The Viaduct to nowhere. The Gaunless Viaduct
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2023
- The Gaunless Viaduct. County Durham is a disused railway Viaduct. Also called the Lands viaduct it was situated on the Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland now disused abandoned railway line. The area of County Durham in the North Pennines in the North East of Britain was a very industrial area. Coal mining and Coke ovens were in the area. Plus the area was full of old Industrial tramways that served the local quarrys. This is a video about Britains railway history. The Lands Viaduct was designed and built by Thomas Bouch in 1862. The last train ran in June of 1962. Thomas bouch also designed the original ill fated Tay bridge that collapsed. Disused railway line explore in Britain.
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The 2 pillars on the Barnard Castle side were blown up by the army about a decade after they removed the metalwork for demolition practice. I guess they weren't bothered by the last one. The bricks are from Pease's brickworks in Crook. (The same Pease family who were the main shareholders in the railway and were responsible for the Stockton & Darlington Railway)
Was that Joseph Pease from Darlington? Had Pease Mill in the town centre as well as lots of big buildings within the town.
Where can I get some Pease bricks?
A Railway line from Durham to Castle Barnard sounds incredibly good, esp for drivers suffering from temporary ability to see clearly
My husband subscribes to many channels but every time I see you on you grab my attention immediately.
I love to watch you explore the area and especially love the relationship you have with James.
James is a great asset to your channel, his lovely smile and sense of humour is great. Keep on filming. Take care
Thank you 😃👍
My grandfather and my Great Uncles, my aunts and uncles and later myself and finally my son and daughter have played on the Gaunless Viaduct over the decades. I have very fond memories of exploring the remains of the viaduct in the early 60's with my late cousin when we were kids, not long after the girders were taken down. The last time I was up there was in July 2000. Thank you Martin & Co. for taking me down memory lane.
I remember Sid. My grandad lived at 69 High Lands. We used to walk down Sid's fields to the Gaunless in the late 60's/early 70's. Happy innocent days. Went today to remember my dad who died recently.
Absolutely stunning to see the remains of this viaduct, like the fallen columns of a giant ancient temple. It is stunning to see how many railway lines there were. Again a great video!
That opening shot with two of you walking looked like a seen from The American Werewolf in London lol
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“‘Ave you got any hot drinks?”, “No. You have to go. Keep to road. Beware moon!”
It's amazing how quickly nature takes everything back in just a short time.
One of my main fascinations with canals and railway lines is to think how they were built without any heavy machinery. There are some huge embankments near us and they still feel absolutely rock solid. Also very much agree - railmaponline is an excellent resource.
Great drone shot of those demolished pillars, had a kind of disaster movie vibe to it. What a spectacular place to visit Martin. You always take us to the most interesting places.
You're a great bunch of men, Martyn. Taking us to this so isolated spot in the Pennines, with all these old industrial tramways and spoil heaps, and then the remains of the huge viaduct that once was. It's such a fantastic video, and extremely interesting. Many thanks for this production.
Great one as always Martin. Always look forward to seeing your passion for history.
Cheers Brian
Insane how much industry there was... Important to see what's left while we can.
Appreciate you taking us on the adventure with you Martin!
Martin, that`s just 10 minutes from where i live. that`s the closest i`ve ever been to it despite driving passed there every work day for 14 years. Another cracking video.
It might seem mundane, but I'm always fascinated by the story behind every one of those bricks, in either the supports, the ducts, the maker of and the labourer, that one might wonder about. I can't help but have my mind drawn back to the person that put "that" brick where it lay today and wonder who they were, how they lived and how they died.
Hi Sergeant. Not mundane at all. You describe history perfectly. The people, the places, how they lived and died.
A story behind every stone and brick. Not mundane at all. Those stones are their memorial.
I was born not too far away from the area. I recall as a kid the whole family travelling to visit my Grandad at work. His steam loco was housed in the old engine shed at West Auckland on the Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line. It must have been not too long before the shed closed. Thanks lads for doing the history of the area some justice.
