Very interesting Steve. I'm sure the channel in the floor was for draining the beer cellar, but the pit I have no idea, although it seems to be tanked & an obvious overflow pipe. Tell indy Andy to drop by my place, we have plenty real ales & more! Regards from the Wheeltapper loughborough 🍺
Nice one Steve. Like you I get excited by the hidden and forgotten old stuff around here, love it. Have you ever been to the lime kiln and pony tram route near Calk Abbey. Worth a look. Thanks again.
Thanks buddy. Yes I know it very well, the ticknall tramway. I made a video about it quite some time ago. I'm tempted to remake it actually. Thanks for watching!
Another brill video Steve. I went down there many many years ago when it was a hardware shop. I was told then that at one time the beer was brewed in the cellar. Not sure about that though.
Ah thanks Lesley. Well, I ain't a historian by any stretch of the imagination, but I do love what I do, and the whilst people enjoy what I do, I'll keep making them.
Excellent Steve. Fascinating place Whitwick. Have you noticed the old whitewash name of a brewery high on the wall of the pub across the road? I googled it one time but couldn't find anything. Another lost brewery!
Thanks again Steve, another great video. I ma not sure of the name of the hardware shop but I can remember going in there to buy some Airfix model kits. I used to walk it from Thringstone along the old railway line, up the hill at the dumps and along North street. The shop used to sell toys, small soldiers and games upstairs the hardware section was at ground level. Keep it up Steve.
Thanks Chris! Someone told me about it last year. I was down here looking at summat else a few weeks back, and a chap who lives in a flat here invited us for a noseh!
Great video again, you never know what you walk by over the years in building that you never realised was there. I wonder if that was the floor of the pub as the sloped sides would have been the right angle for the barrels to rest for the sediment to settle in barrels. And the channel could be for spills and cleaning ect
Thank you. They were definitely using the channels for cleaning. And possibly as you say for an angle for barrels. Although a lot of the raised sides still remain where the barrels used to sit.
That was great , really enjoyable and funny! if you compare the photo of the butchers with google earth street view you can see how much the pavement has been raised , look at the bridge , cheers steve
Great video , we have cellars with the same things mentioned here - granite walls , bricked arched ceilings , a Chanel with a drain leading to god knows where and a well . We were told it could be from 2 different periods of time ( where also in whitwick) would be great to find out , if you can help in any way !
Hi Joanne! Can you get in touch with me please? I do have a Facebook page under the name LeicExplore. As I'm very intrigued by what you are telling me!
Thank you. I drive by those buildings every day. The sloping floors remind me of the butchery floors in Monmouth, (by the river) though could be for swilling for any other reason. Cheers, Jason
Cheers buddy! It is possible about the floors being used by the butchers. The only problem I have with it, is that it would have been extremely awkward to get pigs or sheep down the stairs. Definitely not cows lol
That was a very interesting insight .l think that pit could have been a scalding tub for removing pig bristles .Or an old gong pit which they dug out every now and then as there were no sewers possibly.
Hello mate, quite possibly. The only problem is with the pig theory, is that it would have been very awkward getting them down stairs. And with the scalding process, there's no ventilation down there. I would've thought it was something they'd have done at street level.
I think the culvert/bridge is very very old, whitwick is in the doomsday book, and the monastery is deeply connected with the woods in the surrounding area, and that’s really old too! There’s also a house, at the bottom of the footpath past the church that is called ‘the castle’ it’s built on the site of an old wooden castle 🏰 I can’t remember where I read that but it’s very interesting stuff, loved the video.
60 years ago i worked in a butchers in asfordby they covered the floor with sawdust to catch any meat scraps and washed it down with hot water at the end of the day out of a hole in the wall into a brook.
Another Brilliant Video Steve! Good to see you having a good old noseh!
Thank you very much! And Thank you very much for watching!
Amazing what lies beneath our feet 🤔👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Ain’t it just mate! I really enjoyed this one.
Very interesting Steve. I'm sure the channel in the floor was for draining the beer cellar, but the pit I have no idea, although it seems to be tanked & an obvious overflow pipe. Tell indy Andy to drop by my place, we have plenty real ales & more! Regards from the Wheeltapper loughborough 🍺
Ay Up Pete! Yes, I'll tag along for a "Panda Pop" lol!
Great video.
My Great Grandmother was born at the Joiners Arms in 1881. The family were the last licensees of the pub.
Thank you, this is a fantastic comment! Thanks for sharing.
Nice one Steve. Like you I get excited by the hidden and forgotten old stuff around here, love it. Have you ever been to the lime kiln and pony tram route near Calk Abbey. Worth a look. Thanks again.
Thanks buddy. Yes I know it very well, the ticknall tramway. I made a video about it quite some time ago. I'm tempted to remake it actually. Thanks for watching!
Another brill video Steve. I went down there many many years ago when it was a hardware shop. I was told then that at one time the beer was brewed in the cellar. Not sure about that though.
