Stockport Power Station tunnels

[@MartinZero]

Joy Division Photo by Paul Slattery. Other Photos are randomly dispersed around the internet and shared in facebook groups so its difficult to credit any individual. However thank you for having the presence of mind to record this place. Thank you in advance for any health and safety concerns however lectures will not be tolerated. Thank you Roy, Marcus and James. Big thank you to Roy for finding this hell hole. Thanks everyone for your support, always appreciated. 👍🏻

[@autistic.adventurer]

That place would give me nightmares for weeks, hats off to you Martin for soildering on by yourself, you are a braver man than me.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, yes you know what they say, Curiosity .....

[@glenjones6980]

The tightrope between heroism and lunacy has been trod with this one. Add in the incredible audio and the peril feels very real.

[@garrylearmonth9313]

Going under ancient penstocks like that is borderline. If it fell who know that they are there??? Sketchy .................

[@MartinZero]

I think your probably right 😄

[@Markell1991]

Part of me really wanted you to keep going, following all sorts of stairs and windy tunnels and eventually just appear in the staff room in B&Ms. All the staff looking at you thinking "where the frig has he come from?".

[@MartinZero]

It felt like I would come up in Tesco 😄

[@MattBrownbill]

​@@MartinZerodid you have your club card? I was directly above the old power station site yesterday. I wouldn't have guessed at all.

[@MartijnMcFly]

That pen stock is absolutely frightening. It's probably the most butt clenching I did when watching your videos. What a great report, thank you!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much

[@alanprioroutdoors]

Very interesting. Worked in a power station but we never got to see the inlet pipes. Those circular things you saw in the chambers behind the penstocks are band screen filters. Essentially you have 2 sets of filters. The coarse screen which is on the river side which filters out floating debris such as logs, bits of gas pipes and dead bodies (sadly true). The fine filters rotate and filter out suspended plant matter like leaves and twigs. The idea is that as they rotate then a jet of water blasts the debris clear from a dry side of the filter which returns the matter to the river. The semi clean water then passes through the condensors and is returned to the river downstream after its been through the cooling towers. The water for the turbines is on a different circuit because its too impure for use in a turbo alternator - generally you use town water for use in the boilers but it has to be treated before use with Hydrazine and Caustic Soda

[@MartinZero]

Interesting. I wasnt sure how it all worked and it was quite frustrating

[@Bond2025]

That's really interesting, tell us more! It's always funny when activist groups refer to steam coming from cooling towers as smoke, misleading people. I had a look around Fiddlers Ferry with work in the late 80s and then around the hydroelectric station in Wales and a nuclear one. They interested me for the mechanical side of things! I would like to know things like how much water is used, flow rates etc. Boring to most people I know.

[@danielwalker5682]

Treated with Hydrazine? Do you know why?

[@alanprioroutdoors]

@@danielwalker5682 Hydrazine is an oxygen scavanger. It removes all the dissolved oxygen bubbles from the water

[@CarlDavison]

Of course all this stress could have been avoided had James brought a brew and biscuits. Great video, balls of steel the lot of ya.

[@MartinZero]

Yes we needed a slightly stronger beverage after that

[@yankidiot]

I am 49 and have lived in Manchester most of my life and never knew Stockport had a power station until I saw this video... I suppose with me being 1 when it shut I wasnt exactly tuning into Northwest Tonight yet😀

[@garethprice218]

You guy's went well above and beyond to bring us this one!. Brilliant as always.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Gareth

[@mileshigh1321]

Yes! You could also say they went below and underneath to bring us this one!

[@101carl]

As a teenager I had a free run of Stockport power station went round every part of the station even stood in the middle of the cooling tower looking up inside also use to play with all the controls in the control room was great fun brought back some good times as a young lad even had keys to go anywhere even if locked 👍

[@tonic1106]

Worked on "C" scheme @ Cornbrook Chemical Colours. You worked a 12 hour shift . Went for a shower , tipped a container of neat soap over you and SCRUBBED SCRUBBED and SCRUBBED. then you took a good hot shower. Came out with blue mascara round the eyes ! Went o bed and woke up with the sheets the same colour blue ! So much for health and safety. Never existed in the day. Brilliant video my friend , and hoping for many more from you and the team.