Thanks Suzy
Fellowship of the brew? Nice one lads.....
My Grandfather worked the coal on Cockfield fell. Lived in Cockfield most if his life. I lived in neighbouring Evenwood for much of mine. Its always nice to see 'home' as I think of that place. Its beautiful in the summer. Please revisit when the wildlife and wildflowers are in full swing.
Remains found on Cockfield Fell suggest there was a settlement in the area during the Iron Age.
Just been there today to remember my dad Maxwell who died in March. Thanks for the video. My dad lived at High Lands. As a lad in the late 60's I used to walk with dad down the fields from grandad's house at 69 High Lands to the valley floor below and walk the old line. I hadnt been back since till today. The place is just as I remember it as a lad 50 odd years later. Amazing place. My grandad Jack worked in many mines in the area. He retired working at the last open cast mine at Low Lands in the late 60's. Thanks again.
Thanks Martin and James and co. Always wished to be able to go and walk the old Weardale and Teesdale railway system around Bishop Auckland. It's a wonderful and inciteful video. Oh, and a cheap way for an Aussie to be able to see the beautiful railway architecture in England. Thanks chaps, onward and upward!
Another fantastic video, Martin. Wish my history teachers had been so enthusiastic as you and your team. Hats off to all of you 👍
Excellent video Martin, don't think it ever saw diesels, DMUs were used on Darlington to penrith and Middleton in teesdale but passenger services finished in the 50s on this section.
As diesel locos were too heavy for belah and Deepdale summer holiday services from Sunderland to Blackpool which came this way tended to be double headed steam but no bigger than class 4 2-6-0s
Cheers Russ
Thank you Martin , for taking me along with you today! And Cheers from California 😊😊
Thanks Olin, my pleasure
Really great to explore a new area and to see some old infrastructure that is now returning to nature again. As a casual onlooker I'd never have dreamed for a moment how much industry was woven across our countryside. The views were amazing. And we had a humerous streak this week, not least when your brew failed to reach an acceptable temperature, but my favourite for the week was to James, "There he is, the face that ate a thousand chips". Poor old James does take some stick, but always with such good humour! And where's your spirit of boy scout adventure? There you were, sitting right next to a cow pat and claiming you had no fuel! Nothing like a nice big cow pat for burning! 🤣 Another great explore. Thanks all!
Another fantastic video as always Martin. The quality of your work is truly top notch. I've said this before in a comment about your videos but they are in my opinion, borderline TV production stuff. Thanks for sharing this. I always look forward to watching your adventures.
Both amazing and sad to see those fallen columns still left where they fell like fallen giants. Great video as ever Martin. I always look forward to seeing your content
Yet another brilliant video. When you think of the sheer labour it would have taken to build that, it's mind blowing. Especialy when you think most of it would have been entirely manual labour. Railmap online is certainly a very useful resource. I like being able to activate the different layers. I bet they suspected those piers would have broken up into manageable chunks when they dynamited them... How they were wrong 🙂
18:29 - one easy lesson on the construction of round brick piers. Fantastic. Learned something new today.
Silly me. Here I was thinking that a viaduct carries water. I wasn't expecting it to be a bridge for trains. Fascinating history. Thank you.
Martin, a outstanding watch, lots in info, great B&W photos, use of maps and at 8:20 a nice little "Dance" by James. Looks like a cold day for "Iced Tea." The fallen columns are quite eerie but beautiful at the same time. The cracks in the second abutment just goes to show in the long run "Gravity always wins." To Martin and team, "Great watch" and nice to see James narrating more...... Forgot: Love the drone work.
Yeah The Drone work was by Roy, made the video
7:05 The ring!!! The music leading up to that point was like from an epic soundtrack! 😂
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Arvo from Downunder Martin, James, Liam and Roy.. Nice job m8s, reall appreciate bein able to see more of my favorite places [England] without experiencin the weather. Thanks.
