Hunting for history, in tunnels and a stream. Mudlarking & river walking adventure.

Looking for anything old & interesting, in a small stream flowing through, (and beneath) a silk weaving town.
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[@artieash6671]

At a certain age, in my case 77, there are some things you know you will never do in this lifetime. Exploring tunnels along a stream in Yorkshire is one of them. Thanks for the this, and other pleasures, that you are kind enough to share with us.

[@franrowe8696]

Your never to old to fulfil a dream.

[@cyberleaderandy1]

@@franrowe8696 thats very true. If you never try something you'll never know if its doable or not 🙂

[@elizabethrobison-berlie9736]

Wow! So much copper! Thank you for picking up the plastic, batteries and other items that don't belong in the streams and rivers. It is awesome to know and see how much you care for nature and its inhabitants, as well. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventures.

[@christhompson4270]

Thank you Tom, I can’t walk very far plus I’m in Australia, so your walks bring me very much pleasure. Thank you also for picking up rubbish from the rivers and around 👏👏if everyone who walks, mud lark’s or goes out for a picnic picked up a bagful of rubbish how nice our world would be. Beautiful video thank you for sharing Tom, very enjoyable 🙏👍💖

[@spicencens7725]

Like you, I also can't walk very far, not stand very long. I'm still getting used to that fact, always having been highly athletic. Tom's journeys are so relaxing and show such care, it really is nice knowing people like him still exist.

[@christhompson4270]

@@spicencens7725 I agree totally and his voice is so soothing too, I’m just learning how to walk again but for how long I don’t know and i too was very active. The only thing I can say is we are on a new learning curve. Take care

[@spicencens7725]

@@christhompson4270 You too.

[@t.t.5324]

lol..."...weak and feeble..." 25:50 - "mildly surreal..." lol. Tom, keep making and filming your mudlarking excursions. I truly enjoy them and I appreciate the variety. Thank you.

[@jeannettegarofalo6876]

You are a sweet kind soul to have gone back for the little bird, bless you Tom 😊

[@shannahenk1655]

I love the loom shuttle. Anything associated with handmade textiles is appealing to me since I knit, crochet, spin, dye, and someday will weave when I have a chance to learn how to use my garage-sale-treasure table loom. I am a second generation wildlife rescuer. I'm fact my mom was a volunteer rehabilitator specializing in squirrels. She raised and released over 100 squirrels as I was growing up. As an adult, I've only raised one myself, but I've rescued many more creatures. ❤️

[@thestubblestrider1984]

Absolutely lovely Tom, Absolutely loved it, You are such a kind hearted man searching for that bird, after all it's the right thing to do, have a nice day Tom.!

[@karenpugh5292]

How lovely to come along with you on a leisurely stroll in the sunshine and the water. It is minus 14 here today and it snowed again. Your videos are a breath of fresh air thank you for sharing

[@charlotte0069]

Perfect way to end a Sunday with a gentle wander, interesting finds and exciting plans. Take care Tom and thank you.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Charlotte. I hope your Monday isn't too onerous, and you have a good week. 🙂

[@suebt8794]

Tom you really are one of my favourite mudlarks as you really do care for the environment ❤️ well done.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sue. 🙂

[@lindahyland4267]

I enjoy your videos so much, Tom! Thanks for taking me to places I'll never see in person, and for being an entertaining, informative, and super-pleasant host!

[@sherryrector2275]

I’m enjoying the tunnels as the construction is unusual and I find it fascinating.

[@joanneash3305]

I’ve missed you. Thank you for taking us along on your venture! We had a wonderful time.

[@Cali-at-the-beach]

"I like it!" I love when you say that!!!!

[@iansuehooper7542]

Those solid bits of copper were good finds, perfect for the foundry. Sorry to hear you could not help the injured bird, hopefully it only had a minor injury. Sue and Ian, Australia

[@rubberbandshee2188]

Greetings Tom, Hope you and yours are keeping well. Thanks for the lovely surprise this morning, had a rather tough weekend and this was just what I needed to attempt to reset my bearings. I truly appreciate your trying to help the bird and all the trash you take away from these stunning locations. Have a lovely week ahead.

[@wildlifeathome]

To anyone and everyone that picks up trash when you are out, thank you. That was one of the more interesting walks I have had the pleasure to virtually be a part of. Could the bell like thing be part of an old electric lamp? I also wonder if that bird hit one of the windows, it's always nice to see people that care so much about nature. Thank you again for a lovely video, all my best.

[@59tante]

Tom your voice is perfect for reading stories to sleep by.

