Thank you, Paul, for sharing this video with us .As usual, you hold so much knowledge. We really enjoyed watching this video. It is really interesting kind regards Gary and Julie Smith.
Thank you Donna! Yes, I was amazed both to have been able to get right inside the old kiln, as well as finding all the original winches and gearing which lifted carts up on an inclined plane to the top of the kiln, so that the limestone could be dropped inside it ready to be heated up to produce the lime. I didn't realise all of that when I was filming it. That's a most unusual arrangement. It was quite a narrow canal, wasn't it? But a beautiful location though. The Looe Valley is simply stunning with wild flowers in the springtime. Great to hear from you. Take care, Paul
I watched this video twice to take it all in! You do so much investigative work and this is what you excel at - teasing out all the small details to get the bigger picture. Like someone else on the comments I didn’t know sand was used as a fertiliser! I don’t think I took that in on the Bude video I watched( maybe it was on an earlier Bude video?) Coming across the decaying lime kiln was a wonderful find too! Another thoroughly enjoyable watch! Thanks Paul!
Thank you Diana - sorry only just catching up with earlier comments this afternoon. Yes, I had been thinking of doing something with this canal for a while, but the opportunity did not present itself. I was amazed by that kiln - I didn't even realise that one was there! More amazing still is all the gearing inside it. Glad you enjoyed it. Take care, Paul
Thank you Ron! Glad you liked it. Yes, I was surprised to get right inside that kiln, and I could not believe that winch and gearing was all still there - but, yes, shame it has been left to decay - and now partially collapsed. Hope you are having a good week - I probably won't be around for your vlog tomorrow as I am off doing another railway video - although not far away this time. I will catch up with it over the weekend. Take care, Paul
OMG! In Russian?! Crikey! Wasn't expecting that Michael! Glad you found it fascinating - yes, it is an area rich in industrial archaeology. Cheers! Paul
Yes, I know! Amazing! I actually thought it was 2017 when the last train ran - but my daughter assured me it was 2020 (November, she thinks), as she went down and photographed it, and it is date stamped on the photo's metadata. Another source online confirms this date. I found that incredible that it has all grown up with that much vegetation since then. Sad there is virtually no freight on the railway in Devon & Cornwall these days, save from a few china clay trains. Cheers, Paul
Hi Paul. Pathfinder did a trip to loo many years ago and we left a loco at the cement works and took 2 more locos to loo. so been on that area. caroline
Wow! Two locos in Looe! That must have been a record - and a bit difficult logistically. The Looe Valley line is stunning though - especially in the springtime. I have been on it more times than I can remember. Cheers, Paul
Aww! Thank you Paul. Yes, I think you mentioned before that you have previously volunteered on restoration of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals (isn't part of it a branch of the Birmingham & Liverpool Canal?). Very narrow tub boat canal this one - struggle to get a narrowboat through there! Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care, Paul
Very interesting thank you. I've visited and filmed some lost canals around Derbyshire and South Yorkshire - The Barnsley, Dearne and Dove, Nutbrook, worth checking out if you're ever in this part of the world.
Thank you! I don't think I have ever been as far north as Yorkshire - quite a long way from here - but certainly sounds interesting. Glad you enjoyed it. Take care, Paul
Very interesting and informative piece of exploration.Well done in identifing those amazing railway, canal and industrial remains. The canal appears remarkably narrow and I wonder if it has been further documented by a local conservation group - judging by the noticeboard at lock No 22?
