The Lead mining Industry. Its remains in The Peak District.

We visit Lathkildale in the Derbyshire Peak district to look at the remnants of old Industry. The area has a rich history of mining. In particular Lead mining. We visit the remains of Mandale mine one of the oldest lead mines in the Peak district national park. We see lots of old mine adits. Very interesting is how the river Lathkill at time has many goits and mill streams on it. Mandale mine engine house had a Cornish beam engine inside that was used for pumping out the lead mine below. We visit the Town of Bakewell to have an original Bakewell pudding. We see a mine sough a drainage tunnel for Mandale mine and get to look inside. We also see how the Lead mining industry affected the surrounding landscape and see old industrial architecture when we look at the old Engine pumping house. This is a wonderful walk in the UK

[@jetsons101]

Martin, that has to be the most civilized and proper Brew you have ever had on any of your videos. This "Three plus Dog" made for a great watch, lots of information, visuals with the perfect amount of humor. You have so much history, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, to cover, you'll be on U-tube for years to come. Thanks to Martin, James/Timmy and Ant for keeping history alive..........

[@TheNigel55]

How come 3 bloke's with a go pro can make a very interesting video far better than a TV crew

[@MartinZero]

Thank you 😀👍

[@caddycommercials8570]

A proper Sunday now there’s a vid😊

[@roytabberer7427]

FYI - The Rutland Arms (formerly the White Horse Inn) is where the Bakewell Pudding originates from, this was in fact an accident. The cook was asked to make a strawberry tart for some important guests, by mistake she put the jam between the pastry and the egg mixture. The pudding was voted an instant hit by the distinguished guests and became a regular item on the menu by popular demand. These puddings are now sent all over the world. As Martin says - do don't ask for a Bakewell Tart, as you will be told quite curtly that 'Mr. Kipling makes Bakewell Tarts', 'we make Bakewell Puddings'.

[@martin4787]

Thoroughly enjoyable and interesting in equal measure Martin, James, Ant and Tinny. Great to see Ant with you and James Martin. 🙂

[@wackbatt4746]

coffee and a cake

[@jefflaufer3205]

Horsepower. Mind blown. Great history lesson. Martin, you and James and Ant never cease to amaze. Love both channels. Cheers from US. ❤❤❤

[@rachelmurr1466]

Coffee, Greggs sausage roll and Martin Zero, can't get a better sunday than that 😁

[@quickclipsbyjmj]

Tea, instead of coffee is 'brew'.

[@rachelmurr1466]

@quickclipsbyjmj I'm english, I know what a 'drew' is but I don't drink it so why would I put that???? Bit of a pointless comment really 🤨

[@quickclipsbyjmj]

@@rachelmurr1466 drew?

[@rachelmurr1466]

@quickclipsbyjmj 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 paying more attention to the dog than what I'm writing 😝 'brew' sorry That's made me smile now thank you 👍

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Once again I've learned something new on this channel and I'd like to tip my hat to whoever identified those water hazards and put grates over them.

[@anthonysibley1021]

Walked that dale many times as a child... Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@carlbentley80]

Always enjoy your collaborations with Ant. My 2 favorite exploring channels.

[@BunionOverchuff]

Great to see another video Pete. Doesn’t feel like a Sunday without one 👍🏼❤️

[@Wedgedoow]

Lovely place to visit, and another valuable history lesson. Thanks for posting. Pete & Lorraine

[@peterkilvert2712]

Another great video. By the way Martin, cracks form in LIMESTONE. When this happens in a stream or river bed, the water seeps down the crack and follows the crack until it seeps out of the limestone lower down (usually when the water hits a layer of non-porous rock/strata). Over time the seepage becomes greater, which can eventually forms an underground system. After even more time, when the water dissolves even more of the limestone, the cave collapses, which then becomes a stream or river valley.

[@missmerrily4830]

What some extraordinary remains of the old lead mining industry. It seems so incongruous to come across these ruins in what is now an area of real natural beauty. And yet they don't look untoward given the materials they were constructed from. Glad to see Ant, James and Timmy joining you for this adventure! Thos bakewell puddings looked good. Great with a brew! A really smashing video, most enjoyable! Thanks guys and thanks Timmy for providing the good looks!

