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Castlefield Viaduct

Bridgewater Canal

River Medlock

In this video we look at Manchester's Castlefield Viaduct. It is a fine example of victorian railway architecture and engineering. This is a grade II listed railway structure and a very important landmark in Manchester history.  We also go looking on the now disused railway line and go on an urban explore, urban exploring a disused railway line, Urbex. This railway viaduct was opened in 1893 and served Manchester Central station and the Great Northern warehouse. It carried the cheshire lines railway.  The railway line is now disused and abandoned. 
Music by Martin.  Sound sample from a song called The Misunderstanding by OMD

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Manchester's Castlefield Viaduct

The Giants Basin

Giants Basin

The Roman Fort

Roman Fort

A historical walk around Manchester UK. I have five things to show you unfortunately one we cant see.  Looking for a brook in a tunnel on an urban exploration mission urbex. A building being demolished never to be seen again. A railway bridge with some stunning railway architecture. The giants basin a wonderful piece of Georgian engineering on the Bridgewater canal. But where are the Roman ruins ?

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Manchester. Five things to show you. Plus one we cant see

Introduction

Inside the Cathedral

Hanging Bridge

Train Crash

Travis Island

St Catherines

Carriage Sidings

Outro

In this video we look at the hidden history of Manchester's Irk valley. The valley is that of the River Irk. Our journey starts in Castlefield then we move on to Manchester Cathedral. This is a video about the history of Manchester. We go urban exploring Urbex and look at the old Red Bank railway sidings. A disused railway and abandoned sidings and also look at the stunning railway architecture in collyhurst and look at the site  of a train crash in 1953. We look at old maps and old photographs of Manchester #manchester #history #historical

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The Hidden History of Manchester's Irk Valley, Episode II

Union Bridge 1801

The Quarry (Red Sandstone)

Bridge Mill

In this video we shall be exploring the hidden history of Manchester's Irk valley. We go on an urban exploring adventure, Urbex and look at the History along the Valley in Collyhurst. This Manchester History video explores the remnants of an old factory, we look at old photo's of Manchester and look at old maps to guide us on our historical adventure. looking at the remnants of the Industrial revolution. Angel Meadow, Vauxhall Gardens are a few of the 5 places we investigate. We can see an archeological dig before our very eyes and see the remnants of old slum houses. These are the slum houses that Marx and Engels talked about in their study of the condition of the working classes. #manchester #history #angelmeadow #urbanexploring

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The Hidden History of Manchester's Irk Valley

Intro

Location

Lost Valley

Brick Tunnel

The Park

The Brockport

Where were we

In this video we explore an underground river in Manchester UK. We urban explore, urbex, and go underground in Manchester. The sight of the former Bridge mill in collyhurst. The mill was a former cotton mill in Manchester. The Moss Brook goes through the sight and becomes a scary underground river. We explore the underground river. This is a story of Manchester history. This relic from the industrial revolution can still be seen. The river (brook) goes into an underground tunnel under Manchester. #undergroundriver #urbex #urbanexploring #history

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Exploring an Underground River. Manchester UK

In this video we go on Manchester's Bee in the city sculpture trail. With a little history quiz thrown in. Just for fun. This video is a quiz with questions about manchester's history. The manchester Bee symbol is know world wide and now we look at the bee trail and go on a  sightseeing tour around manchester

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Bee in the city Manchester. Martin's History Quiz

History

Pomona Gardens

Clean Air

James Reilly

Pomona Palace

The 1860s

The 1880s

A Taste of Honey

The Docks

Entertainment

In this video we visit Manchester's lost Island of Pomona. The island has a fascinating role in Manchester history.  From the Cornbrook strawberry gardens to a major victorian entertainment zoological and botanical gardens and The royal Pomona palace. Finally  Manchester docks. The film A taste of honey was filmed here also. Its long standing rivalry with Belle Vue zoological gardens is interesting. To explore its history requires urban exploring and historical research to tell this historical story of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. #history #manchester #stories

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Artist: Andy Leech 
Title: I Love You
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Manchester's Lost Island of Pomona

Old Cast Iron Bridge

Colts Goods Station

Line Kill Lane

Manchester Art Gallery

The railway viaduct

The tunnel

Context

The bridge

In This video we follow our previous exploration route along the River Medlock in Manchester and look at some old photo's in Manchester. In The River Medlock episode VI we were wading in the river bed of Manchester's River Medlock. In this video we follow the route look at old maps of Manchester and old Photographs along the route. This video explores the history of Manchester and shows archive photographs. It is a historical Manchester documentary style video.
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Artist: Aurora B.Polaris
Title: Forgotten
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Woodlands
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Old photographs Manchester. The River Medlock route

Does Manchester have a river?

