Five historical Gems around Manchester & Salford

[@derek-press]

the workmanship that went into that ice house is just crazy,brilliant! can you imagine the mason-masons who did that, probably got paid peanuts but built something that will outlive us all

[@thesolidsnakealpha]

Thanks for continuing to bring us a peek at a bygone world . God bless, Guys🙏

[@danehardinge8801]

A steam hammer so precise it could crack an egg in a wine glass. Amazing

[@hond654]

DrainMaestro as the friendly ghost, nice! Seems he got some time during half term.

[@thedrainmaestro]

yup 😄

[@MartinZero]

Ghost Maestro

[@wilburytwist6683]

The swing bridge is visible in a few scenes in the 1961 A Taste of Honey. Quite a good record of that era. The kids singing Ally Ally O sticks in my mind too 🙂

[@TheFilwud]

The steamhammer brought back memories of my apprenticeship in Sheffield, our building was next door to a foundry with a steamhammer, I will never forget the noise of the hammer and the way every blow shook our building.

[@yorkie2789]

Please keep these coming Martin, we all love the epic series but if you add all these oddities together it's builds up into a fine body of work. Lots of this could have been overlooked.

[@daviddearden6372]

That takes me back fifty odd years. My brother, as part of his apprenticeship did a study on Brindley , which included the aqueduct, the mine at Worsley and last but not least Wet Earth Colliery. however to top thar as part of my college studies I did a personal study on Nasmyth and The Bridgewater Foundry. Back then in the 70s it was the Royal Ordinance Factory and I had to get security clearance before I could go inside what was left of the original building. If you walked down from the Steam Hammer to the Aqueduct you would have passed the site of the old Bridgewater Hospital where I worked for a time and then on the corner with the main road was A V Roes old offices. The hospital was originally the municipal workhouse. There's a lot of history in that short walk.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers David , I never knew that

[@BestUserNameUK]

I remember the ROF in Patricroft, used to fish the Bridgewater canal which ran past it.

[@mbak7801]

What a brilliant idea. Each one of these would make a walking day out if discovered together with an explanation of what they were. I have always been tempted to study industrial archeology. That bit of rail you discover almost fully buried in the verge of a footpath. Parts of peoples working lives that you can stub your toe on. Lost forgotten but with a story to tell. Please do more as they help to bring the environment to life. Superb. Just to add to the memories. I was on a train from London to Inverness. As we went through the midlands in 1973 at night the sky on both sides glowed red from all the blast furnaces. Something out of a depiction of hell from the middle ages. A fantastic sight now gone, but where and how? It seemed to vanish overnight.

[@missmerrily4830]

Fve wonderful snippets. The ice house was really very special, closely followed by the Nasmyth steam hammer! And all were well worth taking the time to view. Thanks to all of you, and guys, that was no brew... it was a picnic!

[@MartinZero]

😀👍 Cinnabuns

[@missmerrily4830]

@@MartinZero Yummm!

[@Qugar666]

Brilliant brilliant. Thanks.

[@admiralfaffy]

Amazing history in Manchester, live in Sheboygan USA myself still trying to piece together my towns history... keep the videos coming, keep the history alive

[@lindamccaughey6669]

That was fantastic. I must admit tho that steam hammer was awesome. The tunnels were stunning. Incredible videos. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Linda 👍

[@jameslynch5716]

Another belter our kid.

[@trainsinkansas576]

Martin I truly enjoyed this video. Finding old ruins that still exist is so neat. Even though I live in Meriden, Kansas and have never been to England our roots originate from there. The little town I live in can be traced clear back to England. Have a great day.

[@jamesm.5455]

Series should be shown in school history classes. Thank you for your glimpse into the past.

[@garethparr9482]

5 VERY interesting things Martin. As always you n the guys brilliant!

[@sputumtube]

This could not possibly have been more fascinating. Thanks for posting. :)

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Paul

[@metrotechguru5863]

Martin, just brilliant. A string of historical gems to be sure. These kind of videos showcasing smaller points of interest are delightful to watch. Thanks for your many efforts.

[@Mercy-v9e6m]

That was splendid! Thankyou.

[@wideyxyz2271]

Fascinating little titbits of history!

[@davidberlanny3308]

Just one word, brilliant! Damn, thats four .... and now its 11!!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks David 😀👍

[@Urbexy]

all brilliant finds and well worthy of the video. It's these little pieces of history that can be forgotten about and lost.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Pal 😀👍

[@TalesOfWar]

I enjoy the idea of Marcus traipsing around in storm drains and the like with a bag full of paper with numbers on hoping they don't get wet haha! Also I now want a Sally Cinnamon roll. Messy but delicious!