The brickwork in that is immense English bond you just dont see it anymore.
The Brickyards supporting the canals and railways where everywhere .Id love to go back in time and re visit it all .Thanks for sharing the video 👍
Well done, one of my favs. What an incredible and beautiful structure it was. Beautiful columns. What a shame some were toppled and then just left like slag heap. I swear - you keep making these very exciting videos ( not the ones in dark wet, flowing tunnels) and I will have to consider moving to Manchester so I can tag along!!!! I won't eat too many of James' tea treats. LOL
You dont like tunnels ?
@@MartinZero Yes, but not ones with water running though them or other wet things combined with darkness. Not good with such enclosed spaces especially with water, I have zero affinity to water. LOL
In the old maps of the tramways in the bottom left on the edge of the village it was possible to still see what could possibly be medieval strip plots. They are still visible on the Google earth maps.
“ This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stone to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.” Sounds very appropriate yes? Great video Martin!
Thank you guys for bringing us this fabulous video , i would never have know it was there unless you had brought it to my attention, its amazing how in how and the labour used in that era gave us what we have now , and how grateful we all should be that none of us have to work that hard in our era .
What a great video I just love these railway bridge finds with all the history that goes with it. The old photos and maps just says it all, so much history all around the area with the tram lines viaducts tunnels bridges when you think of the labour involved in doing these tasks it's just amazing really.
Thanks David
Another brilliant video Martin….congrats to you and the team. We’ve got a viaduct up our way which has claims to be the World’s oldest railway viaduct…..the Laigh Milton Mill viaduct between Irvine and Kilmarnock. When you hear about the cost of HS2 it makes you wonder how the Victorians would’ve sorted it out…..both technically and cost wise.
They would have finished it in half the time (how many years have they been building it now) and on or under budget. No H&S BS, no red tape, they would just fkin get on with it. The bridges and viaducts would be built of beautiful brick or stone arches and blend in with the environment unlike modern horrible concrete monstrosities.
Thank you very much for bringing a wonder of the past into the light of today. Absolutely fascinating. With regards from Somerset England 🏴
Fantastic video. It's great to see 4 chums bringing history to life so to speak. Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed the journey with you.
Colin, Wakefield.
If you've got train simulator classic there's a whole set of scenarios called "weardale and Teesdale rail network.
You can drive several diesel locomotives and multiple units around Barnard Castle to Shildon and as far as Darlington on the East Coast mainline and many other branches including the Haggerleases branch.
Set in the early 1960's you can see all the industrial lines in this video.
The Gaunless is a name of Viking origin and despite the lovely scenery formed by this little river it has the rather unflattering meaning 'useless'.
this video is a good example of what makes youtube so good
Wow, nice drone shots, impressive architecture, nice atmospheric music, pictures of the past. A true gem, compiled with passion by Martin.
Another fine video Martin and the Gaunless Viaduct is truely magnificant even in its partially demolished state on a line that was built in sections from Darlington to Tebay on the West Coast Mainline across some of the most difficult country in the UK.As you pointed out the Engineer was Sir Thomas Bouch who was famed for his "Economic Railways" which suited the Victorian Ideal of value for money after the Taybridge Disaster of Dec 1879 speed limits were introduced by the Board of Trade on all his High Viaducts and Bridges until they were Inspected and Strengthened which was completed by 1890,Bouch himself died a broken man after being blamed for the Disaster in Nov 1880.
Very nice drone shots Martin! No concrete, all bricks, a lot of man hours of work have gone into those works!
I enjoy the subtle music and the charming friends that join each adventure - its what makes this channel so easy to follow
Love this channel. It’s last of the summer wine for the 2000s 🙌😂
Excellent exploration. Very glad to have found your channel. So much history just under the grass...and the sad sight of the piers laying there forlorn. Though it gave us a chance to see the construction, it always makes me think of those who gave their all, and often their lives to build all this amazing Victorian infrastructure, which is often now treated so carelessly. Off to read a bit more about the viaduct!
