In this video we visit the source of the river Medlock. Situated just outside the town of Oldham in a place called Strinesdale. A spring gives rise to our River Medlock. It was a bleak and foggy autumn day the day we went to search for the river source on the moors above Oldham. Whilst looking at the upper reaches of the river, we also encounter the first river culvert that the river Medlock encounters. This takes the river under the streets and comes out near an Oldham cotton mill. This is a historic journey in Oldham and Manchester.

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The Source of the River Medlock

In this video we are back on Manchester's River Medlock. This is episode XII. We are on a historical journey following the river. This video is centred on the final part of the River Medlock from its confluence with the River Irwell up to potato wharf at Castlefield. Ultimately finishing at the diversion tunnel that runs from Knott Mill to Castlefield. This has been a historical journey around Manchester following the River Medlock. Castlefield Basin was a busy hub dating from the 18th century when the Bridgewater canal opened in 1761. The Duke of Bridgewater brought his coal along the canal to sell in Manchester. Then along came other goods and warehouses and the Industrial Revolution was underway. Castlefield Manchester and the River Medlock found itself at the centre of all this. James Brindley played a part in developing the area having put into the early warehouses and the canal engineering. This video is a historical documentary, using urban methods to investigate a piece of Manchesters history.

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The River Medlock Episode XII. The Diversion tunnel

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In this video we review the DYU A5 folding E bike. This powerful portable bike packs a punch and is great fun, It comes with a 250watt motor and 3 power modes. We extensively tested it. It has a maximum speed of 25Km/hr a maximum ride load of 150KG. It comes with front and rear lights and a horn. It folds down into a very compact size and when we tested it and took it on the train it was very convenient. Folding the e bike is easy and is also very quick to set up. It comes with front suspension and disc brakes front and rear. It has a well padded seat and with the suspension gives a very comfortable ride. An excellent feature is that it comes with a built in alarm and when the alarm is triggered the motor disconnects and a resistance is applied to the wheels making riding it away very difficult. The DYU A5 folding E bike retails at £549 there is a cheaper option available see links above.

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The DYU A5. Folding E-Bike. Powerful, portable and fun

This is about Manchesters UMIST Sackville building. The UMIST building situated in Manchester was part of the Manchester University. UMIST stands for University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. The building is an iconic building in manchester dominating Sackville street. It also has the Godlee observatory on the top. The building is a wonderful example of Edwardian architecture. built in 1902. It used to receive steam heat from the Bloom street power station. We look at the building from basement to roof. There are tunnels under the UMIST building. The Sackville building has its roots in the 1824 mechanics institute. One of the founding fathers of the mechanics institute was John Dalton. One of Manchester Universities famous sons. John Dalton is also the father of modern chemistry. The building is stood on the former site of Sir Joseph Whitworths engineering works. The home of spinning and dyeing Manchester also taught the world at the UMIST university

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Manchester, The history of the UMIST Building. The Sackville building

In this evenings video we are looking at an engineering project in the Standedge canal and disused railway tunnels. The Standedge canal and railway tunnels go back as far as 229 years. The canal tunnel is the deepest, highest and longest canal tunnel in the world. The engineering work is to renew a communication system for the canal tunnel so that canal boats can be tracked through the tunnel. Pleasure tours and private canal boats go through the Standedge canal tunnels. Thank you to the Canal & River trust for inviting us along and looking at what the civil engineering contractor has done in the tunnels.  The Standedge tunnel goes under the Pennine hills between lancashire and Yorkshire between the villages of Diggle and Marsden.

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Engineering in Standedge Tunnel

This video is about a unique ship. The Danny steam ship. It has a unique back story. It was built by Cammell Laird the shipbuilders and was built for the Shropshire union canal as a tug. Later it was purchased by the Manchester ship canal company re named and called the Daniel Adamson. It had a job transporting the directors of the ship canal company around and hospitality to visiting dignitaries. We get a glimpse into the luxurious surroundings of this ship and take a look into the ships engine rooms.

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A very unique vessel. The Daniel Adamson Steam Ship.

In this video we ended up in underground Manchester. In the sewer system. We never intended to be here but in searching for Shooters brook we followed some wrong information. We ended up in a sewer tunnel. Not for the squemish. This is an urbex trip into underground Manchester

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Sometimes you get lost. (Some boys wander by mistake)

This video is called the Black cat mystery. Its an industrial story about a Boulton and Watt beam pump engine. On the banks of the river Irwell at Mount Sion works, Radcliffe North Manchester. Here we find an old Boulton & Watt beam pumping engine that used to pump mine water in a Colliery in The Lancashire coal field. The Mine was called the Black Cat colliery. The Boulton & Watt engine was re purposed to be water powered as it started life as a steam pumping engine. In order to understand the story we must understand some of the history of the Manchester/ Lancashire coal field. The coal field around Cocky Moor in Radcliffe north Manchester was drained by a mine drainage sough or tunnel. This sough was called the Cocky Moor culvert. Our journey takes us along the banks of the river Irwell and finally we find a heritage Boulton & Watt pumping engine. The last of its kind. This is a story about the history of Manchester and the history of Lancashire mining and the Lancashire coal field.