[@CharleyFry]

Those pipes would be a nightmare for me. Hats off to you all.

[@MartinZero]

They were a nightmare for me too 😦

[@10p6]

Martin you are brave, I wouldn't have gone under. With the recent flooding's, that could quickly became a very dangerous place.

[@MancAlB]

This is possibly the most horrifying video I’ve seen in a while. Hats off to you for the bravery to be able to tell the stories of our city.

[@barbaraking6980]

No Martin , just no....👀 .I'm in the no way Jose camp for going in there ! It's making me so anxious just watching you. I can't do confined spaces, that's a complete nightmare 'get me out of here ' situation, I have the utmost respect for you guys , cracking location and fantastic to hear the history of the place .As for the chapel and older buildings, I think there is more appreciation nowadays of buildings that have historic value. It's a shame that so much was demolished , some beautiful architechture has been lost forever. Thank you so much for putting this video together. It's Very much appreciated 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Barbara, yes I think today that Hanover chapel would have survived

[@darreno9874]

I've explored some crazy tight places but this was on another level and on your own. Great video Martin, God bless you all

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Darren

[@John-d3b]

You must have balls of steel Martin! Never get me down there! Thank you for sharing xx

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, its more that am just a knob 😄

[@John-d3b]

@@MartinZero far from it! Took some balls that. Had me breathing in when you were going g through that tight gap 😂

[@RAM4elightbars]

​Knob means something else across the pond... "It isn't steel balls, I'm actually the shaft portion". Truly impressive though. ​@@MartinZero

[@LibbyKat]

That's why he said it 😂

[@elainemclelland]

Loved the fact you all crawled all round those tunnels with your trusty Tesco bag! You're all braver than I am. It doesn't bear thinking about had you all got trapped. Thanks though, all of you, for making such a great effort.

[@nickbenke3306]

Respect to you lads and especially Martin for going through that Penstock! Great work guys! I was at a Greggs near my work last week and I couldn't believe it when I saw Roy! It was great to finally meet him and hope that I didn't freak him out too much!

[@MartinZero]

Oh right I think he mentioned it. He was probably surprised

[@dixonsindorset]

I think that penstock wobbling might suggest that Roy has been one too many times to Gregg's 😂

[@davidhodkinson5164]

Very brave , on the edge of my seat all through the video WELL DONE ALL OF YOU👏👍

[@diane64yorks]

Hello Martin, I spent the first 20 years of my life in Stockport, I can remember the sight of the power station very well, my uncle spent all his working life at that power station until he retired in the mid 1960's. I remember the day they blew up the cooling tower, me and my friend were up in the market for some reason ( I can't remember why) but the bang of the explosion scared us to death, it was so loud we thought a bomb had gone off. I moved away in 1984, my mum also left in 1986, so I've had no reason to go back, it's changed so much, I think I'd get lost if I ever went back there now. You're a very brave man going into those tunnels. I suffer from Gephyrophobia nothing on earth would get me to go anywhere near them. Saying that I do really enjoy your videos, they are really interesting. Best Wishes from Yorkshire 😊

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Diane. You definitely have a connection to Stockport and the Power station then.

[@wackbatt4746]

unbelievable Martin and team , your taking these explores to another level

[@MartinZero]

Well on this occasion it was a bit oo err

[@barricadeish]

Brilliant video guys ,I grew up in Stockport can remember the stink of the gas works and power station,when the cooling tower was demolished in 1981 we watched from the top of New Zealand road, my son was watching with us he would have been three years old. An old Irishman lived on our street he was a navvy and helped on the power works improvement had a fall from a scaffold he ended up with one leg shorter than the other He had an enormous orthopaedic shoe it always looked about six inches high never forget him we used to mock him as kids do he used to growl at us we would all run off as he couldn’t catch us.

