Grant's Tower Ramsbottom Full History

I take a trip to Ramsbottom to visit the ruins of Grants Tower a place I used to visit as a kid. The story behind this place is very history rich and somewhat of a noble element by that I refer to the Grant Brothers who were different to the usual employers of the time, they had compassion and treated their workforce as people and gave them days off and more, I explain more in the video so watch it all. A real piece of historic preservation, Mr Buckley the current owner has taken on the task of restoring this former magnificent structure which sits in a dominant position over the ramsbottom valley. Exploring the ramsbottom ruins was brilliant and I recommend you go for a walk and take a look at it.
#historicpreservation #ramsbottom #ruins

[@MartinZero]

Wow !! What a place and great video. Never knew about the place. Proper gem of a find 👌

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Martin Zero top one... glad you liked it 😃✌️

[@ianr]

Great video Connor, well done on 1,000 subs. And stop apologising! We all like you as you are, just be yourself. 👍🙂

[@CURBEXUK]

Ian R thanks easy puts my mind at rest I always think I sound annoying aha and cheers I never thought Id get this far on youtube but theres still a long way to go yet. Top one Ian cheers

[@a40a40]

Well done Connor. My Dad was in the Home Guard and he used to tell me about Grant’s Tower. I’ve never been up there as I always thought it was a complete ruin that had been razed to the ground. Now I know better, thanks to you.👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Very nice memory from you there and thank you so much to 😎👌🏼

[@g1fsh]

That was a really good one Connor. Full of information. Nice one well done.

[@CURBEXUK]

Cheers thanks Gary top one

[@whiskeycook3323]

Guys n gals is just fine. Look forward to your videos! Thanks for sharing your time!

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you Marie your a star appreciate you following my journeys

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

1000 subs nice 👏I love the way you present your videos because you are just yourself with no airs and graces keep up with the good videos thank you for sharing this with us ❤️😀x

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks ever so much your to kind 👌😃

[@trevorwright6165]

good morning conor from trev and christine that was a great film very interesting and what a day you had doing it sun and heat , please dont put yourself down for the speech and commentary you just be conor the person we know on here well dear friend thats it for now all the best from trev and christine down south

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you both, Ive got the southern support and I cant thank you enough lovely people both of you Trev & Christine, your comment has made my day ✌️😉😃

[@nixtax3526]

Great video mate , really interesting and great to see it is being restored.

[@CURBEXUK]

I know its brill that is being restored after so many years, will make a great little house for Mr Buckley 😃😉

[@briandearden7585]

Very enjoyable Connor. Well presented.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you very much indeed

[@Kae6502]

I love this stuff! I'll probably never get to visit the UK, but thanks to you I can see it, and learn about it from the comfort of my home. Oh, and my DJI Spark arrived the other day and had my first flight. A HUGE thank you for telling me about this drone in your last video. I hope to put up more videos with it in the future. Cheers!

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks KAE Eberhardt and yes the Dji Spark is a great little drone enjoy it 😉😁

[@christopherescott6787]

FIRST to see this latest show.,It's not always about the big and grandiose.This quaint and secluded place is well deserving of a restore. Thanks once again for a tour of a place unknown by many....Including myself.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Christopher am glad you liked it 😁👍🏼

[@manoscott2012]

Very impressive wind turbines in the distance. Bravo. Really enjoy your videos. Stay the course.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you Manoscott appreciate it 😃😃

[@brianmoore7910]

Great video Conner didn't no that was there nice drone footage as well 👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Cheers Brian and ye its a hidden gem ;)

[@stephencleaves]

An amazing location and such stunning views of the surrounding area. Nice video Connor with interesting history of the building's origin and development over the years.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Steve I am glad you enjoyed it, Id deffo encourage a trip to Manchester to see some of its sights 😉✌️

[@dchalkie]

Another great video Conner, you just get better with every one so don’t knock yourself 👍 Never heard of this place and history till your video so thank you for that and well done for getting your subscribers up matey 👍