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The Mount Sion Beam Pump.(The Black Cat mystery)

In this video we visit the Anderton Boat lift one of the wonders of the canal world in the Canals of Britain. There is also a steam heritage day on that day. so we get to see some wonderful steam vehicles. The Anderton boat lift links the Trent and Mersey canal to the River Weaver navigation in Cheshire. The boat lift is a Iron beauty that was built for the cheshire salt industry in Northwich. The Anderton boat lift is a wonder of Victorian Engineering.

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The Anderton Boat Lift. The workings

In this video we re visit Part 4 of the River Cornbrook journey. To correct a fact we got wrong in Cornbrook 4. Its regarding the location that the traction engine went through a hole in the road in Ardwick Manchester. History of Manchester. Manchester History

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The lost Rivers of Manchester. Cornbrook 4 b The correction

In this video we explore one of Manchester's lost Rivers. The River Cornbrook. This is part 4 and the River Cornbrook now traverses underneath the Ardwick area of Manchester. We start near the Ardwick Apollo theatre. Towards Hyde Road and then underneath the Hyde Road Bus depot. We end up in Higher Ardwick Manchester in an area of former railway sidings. In this underground river urbex . We also take in the history of Manchester. As we look at the sight of the former Ardwick Cemetery. The wonderful architecture of the Nicholls School building and take in some old photographs of Manchester. As per usual our Cornbrook underground journey turns into a historical tour of Manchester

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The Lost Rivers of Manchester. The Cornbrook Part 4

In this video we look for Lost Manchester. Through old maps of Manchester and old photo's of Manchester we look at the History of Manchester. We look at what is happening to Redbank carriage sidings in and around Collyhurst road. We find an old L.S.Lowry location and look at the Location of 'A Footbridge' a sketch done by Lowry. We take a look at the canals of Manchester and look at how the names of canals are influencing modern names. We take a look at three traditional pubs in and around Angel Meadow, Ancoats and around the Rochdale and Ashton canals. We look at housing in the early19th century and read what Engels said about Manchester in his book 'The Condition of the working classes'

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Looking for Lost Manchester

The Canal and River trust have invited us to the Bingley Five rise locks in Yorkshire. We are celebrating the 250 year anniversary that these locks that were built built in 1774 at the height of the canal building age. These are a civil engineering masterpiece. The Bingley five rise locks are one of the wonders of Britains Canal network. A marvel of Canal architecture. The lock gates are some of the biggest lock gates in the country. This is also one of Britains deepest canal locks. The Locks take the Leeds Liverpool canal up a 59 feet incline over 320 feet. Designed by John Longbotham of Halifax. A Pupil of John Smeaton a civil engineer and master Canal designer born in 1724. Smeaton is famous for Smeatons coefficient. We go through the canal locks and take a canal boat and sail up the locks.  We interview canal experts from the Canal & River trust and go canal cruising. What more could you want.

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Bingley 5 rise Locks. 250 years old

In this video we visit the Pontcysyllte  aqueduct in Wales. Near to the town of Wrexham. This UNESCO world heritage site is a masterpiece of Georgian canal engineering. Designed by Thomas Telford and built between 1795 and 1805. The aqueduct has been drained for maintenance a one in 10 or 20 year event. The aqueduct was actually built by a team of master engineers during the canal building frenzy during the late Georgian period in Britain. Thomas Telford amongst others were responsible for this cast iron giant that spans the River Dee. This video is a historic canal documentary that looks at the construction of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct and makes use of that fact that the aqueduct is drained and we can look in detail at its construction and how Telford and the canal engineers at the time put it together like a large meccano set. Canal history documentary.

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Drained ! The Pontcysyllte aqueduct. A ten year event !

We visit Lathkildale in the Derbyshire Peak district to look at the remnants of old Industry. The area has a rich history of mining. In particular Lead mining. We visit the remains of Mandale mine one of the oldest lead mines in the Peak district national park. We see lots of old mine adits. Very interesting is how the river Lathkill at time has many goits and mill streams on it. Mandale mine engine house had a Cornish beam engine inside that was used for pumping out the lead mine below. We visit the Town of Bakewell to have an original Bakewell pudding. We see a mine sough a drainage tunnel for Mandale mine and get to look inside. We also see how the Lead mining industry affected the surrounding landscape and see old industrial architecture when we look at the old Engine pumping house. This is a wonderful walk in the UK

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The Lead mining Industry. Its remains in The Peak District.