Thanks for another interesting video. Trains and archeological ruins, can’t get better than that. Greetings from sunny Southern California.
Another gem, thank you guys
I know that you love music and so often your backing music adds much atmosphere ... thanks and cheers.
Another great video, bringing our history/heritage to life. Very informative and entertaining. Well done for all your efforts in showing us this. Regards.
thanks lads, this lifted my spirits this morning.
Aww, nice to see Roy looking well.😀
So why do I like Martin Zero videos?
Well it's because of Martin's enthusiastic presentation
I cannot remember how I came across his channel, but it matters not because I have found it!!
I randomly came across this channel with the Medlock XI video. Waiting patiently for Medlock XII.
What a brilliant video, I'm from Durham, amazing history.
That Pease brick.. Saltburn-by-the-Sea was developed by Henry Pease (1807 - 1881), the youngest son of Edward who famously opened the world’s first steam powered public railway, between Stockton and Darlington.
Yet another top quality video
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks Martin and team 👍👍👍
Thanks for another great video, much appreciated 👍
One of your best explores - excellent.
Excellent martin and co.Always a pleasure to watch
Wow ! Martin, another fascinating perusal into the roots of the industrial revolution and the marks it left on the landscape.
Omg I walk around there several times a week shame I missed you all
Another great video,I'm from Darlington and not far from Gaunlass Valley but never been. I will now after watching that.
Great video guys. Fantastic history.
Another amazingly interesting video, thanks Martin and co.
An excellent video Martin. Thank you.
Thanks Martin for another excellent video with a deep look into history. Keep the coming please.
Well done Martin and crew, absolutely one of the best videos. Music brilliant.
Good to see you moving towards the birthplace of rail transport, we have many miles of old waggonways, where coal was hauled first by horses and later by stationary engines, or self acting inclines before locomotives came along. Some very impressive monuments called batteries where they culverted the rivers then filled in the valley to make a level track over the top, vast amounts of labour and countless wheel barrows to build.
The quarry you found was where the Cockfield Dyke has been removed for loadstone, it is part of the Cleveland Dyke system.
Good video, I enjoyed it
Thanks very much Colin
Martin, it was well worth the wait. I loved it. Thank you guys for another thoroughly enjoyable Video.
Thanks for the wonderful scenery and music in the intro.
Splendid vid Martin ! Kudos to the lads. I have to say the amount of industry was surprising to me considering what it looks like today.
nice video thanks for trekking up there for us
Great video, loved it, thank you
Stiff clamber up both of those slopes. Thanks for doing it for use, so I don’t need to. But also for sharing your day and the scenery.
Thank you 👍
What a spectacular place. Thank you for the wonderful video!
Brilliant thanks Martin ❤
True British history at its best ! God bless ! Great show ! X
Thanks Gentlemen, always a good watch.
Another great video Martin and friends keep making them they are always very informative and brilliantly filmed 👍🏻
Excellent as always Martin!
Thanks Robert
Great video thanks Martin
Another great informative video. You guys are brilliant together. You can feel the passion you have for history. Must have been filmed on a Sunday, time and a turd.
Awesome as usual. Thanks Martin
Thanks Clint
Brilliant & funny. As always.
Another great video Martin (and crew). I am amazed.
Love from Denmark
A class video ...has to be one of my favourites...your knowledge outstanding as ever...xx
great drone footage, and the music gave me goosebumps.
Another very interesting exploration Martin., loved it. A big thanks to you all for making and sharing it.
Great video with some fantastic shots of what must have been a dizzying piece of railway engineering. Thank you.
Brilliant video guys. Thanks much. Best regards from Chicago
Well done young men! Bravo!
I think this the best video yet!! Shame about the cold tea but you can’t have it all 🤣🤣
Superb video, industrial archeology and history at it finest.
Brilliant work Martin keep them up 👌👍😎
Another great video Martin