Thank you Malcolm. As I understand it, some (but not all) of the other locks have now recently been annotated with signage too, which is good. Yes, a very narrow little tub boat canal - to keep costs low I would think, but well used for thirty years or so. Glad you enjoyed it. Take care, Paul
Hi Paul, only a short walk but what a lot of history you unearthed, well done!! A real autumn walk. Finding the remains of the canal was quite a hard job but you did really well, especially near the station. The two parallel viaducts were a great sight to see, seems incredible that they built the pillars on the older one but didn't finish it off with more durable materials. They're will be a good reason I'm sure. It's interesting to hear that, both here and in Bude, they used sand as a fertiliser. Must admit I never knew it could be used in that way. The railway remains were very interesting too and to think some of the lines are still in use or have been mothballed - I half expected that Abandoned Ron would appear, machete in hand!! The beaches near where Marisa lives at the outflow of the River Turia have been closed as they try and remove all the accumulated detritus and recover the bodies that have been washed ashore. In the lagoon the other side of her village navy divers continue the search. She has returned to school today and her task has really been to support the pupils who live in the affected areas. We have a family celebration down here this weekend hopefully she will be able to come down. Anyway thanks for your videos they really brighten my day. All the best!!
Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, a fair bit of research went into this one, although the walk itself was relatively straightforward. I forgot to mention that Coombe Jct Sta gets a mention in 'The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe' by C S Lewis - it is the final destination of The Pevensie (?) children, though the film version was filmed on the Severn Valley Railway at Highley. It was incredible that the cement works and railway had become overgrown in just four years. Just absolutely heartbreaking what has happened there David with the flooding - I refer and talk about it in an upcoming video and I dedicate it to the people sadly affected. There will be links to where viewers can help if they wish. Hope to get it out in a few days. Take care, All the best, Paul
Hello Paul. A very good evening from Poland. A fabulous video made even better with all the inserted photographs of the canal and railway in days gone by. Your research produced a fascinating history lesson of the life and times of the canal. Brought to an end by the construction of the railway.
Thank you Michael. Glad you enjoyed this. Obviously these sorts of videos take a lot of work in terms of preperation (and editing) , but the walk itself was easy - I filmed it all in less than two hours, I think. It is a stunning area, and that part of Cornwall, like the area around Camborne-Redruth is just dripping in industrial archaeology - but often completely overlooked my most tourists. Take care, Paul
I've got many books about the Liskeard and Looe railway/canal but have only scratched the surface of the physical remains of the canal. My Dad remembers when Moorswater engine shed was still in use with 45XX tanks operating on the line. Great presentation as usual ☺️
Thank you Jonathan. Yes, this little video only really scratched the surface really. I know there is a large kiln at Sandplace and the lock remains there are more extensive - I think there is a lot a Causeland too, which I might have shown in my Causeland video from a while ago. Oh, gosh yes, that must have been fascinating to have seen Moorswater engine shed in use. Unfortuntely the site of Moorswater Station (not the platform I thought it was by the level crossing - that was a unloading platform for limestone) lies behind that new green Network Rail fence and is somewhat inaccesible. Cheers! Paul
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, is the same viaduct - when you go on the Dobwalls bypass towards Liskeard from Bodmin/Truro direction it is the one directly in front just before the Liskeard turn off. Cheers, Paul
Hi Paul interesting video today I'm looking g forward to trying this - Some of the old buildings at Moorswater are now used as auction room and car boot ❤
Thank you Jane! Yes, there was a car boot going on when I was filming there at Coombe Junction - they were playing Christmas music very loudly (!) so I had to dub some of the audio, as it would have ruined the effect of it being a quiet location - it certainly wasn't on that occasion, but has been when I have been there on my many previous visits to it. It is one of my favourite locations, but I was saddened to see all that litter over the live tracks. It makes a nice circular walk from and to Liskeard and it isn't far, although the walk back to town is steep of course! Enjoy the walk. Take care, Paul
Thank you, Paul, for sharing this video with us .As usual, you hold so much knowledge. We really enjoyed watching this video. It is really interesting kind regards Gary and Julie Smith.
Thank you Gary & Julie.
Glad you enjoyed this little Cornish canal explore.
Take care,
Paul
Wow, the gearing was a pretty incredible find! I enjoyed seeing the remains of the canal. Great work researching and putting this together, Paul.
Thank you Donna!