[@MartinZero]

Bloody heck I remember people wearing raised shoes. You dont see it anymore

[@timk1980]

I thought about the alien ref too as well as every other horror film that had nasties in the dark water! 😂 first vid I’ve seen of yours, very interesting indeed 👍

[@icewizzard666]

I've always said I'd buy you a coffee or a beer if we met, now I've finally used this Thanks for the first time lol, you do some amazing vids and I absolutely love watching them! Cheers Mart and keep up the great work!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you very much. Really appreciate that 😃👍🏻

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

What an incredible place. Well done on another amazing video!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much 👍🏻

[@pauleaton6502]

I remember someone telling me years ago. When the men came to move the lead coffins from Hannover chapel, a coffin broke open and the woman inside was preserved. She was in her best victorian clothing.

[@MartinZero]

Oh wow !

[@badboysoul8691]

Im from the area and a woman also told me she seen them being removed do you no where they moved them to?

[@rogercantwell3622]

Adipocere, sometimes formed when bodies are buried in wet ground. The fat doesn't decompose but is turned into a kind of wax.

[@tamberp]

It always amazes me just how much has changed, when you bring up old photos from less than a generation ago, and there's entire neighbourhoods gone without a trace; and I think about how much has been erased... and it wasn't even considered notable at the time. Thank-you for mentioning the _Without a Trace_ book, I've gone and ordered myself a copy, because that looks like it'll be fascinating; and thank-you for recording all this "unremarkable" infrastructure that this city is built on, even as it's busy disappearing!

[@MartinZero]

The Shirley Baker book is great. Its mainly a photo book but wonderful photos. Hope you enjoy

[@stephenw2992]

A couple of those old industrial scenes are amazing. I would have loved to explore a city like that back in the day.

[@alan-sk7ky]

25:55 you could almost expect to see a half-life symbol and some supplies...

[@martinroberts4365]

Another great video Martin thank you (and your friends). I hope you take a first-aid kit with you and tell somebody (outside) your movements in case your group gets stuck somewhere.

[@waynebrooder5591]

Wow! I was claustrophobic watching!

[@ch1ppie2167]

I can’t imagine you ever contemplating tackling this a few years ago. Not sure I would do it. Well done. 👏👏

[@MartinZero]

I have just got dafter 😄

[@catzkeet4860]

​@@MartinZeroit's age Martin. We get dafter as we get older, I think 😂

[@rojduffy9807]

Another great vid Martin. Watched loads n loads of your stuff. Great to see you back in Stockport. Me and Our Kid grew up in Reddish, up the road. I know, or knew, Stockport like the back o mi hand, back in the day. Walked up Lanky Hill many a time, or on the 17 bus to Mersey Square. As an apprentice at Thomas Storeys on Portwood, ( now the M60 ) though the old factory gates remain ) I'd pass the gas works and power station daily. As short-cut I'd walk acrosx the Corpy Tip over the Tame, hah ! .... now a Counrty Park 😃 who'd believe it ! The river would Red or Blue in the morning, and Green at night, depending what the dye works were dumping. I remember Faulders Coco Mill, Tiviot Dale Stn and Hanover church, and a million polished granite cobbles, like it was yesterday. Tfanks for prodding my memory button. ( be good to do one on the Broadstone Mill etc fab building in its day. We lived in its shadow ) The canal, Clarkes brewery and Nelstrops flour mill at the top o Lanky Hill )

[@LittleRuth0271]

Thank you Martin. Another great video. I'm young (or old) enough to remember the power station in situ.

[@MartinZero]

I really wish I had seen it Ruth

[@jetsons101]

Just made fresh coffee.... Now time for another great Martin and team watch.........

[@MartinZero]

Enjoy 😉👍

[@Thailandescapades]

Bloody brilliant Martin, hats off to you all… braver man than me but utterly fascinating what lies beneath

[@chrisbury4635]

Amazing video, reminds me of when i did Pot holing down the old lead mines i think they were near Clitheroe when i was a young lad on a school trip, terrifying to say the least 😊

[@JemTheWire]

Well lads, you excelled yourselves this time. I have seen 90% of your back catalogue and this to me way by far the scariest. The only saving grace for me was the fact that you actually posted the footage which meant that you got out! What a team. This video also ‘scratched an itch’ for me. I have seen a few photos of Stockport with a cooling tower in the background and was always curious as to where exactly it was. Well now I know and a lot more besides. For me, this is the best type of video you produce. I cannot thank you enough Just one team member missing - Timmy. You don’t seem to mention him much these days, I do hope that he is still with us. Where was the tea break and music? lol . Again thank you ALL for this.