[@judithcapper835]

Absolutely fantastic Thankyou Martin and friends

[@garys4756]

Thanks Martin and the team for sharing.

[@Dan23_7]

That was ace Martin In Leyland we have worden park which has worden hall in it. There’s an ice house at the back of the gardens, it’s nicknamed locally as the pet cemetery. Also in between Chorley and Leyland there’s Cuerden valley, which has cuerden hall, you guessed it… it has an ice house dug into a hill in a field near the hall. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one of those steam hammers (sat rusting) on a farm I go to near Bicester down south. I’ll take a proper look the next time I go. I’ve only glanced at it but the shape looks exactly the same. An excellent video again from you and the lads 👌🏼👌🏼

[@thekoretech]

Very inspirational guys; Congratulations from Hampshire down south 🎉 🥇 🥇 🍾

[@peterdean8009]

Railway tracks with trees growing through them -- a true 'branch line' lol

[@petenicholson3318]

It's a long walk from Patricroft train station to the AJ Bell stadium to watch Sale Sharks ! Great video lads. I'll keep my eye out for these landmarks

[@tieganhamilton1211]

I live in Swinton but grew up in Eccles, it was really nice to see a spotlight on the aqueduct ☺️ I loved watching this video and learning more about Manchester and my home town 🥰

[@hyperballadbradx6486]

Woo! I love a Martin Zero Lucky Bag video! Extra love for Liz Fraser sounds

[@MartinZero]

😉👍

[@barbaraprest783]

Love this kind of thing - thank you 😊

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Barbara 👍

[@nezbitt1469]

Wow fantastic finds, as urban explorers you guys are No1 the depth of research & the quality of production is second to none. Thankyou so much for sharing these gems 👍🏻

[@nickwright5531]

Superb film. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@havingalook2]

Another most fascinating look at the not-easily-noticed bits of Manchester. Who knew? Many thanks

[@xsm5525]

love the cameo's from the The Drain Maestro! great video all round lads! thanks

[@MartinZero]

Thank you 😀

[@moorjock]

Takes me right back to my youth in Swinton, i remember getting the bus into the city with me mates and spending all day poking around these places, only thing to fear was the local bobbie catching you and tweaking your ear with his hand. Days of innocence, discovery and wonder. So glad Manchester has kept some of its history for the future, thank you for taking the time to show us and educate others.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Dave

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Loved every minute of this video. So much history to look at. Thank you!

[@peterkilvert2712]

Great video. I wonder if the ice house bath was to wash dirt/straw off the ice. Like the railway lines at Radcliffe. My grandad worked at Nasmyths in 1921. The Queen's Arms pub nearby is a gem. The arch in the wall at Barton went over Barton Lane I think. Great to see the stables at Liverpool road VERY interesting video. Many thanks.

[@riskyjock]

Another excellent installment from Martin and the lads, keep up the good work.

[@Gappasaurus]

Love the “Five Things” series, this is gonna be great! 😁 Edit: 18:02 **smack** 😆

[@MartinZero]

Thank you

[@alanlansdell7533]

Always amazing how nature reclaims the space.

[@jonrutherford6852]

Agreed -- I always feel nature is telling us something very important yet very ordinary...it's a kind of eery feeling I get from such scenes.

[@blueheart1946]

1964 was the year Lord Beeching butchered the railway system. Lots of lines, throughout the country, were silenced were deemed too expensive to run. Another short sighted decision by the know alls. Thanks for another great insight into the past..

[@akdenyer]

Thankyou Martin, how I miss those things and older times. Tough but people were decent.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Allister

[@michaelmiller641]

Far from trivial, Martin, that was utterly fascinating! Thankyou!

[@nigelmattravers5913]

Superb Martin, the industrial history of Manchester &Salford keep on giving. When I was a child I grew up at Burnaston Aerodrome (Derby Airport), which is now the Toyota factory. Deep in the woods behind Burnaston house was an ice house, which was an amazing playground for a young boy. Not as old as your example as it was brick lined but still great fun.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Nigel

[@rolandstravels]

I love these compilation gem videos. They are always welcome and very interesting.

[@MrSteffen2020]

Thanks you Martin for nice video see you next time

[@MartinZero]

Hi Steffen 👍

[@Wedgedoow]

Absolute magic Martin, I never knew about Poynton Hall, did notice the nearby pit on the map. Loved it!

[@MartinZero]

Hi Pete

[@ruthbrierley1798]

What a great video! Really enjoyed it.Nice to see young Marcus too.