[@CURBEXUK]

David such kind words there, and i could of got this far with out you guys so I thank you to 😉

[@mooronful]

Great to see someone with an interest in local history 🙂 (from a Rammyite). Keep up the good work.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you very much, just a guy who likes to share his adventures & a bit of English Heritage & History. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and watch. Thank you

[@johngell4842]

Well done Thanks for sharing this I first heard about Grants tower when I was working as a steeplejack in Manchester James Duncan Wright steeplejack was often talked about and his methods of rigging chimneys and towers He's mentioned in books particularly "Adventures of steeplejack" and "The fastest man" by Chris Aspin Published by Helmshore local history 2008 It's mentioned that the tower was built by the Grants in memory of their poverty when they first came to Lancashire from Scotland. They took shelter on the bare heath were the tower now stands

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you glad you enjoyed and its a fantastic place and the sites history is amazing 🤩

[@bishyboy1]

Another cracking video mate

[@CURBEXUK]

Cheers man thanks for watching brother

[@jenmcguirk4229]

Wow what s place fascinating nice one Connor great vid 👍👍👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Jen much appreciated as always

[@carolinegray3150]

Good history you were taking about

[@paulwilletts4687]

Awesome vid Conor loved drone Footage & hearing the history maybe do more of this kind of vid in future i enjoyed it, brilliant Conor 👍👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Im going to go for this style now on, Im saving up for a better drone as well to add more to the videos and thanks so much for the kind words Paul your a star

[@steviebaby2857]

Another interesting video mate and congrats on the subscribers 🎉👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Steve for the support and appreciate the comments on the vids 😉✌️

[@michaelwalters7333]

Awesome Video 👌

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Michael 😉

[@danielclayton3561]

Excellent Video. Really enjoyed this one 👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Daniel nice to see a new sub enjoying the videos I create

[@DavidSevern]

Dunno why I hadn't watched this one before, excellent video, you really don't need to worry about how you talk and what you say, it's not annoying at all, brilliant location, really like your 'real life' way of presenting.

[@CURBEXUK]

To kind man many thanks for tuning in 😀😀

[@bigladjonnyboy397]

Very interesting stuff Connor, If I'm up there I'll take a look.

[@CURBEXUK]

Youll love it mate its a great piece of history 👌🏼

[@johnwilliams9240]

Keep up the good work, your normal not a trained actor so folk understand when you ‘Pratt’ about. Old Lancy, I couldn’t understand my grandparents when I was a kid and they where talking to their own generation. John

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks John appreciated pal ✌️👌😉

[@PeterHague-zj8vw]

Well done I spent a lot of time at Grants tower when I was a kid . My uncle Henry had the

[@RetroMajskolbe]

Great video. Beautiful area.

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks

[@ThePablo1911]

Congrats for the 1000 suscribers, Connor!

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Pablo1911 top one 😉✌️

[@carolinegray3150]

Nice tower and views

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Im glad you enjoy the videos 😉

[@gregbruce1253]

Great Video Connor, pity the tower isn't being rebuilt to original would be a great place to stay the night.

[@CURBEXUK]

I know Id love to see what it originally looked like when it was first built. Also thanks for the top comments cheers

[@NickBotha]

Watching at 1.59k 💪🏼 congrats man , keeep it up

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Nick top one

[@stephenjones529]

Thanks for a great video

[@CURBEXUK]

No probs glad you enjoyed it

[@Mitch-Hendren]

Brilliant vid as always Conor. Fascinating history behind it. Btw. Waugh is pronounced the same as war ,saw, more etc. cheers. Mitch

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you Mitch top one 👌

[@cubicinches18]

What a fantastic vid. In the realms of Lancashire industrial architecture this certainly is something different. Still industrial as it was built on money from the mill industry. Once again great vid You'll be uo to 40k subscribers in no time

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks for the lovely comment 96cubicinches

[@timvisits2900]

Fantastic video mate! thanks for sharing :)

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you Tim

[@timvisits2900]

@@CURBEXUK You're Welcome Mate :)

[@JonsAdventures]

I really loved your drone shots and I totally understand how its irritatingly it is when you say things that you don't mean lol. Also belated Happy Easter 2019

[@davek8318]

Nice one Connor nice video

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Dave top man

[@stevejensen2751]

Despite living in ramsbottom I have never bothered to go look at grants but been up Holcombe hill to peel tower many times, Robert peels son was the founder of the modern police force.