[@MartinZero]

Hello, how you doing. Timmy is well I was with him and James yesterday. There was a lot to cram in this video and I still didnt get it all in so I didnt really have a place for refreshments. It was a scary one to film though 😄

[@danielwalker5682]

Fantastic video. I have given up watching TV. I just watch channels such as this one.

[@mrlister2000]

Hats off to you Martin for going under that Penstock, because that was an amazing video. How deep underground were you? The next question would be why they didn't dig out all the tunnels or backfill them, because I'm guessing if one of those suffers a collapse then whatever is above it, is going for a ride too?

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

Martin - probably the bravest you and the boys have ever been. I'm staggered by your commitment to filming everything you could of that tunnel despite being alone and almost cut off. I was expecting you to say "the second time we came back the penstock had closed" which would have added a whole new level of horror but fortunately it held. One day, abandoned in the darkness, it will come crashing down... probably never to move again.

[@theburtons49]

Great Work Martin and team what you do to bring us all these amazing pieces of footage is really appreciated very bravev of you all. Take care and thank you for your amazing exploits and adventures in those adverse conditions. Just be extra careful going forward we wouldnt want anything happening to you all.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks guys, I wont be going back in a hurry

[@yorkshireboy3886]

Great explore! When I think the places we explored as kids... Abandoned underground culvert tunnels, rusty abandoned scrap cars, looking into a seemingly bottomless abandoned coal shaft, oil drums dumped in wasteland that would ooze black tar in the hot summers. I had similar nightmares as a kid, especially about the brick lined coal shaft. You had to squeeze through a hole in the concrete cap and onto a thin ledge with only a line of bricks to stop you falling in as we peered over.. There was deep water way down (a brick / stone would bounce off the walls and after 4 - 5 seconds would be a huge deep splash into it) Good job my mum never knew about any of our 'playgrounds' in the 70's! 😂

[@MartinZero]

That sounds nightmarish 😄

[@richardborrell443]

Now that my heart rate has returned to normal, I would like to congratulate you and your team on your sensible approach to this exploration. Should you have been there? No! But, unlike some urban explorers I could mention you guys come with the right kit, a genuine interest in history and none of the childish bravado. The video was excellently pieced together and had just the right pace. You should have been greeted with a nice cup of tea after re-emerging from the pen-stock. Did nobody brew up?

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Richard. Yes although not the first to go in we really wanted to video and document the place. When we got out it was a lager on this occasion 😁

[@NeverWas1982]

Amazing video. Appreciate your caution. Love the videos. From DesMoines Iowa U.s.a. thank you. These adventures are a happy escape from the media. Stay safe. Cheers.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, regards to USA 🇺🇸

[@Daniel-yd6vi]

Respect to you guys! I was in a WW2 bunker a couple of years ago. The roof had collapsed and it was a little tight getting in and out. Had nightmares that night. I'm still not sure if I'd go back to that place and it wasn't half as bad as what you guys endured. Hats off to you all!

[@lindamccaughey6669]

One or two steps into there and I would be unconscious on the floor. My tummy was in my mouth all through that. Nearly stopped watching but I had to see how it ended. You really scared me. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@MartinZero]

Hi Linda. All good but I did have to contemplate the worst 😄

[@lindamccaughey6669]

@@MartinZero me too, just had to watch to make sure you ok 😉

[@hovermotion]

Wow what was a scary video and yes I actually thought of Alien the movie when you went into that tunnel down the slide, man you were all very brave especially Martin going under the Pen stop..very intennce watch , if something went rong it would be scary even for the rescue services I bet.. Superb production and I think this video is one of your best. Well done to you all for making these utterly stunning videos which are history in the making in there own right. Jim.👍🏻

[@patrickmccarthy5462]

Allen sounds a scary bloke

[@True.Method]

Lots of history in Stockport please do more,,!