[@59tante]

This was a compliment

[@suedefringe]

Nice score on the copper ! And I wouldn't imagine it's enough to report it to the coppers 👮‍♂️... 😆 Thanks for looking for the 🐦. Maybe he need to rest a bit and then he could fly on.

[@brandyjean7015]

I would be collecting all of the myriad of old bricks for eclectic garden paths. And even that heavy plinth! I'm a stubborn old woman; my Dad used to say I could give any mule lessons. I'm forever dragging home bags of stones & impossibly large pieces of driftwood. The stone walls on this wander were superb.

[@janelovesy2399]

What an interesting collection of things you've found Tom.. thank you !

[@theeclecticthriftercrafter]

I think the shuttle would make a sweet bird feeder.

[@anniehartley8851]

Yep, I have claustrophobia, but enjoy watching you going down into the darkness, a very weird thing to do, as I would not, like heights, not a fan, with spiders and scorpions, nope.Very interesting.

[@deanab563]

Loved the underwater shot of the “mud bug”!

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Tom. I am one of those people who panic with tunnels. Not watching filming of them though. Just going through them. I'm sick in bed and your video has helped me with distraction for a while. Just the flu . A gift from my grandson. This too shall pass. Thank you again.💜

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Annette, I hope you feel better soon. 🙂

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️🎈 Thanks for a wonderful excursion! My fave find was the boat. You are A very kind Man🌞🦅

[@permiebird937]

Always love your stream walking videos. The bell looks like the ceiling side of an early 20th century light fixture.

[@billiekruse7704]

Thank you Tom as always I have so enjoyed your adventures!

[@noraleestone2859]

12:40 I loved the tunnel. Having a spotlight in the dark makes it easier for me to scan what you're scanning, Tom. 2 thumbs up on the ASMR video. :)

[@tombrooks3812]

I am always amazed at the amount of workmanship goes into those walls and tunnels.The fact that they still stand after all the years of abuse from the water is testament to the people who built them.I really enjoyed this walk ,so peaceful even though there is quite a bit of movement just outside the walls.Thanks Tom looking forward to your next video.

[@stefaniemack9200]

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[@ms.michealhodge1243]

Love the loom shuttle!! I'd clean it up, oil it and use it to display some of your collections like your pipes!🙂

[@ritaspeers1259]

The view from your window is amazing! If you haven't already shown more of your home in a vlog, I'll bet more people than just me would be interested in seeing more. Even your window casing is intriguing! Your other channel ideas are great ones! Will be on thelookout for them!

[@phyllisbowler182]

Hi Tom ,glad to see you are still out there getting your feet wet and enjoying life .Love and best wishes to you and yours .

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Phyllis, I hope it's something I can do for many years to come. Love and best wishes to you and yours too. 🙂

[@thesehandsart]

The bronze was a statue perched precariously on a branch during a storm when it was struck by lightning melting it before it stuck the water.

[@barbarasoboleski427]

I love to hear the birds

[@valsummers5330]

Wonderful crayfish!!!!!!!

[@rociohernando8001]

Hola Tom, me encanta tu forma de ver la vida, la naturaleza, y como en cada trozo de porcelana que encuentras podemos ver parte de la historia de tu país, me encantan tus videos 🥰

[@tomburleigh9261]

Gracias Rocio 🙂

[@anniecorbin7998]

I watched it an hour after it came out with one of my granddaughters. She wanted me to write your name down so she could show her mom. Last night I got to sleep to it. I do so appreciate your work. All good things to you, Tom.

[@kandykovacs8262]

You never disappoint Tom I'm still enjoying your channel 😊

[@kathycallaghan679]

You go to the most interesting places. I love those old dry set stone walls.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Kathy, my appreciation of them has grown to love too... seeing the appreciation that others like you have for them. 🙂

[@mudlarkingmarionette]

A sculpture of chance and entropy : love it and yes a study of light and water from your brain would be very enlightening . Sorry to have missed the premier ; just back from the lakes where becks and ducks took my fancy

[@tomburleigh9261]

There wasn't a Premiere this time Mary, I didn't feel sociable enough to manage it. Lakes with becks and ducks sounds like a wonderful Sunday. 🙂

[@mudlarkingmarionette]

@@tomburleigh9261 ​, Friday ; Saturday and Sunday and you have a grand optical illusion going on at 20.25 and love the loom shuttle

[@badbatdesigns]

Always a pleasure to follow along. I like that spigot especially.

[@kaylinfrancis8751]

Wonderful to see you again Tom. I'm glad that you had your torch for going through the tunnel. If there are any rabbits near by, they'll have a feast in the river. with all those veggies. Thank you for taking us along with you. Very peaceful. Please stay safe and take care!

