you weren't already doing that.
    Look forward to the next adventure - never a dull moment in your clips!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks very much. It seemed good rope but the vaseline trick sounds good, I will remember that 👍🏼

    • @officialmcdeath
      @officialmcdeath 5 лет назад +1

      @@MartinZero oh it is good but you might ask any friends you have that own narrowboats how well it wears over time compared to more traditional fibres - it's good to look after your C O C ;-)

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      😃

  • @brianfox1980
    @brianfox1980 5 лет назад

    Another great film Martin keep up the good work

  • @MRPUD1
    @MRPUD1 5 лет назад

    Great video Martin it's taken me till now to watch it all Hope you had a good Xmas & Hope the New year is even better

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hello thanks very much and hope you have a great new year 👍

  • @fac51nh
    @fac51nh 5 лет назад

    Another great video. Looked cold up on the moors pal👍👍👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi yes it was a good few degrees colder than on my street. I was gonna film that tour of the Rover up there but too cold.

  • @janejohnson7120
    @janejohnson7120 3 года назад

    Martin your videos should carry an X rating for sheer terror that's just the things you do the music makes it even more so. Brilliant video from a very obviously proud Mancunian. Just wow thanks

  • @Thailandescapades
    @Thailandescapades 5 лет назад +2

    once again martin you’ve created a belting video,watching this from manila airport in the philippines,have a fantastic xmas and all the best for the new year

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you so much and happy Christmas to you and the Philippines 🎄

  • @simonholt6649
    @simonholt6649 5 лет назад +3

    Another great video Martin. Looking down those shafts are like peering into the abyss. Those shafts are near enough as deep as Blackpool tower is high. I think Blackpool tower is about 518ft. That’s pretty impressive and like you say terrifying at the same time. Look forward to your next video. Hope you have a great Xmas and new year. 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Yes Simon I kept thinking of the Blackpool tower comparison and like you say it was like peering into the abyss and into death 😱

  • @ronsmith8800
    @ronsmith8800 5 лет назад

    Keep up the great vids for 2019 many thanks 👍

  • @austinmadelaine4194
    @austinmadelaine4194 5 лет назад

    Hi Martin, great video.
    In the mid 1990's the engine house was having remedial work carried out on it and was surrounded in scaffolding, I climbed up the scaffolding and down into the engine house, like you I peered down those shafts, very scary !
    I dropped a few rocks down but small rocks didn't make any noise so I dropped a large rock down and it took about 20-30 seconds before you could hear the rock hit the bottom, very deep shafts.

  • @MsStevieWoo
    @MsStevieWoo 5 лет назад

    3rd - Excellent stuff yet again Martin x

  • @GeoffJonesEsprit
    @GeoffJonesEsprit 5 лет назад

    OMG The Chameleons & MZ... feels like I'm back home :-)

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Cant beat a bit of `chameleons 😄👍🏼

  • @wladniem
    @wladniem 5 лет назад

    Brilliant ......all the best for 2019

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you and Happy Christmas

  • @grahamtanner559
    @grahamtanner559 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the video, loving the rover

  • @juliemclean6266
    @juliemclean6266 5 лет назад

    Thankyou Martin for another fantastic video, I enjoyed this one, all the best for the new year and look forward to watching anything you might be getting up to in the new year. From Julie in Burnley.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hi Julie thank you very much and a Merry Christmas

  • @aerk12
    @aerk12 5 лет назад

    Fantastic video Martin, spent a week staying in Delph just down the road at the start of December and had a great wander around a few of the canal structures and reservoirs there

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Hello. Delph lovely place 👌😊

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 5 лет назад

    Ah the Chameleons topped it for me. Great video.

  • @christopherescott6787
    @christopherescott6787 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing as usual. Merry Christmas to you and you friends and family from Edmonton Canada.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you and a happy Christmas to Edmonton Canada. thank you for watching so far away 👍🏼

  • @gablia2002
    @gablia2002 5 лет назад

    New to channel. ...tv quality.
    Love them ..from Adelaide Australia

  • @PhilPage227
    @PhilPage227 5 лет назад

    Another amazing video.

  • @scottgibson7534
    @scottgibson7534 5 лет назад

    Great footage and history. Merry Christmas.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Scott happy Christmas

  • @buffplums
    @buffplums 5 лет назад

    Very interesting video mate thank you

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Chris

    • @buffplums
      @buffplums 5 лет назад

      Martin Zero you’re welcome mate love these types of video exploration is great

  • @Liam.P1983
    @Liam.P1983 5 лет назад

    Excellent video and explore and Merry Christmas Thanks,

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Cheers Liam, Merry Christmas

  • @TheFilwud
    @TheFilwud 5 лет назад

    Another brilliant video Martin, I really want to get back on a narrowboat and take a trip through Standedge, these videos just keep reminding me! Keep up the good, no, great work!

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Phil, yeah Id love to do that

  • @phildavis4878
    @phildavis4878 5 лет назад

    I absolutely love the video you went above and beyond my friend so you can give us review of those shafts awesome awesome work and that little girl was thinking about smart idea keep up the good videos my friend I'll always watch him

  • @idiotbox8291
    @idiotbox8291 5 лет назад +1

    Great work again Martin! Merry Christmas to you from Australia.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Happy Christmas to Australia and you 😄

  • @morrislouiseeagle7161
    @morrislouiseeagle7161 5 лет назад

    Just brilliant thanks 👏😁

  • @alanholifield3725
    @alanholifield3725 5 лет назад

    Awesome video. Nearly gives you vertigo watching it. Well done on getting that footage

  • @lockout1bikes
    @lockout1bikes 5 лет назад

    Brilliant opening Martin ! Coc rover 😭no innuendo there then lol brilliant cheers and all the best.

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks very much as for the innuendo I cant think what you mean 😎

  • @dchalkie
    @dchalkie 5 лет назад

    Spooky Martin, have a great Christmas matey 👍🎄🍺

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks David happy Christmas

  • @daveschoey9836
    @daveschoey9836 5 лет назад

    Nice show, very informative 👍

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thanks Dave

    • @daveschoey9836
      @daveschoey9836 5 лет назад

      Martin Zero I know a place local to Oldham if you want to make a video on it, email me for more info Dave_schoey@hotmail.co.uk

  • @Fruppo
    @Fruppo 5 лет назад

    Another amazing video. Merry Christmas from Sweden

    • @MartinZero
      @MartinZero  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much and Happy Christmas to Sweden thank you for watching so far away 😊