[@True.Method]

Also lots in Hazel grove and poynton with mines

[@apb3251]

@@True.Methodthe forgotten dog track in Hazel Grove. Poynton Ice House at the Towers

[@MartinZero]

@@apb3251 We have covered the Ice house in a 5 things video 👍🏻

[@fuertysuntanman]

Absolutely amazing video,thankyou for sharing your exploration.

[@AnonAnonAnon]

I remember the power station being demolished. Took a few months if I remember correctly. Great video Martin!

[@alistairreid965]

Unreal Martin, your a legend, that was class😎

[@iannock5948]

I have fading memories of Saturday mornings going to Stocky with my grandad in the 70's... One of the things I always did, was go to the back of StMarys church and look down on the power station , and wave to the guys you'd see working in the big grey building in front of the 2 wooden cooling towers in your 1946 pic... It had a huge side door on the second floor that was always open, and you'd see workers with rolled up sleeves, having a fag or walking past this opening.... Thank you guys for this vid, it brings back so many cherished memories of a time gone by.

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

An astonishing and highly interesting video, Martin. I recall the power station being in operation during the 1960s, and the the demolition in the 1980s. A landmark of the town, it was prominant from Stockport railway viaduct, and when the place was demolished it looked bare. Who would have ever thought that those passages/tunnels would still be there for you to discover in 2024! Totally incredible after all that time. You all did very well to cope with the conditions inside, and especially yourself Martin, going much further on beyond that tight penstock. Very well explained Martin, this is one of the ultimate Zero films, and glad that you are safe. Many, many, thanks.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much. I really wish I had seen the place back then

[@mattbowden7690]

The obelisk @15:00 is across the road (Lancashire Hill) in the (now overgrown) gardens of the former orphanage/college (now old folks home) at the top of Dodge Hill (where the air raid shelter video was filmed) The obelisk is still there and the line of sight from the picture @15:00 would go directly over Tiviot Dale (now the M60) to see St. Mary's church to the right and Millgate Power Station (roughly where an Aldi is) would have been to the left of the church and surrounding onto Newbridge Lane.

[@gan314159]

That scared the shit out of me just watching it. Flashbacks to the The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Love seeing this local history captured... love to see it from my sofa!

[@davidleigh7698]

Excellent stuff. As a civil engineer I’ve been down a lot of tunnels and sewers but must admit none as creepy as these! Be careful with them chest waders bud - if you trip in deepish water they fill up pin you down. The ‘roof’ of a sewer or tunnel is called the soffit.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers David 👍🏻

[@RingwayManchester]

This is a hard watch but amazing job, story telling, editing and music. Well done

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Percy

[@-r-495]

wearing a respirator was sensible. try one with P3 filters next time as they come with a valve making exhaling a lot easier. quite the adventure!

[@hond654]

Should have expected DrainMaestro! Good to see you guys - sounds the alarms went off a few times but you managed to do this! Much appreciated from my comfy armchair!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed

[@Realm-of-Horror]

To hell with that, you wouldn't see me going anywhere near those places. Absolute death trap!

[@elizabethcorrigan1557]

Absolutely breathtaking, terrifying and intriguing. I grew up in Romiley and those towers were just something the bus went past on the way into Stocky. Never saw them or thought about them. So much under our feet. Brilliant. Thanks.

[@shirleylynch7529]

My goodness that was something else. No wonder you had nightmares. Brave men . What excellent filming . You are all genius. Brilliant. Thrilling and scary throughout. Wow wow wow. Thank you .

[@clarehennessey3653]

Absolutely brilliant Martin. I was on the edge of my seat more than a couple of times during this video. Well over and above the call of duty. Thank you.

[@kevlandy]

I’ve always been terrified of penstocks, I felt your pain.😳 Great video by the way.🏆

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Kev, yeah they are scary buggers

[@BenjaminNBS]

That transition at 20:43 is magic! I was looking at some old photos of Stockport and had never seen that looming cooling tower before. A bit of googling later, and here I am (funnily enough, I was already subscribed and just hadn't seen this upload) Great research and presentation - keep up the informative and entertaining content.