[@julielumsden5184]

You found enough vegetables to make a really good salad. That shuttle would make a nice window planter after a bit of repair

[@milliesimbeck7108]

So nice to see you back out and about! Great video as always. I just love all your adventures! Thank you for sharing.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Millie, it was good to be back out exploring a new place. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it.

[@marietepper724]

💚💙🖤 Tom, you always warm my heart when I hear you and see your videos. I can say more so today when you went back to try and rescue that bird. 💚💙🖤

[@cherylberry1613]

That was fun, Tom. I love how those back waterways look rather wild and jungle like.

[@jenniferbaker3207]

I love your videos when you get to walk through streams on a warm sunny spring day. It’s like your in a different world when you walk these urban streams. The sounds of nature and the sounds of people above going about their daily business just passing by as you go along your own way below. You can feel the history all around you in all the stone work that surrounds the cannal

[@Wessexmud]

Back to full form this was a great lark 👍

[@spicencens7725]

Another lovely trip into England's history! Enjoyed it thoroughly! I find myself trying to identify many of the flora you wade through.💖👍🏻

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks you. My girlfriend has taught me a lot about plants, but there's still loads of them that I can't identify yet. Maybe one day. 🙂

[@lexieslarksandcrafts]

Another great video Tom, although I felt huge anxiety over those tunnels you showed us, they looked so claustrophobic 😱. It looks like you could have made yourself dinner with the onions, carrots etc you found. The solid copper pole was a great find. Thanks for a great video

[@barbaraverdoorn9076]

The black piece with the orange stripe reminds me of the clay pigeons my grandpa had for us to shoot. Probably not what it is, it's just the only thing that came to my mind.

[@cynthiabruns7178]

The item you thought might be a bell, could have been a string bell. Place a ball of string underneath and feed one end through the hole. I have a smaller version, cast iron with a decoration around the edge like that one had.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

I know I've said it before but the abundance of old industrial towns in the North of England with associated rivers etc is something is southerners don't have. I'm jealous 😂 can I also mention the fantastic view from your window, I bet that looks fantastic when it snows. Also love the consideration for animals which is a big plus in my book.

[@oceanluvngal]

Love that loom shuttle, and the stone walls along the river. A beautiful place to wander. The item with a line of fluorescent orange certain looks like the clay pigeon pieces I find at the beach. You did say it was glass though so I am stumped.

[@alink5918]

Yeah tunnels! I really liked the look shuttle and the large rolling pin. I like when you show us where the old mills were. Great finds on the copper!

[@ronaldgroves6350]

Fascinating- I kept expecting Martin Zero to come walking down the tunnel

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, and that would have been awesome, I'd be very happy to meet Martin Zero while out exploring tunnels. 🙂

[@marshall517]

A bit of wreath around the broken edge of the insulator turned upside down as a candle holder on a wall at Christmas would look nice. Another peaceful and interesting video Tom. Still would love a Christmas story told by you on Christmas Eve.

[@barbaraverdoorn9076]

The view out of the window would make a gorgeous painting, imo. It is beautiful!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Barbara, somebody did do a painting of it a while ago, can't remember who... had all my finds on the windowsill too. 🙂

[@debrabrooks6138]

I love the stone work and the wild plants and fungus, which is Dryad's saddle, aka "Pheasant back" quite edible and has a smell like a cucumber. I was thinking of several ideas for the glass bottle stops, perhaps either porcelain or clay, imbed them standing up for hot pot or dish holder you set on the table? or same concept but in a single row that can be hung up to hang your pot holders on? Just a idea though the blue glass would make a wonderful light! I so wish we had ferns like that here! Your bell is a dinner bell, the style is like the Logan dinner bell that had a bracket attached to it and the ringer. Beautiful bell! Wonderful find the shuttle, perhaps glue some dried flowers in it as decoration? A lovely walk in the river...I would love to see all those secret hidden places only a few ever can. :) Thank you for sharing! Yesterday was my Birthday "54" and this to me is a calming gift to be able to watch a adventure from across the seas, it still amazes me. :)

[@erolakgul6506]

Doğa güzeldir natürel yaşamlar diliyorum size ,🎊🎊😌🌼🌾🌾🌾

[@tomburleigh9261]

Teşekkürler 🙂

[@MrYabbie]

I am excited to subscribe and enjoy your other sites. When you do create a Patreon page, please be sure to let us know so we may contribute to the lovely content you create and share with us all.

