Stockport's Old Corn Mill Tunnels

[@MartinZero]

Thanks to Roy, Marcus and James. Here is the link to the Stockport Power station video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGmseWCvodx2la8 This video overlaps with it.

[@Belznis]

I hope you removed those tires from the water, damn trash everywhere :D

[@GeoffSweeney-z7h]

Great stuff Martin and team, on a side note I am looking into videoing my model railway, could you recommend an easy to learn video editing software please.

[@glenjones6980]

As always the old photo, maps and footage from the present day put things into context but the bonus footage from the old film and newspapers this time around too.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Glen

[@CarlDavison]

Rumour has it James was left behind and abandoned behind the penstock with just a flask and some biscuits to keep him going, on a quiet day when the wind stops blowing you can hear him grumbling. Seriously though, another great video and I would love to hear more about the water wars lol

[@elizabethcorrigan1557]

Oh this is fantastic. I worked a summer job in 1976 in one of those mills by Faulders. Packing Paxo stuffing. 😂 That doll he picks up in A Taste of Honey. It's a Rosebud doll. I've still got mine. She's two years off her pension. Absolutely fascinating. Grew up in the area. What a mess it was. Thank you x 100.

[@JemTheWire]

Another gem from Martin & Co. I have lived in South Manchester all my life yet I knew nothing of this. It shows that you are never too old to learn something new. Hats off to you and your team in helping to preserve and document a bygone era. It must have taken hours if not days to undertake the research for this and the previous power station video but that time was certainly not wasted. Hats off to you sirs. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks guys.

[@medievalladybird394]

What a nightmare being stuck in that muck! Who needs horror movies when we can watch Martin Zero and friends and get educated at the same time? Thank you.

[@MartinZero]

Yeah that place was horrendous 😨

[@petenicholson3318]

I like the term 'Corporation Sanitary Deposit' on the map ! a.k.a. sewage works ? Great video lads. Keep 'em coming.

[@philippabaker1078]

Its wonderful that these old photographs and stories will not be forgotten because of your research and videos. Great video!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you so much

[@andyhill242]

Of all the exploring I wish I had done more of back when I was able-bodied, it's the underground tunnels. Tunnels have always held a fascination for me. So once again Martin, I thank you and the other guys for doing my exploring for me.

[@johnwright8814]

My mate has a unit in Vernon mill, very close to where you were, just across the Goyt, which has been split into several commercial business units. Good that the old mills stay alive by re-purposing the old mills with cheap rent, for new businesses.

[@MartinZero]

Yeah, Pear mill is quite nice to visit as well, All the antiques

[@joannewall5499]

Stringers yard was the home of my great great grandparents

[@MartinZero]

Nice one 👍🏻

[@norsehall309]

G'day from Australia, fantastic story about the tunnel's and the industrial area it serviced, cheers boys love your videos, cheers, Neil 🤠.

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Exceptional production gang. Thank you all very much.

[@matthewwakeham2206]

Watching this in the dark with the torchlight moving about it was almost like i was there.

[@MartinZero]

Great stuff 😃

[@MalignInfluenceofReevesGabrels]

You're really developing a knack for this mate. 30 minutes of entertainment and education there which is far more interesting than anything I've seen on the terrestrial channels in years. Very impressed and can't wait for more niche Manchester-based histori-urbex content!

[@garybrignell1831]

Looking forward to this Another great upload from Martyn and team . Thanks all

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Gary

[@nigeldewallens1115]

Your work is fascinating for me, being a Londoner! 😬🤣🤣I sadly never had the need to travel to your neck of the woods! So thank you to all your gang and the shear fun of the look on all your faces does it for me! 😉😜

[@stannisb7693]

Social history right there Martin 👍BTW re Woodhead tunnel if you are doing a Part 2 check out ‘Work in Progress 1951 British transport film and dip in 02:01 it features Woodhead Tunnel being built in 1950. Blokes with shovels in 1950’s fashions being hoisted down the hell hole shaft. Roy will love it. Only thing is It’s not a hell hole they seem to be enjoying working in it lol😊

[@jetsons101]

That's a lot of silty mud, "clay loam?" Martin, what a workout. I bet your legs ached at the end of the day, Another enjoyable watch from Martin and team, thanks..........

[@MartinZero]

Marcus and Roys legs ached, I kinda stayed back 😄😄

[@jetsons101]

@@MartinZero When we were kids we would play in long abandoned diatomaceous earth "dicalite" mines, when we played there on rainy days, we came home like mudballs, most of the mines were in Torrance at the base of Palos Verdes Hill..... lol

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Fascinating, as ever. And it didn't escape me that you passed the old 10cc studio, accompanied by a snippet of THAT song. I suppose the studio is no longer in use?

