Stone Arch Bridge Early 1900s

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

I actually had a "wow" reaction out loud alone in my room when I saw the first shot of that bridge, Beautiful piece of masonry.

[@BigBear81]

The corners everywhere you look are perfection.

[@97haigh]

unreal architecture stunning when you can admire the workmanship going into it planning wise and the build of it

[@martinosicka7051]

I Would love to have seen them build it .

[@FloHilux69]

Good to see people still admire our work

[@johnwargo8990]

Beautiful place Stu. Obviously built by real men who were real Craftsmen. Wish they made things like this today.

[@Stucrompton1]

Yeah me too John

[@ross6343]

As a now retired union journeyman stone and marble mason here in the States, I worked on similar building endeavors; although, not as extensive as this one - beautiful, indeed! The big reason why in today's terms construction(s) of this size and style rarely happen is COST. Everyone of those stones were hand shaped. And OMG...building the arch forms to support the stone laying takes skilled carpentry work - again costly. I've built those arch forms [not as big as those required for that bridge]. Those round pillars are amazing when you consider just how even the irises and margins appear to be. Whomever the supervisor(s) and foremen were - MERCY - they be truly skilled mechanics [as we would say in our trade...you have journeymen then you have 'the mechanics' - the latter being the masters]. Enjoyed the video - thanks for sharing.

[@diywooddesign1548]

Thanks for the tour bud.. it's funny how much beauty there is in our little country that I didn't even realise existed!!

[@britannia-foundry]

Thank you for sharing a cracking little gem, I for one am proud of our heritage and full of admiration of the skills of our Craftsmen.

[@ralphrutherford2583]

Your enthusiasm is infectious- well done

[@althenimble]

Love your respect for the craftsmen that have gone before you. Contagious enthusiasm

[@georgeprokopenko3044]

Good job. Fantastic bridge.

[@NICK74600]

That is absolutely mindblowing...!! Im struggling just building a little stone bridge over a stream here....lol

[@Stephenlightley]

With you on that Stu, what a find that is, it’s mind blowing. Edinburgh always amazes me also

[@Stucrompton1]

Yeah, I love Edinburgh 👍

[@stephendavol5589]

Awesome! I also enjoy seeing the skills of old time engineers and masons.

[@joshuamatheron1]

Beautiful work. Not sure we’re capable of such things today.

[@reekybora4358]

lovely to have it on my doorstep

[@jettydoom]

The masonry is amazing , think about the drawing ,engineering, the lay out , the carpenters form work , it baffles my mind

[@ryanpedersen5722]

Incredible, thanks for sharing

[@devopssimon]

Brilliant. I live in Preston, not far away from Rivington. I might take my Family there this Bank Holiday weekend. Thanks for the tip!

[@coffeepot3123]

Some of the best stonework i've ever seen.

[@igornosach9608]

Greetings from Russia, St. Petersburg. You are a very strong sepcialist.

[@peterdawson5115]

Looks like a very interesting place to visit Stu thanks for the heads up.

[@Stucrompton1]

No problem be Peter it’s great

[@mikeberry304]

Bolton at its best Lord Lever hulme had all this built , including the Chinese gardens , it's absolutely fantastic round there, about 25 years ago my dog jumped off the arched bridge, thought he was dead meat , just got up n run off , the watch tower has just been restored at Rivington, it's an amazing place , me being from Bolton Stu, proud historical buildings!

[@petemavus2948]

"That's a feat of beauty" alright ! If you have to be a geek to appreciate it so much, I'm geeking out. Gorgeous !

[@barneydonaghy2148]

It is amazing to look at and see the skill involved

[@Stucrompton1]

It is mate I was amazed

[@jason.martin]

Just Incredible, why cant we do things like this today

[@robinhadley]

So crisp and clean. Looks like an awesome place 👍🏻

[@corbin-coopz0646]

Wow, amazing stuff stu I would love to see how they did that back then 😯

[@MrStella1976]

It’s always amazed me how they built such amazing masonry with no levels lifting equipment and still managed to get everything so true to perfection

[@kingofepicvlogs4666]

They used water levels. Just water in a tube. Stretch it out and raise both ends. Wherever the top of the water is in each vertical end of the tube is your level line. Water always seeks its own level. The Egyptians used this method to build the pyramids

[@jogindersagar2629]

Look the perfection......such beauty

[@rizwankhurshid5460]

Wonderful ❤️ work looking nice lovely video ❤

[@jettydoom]

Great video Stu, on a side note ,,they brew some very good ale around that area of the country.