[@ValerieDee123]

Thank you for taking us all on a lovely lark today! Much appreciated!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Valerie, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@tarrasams7423]

Hello 👋 from New York USA you found some amazing finds my favorite was the car 🚗 the Slag Glass the Sign you found was a nice find Thank you for bringing me along with you I can't wait to see what you find next 😀 😊

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

Whoooo Hooooo !!!!! I love it when I get a TB video notice!!!!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Ninfa 🙂

[@barbarasoboleski427]

I love your videos. You truely are a master

[@lindiegable8243]

Thank you Mr. Tom. I enjoyed this video tremendously. You stay safe. 🙂

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Lindie, I'm glad you liked it 🙂.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

What an unusual selection of objects you found, I was surprised to see the loom shuttle in trhe river, I have always loved textiles and find the old looms etc so interesting. You have a wonderful view from your window.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Catherine, I too find the old looms fascinating... I'd even like to try weaving on one some day, when space isn't such an issue for me. 🙂

[@59tante]

Looking forward to a melting of the scrap

[@AlexisMald]

Another great video. Well done, Tom!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Alexis, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@lynnbean9536]

Great video Tom. Almost felt myself strolling along the river....maybe not the tunnels. We have an old church near us . It's on per lane illingworth and has some very old graves . Maybe you and rowena might add it to your investigation list . Take care....Lynn.

[@nikkireigns]

Hello Tom, it's been awhile since I've stopped by your channel, and what a pleasure it's been. I've recommended your videos to a few people now, though I can't be sure they've actually been here. Very happy to hear about your other channel ideas, especially the story/poem reading one and the graveyard one with your girlfriend. How I wish my boyfriend would walk with me in such places! This has inspired me to use the find a grave website to track down the grave of the man who settled my farm when it was untamed forest. Here in the US it's an old grave, probably would look brand spanking new to you haha. Anyway, I look forward to delving back into your videos!

[@DavidandPaula]

The bottle stoppers would look cool set into concrete to make a table top

[@tamitng]

The loom shuttle might be donated to a museum as it looks pretty old. It would make a great piece to enhance a weaving display there.🍀

[@anitaevans2432]

No, they're fairly easy to find here in West Yorkshire.

[@fiorenzaattanasio4796]

Another great video…THANK YOU Tom..❤️🇨🇦

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Fiorenza, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@gh0st_0f_b0b_chandler]

20:15 lamp base

[@bonnerdebbie]

I love the sound of moving water in most of your videos(like this one) Awesome Copper find!! Love the weaving shuttle too, don't know what to do with it tho. Thanks Tom😁

[@guadalupeknippen528]

This was a very enjoyable video.🙏🐕🇺🇸

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Guadalupe. 🙂

[@SAOS451316]

mr burleigh i believe you found a hand bell! they have a hole so that the clapper can be on an eye bolt and threaded into a wooden handle. maybe the shuttle can be a canoe or hold a little diorama, perhaps showing the river or the process of cloth manufacturing that it was once a part of. those huge copper bits would be cool to keep as they are because they have mystery to them and might as well be bullion.

[@karenpaxton]

I'd love to take my camera along that route. Lots of artistic inspiration there! Loving natures surrealist composition...'onion on rocks with fishing rod' ✌

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Tom. A rock tumbler would be a nice addition to your craft.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Joseph, it's on my list of things to buy when I can afford, fairly near the top now. 🙂

[@0210rokvist]

Thank you for taking care

[@tomburleigh9261]

Just doing what I can. 🙂

[@lovedaybebe5881]

Such a kind soul to look for that bird 🙏 wonderful to see the light on the water, a fitting background for some poetry . Love the idea of graveyards, I find them peaceful and beautiful places . Hope you guys are keeping well and chipper . I’m down south , but used to be up north . Lovely to visit via your beautiful films 🙏

[@martinmarsola6477]

Was happy to see you and your video. Always calming and learned. Beautiful area of the UK you reside. Thanks for the video and chat today. See you on the next. Cheers Tom!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Martin. 🙂

[@lisewarren2292]

I just realised, when you used the word "culvert", that it must be the origin of the québecois dialect "calvette" which has the same signification. We spoke french after the conquest (still do) but our "bosses" spoke English. Most of the workers did not understand them but borrowed words they often heard. We have several of those words directly from the English language. My favorite is the name of an Island. They say that the English called it the South East Island. In french we "translated" that to l'Île Sottise. "Sottise" means idiocy in french. It still bears the name.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Hope the bird was ok lots of industrial heritage there good finds

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Mark. 🙂

[@deborahprovo3779]

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Deborah, I'm planning on visiting more tunnels fairly soon... though the videos might be a while. 🙂