[@vernon.rogers]

Thanks to all of you for doing this, so we don't have to! Well done Martin for being the bravest / daftest / thinnest (delete where appropriate) member of the team, going through the cast-iron guillotine. Just like a big mountain climb, the guy who summits only gets there with the support of his team, so well done to everyone. You missed a trick in your carrier bag, Chorley cakes make better survival rations than Mars bars ;) I presume the reference to not wanting health and safety lectures relates to the final sequence? "Parents must not allow youngsters to ride in the trolleys" that's the only part that looked really dangerous ;) Really interesting history and old photos of Stockport, the odd thing is I spent a lot of time in Stockport in the 70s and I never noticed the power station! I guess we often don't see infrastructure when it's always there, just notice it when it disappears, or when someone makes a video about it! Looking forward to finding out about the corn mill story you hinted at

[@MartinZero]

Its Chorley cakes all the way for me now 😉👍

[@martin4787]

Above and beyond the call of duty Martin, Roy, James and Marcus and a riveting video from start to finish. Thank you so much guys🙂👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you very much Martin

[@martin4787]

@@MartinZero 👍🍻

[@klistarf]

Fantastic one, this! Absolutely fascinating. My anxiety levels were pretty high just watching. The whole thing was scary, but when you wandered off on your own Martin, i all of a sudden realised that my breathing had increased as i got closer to panic mode. 😆 Brave man! Nice one, Guys. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next one! 🤟🏻😎

[@MartinZero]

Cheers , thank you

[@benwestwood2061]

Really love how you've put this film together. Oh my days that penstop man. You've got some balls mate fair play!!

[@beswickdale]

I'm not sure if you are beyond brave or just crazy. There's no way I would have done that. Fantastic video and hope you aren't having too many nightmares about being trapped down there. Keep up the great work.

[@steveneastland4128]

Fantastic explore, we do a lot of military sites and have had some `sketchy` modes of ingress, but that penstock would make even me pause, hats off to you

[@MartinZero]

Yeah, not a comfortable experience 😄

[@steveneastland4128]

We did what is know as the ‘clay tunnel’ in Dover @@MartinZero and that was, indeed still is, a truly horrible thing

[@icewizzard666]

Wow!! Cracking vid as always Mart, bloody hell you must have balls of steel going under that penstock, I can't imagine what you were feeling but wow, that arch tunnel looked amazing, thanks for showing us what was left. Fair play Roy is coming into his own with his commentary too, comes across well and he clearly knows his stuff! Also Marcus is doing his thing too, that tunnel looked awesome but can appreciate how daunting it was for him. James is always on point and has a laugh with all but no doubt he obviously takes it seriously when needed.

[@MartinZero]

Yeah that slope managed to finally shut James up 😄

[@admiralcraddock464]

Absolutely amazing, this is the sort of content we should see on BBC and ITV to give younger people an idea of our industril heritage.

[@MartinZero]

They would still be filling out the risk assessment 😄👍🏻

[@dixonsindorset]

Better to be here on KZbin where it can be accessed anytime, and hopefully for ever. Research has shown that most young people never watch normal TV anymore anyway.

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Martin I'm worried for you all. PLEASE BE CAREFUL 😊

[@meurigjenkins]

Martin I can't thank you enough for what you are doing to preserve our history and share these places with the world.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you, this place was special for me

[@derelictmanchester8745]

Well done Martin, James, Roy, and Marcus .....One of the most dangerous and impressive projects to date...well impressive.👌👌👌👌👊👏👏👏👏

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

That place really is the stuff of nightmares. Fair play to you for going through the last bit on your own. Fantastic interesting video.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers, it was very interesting

[@garethparr9482]

Bloody hell martin I was getting more n more anxious watching that. You n the gang deserve a v c for that. Brilliantly exciting but must have been very very daunting!! Hats off again! 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Gareth, yeah it was daunting. Specially having to go back a second time

[@ZedThirtyOne_Z31_]

You'll have to drag a ladder through there Martin, to check that upper compartment out.