Does Manchester have an underground?

In this video we go underground in Manchester UK. We follow the river Medlock in the city exploring the Underground tunnels and end up under vast railway arches. The railway architecture is stunning. Some of the underground tunnels are quite long and scary. Some are old stone bridges. We urban explore, urbex and get a glimpse into Manchester's history. Old drains and remains of our industrial heritage as we see the remains of old factories. This is the history of Manchester on display whilst we wade along the river Medlock. This is quite an adventure Exploring Manchester's waterways.
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Artist: Aurora B.Polaris
Title: Forgotten
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Manchester Underground Tunnels Rivers and Railway Arches (River Medlock VI)

Where are you

Wind of Your Fear

Photographs

In this video we explore some abandoned railway tunnels in manchester. These underground tunnels are hidden away just outside the city centre. We went urban exploring, urbex and found these disused railway tunnels. They were part of manchester's railway network but have been forgotten railways tunnels for the past 30 years. They were part of the branch from throstle nest junction near Cornbrook in Manchester. We look at some historical photographs of Manchester around this area at the time. These old photographs of Manchester show the history of Manchester's Railways.
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Title: Empyrean
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Abandoned Railway Tunnels. Manchester

Anita Street

Band on the Wall

Swan Street

Brownsfield Mill

Express Building

This video is about Manchester's Northern Quarter district. We look at some iconic buildings, Band on the wall, Brownsfield Mill, The Express building. The History of Manchester is explored in this small quirky artistic independent district. This is also a history documentary as well as me talking about some of my memories.  Whilst urban exploring we look at the street art and graffiti in the area also that adorns the walls. We also briefly look at the history of the aircraft manufacturers A.V. Roe 
Music: "I'd forget you if I could' by Amadeus
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Cover of Asleep (The Smiths) Scottmeta 1

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Manchester, The Northern Quarter

In this video we go exploring in Manchester. We go wading in the water along the River Medlock. I bought some waders so I had to try them out. By going Urban exploring urbex along the River. We walk to Holt town bridge an area I have explored before. We look at the history of Manchester UK and look at some old pictures as we walk along the backs of where some houses used to stand. This part of Manchester has long been abandoned.

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Exploring in Manchester. Wading Down the River

James Sadler

Laurence Stephen Lowry

Windsor Bridge over the Oh Well

In this historical documentary video about Manchester UK. We look at two of Manchester's Blue Plaques and look at the historical stories behind them. Firstly James Sadler a Balloonist from Oxford who thrilled 18th Century Crowds with His antics. The second the french impressionist artist Pierre Adolphe Vallete. This was the man that taught Lowry his skills. Critically acclaimed his paintings of Manchester are stunning.  James Sadler one of the first men to fly was flying Balloons two years after the Montgolfier brothers and Vallette was painting around the time of the first world war.
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Artist: Andy Leech 
Title: I Love You
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Manchester, James Sadler and Vallette. Blue Plaque Stories

The Steps

David Holt William Mitchell

Holt Town Bridge and Those Houses

In this video we are following Manchester's River Medlock through Holt Town the Location of Manchester's first Mill Colony similar to Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire. We look at other oddities such as some steps that featured in Shelagh Delaney's film A Taste of Honey.  I refer to the Smiths the band and the photographs of Shirley Baker. Plus old photographs of Manchester and around the Ancoats Holt Town area. This is a documantary about the history of Manchester around The ever difficult to follow River Medlock.

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Title: Forgotten
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The Hidden History of Manchester's River Medlock IV

During filming My quest to follow the River Medlock in Manchester. I found lots of little side stories that made an alternative vlog. I talk about my camera gear and we look around Holt town near Ancoats and Manchester City centre in particular the Northern quarter. We also look at some historical old photographs.