[@LindaKeith-w6i]

Just watched video. I was told many years ago by a B.R. track worker that the old rails at Radcliffe provided the electrical earth for the (then) electric train line from Manchester to Bury. There was a substation at the top of the spur. That is why these particular rails were not lifted.

[@MartinZero]

Thats interesting, thanks 👍

[@adam.677]

There is an icehouse marked on the old maps in Hindley, not far from where I live, iv been meaning to check it out for weeks now. Deffo going tomorrow after watching this 😂 cheers

[@stevebarbier5602]

A well put together video thanks.........................

[@PurityVendetta]

Well i thought those five things were really interesting in their own ways. The Nasmith Steam Hammer is a thing of beauty. Thanks guys.

[@bernardmcmahon351]

Whenever I’m driving past the ‘relocated’ Irwell arch ,,, whoever is my passenger gets a lengthy history lesson., yes this part of Eccles (formerly Barton on Irwell) has so much history

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

Quite honestly Martin I love these snippet video's you do I find them very interesting and is a mix of different interest's, I thought the ice house very interesting and just loved those bridges. I'm not sure what the neighbours must of thought when that steam hammer was put in! Thanks to all of you, I love most of all your enjoyment at just looking round these places and getting such a buzz out of it.😀

[@nilo70]

Cheers from California !

[@mpstrgc112]

Marcus with the numbers is too good. Especially with the music. Nice touch.

[@pauldykes6193]

Your vids get better and better. This is one of your best. Consider the Gore Brook in the future, Martin. When I was a kid back in the 50's I heard some strange tales about it.

[@MartinZero]

We may have done the Gore brook Paul 😉

[@The_Smith]

I'm glad you put the Nasmyth hammer in. I wish you had been able to get closer!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks `Jim, I did do a zoom into it

[@remcoverhoef7015]

Mystical Maestro Marcus keeping track of segment numbering, brilliant. No worries about the pickings being interesting enough, they were all worth it!

[@faltskog36abba]

Thank you martin, What a great slideshow of videos. I love the Radcliffe section as well as Liverpool road station.

[@chrisrobson5187]

h i martin - you're like the Pied Piper - started off with James and at the end there were five of you :-) - great video btw

[@martinl1053]

Hi Martin. Love your videos and this one is a gem. I worked on the railway from the mid 70's for a few years. I have recollections of working at Liverpool Road Station (goods yard) and when you leant over the parapet of one of the approach bridges it was the bridge at the end of the original Coronation Street set. The one where I think the tram crash happened. Showing my age now and would be grateful if anyone can corroborate my dodgy memory! Thanks for everything you do mate.👍

[@nigelblair2182]

Absolutely love these interesting places videos. I take my wife to see them and tell her I have done some research to find interesting places to visit. Lots of brownie points for me thanks to you lot. Thanks. Keep it up. 👍

[@nikbennett4894]

Brilliant video. Got back to Canada today from a trip poking around Castlefield, Cambridge and River Streets, too.

[@patrickselden5747]

Fascinating, Martin - more interesting stuff for me to look out for on my bike-rides around Mancunia and its outlying regions. Ta very muchly... ☝️😎

[@MartinZero]

Nows the weather for it 👍

[@markwng]

That was a cracking good day out. Maybe you have some more up your sleeve?

[@shirleylynch7529]

Amazing 5 things. Outstanding video and research. Filming first class. So much history. Those buns looked yummy.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Shirley, the Cinnabuns are in Tesco in the home baked section

[@taztaz6539]

With English history being banned from the classroom before I went to high school its a pleasure to watch a great story teller like yourself telling the history of places - thank you Love watching your videos Martin

[@eftariseenglaland1179]

English history.... BANNED?!! I think you seriously need to stop reading the Sun, Daily Fail, Express, Torygraph etc. or listening to that chancer conman Farage filling your head with lies. I did GCSE History in the 90s, it was full of nothing but English history: the industrial revolution, urban expansion, medical advances, machinery advances, social change, seafaring, effects of WWII, Norman Conquest and Feudalism, etc. etc. Do some proper research, instead of parroting the lies that those outrage-fabricator rags tell you to believe.

[@elvishadapelvis6501]

Who told you to believe that? Farage? I certainly learnt plenty of English history during my GCSE History classes. Maybe you should have paid attention better.

[@TalesOfWar]

There's too much English history to learn in school. They condense it to the more general stuff rather than local. Unless your locality happens to be important general history, like if you lived in Battle in East Sussex, near Hastings for example lol. You'll never guess what happened there!