[@daveclucas4663]

Great video, brought back some happy memories. I spent loads of time here as a member of PDMHS. The waterfall you showed is more interesting than you realize. During the hot summer months the surface river dries up as the water sinks into a bedding plane which is located at the base of that waterfall. During the 1976 drought I crawled into that bedding plane and explored it upstream for about a quarter of a mile along a lovely sandy floor.

[@whitesapphire5865]

Hi Martin, if you want to see some real water falling over the rocks, you need to visit Aysgarth Falls.... They are a three tier system, up near Layburn, North West corner of North Yorkshire. They're about at their best around early April. I'm not sure if there's any architecture to look at - I haven't been there since 1978, but it is now more accessible than it used to be, and there's a visitor centre and car park. I'd love to go again, but it's not really a place to go when you're physically disabled, as I am, but it's an impressive sight, and it's noisy, like a never ending rumble of thunder!👍🙋

[@deanbr6ndo70]

Martin do further afield. You've done Ripley but do some national stuff.your content will be next level mate

[@robertrosicki9290]

A pleasure watching this vid . Nice to see some green , bare ground and flowing water . Outside my door in northern Canada it's 11F , north wind & blowing snow . like frozen white death Arctic hell .

[@dn744]

Looking forward to your adventures 😊

[@danielholme3874]

Great video Martin. Just as a heads up, Mandale Mine has had some issues with vandalism in the past so the entrances are on the 'Derbyshire key' system. Both of the adits around 7 mins in are the same mine. There's also a sough entrance down at river level which used to connect to the rest of the mine but is now blocked. Very nice arching! The big adit leads to the main drain which is quite magnificently wet at times. Remember being up to the neck in there a few years back before turning back.

[@tomhbbb7523]

not sure if it’s still the case but one of the adits was changed to a code lock a few years back rather than the key

[@dulciemargaretcolton145]

Hi James Ant and Martin. Gr8 to see little sweet dog Tinny. Interesting walk.

[@robturner3065]

Love these collabs between two of my favourite channels! 21:50 why does every flippin bridge have to be covered in padlocks these days??

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

time to take up lockpicking as a hobby 😁

[@Duppy_Art]

Loved this! Water Power ❤❤

[@shirleylynch7914]

Superb Martin. So interesting. Loved all findings. James and Ant and Timmy off course looked as though thy all had a fab time. Love the waterfalls and wee weirs. Well done. The bakewell puddings looked yummy. Thank you Martin. Another masterpiece.

[@davidflamee]

Brilliant, as ever. The power of water, very interesting subject matter.

[@madgebishop5409]

i was literally in Bakewell on Wednesday, visited that very shop, them Bakewell puddings were absolutely banging!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Love all the mysterious holes in the ground and what a magnificent shaft 🤩🤩. Yes the puddings looked excellent too 😋😋🧱👍🏽

[@tonygriffiths7864]

very nice historic vid i love watching your dig into history, great respect to you and the lads.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Martin, James and Ant, thank you for the great trio video this day. An interesting tour to see. I really miss going back to the UK. These somewhat fill the gap. Thank you Martin James and Ant for the tour. Cheers mates and puppy! 🇬🇧🙂🐕👍🇺🇸

[@DnBclassictunes]

Imagine working in those mines. I love seeing this history of Britain. Amazing

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Water, water, everywhere! Great exploration of the uses of water power. It would have been quite something to observe mining operations back in the day. Thank you!

[@sparkyprojects]

I just did a little research into Mandale engine house, i wondered why the leet was high but you talked about a cornish engine, Ant got me confused on his channel However, it looks like the engine was a waterwheel driving a crank, maybe with the beram to pump the water from the mine, the wheel was later replaced by a steam engine (Newcommen atmospheric), this is typical of the era as steam was more reliable in summer where the rivers run drier than winter

[@TeslaTales59]

Bateman's house was clearly the highlight of your tour. Food looks great too! Great work as usual.

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

Martin, the three of you picked the right weather and the right time of the year to discover the remains of these old long abandoned lead workings. I come from not too distant Buxton originally, and hadn't a clue that there was anything remaining like all that you found there. You at least didn't have any thick undergrowth to contend with. There must have been a lot of rain prior to you visiting the area, by the strength of the water flowing. Those soughs are stunning with where the water disappears, and that was good where you went down the steps to that one hidden away. Glad you all enjoyed the pudding shop in Bakewell. Many thanks for the video showing, Martin.