[@CURBEXUK]

Its well worth going to have a nosey at mate its a great piece of history

[@PeterHague-zj8vw]

I spent a lot of time on Grants tower in the late 1940s 50s my uncle Henry had the dairy farm there he used to keep his calves in the bottom . It was a lot bigger then my mother was part of the Whitikers family

[@carolinegray3150]

Good drone footage

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Caroline Appreciated

[@English_Dawn]

Conor thanks for your film of Grant's Tower you picked a lovely day for it. It's great to have the nostalgia and a father to have the nous to take you. Good aerial shots. Edwin Waugh the dialect poet is pronounced "War". St. Andrews Church was funded by the Grants after their patron saint. Sir Robert Peel was born at Chamber Hall beside where the railway southwards enters Bury. There is a statue of him in from of St. Mary's Parish Church in Bury. He is facing Tamworth where he was M.P. The curious thing about the statue is that his waistcoat fastens the "wrong way" ie. the female way. This was held that the sculptor got it "wrong". The answer to this lies in Robert Peel's love for hunting. He was a crackshot at 10 years old. His father Robert Peel Senior trained him in outdoor pursuits, a bit like your dad. ☺ He rode to hounds whenever he could. On one of these hunts he was unhorsed and damaged a thumb. He was always a practical man so had his tailor make his waistcoats the female way so he could use his other thumb to fasten it. The statue only shows one thumb. Yes calico printing was their staple and as you infer has a Mcr. connection. Mayfield Station is a wonderful building and I'm glad it's being preserved. I only went in once when it was open and remember this great iron staircase from the hall up to the platform area. One of the best (to me) buildings in Mcr. is the St. James's Building near the old St. James's Church. The St. James's Building on Oxford Street was built for the Calico Association and has the Rochdale Canal below it. Incidently near St. James's Church off Portland Street the office building "Bank Chambers" (?) stands. It looks pretty ordinary but is anything but. It's basement walls are 16 feet think and until the '80's was the gold bullion vault for the Bank of England. Much obliged for the film. 👍 Mark

[@CURBEXUK]

Thank you Mark very interesting stuff, & I never knew that about Sir Robert Peel, everything ties in to everything else and I love learning about the history behind our great City & Country. I am chuffed you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the knowledge you have shared with me ? 😉👍🏼

[@English_Dawn]

Yes Sir Robert Peel's father was a farmer in Blackburn. He did some textiles part-time like many farmers. He invented a pattern and was called "Paisley Peel". I think Robert Peel Junior was one of ten children and his father later moved to near Market Drayton. Peel went to Harrow where he too his musket and had it kept by a townsperson. He became the first ever person to get a double first at Oxford. He was at Christ Church College same as the Reverend Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Dean Liddlell whose daughter was Alice. He was the first Prime Minister from a non-aristocratic background and as you richly observed was instrumental in the formation of the police force hence "Bobbies". He also repealed the Corn Laws which kept the price of bread artificially high. At Summerseat there was Joshua Hoyle's Mill. As far as I know (AFAIK) they had an office on London Road, Mcr. Now the Malmaison Hotel designed by Heathcote (I think). Sadly I think Peel was killed in another accident when he fell from his horse. I also believe there is an identical statue in Tamworth looking in the opposite direction towards Bury, the place of his birth. If you are in Bury look up the statue. Yes Mcr. suffered terribly in the Christmas Blitz of '40. A lot of fine buildings were affected. All Saints Church on Oxford Road and the Assize Courts next to Strangeways. The latter designed by Alfred Waterhouse and looked like the Town Hall and the University of Manchester main block. In WW1 Grant's Tower would have seen the Zeppelin. There were I think 2 Zeppelin raids on the Manchester Area. One came over the North Sea then down the Irwell Valley and bombed the sewage works at Irwell Vale and Holcombe. Regards, Mark.👍