[@taztaz6539]

@@elvishadapelvis6501 - we got Peruvian history - quetzal coatal etc.... nothing English and yup I got censored for daring to ask why we weren't learning English history - teachers name was Mrs Aaron of Wade Deacon High School

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Excellent video, thank you Martin and the lads. Have to say Martin, love your presentation style as it really works and keeps me interested.

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Do you think they used to fill the boilers with hot water as the boilers were already hot and filling with cold might have cracked the boilers? Just a thought that struck me as you were talking about the building with the two arches.

[@hara3435]

You're incredibly talented, & team . Well Done. Riveting 🎉

[@malalexander3515]

Simply loving your adventures.

[@Dave64track]

Great video love these historical places with the old maps and the way nature reclaims these places especially tree growing all around that rail track amazing.

[@moonriseproductions]

at 10:18 is my favorite part, you're right, this area looks sooooo magical! Thanks for making these videos for us!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Sam

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Superb job filming and commentaries Martin. A very good vlog really really enjoyed watching. Thank you for your time and efforts to produce your vlogs it is appreciated. Keep safe warm dry and virus free.

[@ianr]

Great 5 things! This format works really well! 👍🙂

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Ian

[@roytabberer7427]

The 5 chosen topics were very interesting indeed. As you said not enough with one item to make a full video, but enough with 5 historical gems to make an interesting topic. Thanks to all involved.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Roy

[@Arnie10101]

I didn't know that there were still railway lines on the old Radcliffe West Fork! I remember the goods yard well, shunting during the night, in the dark, with steam locomotives. That must have required some co-ordination! All those Scammell three-wheeler tractor units running in and out on their delivery runs, amazing things! A joy, as usual, Martin!

[@christophersmith4706]

Excellent as usual.

[@gerryegan4872]

Great videos guys the Radcliffe line, I have done research on the old railway for my model, also for my model railway group . Sadly i can only look at maps and stuff on line as i am in my wheelchair Many thanks

[@scottrk4930]

Hiya Martin . With the old Ice House , you showed a circular opening in the ceiling where the ice was dropped into the chamber . Did you go above ground to see if there was any old structure or evidence of this "hole" ? Love the images of the trees pushing ups and growing around the rails . Great video ! Thanks !/SRK

[@geoffpickering]

Excellent vid. Nice to see you doing some filming in my neck of the woods (Patricroft). Should have had a cheeky pint in the Queens opposite the hammer - lots of interesting historical stpries there

[@smalcolmbrown]

Thanks Martin :) Always interesting

[@andyshacks7812]

Cheers Martin for another fascinating video!

[@LeoStarrenburg]

Martin the tour guide ☂! Thanks for yet another great video.

[@christopherforster6555]

That icehouse is very sophisticated the ones I've seen are just like the 2nd part you went in just a round brick hole love your videos with your team thanks.

[@angelawillott3699]

You guys make the most awesome videos.... thankyou 🌈

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Angela

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Great video with plenty of lovely brick and stonework 😍😍👌🏼🧱🧱👍🏼

[@MartinZero]

Cheers guys 👍

[@richieixtar5849]

Dead interesting, Those were 5 great snippets mate and I was very impressed with the steam hammer.

[@janemorgan154]

I enjoyed that. It’s nice to see little bits like this being retained

[@markwall6651]

Brilliant!!!

[@ShaneRounce]

This is a better list than anything any of the whatculture channels have put out regarding videogames, movies or Dr Who. Nice work as always Martin, you legend!

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Shane

[@ShaneRounce]

@@MartinZero No worries dude! Keep up the good work! 🤙

[@davidahugill99]

I used to drive past the old Liverpool St station daily on my way to Stretford Tech from Moston , in the mid 60s . I remember BR were still using the buildings as you say . Happy memories , I had an old green Morris Minor van then and was only 21 . Manchester is hardly recognisable now ! Cheers , Dave H

[@RobTaverner]

Brilliant Martin. Thank you.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Rob

[@GaryMcCullagh]

Brilliant Martin and the lads. Keep up the good work

[@Hairnicks]

That was amzing Martin, I really enjoy your sapecial "fives", you bring little snippets of local history to lifge for us, dead impressed with the quality of filming as well.

[@darrenbutterworth807]

Feels like we should also be thanking the Drain Maestro for his otherwise unmentioned but certainly other worldly intros... Thanks Marcus! 👍😁

[@russwentz3957]

Thank you Martin and fellas! So thankful of how you appreciate the surviving remnants of past historical sites, especially the little (overlooked) details.

[@darreno9874]

Hi Martin, loved the hammer, it reminded me of the National slate museum at Llanberis, they have several large hammers, not sure if they are by Nasmith, but along with the forges and casting Furness it's a great place to explore. Keep up with the great work. God bless