Bimble: St Helens #2

[@DavidHennessey1984]

10:55 to 14:15 - Thanks for dropping in at the bus museum in my hometown; hope you enjoyed your visit, and a ride on one of the buses.

[@stephen4600]

I was born in St Helens and walked the nine arches every day for 40 years I call it the back garden ,thanks mate you gave me some great memories from the flashes in Parr to biilinge it's a great place is our town

[@nicolecallaghan9951]

New to this channel but addicted after 2 episodes so going to start from episode 1. Always wondered about the history of the old chapel in the cemetery and the quaker church. Brilliant stuff keep it up

[@rommelsaint8869]

I'm from St Helens and didn't know the story about the tower in the Crematorium there? very interesting thanks.............Will watch more of your video's.

[@DWizard404]

Some good cycle paths in never knew existed thanks 👏

[@ianinvancouverbc]

was on that very same route from Newton to Parr to visit relatives on Hargreaves St in 2015. Never heard it called Parrcelona tho fitting in some ways and then not. The Green belt at around 3:56 used to be a railway cutting we used to play in as kids. A considerable number of my relatives were christened, married and buried in St Peters in Parr. The green belt at 6:28 used to be the St Helens to Lowton Cheshire Lines passing through Ashton and Haydock. Thanks for the info on the Gerrards of Ashton, they somehow balanced being in favour and being Catholic. Except for the Gerrard involved in the Gunpowder Plot who legged it to Rome and wrote an excellent book about his escape from the Tower of London.

[@Lisa-yc3vg]

Thank u ❤really enjoyed ur videos ❤

[@chrishavard5871]

I really enjoyed the remix of your music. I often sing it in my head when I cycle on the canal towpath. I live in Wigan so I cycle on the towpath often.

[@mikehewett785]

Me too, round the cycleways of Warrington

[@chrishavard5871]

I sometimes cycle through Golbourne, Lowton then onto the the Sankey canal to the railway viaduct. Then back home through Culcheth, Leigh Platt Bridge.

[@TONY_SNELL-THE_NOISE]

Another belter! Twinkle twinkle little Parr 😂

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

That Warrington bus brings back some memories. I can just about remember when these were still used as the Westy bus every day in the mid-70s when they were on their last legs as daily buses, and I went to Our Lady's school in Latchford and every Thursday morning we would get one of them to the old swimming baths on Legh St for swimming lessons.

[@exploringhistoryuk6150]

so the first part of the video, between the 9 arches and the first double locks, all that are was and still is my stomping ground, in more recent years i've researched what used to be along that section of canal and in the space of less than 80 years give or take there's been so many buildings and industry demolished and been given back to nature, so i'll put this little list together for you kieren if its any interest, we've got Southport-old whint (1) and (2) Havana collieries which you can still see features of today, from my knowledge atleast 4 swing bridges, at wagon lane locks you would of had a gravity assisted railway terminating its journey there with lines running all over haydock, there's a book i recommend the hedges of oak little stories and facts from haydock, with mentions to a roman road at the top end of haydock, and charcters that once lived locally such as billy the wood its definatley a book up your alley :) but back to the list, if you use the old tow path from the double locks down to old whint road there's a bridge which gets you back on the path you would usually use you can see red gate quay all dried up but all the features are there fantastic space left untouched :) you may of had i think frog hall at the bottom of old whint road and isolation hospital, and the owlets nest inn a very old pub-maybe even coaching house that sat along the sankey canal i hope some of the information comes in used :) or even delves you into a rabbit hole, but definatley look into the boook headges of oak :) another fantastic video :)

[@SuperMorgan1980]

Excellent stuff - I’ll have to have a mooch around the transport museum after watching this I think

[@mattaddley]

Thanks

[@BimblismUK]

Thank you Matt. :)

[@AlanHunter69]

Enjoyed this and subscribed. Keep them coming ❤

[@st04bez]

I’ve been looking forward to this one. Nice to bump into you at the chantry at the end of your bimble. Keep up the great work!

[@BimblismUK]

@@st04bez :)

[@TheOriginalGeekyNoob]

I live in St.Helens, not that far from Carr Mill, just discovered this channel and love how entirely wholesome it is, great storytelling and production value too :) Defo a new subscriber!

[@TonyCassidy-q2v]

Historical town my home town St Helens 👍

[@Strength_Saint.]

Absolutely superb Keiran! Things I just discovered about my home town.

[@Lisa-yc3vg]

Can u do Winstanley Wigan and tell us about the winstandley name pls? Love ur videos, thank u

[@johnpowell5311]

Brilliant Bimble mate... Top music too.. i do luv a bit of transport..so thanks

[@timbrown166]

Excellent 👏👏👏

[@Wizzy-Waywell]

This is a fantastic video, thanks for such amazing coverage - extremely interesting and educational

[@chrisroe3837]

Great bimble Kieran. Glad that you made the transport museum this time. I was down the Sankey valley yesterday, on my way to a carr mill dam bimble. My nan lived on Richmond avenue & I remember those buses & the terminus.

[@johnwhitfield4361]

..The Warrington bus yu rode on was one of the narrow style. They were narrower than standard for that time design so that they could fit two abreast in the narrow bit of Sankey Street. (by Holy Trinity Church).

