Britain's Oldest Industrial Canal Is Drying Up And Here's Why (The Sankey / St Helens Canal)

[@doegreendesignworkshop5444]

Hi George, another great story, well filmed and both you and Eric make a good duo. Nice to see him out and about again. I live about 1/2 mile from the Ferry pub and know the area quite well. I have cycled down to spike island many times but not for some time. Inspired by your film me and my partner went down today, really enjoyed it. The square water feature at Spike Island is the first railway dock that was used to berth sailing flats to load from the canal/railway to be transported to Liverpool and onwards.At low tide there are some flats exposed sticking out of the mud. Really enjoy your films as a Scouser now living in Penketh, keep it up and best wishes to Etic.

[@brianaveriss7972]

I am enjoying catching up on some of your older videos.

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks brian hope you like them mate cheers

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Great video mate. Really interesting. Bloody hell I can't believe how little water is in that canal now! That's shocking compared to last time I saw it!

[@g2emedia1977]

Thank you mate glad you liked it its shocking i go past this everyday over the mersey bridge and the levels are dropping really fast Thanks for watching much appreciated

[@divetechltd2731]

This video made my day !! so glad to see Eric back and even better he got the all clear, the duo are back, great to see you both out again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@g2emedia1977]

Same here mate so glad to see him back out Thank you for watching mate much appreciated

[@whatkaysays8129]

Just found your channel today, I've recently moved to West bank, at spike island. And yes its really sad to see how it's going. Been binging your videos most of the day, interesting stuff! Thanks for the content x

[@g2emedia1977]

hello kay cheers for waching much appreciated glad you like the content i keep meaning to head back down that way see how things are going everytime i go over the bridge i can see there is still water where the boats are but need to get on foot and have a proper look thanks again more to come

[@missmuinteoir7245]

The buildings on Spike Island were old stores for the factories. You can see the foundations of the factories around them. All the paths were train lines taking goods towards the canal and onto the rest of England. Up until last year I'd walk the canal and it makes me sad to see how they've left it to dry out. Another piece of history decimated.

[@johntheman2006]

Nice one Eric!!! So nice to see another great video. Thanks.

[@g2emedia1977]

Cheers john glad yoy like it matey

[@johntheman2006]

Thanks George. I really enjoyed it, especially as I live in Great Sankey and have cycled down there many times and have taken some drone footage of the area myself. Keep these videos coming!

[@starflare1971]

​The feed for the canal was at the start of your video, theres a concrete bridge goes over the canal with a pipe directly below it that dumped water from the towers into the canal.

[@g2emedia1977]

Ahh cool i had an idea that pipe was for something i seen wagoms going over it aswell Thanks for the info and thanks for watching

[@johntheman2006]

I thought that too, but wasn’t sure. Thanks Star Flare.

[@nuetral2374]

Great news Eric 👍🏻thanks for your content, keep it up

[@g2emedia1977]

hes doing great is eric thanks for watching

[@martinsallenger5526]

Hi George delighted to see Eric back exploring again,so sad to see the canel so neglected it shows what impact to the environment it has when the power station stop pumping water in if nothing done soon it could be to late for the canel l have seen it so bad, some of the boats likely the now abandoned as you said it's expensive for them to be removed. Loved the drone footage very interesting and informative thanks for sharing 👍

[@g2emedia1977]

Yes mate it is indeed good to see him back...feels like an age Pretty bad state fhe canal is in hopefully they will get it sorted before it to late Thanks for watching martin much appreciated

[@frankainsworth2686]

That 'pond' (30mins) is the old Widnes docks

[@g2emedia1977]

cool cheers for the info

[@jammy557]

Big thumbs up cracking vid as always glad your drone is ok Nice one lads

[@g2emedia1977]

Thanks john much appreciated the drone live to fly another day and i dont even know why it flew off on its own Cherrs mate

[@KerryOki66]

I have been going down the cut for over 35 years - jumping in the lochs - swimming in the canal - in the square - Halton show etcetc etc I went down the other day and was really saddened . I hope it survives .

[@g2emedia1977]

I passed here the other day to thrre is hardly any water left now

[@jamesevans7792]

Halton show was a boss local event same how things are going

[@KerryOki66]

@@jamesevans7792 oh yes mate . Never understood why it finished ? Do you know the reason ?

[@joannedwyer4755]

My son took a pic of the canal. Water has completely gone a d jusr a small boat and an old rusty bike. So sad its like that cuz i grew up near spikey. Btw i subbed your channel just mate. Great content 👍

[@g2emedia1977]

wow really i will have to get back down there and maybe do a followup video thanks for subbing and watching much appreciated

[@barry25]

I was speaking to a fella at the canal a he said a path was going to replace the canal but how true that is or was i dont know

[@g2emedia1977]

Ive heard that to barry apparently that section is to be filled in

[@LewisUnsworth1]

I live in west bank and weve known the building to be a bomb shelter theres some sort of stairs in there somewhere going down

[@chrism8705]

They are pyrite kilns for the production of sulphuric acid

[@g2emedia1977]

Cool cheers for the info

[@johnjonesToffeeman]

Hate Yarrow we used to call it mother die as kids. you guys are amazing.When we were kids the c word meant death and none came out of clatterbridge so better nowdays good luck

[@sammiecichockyj7326]

I do urban exploring and live in Liverpool maybe we should join up and explore together

[@g2emedia1977]

Cool could do yeh

[@victordennett4655]

Even worse now by the boats it is almost dried out

[@g2emedia1977]

Oh no really

[@TerryTerryTerry]

Flag iris - very common on the canal

[@markcharles3969]

Once again amazing bit of history being left to decay. The amount of boats on it shows how viable it was. Check out bee here now blog about this. Thanks for showing even you can have drone problems. Really rocked the wellies/ leggings look. And finally naughty Eric.. ( but v funny )

[@g2emedia1977]

Sad to see thia isnt it more history slowly fading Seen bee here now he does some great videos on rhe mersey flats etc Glad you liked it mate out of all my years of flying drones and fpv ones this crash still has me baffled even the sensors didnt work The leggings ha ha i should have just wore jeans Was funny editing and seen erics gestures ha ha funny man cheers again mark

[@TerryTerryTerry]

You can eat Swan mussels. If you want to.

[@g2emedia1977]

i was told they taste horrid

[@gasgiant7122]

The buildings on spike island are old kiln's, & all the rubble under the new bridge was put there by Mersey gateway for a temporary road while building the new bridge, so much for their £4M environmental impact study! & The boat club have known for a few years what was going to happen regarding the water dripping and they have chosen not to move them?

[@g2emedia1977]

Ahh cool cheers for the info I did think it was from that temp road they built i seem to remember it being gated off whilst under construction I spoke to a guy who said the same they have known for ages and they just expected it to be sorted by now but are now worried fhe boats will become stuck

[@johnlanddigging1987]

I blame China and Trump for the lack of water.

[@g2emedia1977]

Trump gets blamed for everything lol