[@MartinZero]

Unfortunately I believe it isn’t 😢

[@andymoss]

Yes! Came to comment the same! Brilliant and classy nod to another of Stockport’s legends. My first album was Bloody Tourists.

[@diggerdi46]

As far as I know, it is now offices. I worked at a company there in about 2001.

[@MrKb1959]

Brilliantly presented and researched 👍

[@admiralcraddock464]

This should be on mainstream TV

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much

[@sputumtube]

Agreed.

[@ImranKhan-dk8bo]

Wow just wow ….. I honestly learnt more decent history than I had in school , I actually drive to passed stringer street daily on new bridge lane to go work British Gas . Opposite the park, I wouldn’t have known all this Martin until watch this awesome video , thank you so much , I will let my work colleagues know this and send them this video ….. I love what your doing , so fascinating, keep these videos coming

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Imran 👍

[@normfromhawaii1173]

I don't think I'd ever do the deep dive you guys do in tunnels, pipes really, death traps. Imagine being the folks who built this stuff. I'm on my second pass on this video. I always see something I miss each time a re-watch your work. Thanks for all the research you present making what you do make sense to someone who has never been down in that dark. I spent months at a time underwater in a submarine which is a walk in the park by comparison. With Aloha...

[@simonmcowan6874]

I must say, you three make a very good and watchable team, working well together, a good reliable team for a future explore.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Simon 👍

[@andyditchfield9757]

Stockport is an amazing place with so much history and Martin and his team do a great job of exploring it 😀

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Andy

[@martin4787]

Another fascinating insight into the local history of the Manchester area. Thank you Martin, James, Marcus and Roy.🙂👍

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Martin

[@martin4787]

@@MartinZero 😀👍

[@martinjames9250]

WOW! Just amazing. The history! Well done all of you.

[@debonweb]

Yet another corker ....... thanks so much guys.

[@MrYabbie]

Great video lads! Love the format. Don't love the silty mess you walked through

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Another great episode 😊.

[@michaelpaul457]

Another fantastic and very interesting video. I always look forward to when your videos are posted. You take all of us to places we individually could never achieve ourselves. Bringing history back to life with brilliant old photos, great excerpt from old movies, backed up by detailed old maps, and great commentary. Kind regards, Mike

[@acoates46]

I actually met Marcus in Sheffield this morning, I'm still absolutely stunned as I've been watching your adventures since lockdown .congratulations to you all for all your hard work and great entertainment

[@MartinZero]

Oh yeah, he mentioned he was spotted and was chatting to you 😄👍🏻

[@niktimes3]

Great work lads love your videos Always interesting to see what lays beneath our feet.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@familylife3624]

Another great video martin and gang showing the rich history beneath the feet of modern people Stockport folk

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much 😀👍

[@davepfizer]

Yet another great video. Many thanks Martin

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Dave

[@alanarmer8069]

Another great video Martin 👍👍👍👍

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Alan

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Loved it , minute detail as ever . Loved the tunnel wars described as a palaver 😂😂🧱👍🏽

[@perrystalsis55]

Thank you Martin! As an old Salford lad, your videos make me nostalgic for an amazing childhood in a fascinating place!

[@countesscable]

I didn’t want this to finish. Really fascinating.

[@jamessones4044]

Brings back memories of growing up next to Brent Cross ‘Toys r Us’. When it was built we were making camps under the rd in the run off tunnels. Even during storms we’d be in the raised part (directly under the drain cover area aprox 4 mtrs square area supported by wood we’d dragged down there. Insane. But loved it.

[@NickRatnieks]

A reminder of the trailblazing days of industrial pioneers who created much of Britain's wealth. Times change.... Great video and not the sort of place many would wish to venture but you did and we are all the wiser for your intrepid pursuit of industrial survivors from what was "The First Industrial Nation".

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Nick 👍🏻

[@wacholder5690]

What better way to phase out a sunday evening than with a new video from Manchester. I really love the lot of sometimes subtle information given here. Even though I had never been in Manchester (so far) I got to like it quite a lot due to the excursion of you and your teams. Thanks again for sharing your adventures and information with us !

[@MartinZero]

Thank you sir, your a long time supporter 👍🏻

[@shirleylynch7529]

Wow. Great video. When Roy was saying” I’m sinking “ it was quite scary. 😮 Your are all so brave . Really appreciate all your research and filming. Thank you. Well done. Another masterpiece.