[@garethpawson464]

Thoroughly enjoyed that. I'm new to your channel, and the last 2 vids I've watched are the stretford one, where I currently live, and the st Helens one, where I grew up. Fancy that.

[@stephenbeesley5918]

Great video but the oldest building in St Helens that is still in use and lived in is Birchley Hall. Built 1588.

[@johnsmith-zg3ev]

Heard you with Tony Snell. Watched everything since! Brilliant

[@kevinworrall231]

Parrbados but I've never heard Parrcelona 😅 . Nice one

[@carolsmith6012]

Nice video, I have been inside the Quakers house, its very nice, Don't know when it opens or hasopen days

[@ManInAHat54]

Another enjoyable video thank you I always wanted to visit the bus museum now I've seen it..thank you again...

[@clairemcdonald6358]

If you can, you need to see it in person as there’s much more there than shown in the video 👍

[@ManInAHat54]

Hi.i will try to visit the museum I think there maybe a bus in there I have driven..

[@hoolihan71]

Cracking vlog keiran as always. 🙏👍

[@philipmccann2358]

I never knew that path existed behind Lidl

[@chidizzy6633]

My nan an grandad where married in st Peters Church. My grandad served in ww2 and was the youngest of 12 kids .

[@wardy1576]

Thanks for the video. I have been looking for a decent track to ride my bike away from traffic and the route you took at the beginning of the video looks perfect. I didn't even know it existed. Thanks. Brilliant.

[@BimblismUK]

You can get all the way to spike island in widnes on that :)

[@Haydock253]

Only just found your channel :) love it keep up the great work m8.Loving your music also :)

[@woodcote103]

good bimble

[@st04bez]

Lots of people buried in the grounds, some of interest in the industrial growth of St Helens, such as the likes of Jean-Baptiste Francois Graux, and others of interest in a social history context, such as John ‘Johnny Welly’ Smith. Both worth a search.

[@nickcaunt1769]

I thought that you were stalking Elvis at 6:40. LOL Great Bimble as usual.

[@BimblismUK]

I think his mum uses Daz.

[@21Coins]

Sint Elins

[@davidcragg2550]

Great vlog as always very interesting 😊

[@mattaddley]

Just a thank you for all your hard work. After bimbling into you today 24th Oct '24 in a local shop I forgot to ask if there was going to be a Halloween edition. I would have engaged more but I didn't want to impede you. After all you may have been in a rush. I smirked when I observed you unlocking Saracen...I know.... Your bike will always be Saracen. Kudos and keep going as long as you can. 👍👍

[@BimblismUK]

@@mattaddley there won't be a Halloween themed one this year I'm afraid. I wasn't interested in any of the spooky tales I found. Maybe a Xmas themed one this year though.

[@mattaddley]

@@BimblismUK Thanks for the reply. I presumed so. How many ghosts, murders and rum 'n' s haven't been covered already. Bimble on Christmas.

[@ChrisBrown-px1oy]

Lovely bimble. St Peter's is one of a few churches that make use of copper slag as a building material (the black stuff), something pretty much unique to St Helens. Copper was used to give glassware a green tinge.

[@BimblismUK]

@@ChrisBrown-px1oy ace info. Thanks:)

[@TelemachusS1]

The Welsh Chapel is also built of copper slag, a lot of the walls around Sutton have slag in them too.

[@gazverse]

I live in St Helens and always wondered when you would visit the Quaker meeting house.. Great Bimble...

[@chriserskine585]

You should have stopped at the Turks Head for a pint, cracking real ale pub

[@johnwhitfield4361]

..The Warrington bus you rode on was one of the narrow style. They were narrower than standard for that time design so that they could fit two abreast in the narrow bit of Sankey Street. (by Holy Trinity Church).

[@BimblismUK]

@@johnwhitfield4361 great information :)

[@garygee1468]

Them Blackpool trams get everywhere theres even one in San Francisco

[@stephenbeesley5918]

The Chantry is NOT part of St Helens cemetery. It belongs to St Thomas of Canterbury Church. The Council have no control over it.

[@danielobrien9102]

There's a point in the video where you see me trundling to work. I remember remarking to myself that I thought it was you on your bike.

[@chrispietryga8710]

Excellent video as always... If they locked some Quakers up could you say they did porridge? Just saying☺

[@neilmarsh3053]

Good morning Keiran, just found your channel, absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing, could you please tell me what camera and sound equipment you are using, many thanks, Warmest Regards Neil

[@BimblismUK]

@@neilmarsh3053 I use a Lumix G100 for the posh shots with a rode video micro microphone. For the bike it's a GoPro hero 8 black. :)

[@neilmarsh3053]

@ I’ve just binged watched most of of your vlogs, delightfully entertaining thank you so much

[@ST2790]

Brilliant video man , earned a sub. What song is at the beginning please? 😊

[@BimblismUK]

@@ST2790 it's a new one. Not released yet :)

[@ST2790]

@@BimblismUK Well it's a belter man.Will keep my ears open ready for its release 👍😎

[@philipmccann2358]

You didn’t include the world of glass…it’s what St Helens is famous for

[@peterkilvert2712]

Very interesting. Were you bimbling alongside the St Helen's Canal or Sankey Brook?

[@BimblismUK]

Both at different points. :)

[@daverobert6201]

How do you know your way around so well? Do you use an app?

[@BimblismUK]

@@daverobert6201 open street maps :)