Yes, I was amazed both to have been able to get right inside the old kiln, as well as finding all the original winches and gearing which lifted carts up on an inclined plane to the top of the kiln, so that the limestone could be dropped inside it ready to be heated up to produce the lime. I didn't realise all of that when I was filming it. That's a most unusual arrangement.
It was quite a narrow canal, wasn't it? But a beautiful location though. The Looe Valley is simply stunning with wild flowers in the springtime.
Great to hear from you.
Take care,
Paul
I watched this video twice to take it all in! You do so much investigative work and this is what you excel at - teasing out all the small details to get the bigger picture. Like someone else on the comments I didn’t know sand was used as a fertiliser! I don’t think I took that in on the Bude video I watched( maybe it was on an earlier Bude video?) Coming across the decaying lime kiln was a wonderful find too! Another thoroughly enjoyable watch! Thanks Paul!
Thank you Diana - sorry only just catching up with earlier comments this afternoon.
Yes, I had been thinking of doing something with this canal for a while, but the opportunity did not present itself. I was amazed by that kiln - I didn't even realise that one was there! More amazing still is all the gearing inside it.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Paul
Amazing research Paul, enjoyed it. Loved the lime kiln hard to believe it is being left to rot. You do get about. Have fun. Ron
Thank you Ron!
Glad you liked it.
Yes, I was surprised to get right inside that kiln, and I could not believe that winch and gearing was all still there - but, yes, shame it has been left to decay - and now partially collapsed.
Hope you are having a good week - I probably won't be around for your vlog tomorrow as I am off doing another railway video - although not far away this time.
I will catch up with it over the weekend.
Take care,
Paul
Thanks for that Paul. A fascinating area! One if the adverts was in Russian! You're truly international now!
OMG! In Russian?! Crikey! Wasn't expecting that Michael!
Glad you found it fascinating - yes, it is an area rich in industrial archaeology.
Cheers!
Paul
Amazing how overgrown that cement works railway is after only 4 years of disuse!
Yes, I know! Amazing!
I actually thought it was 2017 when the last train ran - but my daughter assured me it was 2020 (November, she thinks), as she went down and photographed it, and it is date stamped on the photo's metadata. Another source online confirms this date. I found that incredible that it has all grown up with that much vegetation since then.
Sad there is virtually no freight on the railway in Devon & Cornwall these days, save from a few china clay trains.
Cheers,
Paul
Hi Paul. Pathfinder did a trip to loo many years ago and we left a loco at the cement works and took 2 more locos to loo. so been on that area. caroline
Wow! Two locos in Looe! That must have been a record - and a bit difficult logistically.
The Looe Valley line is stunning though - especially in the springtime. I have been on it more times than I can remember.
Cheers,
Paul
You already know I enjoy canal history Paul so liked this video very much. Warm wishes from Millionaire Paul 👋
Aww! Thank you Paul.
Yes, I think you mentioned before that you have previously volunteered on restoration of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals (isn't part of it a branch of the Birmingham & Liverpool Canal?).
Very narrow tub boat canal this one - struggle to get a narrowboat through there!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Paul
Very interesting thank you. I've visited and filmed some lost canals around Derbyshire and South Yorkshire - The Barnsley, Dearne and Dove, Nutbrook, worth checking out if you're ever in this part of the world.
Thank you!
I don't think I have ever been as far north as Yorkshire - quite a long way from here - but certainly sounds interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Paul
Very interesting and informative piece of exploration.Well done in identifing those amazing railway, canal and industrial remains. The canal appears remarkably narrow and I wonder if it has been further documented by a local conservation group - judging by the noticeboard at lock No 22?
Thank you Malcolm.
As I understand it, some (but not all) of the other locks have now recently been annotated with signage too, which is good.
Yes, a very narrow little tub boat canal - to keep costs low I would think, but well used for thirty years or so.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Paul
Hi Paul, only a short walk but what a lot of history you unearthed, well done!! A real autumn walk. Finding the remains of the canal was quite a hard job but you did really well, especially near the station.