[@paulharrison1753]

Excellent video Martin. I saw an interesting map at work not so long ago but I wasn't quite quick enough to take a few sneaky snaps of it on my phone. But it definitely referred to the area under Woodbank and Vernon Parks. I even dug out my copy of Emma Brown's book to refresh my memory too. Cheers Paul

[@FilthyTheDog1]

Grew up in Stockport (Bredbury) and remember the power station and gas works well. Even lived for a short while in the shadow of Pear Mill so thought I knew that area better than most. For example - I discovered that the patch of waste land between the Goyt and Welkin Mill (across the road from Pear Mill) was once a shooting range! At some stage it became a dump as further field investigation (by me) turned up some empty Victorian/Edwardian medicine bottles there. I must say though, that these tunnels were completely unknown to me. I know there are some on the other side of Stockport on the Mersey (close to the viaduct) but these were a revelation. Cheers! One thing I do wonder though, Martin, is the photo you have of the 'relined' tunnel at Renold's Mill, which you suggest was for the power station...at that point, the power station is on the other side of the Goyt, so unless they ran it under the river, it may have been for some other purpose.

[@jenbrignell5598]

A Taste of Honey...An Archimedes Screw...this video had it all. ..well done..LOVED it ❤❤

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Jen 👍🏻

[@Wedgedoow]

Thank you Martin and team for another informative video

[@MartinZero]

Thank you for watching

[@316neil]

Brilliant, fascinating stuff as always. Great to see you in my neck of the woods!

[@Hairnicks]

Such an interesting story, you go to the places we don't want too. Excellent production.

[@MartinZero]

As always thank you very much 👍🏻

[@icewizzard666]

Great vid, so much history in all of these you do and it's fascinating. I love those tunnels, how well they were done, the brickwork and sandstone looks amazing!

[@nigelblair2182]

Absolutely brilliant and so informative as always. Just love your videos.

[@mattvaughan180]

Such great content thanks Martin and co!!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Matt

[@1958mufc]

Another awesome video, as ever well researched and very informative. Thanks

[@buffaloj0e]

Martin, you really have a knack for story telling and weaving in all the fascinating tidbits, another very entertaining episode. Greetings from Australia.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, I did enjoy this one. Regards to Australia

[@Andrea-73]

Amazing history, so interesting! Great video thanks Martin, Roy and Marcus ❤

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Andrea

[@marksrailwaytrails8925]

Outstanding video well.put together the history and information martin you and your team come across very good and make the video come to life for sure keep up the good work guys we need you on prime time tv for sure cheers 💯🇬🇧🇬🇧👍

[@dominicwood3451]

Thanks Martin, another great video as always.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Dominic

[@reubenlongworth3586]

Absolutely fascinating, especially the connection to popular culture, and showing the connection to the past and what used to power our future, and industrial exploitation, thanks again junction lad X rooby

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

A few anxious moments on this video as well as the previous, Martin. If Roy thought that it was not safe to proceed any further in the quicksand then that was good enough to come away. I never realised that those places went right back to the 1700s, but it just shows how much was going off in Stockport at that time, and then the water supply for the later power station. That was good how you explained with the old maps what was what as to where the tunnels were situated within the meandering of the river. Nice to see the 'Taste Of Honey' clips that you showed. That was a real classic film of the earlier 1960s. Many thanks Martin, with Roy and Marcus, a pearler of a video!

[@Jimyjames73]

That is such a shame folks using the tunnels as a rubbish bin 🙁🙁 Thanks for Sharing Martin & Friends 🙂🚂🚂🚂

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Jimy

[@Jimyjames73]

@@MartinZero No Probs Martin 🙂🚂🚂🚂

[@talltreesnaturereserve]

Another great video, thanks for sharing 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you for watching

[@Stop..carry-on]

Superb work again Martin.

[@pbartmess]

That muck must have been extremely stinky! Thanks to all you guys for braving the dark places. Very interesting episode, linking very neatly to the last one.

[@elainemclelland]

And we all know how 10cc allegedly got their name! 🙃 Brilliant, brave video as always. Thanks guys for making and sharing.

[@nicklowe536]

Fantastic video I never realised how many tunnels there are under Stockport. I was lucky to do a survey of the mersey and that was amazing but these take it to a new level

[@tonysteele9570]

G'day Martin and co. from New Zealand. As a child, 60 odd years ago I lived in Hazel Grove so I watched this with interest and noted a New Zealand road in your film. As a coincidence close to where I live now there is an island that years ago had an old sailing ship grounded there to form a breakwater. This ship was named Rewa but in a previous life was named Alice A Leigh whom I read was once mayoress of Stockport.