Engineering work was being carried out on the Birmingham canal at Wolverhampton. So the Canal & River trust drained the Birmingham canal in a section between two locks. They then carried out a fish rescue. They used electricity Electro fishing to stun the fish and then gather them in nets and move them to a safe area of the canal. We see a few fish. Perch, Roach and an Eel. We speak to a fisheries expert from the canal and River trust and learn some fascinating fishy facts about Eels and canal fish in general. When lock gates are being replaced on Britains canal network parts of the canal have to be closed and drained. This is a fascinating time as we get to see a drained canal. Plus we see the fish wildlife living in the canal.

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Fish Rescue with the Canal & River Trust

Healey dell is a local nature reserve just outside Rochdale in Manchester, Lancashire. This local beauty spot is full of history. Old mills from the 17th century and even WW II world war 2 history. and of course a disused railway and railway history. There was a WW II munitions factory there, now abandoned. There are remains of old Fulling mills and hidden tunnels. The old disused abandoned railway line was the Rochdale to Bacup line. We take a look at Healey dell viaduct built in 1870. There afre the remains on an old waterwheel and lots of industrial history. This local beauty spot hides lots of hidden historical gems on this historic Urbex adventure. The star of the show is the river Spodden a tributary of the river Roch and the river Irwell.

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What hidden secrets did we find. Railways & WW II

The Canal and Rivers trust are carrying out their winter engineering programme and are currently working on the Shropshire Union canal at Ellesmere port. The work is to drain the canal lock and replace the lock gates. This section of the Shropshire Union Canal was built in 1797 at the height of the canal building frenzy in Britain. It was Thomas Telfords last large civil engineering project. The Shropshire Union canal or the Shroppie as its affectionately known ends at this northern section and boats can gain access to the Manchester Ship canal.  Previously to the Manchester Ship canal being built the canal basin sent boats directly to the River Mersey Estuary and onwards to Liverpool and Birkenhead and also out into the Irish sea. This is a canal history video as after we look at the canal lock we go into the national waterways museum. Amongst the many interesting exhibits in the boat museum we also see an original starvationer boat. The starvationer boats were very common in the mines at Worsley on the Bridgewater canal. This is a video about British canal waterways. The Canal and Rivers trust and Canal History in the UK. We also see how the new lock gates look and they are made of Oak. A great family video about canal conservation.

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Engineering works on the Canal Lock

In this video we take on a more festive podcast approach. We review the urbex adventures we have had over the year. Railway Viaducts, old victorian gasworks, underground river culverts and industrial heritage. We look back over the year and review all out urbex industrial heritage adventures. Mill chimneys as well.

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Christmas review of the year 2023. Gasworks, railways  and underground tunnels.

In this video we review the Cyrusher FR100 Folding mountain bike. The mountain bike has 27 gears and is a very smooth ride. It folds in the middle so this can be an ideal space saver when storing. With and aluminium frame its robust and light. It has 27 gears with a shimano gear set and front and rear shimano disc brakes. We review and put the bike through its paces at the local park.

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The Cyrusher FR100 Folding Mountain bike

In this video we review an E scooter The Isinwheel GT2. We take the E scooter off road into the woods on the Upper Don Valley trail in Sheffield. The Isinwheel GT2 folds up nicely and can be carried.  It has 3 modes Eco, Standard, and turbo. We go off road on the isinwheel GT2 and also test it uphill. It is quite fast and con go 27 miles before it needs Charging

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The Isinwheel GT2. Off road E-Scooter fun !

In this video we investigate one of Manchesters lost rivers. The River Cornbrook. This is part 3 and we follow its route in an underground culvert in Manchester. The route goes through Hulme and Moss Side. In order to see the route of the river when it ran open we look at old maps and see how Moss Side was a rural part of Manchester in the early 1800's and late 1700's. We see that Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Moss Side very close to where the Cornbrook runs. Looking at old archive photographs we can see how Manchester has changed during the Industrial revolution. In the underground river in the underground culvert we see architecture from the Victorian and Edwardian periods. We also learn that Thomas De Quincey lived in a house in Greenheys in his Childhood by the Cornbrook River. This is a History of Manchester Documentary style urbex vlog.

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The Lost rivers of Manchester. The River Cornbrook Part 3

This week we go to the park and review an E bike. This E bike is the Crazybird Jumper E bike. Front suspension, disc brakes all round, and seven speed shimano gears. We try out challenges in the local park to test the E bike

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The Crazybird Jumper E-Bike review. With Martin & James

In this video we visit the Levenshulme waterfall in Manchester. The smallest waterfall ive ever seen. Its actually a small weir but the locals have called it a waterfall. It is situated on the Fallowfield brook and the weir served an old Victorian bleach works. The Fallowfield brook at this point is running through a place called Highfield country park in Manchester. It used to have a brickworks and a farm in the area. The brickworks had lots of clay pits around it. Highfield park is now a nature reserve. We also take a look at the route of the Fallowfield brook one of 'the lost rivers of Manchester' and see where it joins the Platt brook. We also take a look at a pet cemetery that is situated in the park.

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