The two parallel viaducts were a great sight to see, seems incredible that they built the pillars on the older one but didn't finish it off with more durable materials. They're will be a good reason I'm sure.
It's interesting to hear that, both here and in Bude, they used sand as a fertiliser. Must admit I never knew it could be used in that way.
The railway remains were very interesting too and to think some of the lines are still in use or have been mothballed - I half expected that Abandoned Ron would appear, machete in hand!!
The beaches near where Marisa lives at the outflow of the River Turia have been closed as they try and remove all the accumulated detritus and recover the bodies that have been washed ashore. In the lagoon the other side of her village navy divers continue the search. She has returned to school today and her task has really been to support the pupils who live in the affected areas. We have a family celebration down here this weekend hopefully she will be able to come down.
Anyway thanks for your videos they really brighten my day. All the best!!
Thank you David!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, a fair bit of research went into this one, although the walk itself was relatively straightforward.
I forgot to mention that Coombe Jct Sta gets a mention in 'The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe' by C S Lewis - it is the final destination of The Pevensie (?) children, though the film version was filmed on the Severn Valley Railway at Highley.
It was incredible that the cement works and railway had become overgrown in just four years.
Just absolutely heartbreaking what has happened there David with the flooding - I refer and talk about it in an upcoming video and I dedicate it to the people sadly affected. There will be links to where viewers can help if they wish. Hope to get it out in a few days.
Take care,
All the best,
Paul
Hello Paul. A very good evening from Poland.
A fabulous video made even better with all the inserted photographs of the canal and railway in days gone by.
Your research produced a fascinating history lesson of the life and times of the canal. Brought to an end by the construction of the railway.
Thank you Michael.
Glad you enjoyed this.
Obviously these sorts of videos take a lot of work in terms of preperation (and editing) , but the walk itself was easy - I filmed it all in less than two hours, I think.
It is a stunning area, and that part of Cornwall, like the area around Camborne-Redruth is just dripping in industrial archaeology - but often completely overlooked my most tourists.
Take care,
Paul
I've got many books about the Liskeard and Looe railway/canal but have only scratched the surface of the physical remains of the canal. My Dad remembers when Moorswater engine shed was still in use with 45XX tanks operating on the line. Great presentation as usual ☺️
Thank you Jonathan.
Yes, this little video only really scratched the surface really. I know there is a large kiln at Sandplace and the lock remains there are more extensive - I think there is a lot a Causeland too, which I might have shown in my Causeland video from a while ago.
Oh, gosh yes, that must have been fascinating to have seen Moorswater engine shed in use. Unfortuntely the site of Moorswater Station (not the platform I thought it was by the level crossing - that was a unloading platform for limestone) lies behind that new green Network Rail fence and is somewhat inaccesible.
Cheers!
Paul
thanks for showing us the canal. caroline.
Thank you Caroline.
Take care,
Paul
Great vid, very interesting. Is the viaduct shown the one you can see from the car traveling along the A38 ?
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, is the same viaduct - when you go on the Dobwalls bypass towards Liskeard from Bodmin/Truro direction it is the one directly in front just before the Liskeard turn off.
Cheers,
Paul
Hi Paul interesting video today I'm looking g forward to trying this - Some of the old buildings at Moorswater are now used as auction room and car boot ❤
Thank you Jane!
Yes, there was a car boot going on when I was filming there at Coombe Junction - they were playing Christmas music very loudly (!) so I had to dub some of the audio, as it would have ruined the effect of it being a quiet location - it certainly wasn't on that occasion, but has been when I have been there on my many previous visits to it. It is one of my favourite locations, but I was saddened to see all that litter over the live tracks.
It makes a nice circular walk from and to Liskeard and it isn't far, although the walk back to town is steep of course!
Enjoy the walk.
Take care,
Paul