[@gilesj2215]

I love history too especially buildings stu ! I’m from hull and like in most city centres if you just look up above most modern shops you’ll see the old historic original buildings from Victoria s reign and older 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Squirtle-xm6bi]

These buildings Remind me of The Great Wall. But they are more elegant than The Great Wall. They are not only architecture but also works of art. Awesome video, thank you!

[@adevgun]

Amazing architecture. Plus this is when Jang was introduced to the viewers. Historic moment 👍🏼

[@DJ150972]

Liverpool castle is also worth a visit, the volunteer have done an amazing job in the gardens.

[@sinemetu9037]

Thanks Stu...great stone work a thing of great beauty. Check out Angkor Wat in Cambodia, I have just come back and have never seen the likes of the stone work and carvings on that place. A man made wonder almost a thousand years old.

[@RedShoesSmith]

I'm expecting a few more arches in the future =)

[@stevendouglas3860]

Amazing Craftsmanship.

[@Forest_Ry]

That's incredible. Good find. I can only imagine what it was like during it's construction and the times they was in. They seem to have taken alot more pride in their work back then. I'm sure we could do it today but would cost too much. Keep them coming pal. From a fellow bricklayer.👍

[@scottcates]

That is damn fine masonry, there.

[@martinosicka7051]

That is amazing! 👍😀

[@morgansteele3158]

Check out the brickwork in leeds next time your over, it's stunning. love this by the way .

[@joshhavis1133]

Stunning well spotted Stu

[@mshep910]

The building at the top of the steps / bridge was one of his many 'summer houses' just gone through restoration. You couldn't go on the roof before they did. Loads of stuff up there to explore.

[@chrisgregory2269]

Stunning

[@macplastering]

Some great work for sure

[@mike130557]

What a stunning piece of architecture, and camera work too! Can I please ask what kit you used to film this? The moving/walking shots were so smooth. Is it software or a special mount? Back to the brickwork. They look to my untrained eye, like they were all hand carved, yet the lines are so straight and true! Maybe there might be a local historical group/society that could answer a few of your questions and really fire up your geek’ometer! Thanks for sharing this masterpiece, Stu!

[@khimthapa7082]

Stu, fascinating piece of work. I love it and would love to visit the place so it would be much appreciated if you could write where and what the place is called. I live in Nottingham.

[@ЮрийЯВРПравильныеруки]

Very beautiful

[@akgoldbear7669]

The bridge is more than a hundred years old and the bridge is in perfect condition 🙂👌

[@kianooshrahmani6063]

It is great work !!!

[@havingalook2]

You're neither a geek or a nerd - if anyone cannot appreciate the craftsmanship, talent and skill that went into this, not to mention the effort - then they are missing out.

[@sabbieh.9898]

Lovely, Thank you.

[@ianarmitage3518]

Good how all the random stones fit with consistent joints

[@krisrickson853]

Amazing that is! Like ur t-shirt pal 👍

[@lllm2751]

It’s a shame buildings and bridges aren’t built like this anymore

[@devopssimon]

Imagine the employment, training and upskilling opportunities it would provide if we did build like this. Once finished the beauty lives on for generations to enjoy and inspire new generations. It's exactly the type of thing a Jeremy Corbyn Labour Government would provide.

[@lllm2751]

Its just a fact throughout everything these days, nothing is built to last anymore it’s all business, getting things up quick and cheap and selling it high

[@goatface6602]

Simon Carr Too expensive for these times. Remember, in those days it was about the only material available.

[@villavilla926]

From Puebla México. Good

[@AHSANELLAHI-cy8ex]

Amazing

[@mshep910]

Spent many hours up there, part of Lord Leverhulme's work so early 1900's?