Thank you Martin. They could well have been brewing there. I think that's happened before we these old pubs.
Great piece of local history being brought back to life...thanks Steve..
Thank you Linda! We live in a very underestimated area in my opinion. Thank you for watching!
Great watch looking back into the history of my hometown !
Thank you Steve!
I think your videos are educational to me that never goes out and have a good group of lads well funny
Ah thanks Lesley. Well, I ain't a historian by any stretch of the imagination, but I do love what I do, and the whilst people enjoy what I do, I'll keep making them.
Excellent Steve. Fascinating place Whitwick. Have you noticed the old whitewash name of a brewery high on the wall of the pub across the road? I googled it one time but couldn't find anything. Another lost brewery!
Thank you martin! I think the pub across the road was called the crow and cousion? Not sure.
I wonder if the crown and cushion has a cellar too, might be worth asking the current owners if they would allow you to have nosey
@@billynewton202 there's a good number of places even just in our area that have got some great little gems
Absolutely fantastic I live in Whitwick myself I really loved it I’ve watched it twice back to back
Thank you Lesley! I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it! I loved making it.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks again Steve, another great video. I ma not sure of the name of the hardware shop but I can remember going in there to buy some Airfix model kits. I used to walk it from Thringstone along the old railway line, up the hill at the dumps and along North street. The shop used to sell toys, small soldiers and games upstairs the hardware section was at ground level.
Keep it up Steve.
Thank you Eric. I think it was Jones's Hardware store buddy.
Nice to see u all at it and I definitely never watched the old one of this so will have to trundle through your old videos. Cheers all
Thanks buddy! I didn't go in the cellars before, just the bridge/culvert mate.
As always, a great video Steve, uncovering stuff that most of us are unaware of despite living around here for years.
Looking forward to the next one
Thanks Chris! Someone told me about it last year. I was down here looking at summat else a few weeks back, and a chap who lives in a flat here invited us for a noseh!
Great video. The 4 of you work together so well. look forward to the next one!
Cheers buddy! I love having a full team out with me, it's a right laugh! Thanks for watching.
As usual top draw the gang of four never a bore the hardware shop was owned by a Mr Jones
Thank you Andy! Thanks for watching!
Well done lads
Thank you!
Great video again, you never know what you walk by over the years in building that you never realised was there.
I wonder if that was the floor of the pub as the sloped sides would have been the right angle for the barrels to rest for the sediment to settle in barrels. And the channel could be for spills and cleaning ect
Thank you. They were definitely using the channels for cleaning. And possibly as you say for an angle for barrels. Although a lot of the raised sides still remain where the barrels used to sit.
That was great , really enjoyable and funny! if you compare the photo of the butchers with google earth street view you can see how much the pavement has been raised , look at the bridge , cheers steve
Thank you Travelling carpenter! Thanks for watching
Great video , we have cellars with the same things mentioned here - granite walls , bricked arched ceilings , a Chanel with a drain leading to god knows where and a well . We were told it could be from 2 different periods of time ( where also in whitwick) would be great to find out , if you can help in any way !
Hi Joanne! Can you get in touch with me please? I do have a Facebook page under the name LeicExplore. As I'm very intrigued by what you are telling me!
Thank you. I drive by those buildings every day. The sloping floors remind me of the butchery floors in Monmouth, (by the river) though could be for swilling for any other reason. Cheers, Jason
Cheers buddy! It is possible about the floors being used by the butchers. The only problem I have with it, is that it would have been extremely awkward to get pigs or sheep down the stairs. Definitely not cows lol
Local History should be on all schools curriculums, I think the young kids might like your videos Steve.
Thanks Andy! For that to happen, I'll have to curb the swearing lol! Unless it's from year 10 onwards lol
That was a very interesting insight .l think that pit could have been a scalding tub for removing pig bristles .Or an old gong pit which they dug out every now and then as there were no sewers possibly.
Hello mate, quite possibly. The only problem is with the pig theory, is that it would have been very awkward getting them down stairs. And with the scalding process, there's no ventilation down there. I would've thought it was something they'd have done at street level.
I think the culvert/bridge is very very old, whitwick is in the doomsday book, and the monastery is deeply connected with the woods in the surrounding area, and that’s really old too! There’s also a house, at the bottom of the footpath past the church that is called ‘the castle’ it’s built on the site of an old wooden castle 🏰 I can’t remember where I read that but it’s very interesting stuff, loved the video.
Thank you lucy. Yes it's a facinating place. I have made a video up at the monastery, and cademan and Grace Dieu woods before. Thanks for watching
60 years ago i worked in a butchers in asfordby they covered the floor with sawdust to catch any meat scraps and washed it down with hot water at the end of the day out of a hole in the wall into a brook.
Thank you. So it sounds like our theory here was bout right after all. Thank you for watching.