[@kjcourey]

Greetings from the mid coast of America...Omaha Nebraska

[@tomburleigh9261]

Greetings from the middle of the UK, West Yorkshire. 🙂

[@ALayne08]

Yes! The storytelling channel would be great. I love your calming tone and I will definitely subscribe to all of your channels. That is great news to hear about possible new channels. Take care and thanks for taking us along with you.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks A Layne. The storytelling channel wouldn't be a very regular channel, just occasional uploads (they all take a lot of editing, and editing is my mortal enemy). Hoping to have it up before the end of Summer though, and have a few things on there. 🙂

[@ALayne08]

@@tomburleigh9261 True but with a calming voice like you have, they should be worth the wait. Thanks

[@hamaniecheenibass5729]

Ohhh i so happy you posted this...watching

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I hope you enjoy it. 🙂

[@judymarkel8029]

I like to go into tunnels with you. I am safe and stay dry. Haha This was a good walk. We have birds that fly into our windows. I have a small box just for them. Put them in it for safety while they regain their bearings then in a little while they fly away. I love to see the colored dish pieces you find. So pretty

[@amandaevans5165]

I really enjoy your video's. Thank You

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Amanda, I'm glad you like them .🙂

[@TheAmber52]

You’re brave walking the tunnels I would be frightened to in case I came across a body, such a macabre thought I know. Loved seeing the crayfish they looked quite large so I’m assuming they are not our native ones. Thank you for another great walk in the river.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks TheAmber52, I don't think of it as brave; I have no fear of what I might find... I don't think it's likely I'd find a human body, have found animal bodies many times. I think I spotted three very different looking crayfish on that trip, one of them might have been a White-clawed Crayfish... and thankfully none of them seemed to be Signal Crayfish.🙂

[@richardserridge2767]

Tom, that insulator looks very special! Odd shape and unglazed bottom which is cool! I don't have one myself anyway! I think that sign you found is a later powder coated sort that effectively "mimics" enamel ones. I'm commenting as I watch and the cast sign is likely a hydrant one, hence the "H". They are rather collectable. That bell thing looks like a hand bell that a wooden handle would bolt on to which in turn holds the clanger. That copper bar could be a solid busbar from a substation or similar and I share your love of fungus! That other rectangular block of copper is also likely a bussbar from a substation. Brilliant amount of copper or brass in them. That loom shuttle would make a great U boat or submarine 😂 I love that spigot tap, a thing of beauty in my eye! *Edit* Apparently that particular insulator is a type seen around Yorkshire a fair bit. Still a cool find.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks for all the information and suggestions Richard, (and for the edit, so I don't feel too bad about leaving the insulator (though I still fancy going back there sometime, so it wouldn't have been too difficult to grab it)). I hadn't thought of busbar as a possibility for the copper, and there is a substation fairly close to the Tesco I was walking behind. Do you find much copper (and collect it) when you're out insulator hunting?

[@noraleestone2859]

Reading your comment, Richard, is like having a bonus video after Tom's ended. LOL I was hoping he'd hit the bell so we could hear it. ;) Bye for now.

[@richardserridge2767]

@@tomburleigh9261 Can't say I do collect it... I do if it's bound onto an insulator though as that improves it! They used to bind the wire on so neatly and well. I wouldn't worry too much about getting that insulator as a whole one will show up at some point.

[@lynettepacella9880]

Stonework is so lovely and ancient looking! 💕💕WV🇺🇸

[@tomburleigh9261]

I agree, there was some lovely stonework there... I want to visit again, just for that. 🙂

[@chrisbeckstrom6182]

I'm really looking forward to the debut of your other channels Tom. Perhaps you might be interested in reading some Edgar Allen Poe on your story channel?

[@M.Campbell]

A nice video. Thank you. The shuttle would look quite nice as a holder for some of your smaller and shorter glass or pottery finds, planted with succulents, ferns or moss, and placed in a window.

[@punklockets1563]

Waves from Scotland Tom. Thanks for the vid. 👍

[@tomburleigh9261]

Hi Punk Lockets, glad you're enjoying it. 🙂

[@louiseguerin7142]

I worked in a blanket shell mill the summer before my senior year of college. I filled bobbins in an electronic loom. I was hit once in the back by a 'flying' bobbin shuttle. It didn't hurt. Other coworkers were not as lucky. They packed quite a punch. Getting hit by the large beater bar was much more painful.

[@kimtocker1667]

LOVING the piece of footage of the little lobster/crayfish creature! Nice work :)....

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Kim. 🙂