[@pbartmess]

Once again you crawl into a place I could never go. Watching you creep under that penstock I started sweating and I whispered "No way, Jose." Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and deep research. The editing on this video is quite compelling - fresh and interesting.

[@Peter-MH]

First time I’ve ever been literally on the edge of my seat watching a YT video!! 😅 Great explore!

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Peter 👍🏻

[@stevehumphries8070]

Brilliant video and explore. I remember my Grandad taking me to the top of New Zealand Rd to watch the cooling tower get raised to the ground.

[@danny2me70]

Absolutely fantastic video Martin and guys

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Danny

[@DEAD-DROP]

This place was incredible! Huge respect for you pushing on Martin!

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

I know the feeling, in our latest video, we returned to the mine from the prior video, which does not have good air, and I lay awake most of the night prior, my mind racing with scenarios. In the end, all turned out to be fine. I was on edge just watching you do all that!

[@MartinZero]

Yeah some of the stuff you do is incredible

[@billfunk1219]

I feel you guys' research into these places is very accurate, yet, this video was frightening to me! Be safe!! and thanks!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Bill

[@jeffknott1975]

I watched the power station cooling towers be demolished when I was a kid, there on Portwood! Was spectacular!

[@MartinZero]

I would loved to have seen that

[@jeffknott1975]

​@@MartinZero I was only 6 but still remember it to this day!! 😄

[@peteandmaggie8570]

That was mad but brilliant, thanks. I was around when they closed down the power station...it took a while to knock it down due to all the asbestos in there.

[@MartinZero]

Ahh right interesting

[@johnnymacf1]

Fair play Martin. Balls of steel 👌 Love the history you cram into your videos nowdays. Come on so far from you old videos years ago where you would walk about sayin "dont know what that is" 😂 So much detailed history. Well done 👏

[@fiat500cinq]

Particularly brilliant stuff, Martin and the team. You should never feel the need to explain why you feel cautious at times....you are all incredibly fearless! Thank you for showing us the incredible constructions of our forbears, and for the strong and moving sense of history that you capture and narrate so well.

[@bengreenhalgh1951]

I remember exploring around the Chadderton power station just after the cooling towers were demolished, there were loads of tunnels with sheer drops in them around the canal. Wish we'd explored them more now! 😞

[@cornelius9180]

Nice one Martin, great episode as always, I was quite tense watching you guys slide down that tunnel without knowing how you would get out. I can’t believe how tall these lads are getting either! Anyway, Cheers! 🍻

[@MartinZero]

Cheers thank you, yep he towers over me

[@Simon_Nonymous]

Just watching gave me sweaty palms and the shudders. Well done team, but especially Martin for pressing on alone.

[@peterking2794]

Hats off to you guys! I don't consider myself claustrophobic, but this video was giving me the jitters!

[@since_56]

The big crypt seen in the graveyard belonged to Sir William Pendlebury. Pendlebury Hall opposite was originally an orphanage. The monument was not only opposite his hall but looked across the town to the gas works which he helped pay for. Sir Ralph had a bit of history mostly good but some not so good but hey, look what he achieved. I struggle to paint a landing! By the way I remember sitting on Tiviot Dale platform as a kid on a gloomy winter evening waiting for a steam train and looking up at Hanover church, seeing touch lights behind the glass and Dad saying it was haunted because of witch craft rituals. Made me shudder! Great, excellent video!

[@MartinZero]

Thats interesting. Thank you for the info

[@halfasixpence]

Sir Ralph Pendlebury

[@TheBritInHungary]

Bloody hell Martin! That deserves to be up there with the canal trap door video! Stay safe though.

[@MartinZero]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed 😀

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Absolutely hairaising! I wouldn't do that for all the water in Stockport! I hate to think what pollutents were in those tunnels. You deserve a medal!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Malcolm. To be honest the water looked very clear

[@davidjames9775]

Thank you guys. Wonderful. We were a bag of nerves watching your film.

[@nickjenkins6905]

Thanks for the fascinating video Martin. Hope none of you had PTSD after that one and glad to see you using the oxygen meter - it's amazing that the oxygen levels are OK so far down - presumably there must be some air flow through there.