[@English_Dawn]

Sorry I meant Robert Peel's grandfather was " Paisley Peel" not his father (predictive text). Humble apologies. 😒

[@CURBEXUK]

Amazing stuff all of it, I wish I knew all this when I made my video Id loved to of told these tales and Ill have a look next time im in Bury. many thanks Connor 👌👌🏼

[@English_Dawn]

@@CURBEXUK Yes well we all learn and I am indebted to you for that. 👍. There were two Zep raids one in 1918 but one on the evening of 25th September/morning of 26th September 1916. Zeppelin L21 which had come over from Todmorden came down the River Irwell Valley dropping bombs as it went before turning East and doing a loop round Bolton then heading North to Blackburn before heading back over the North Sea. One of my friends sadly deceased, told me his father was at the front in Flanders and his mother brought up three children. She went to work at a mill I think it was about 6.00a.m. but the boss said the mill had been attacked and the gas mains was fractured. On It's southward flight the Zeppelin must have been close, too close too Grant's Tower and clearly visible and audible. It's important that these episodes are not lost, just like Peterloo or the Munich Air Disaster. They are living social history. Thanks once again Connor. 🙂

[@neilthomas9244]

Great vid. Wonderful location. Intrusive traffic noise [just cant get away from it]. Nice research.Long may yr. channel grow.

[@CURBEXUK]

Cheers Neil and I hope it grows to 😁👍🏼

[@scottthecamper2110]

Awesome ...

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks pal

[@andrewtandy]

EDWIN WAUGH was a famous writer (prounounced "WAR")

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks 😊

[@socklesslad]

1:30 You should get a helmet camera so that you can show us just how bad it was to ride along the road! Great video - and great views from the top! Do you know if the restoration has been finished yet?

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks man and Ive got to get all new cameras again... 😂😂

[@scottthecamper2110]

Cool.......,

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Scott

[@lesaboo4740]

Thanks Conner for posting. A few of my ancestors lived in the area and we're calico printers. Do you know where the Grants are buried?

[@CURBEXUK]

Fascinating stuff & sadly no. Thanks for watching 👍🏼👀

[@sammurphy-on8zs]

EE own that mast I know because I lived they for 13 years

[@jayh9529]

Exploring with fighters channel underground forgotten city Manchester uk have a look dude nice find kid

[@stewriley1183]

Cool, and as always, great drone footage. What is the drone you use? it seems tiny but produces some brilliant film 👍

[@CURBEXUK]

Thanks Stew & DJI SPARK pal there on for low level flying

[@stewriley1183]

if what you do is low level, that’ll be good enough for me. I know nothing about drones but seeing these vids is getting interested. 👍

[@CURBEXUK]

They do fly high but loose signal so be careful and ive lost 2 of them to date aha

[@stewriley1183]

Thanks for the info Connor, lost two 😳, seems between you and Martin, you’re good for drone ‘business’

[@CURBEXUK]

Indeed Im sure its a conspiracy to make us keep buying them haha

[@Raffles666]

needs a pic of what it used to look like ;)

[@CURBEXUK]

Check my instagram for the pics of part 1 thanks for watching 😆😉

[@carolinegray3150]

It’s been sunny in edinburgh

[@CURBEXUK]

Has it ? Maybe Manchester sent the sun your way ? Haha

[@JakeBWFC]

Hello!

[@Raffles666]

wough = wow or wuff - like clough or plough :)

[@CURBEXUK]

😂😂

[@misbah0298]

😅😃 I never said alright guys but ever since I came England I started saying

[@CURBEXUK]

Hahaha yeah we do say that a lot in some videos aha 😂😂😂

[@carolinegray3150]

Talking