[@gerardfenn3988]

Just a thought. More inspirational than the Great Pyramids. You nailed it Stu. Just look at the symmetry . You should get a drone shot of it to actually see the magnitude of its scale. It's Awesome. Guess I'm a History Brick and Stone Geek also. Great Vid Stu. Remember the Drone. What is the Official name of this area? The Name of the site for tourists to look up? Thanks Stu, Gerry from USA

[@riptarn]

I’m up there all the time! My little boy loves climbing in and out of it, Chinese gardens are looking really cool now they got lottery funding, did you park at the barn and walk up the steps ? 👍🏻 :)

[@tompentecost8564]

Holy hell that is impressive

[@mrblender1970]

Haha I love stuff like this , my wife just rolls her eyes 👀

[@truromusic]

There's a section up there stu where his kitchen floor is still down! Couldn't explain where it is mind, but it's up there!!

[@truromusic]

In fact I could explain where it is. Go under the bridge that you filmed and follow the path. It's up there! Opens out into a bit of a field and that's where it is

[@davidpotter3777]

Top shelf

[@jessepickmann3814]

Amazing!!!!!

[@leonmarut7092]

thank you nice

[@kazakh-interista]

the place you entered, it's amazing that they left it unlocked. in my country that place would have been full of shit and piss

[@dermotmckee1418]

Now thats a bridge

[@ryanwheatley9048]

History is the best stu mate you so right :) :) top lad

[@xNilly]

History geek problems - running around old and sometimes derelict buildings like a kid in a candy shop while people around you get confused. I can unfortunately relate 😂

[@Stucrompton1]

Lol gill

[@steveonpoint1109]

Imagine ur face seeing the pyramids pal now that truly is mind boggling.

[@TheNakedrat]

try and reproduce this in your garden lol

[@andrewjackson1459]

Crazy to think rivy was practically someone's garden - theres just been a multi million pound redevelopment

[@redberries8039]

I live near Rivi and some years back the area here was covered in dense Rhododendron bush. It gave the whole experience a secret garden feel, like a lost world or somehting out of Tolkien. Still think it's something of a shame when they tidied it up.

[@Abbeyss]

Nice 👕

[@andrewstrickland9231]

Amazing 😉

[@chrisclark6972]

thats why stonemasonry is the best trade ;)

[@tranquillitylandscaping3001]

Eighth wonder of the world 🌍

[@Enjoythelife..]

Great civilisation

[@moxiemulgrew]

Its like a Game of Thrones film location..The night king is coming.

[@mikeseymour4608]

One of stu's jobs from previous life.

[@reall5318]

Wouaw 😍

[@Chanesmyname]

The men who built it are long dead but left this fantastic building work behind and don't you think it is a shame there names aren't known?

[@robessell]

Any team of good modern stone masons could make that again if someone wanted to pay for it.

[@section8motorpool466]

Men love masonry…geeks love computors….

[@frisbeephil]

WOW.

[@essamelnajar4910]

If possible, video will work on different types of heat to build thermocouples and interfaces

[@vagnocruzcosta5887]

Show

[@JakeRomanak-vn4sw]

Most guys couldn’t even build a picnic table now a day we are screwed

[@abelordone6217]

Alguien me puede decir dónde es ese lugar?, gracias

[@millingaboutlife]

irvington terraced gardens. u.k.

[@donquijote7463]

GOLDEN GATE : HOLD MY BEER.

[@jamieanderson8171]

What's the history behind it stu

[@Stucrompton1]

if you google pidgeon tower rivington there is a lord that lived there and built some amazing structures around the area

[@diveinnjim]

I've just had a quick look and it was built between 1905 and 1920, so yes they did have trowels but no forklifts but this was a time when men were men and just did what the landed gentry told them to do. the bridge and gardens were built by by Lord Leverhulme, the founder of Lever Brothers (now Unilever), its a very pretty folly, the reason we never get to build something original or quirky like this is it would never get passed the wholly unimaginative planning department which is something the UK as a whole has always had a problem with, a real shame.

[@mikekushner9436]

Looks like much older than 1800 possibly 1000 or much earlier

[@seanmcguire7974]

Looks like it used have a lime rendering on it at one time

[@mickeymortimer4407]

must be hotlime, looks like it's been repointed with portland cement in some places

[@blokeabouttown2490]

Back in the 1900s they played minecraft for real.

[@donyanu8761]

Dibangun tahun kapan itu?