Music:❚ Wiljan & Xandra - Woodlands
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The alternative Manchester vlog

The Manchester Ice Palace is situated just off Cheetham Hill road in Manchester UK. Opened in 1910 this was the premier place for Ice skating In Manchester if not Britain. During the 1920's this was Britain's only Ice hockey facility.  The Olympic Ice Hockey team of 1924was chosen here. It has since been a club The Adelphi club and a Milk bottling plant for Lancashire dairies. Tucked away just off the main road this is Cheetham Hill's best kept secret.
Music: Wonder of Nature. Audio Network order 664000

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The Manchester Ice Palace

Hydraulic Power

What Is Hydraulic Power

Engine Room

This video concerning the History of Manchester and the Industrial revolution. From 1894 to 1972 Manchester Corporation generated Hydraulic power. This power was used by many factory's and warehouses in Manchester including the town hall, the Manchester Guardian and Smithfield Market. The Hydraulic power was pumped in up to 37 miles of pipes around the city and provided power to the then cottonopolis. The last pumping station is now the peoples history museum.  I try to explain the system and conclude with its eventual decline in the late 1960'. We also take a look at a preserved Lancashire Boiler.
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The Mighty Kingdom by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Manchester's Hydraulic Power System

In this video we visit some dark places in Manchester. River Culverts, underground Drains and Dark places. We visit the River Irk and the River Medlock in this urbex, Urban exploring video around Manchester UK. We also venture inside a storm drain. Plus some vlog footage and history in Manchester UK.
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River Culverts, Drains and Dark Places

James Scofield

The Manchester Cave

Bonus Mystery

We travel across Manchester to Investigate Five Manchester Mysteries. An old house, possibly haunted ? The remains of a Swedenborgian church in Ancoats. The Manchester cave a favourite of the Urbex community Urban exploring. A very stange Telephone box on Werneth Low. Finally The Bow Stones, ancient stone relics. These are riddles with answers or maybe unsolved mysteries.

Intro music: Truths, www.youtube.com/Naturalcynic 

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Five Manchester Mysteries

In this video we visit a Lancashire cotton mill. One of the few now remaining that still stand. This Mill is abandoned. It still has its old Lancashire boilers. Plus a full height Mill Chimney. This is an urban exploration(Urbex) video and a historical documentary style video  in which we explore the mill and even chat about Fred Dibnah and his methods of felling Mill chimneys. The Mill was built in 1907. It is one of the famous dark satanic mills mentioned in the Hymn Jerusalem. Part of the industrial revolution in Manchester and Cottonopolis.
Music: English Elegy Audio Network 659165

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A Lancashire Cotton Mill

In this video we look at some classic archive shots of Manchester. Some old photo's of Manchester UK. Whilst researching for the Manchester and Salford Junction canal video I uncovered these amazing shots of old Manchester. A great look into Manchester's History. And a look at Manchester's only Underground Canal.

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Some Classic archive shots of Manchester

I crashed my drone into the River Irwell in Manchester so decided to go Magnet fishing for it. It was a DJI Mavic pro and due to pilot error it crashed into the river. It was a serious drone fail. Will I find it ? Watch and find out

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Magnet Fishing for my crashed Drone

In this video we explore an underground river culvert. This is the river Medlock in Manchester UK. The river runs underground and we had to do some urban exploring to follow it. Urbex. Deep inside the culvert are some steps with that have a fast flow of water and are an overspill for the Ashton Canal.

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Exploring an Underground River Culvert (River Medlock III)

Manchester A Thousand year old Mystery

The Next appearance of Nico Ditch is Gorton Cemetary

Our Journey Continues More Evidence in Gorton, Manchester

Additional Facts Moment

Nico Ditch is an ancient border that runs across the south of Manchester UK. It dates back over a thousand years. Its also known as Mykel ditch or Mykelldiche. It dates back to Anglo Saxon times and was thought to be the Border between the ancient Anglo Saxon administrations of Mercia and Northumbria. It is a very old ditch relating to Mediaeval times. This historical documentary also takes a look at the old Gore Brook one of Manchester's lost rivers.  This is about the History of Manchester.
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             Dark Ages, Audio Network   Order 656136

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Nico Ditch Manchester. A Thousand year old Mystery

Martin Zero