[@raybeaumont7670]

Excellent work boys - very well done. I'll stay home and take advantage of all your efforts. Stay safe!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Ray

[@LowryLisa]

crikey fascinating. I used to live up the road in offerton. So much history below your feet. Ye my mam used to tell me about 10cc. Now where I live now , Rita was born. . Wow Martin & the team excellent. 😮😮😮

[@Dan-pi6dx]

Absolutely fascinating

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Dan

[@jeffjones6107]

Wow, I lived near there for nearly sixty years. I didn't know those tunnels existed. Great video, Martin, and the crew. Those red eyes will show one day in some tunnel you go in 😂😂

[@dieselmanmike]

Great bit of history in this video. Those battles between the owners and their men were probably quite intense back then !

[@MartinZero]

Honestly, they sounded horrendous

[@daviespaulaann8913]

Yet again you delivered another amazing video and insight to our local history. ....had to smile to myself when I saw hell written on the wall as. You guys desended into the tunnel... certainly looked like hell with all that silt...amazing content guys ❤❤

[@MartinZero]

Cheers it was hell for them two, I stayed safe near the entrance 😄

[@donryfetor3909]

Stringer's Yard reminds me of some of the scenes in the movie Belfast. The 'yard' looks so similar to some of the neighbourhoods in that film.

[@carlbentley80]

Fantastic, another horrific tunnel. Great video.

[@fasthracing]

Excellent

[@britishlongbarrows]

Grand job all - fascinating 😀

[@MartinZero]

Thank you

[@paulmerryman]

Fantastic watch Martin.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Paul

[@stephencleaves]

A thoroughly interesting video Martin, rather you than me in those tunnels, I think my claustrophobia would be in overdrive If I went down ! Which is a shame as I would love to explore places like these, well done to everyone for taking us on this tour.

[@MrSteffen2020]

Thanks you Martin for nice video

[@barbaraking6980]

Superb, thanks guys .

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Barbara

[@stevem1208]

Great Information

[@BinaryDad]

I know that area around Vernon Park quite well, but no idea those tunnels existed. Fascinaing stuuf, great work, gents.

[@MartinZero]

Yeah they aren’t obvious. Plus so old they are forgotten

[@douglasbreddy]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Douglas

[@JackAbroad]

Cracking video Martin, makes me want to go back to a tunnel I found on the banks of the river Ogden in helmshore I found as a kid I always thought it was an old mine.

[@MartinZero]

Probably was Jack

[@JackAbroad]

@@MartinZero just had a Google actually probably 22 years since I've even thought about it, snig hole tunnels they're called apparently built for a mill that was there.

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Fantastic video thanks Martin. So pleased you didn’t fall in that muck. Must have smelled like poo. Really enjoying the history, very fascinating. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@metrotechguru5863]

You lads are quite mad. But, thanks for the tour of the tunnels and the history that went along with them.

[@thomasdieckmann5711]

One more time an entertaining and interesting story. Must have been intense fights on water as energy source. I like the old images from photographs and movies. The only thing I missed was the famous Martin-Zero-intro text. Anyway, great work thanks to Markus, Roy, James and you!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Thomas

[@shaunmiyagi]

Another great video Martin. I live on Newbridge Lane!

[@AlexONL]

Well done once again!👍🏻 Greetings from the Netherlands

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, regards to the Netherlands

[@lawrencetheuniqueone]

Great video guys. Guess my algorithm found me this. Would Love to do content like This. Cheers guys

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Lawrence 👍🏻

[@ds9642]

Roy is a UE Legend!

[@apb3251]

Big jobs

[@ds9642]

@@apb3251 pro

[@ds9642]

@@apb3251 what happened to stepping lightly

[@jojobeans64]

great show or story

[@pilpelet100]

Great story. Thanks for a fascinating video - albeit somewhat frightening. I occasionally wonder when the little yellow van with square wheels is going to come for you all! 🥴🥴

[@martincotterill823]

Great video, Martin!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Martin

[@christinecallow8588]

Great, as usual

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice goin m8s. done well. That was somethin with circular steel door. Then the walk up the silt. Saw some steam like probably gas. Way kool, nice walks you Marcus James an Roy take, Keep up the good walk and stay vertical Eh!

[@barryroberts9702]

brilliant video,very interesting.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Barry

[@Kane.Richards]

Never knew these tunnels were here. Spent hours sat at that weir fishing

[@MartinZero]

There ya go mate 😄👍🏻

[@diane64yorks]

Hello Martin, I enjoyed watching that it was really interesting, I knew there were all sorts of mills in Stockport, my Mum worked in the cotton mills, as did some of my ancestors. Best Wishes from Yorkshire 😊

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Diane

[@TheFatNumpty]

Very nicely made content here and a great exploration with plenty of history included, perfect! One thing though, as someone who used to go into underground structures often may I suggest you invest in a gas detector? Worth their weight in gold and could mean you live to explore another day, which is always preferable! Stay safe lads 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you. We did point out the gas meter Roy was wearing in the video 👍