[@havingalook2]

Great video, loved the topic and the guest. So glad to see James and Timmy. Many thanks Martin.

[@JemTheWire]

I have really missed this type of video, great to see. Your enthusiasm is self-evident. Great also to see James and Timmy. Even a cake shop! Music sets the mood brilliantly. Thank you for this.

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Fantastic video Martin nice to see Ant too. Doesn’t matter the size of a waterfall they are all beautiful. Loved seeing all ye olde stuff, .the three of you do always have a great time together. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@thomasdieckmann5711]

This episode is another highlight. Great to see Ant, James and you interacting here. Nice storytelling and setting things into historc context. Finally wonderful music. Truely Martin Zero at its best :-)

[@dtb2654]

15 minutes from my home, usually spend my time around Millers Dale, River Wye and Monsall Head, be sure to get myself down there for a change, great video gentleman 👍👍

[@robertmaitland09]

Great stuff, good to see Ant with you too. These old mines are fascinating places, so easy to forget how hard the work was with only tallow candles to see by.

[@zipperx1865]

Great video as ever. Thanks Martin, James, Ant & Timmy.

[@user-wu7sn7ml7v]

Thank you team . I wish I had a time machine to see those early factories working.❤😅

[@chrish5319]

Lovely, great to see the 4 of you out and about. Perhaps you could consider a series of shorts about the food you eat on these trips? 🙂 Thank you all

[@philippabaker1078]

What a lovely video and the scenery is stunning. It was good to see you both again exploring. Timmy was enjoying the day. I loved the choice of music too.

[@Carolb66]

Fab Video Martin , boys & Timmy. Worth it for the bakewell pudding which are yummy. My son bought me one back from the same shop when he visited Bakewell a few weeks ago. Some amazing lead mines in Derbyshire & mind blowing how old some of them are & how hard those miners must have worked mainly by hand & candlelight,. ❤😊👍

[@pm8465]

Great video. Thought I'd tuned into Last of the Summer Wine 😂 This must be the prequel, I recognised Compo 😂

[@quickclipsbyjmj]

View from your side of the camera; having watched the other view, last week.

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Oh my goodness Martin mate, that's definitely a very nice cup of tea and tarts, I miss the good old tea and tarts, sadly not the same here anymore, the walk is truly amazing historically so, 😊.

[@alexcharlesworth7580]

We walked that valley a few years ago whilst on holiday in the Peaks. Apparently the holes in the river bed are where they undermined the river and parts of it have collapsed. When we went, it was summer and the river had run completely dry as apparently it disappears underground during low rain fall into the old workings. It could still be heard running through the shaft under Batemans house. Fascinating place and great to see it again. We also visited the same place in Bakewell and samples the Bakewell Pudding!

[@MrAsBBB]

I watch every one of Martin’s and Ant’s videos. They are fantastic at bringing history alive. Such a treat. All the best

[@jeffjones6107]

Another great walk, Martin and the crew👍

[@CabrilloTV]

Great enjoyed your ramble and the pudding

[@rontanser9369]

Went to Bakewell many times when I used to live up north, never knew that walk was there

[@malcolmcog]

In the hot dry summer of 1976 I crawled a fair distance along the sough as it was dry, until the roof seemed too precarious !

[@davidberlanny3308]

Hi Martin and team, that looks a great place for a walk, water was crystal clear too, some interesting sumps as well. Pride of place goes to the old pump house!! You might have offended the whole of Portugal dropping their tarts for puddings!! Think I would have got one too😅😅. All the best from a snowy Spain!!

[@Gtadhd0161]

In summer the Bateman shaft is empty obv but you can see the cutting and a little stream below never seen it that full thanks for the video Martin

[@robertdonaldson6584]

I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin... Hello from the rocky mid-coast of Maine, Brunswick, U.S. of A.

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

A nice vlog, history is everywhere. 👍

[@MrJeep75]

That pit is just impressive

[@icewizzard666]

Cracking vid again Martin, so many aspects stood out, especially that mine sough, the brickwork was awesome! The shaft in the Bateman House was amazing, shame they couldn't do something on site to build a museum type thing to show the olden days.

[@TalesOfWar]

You need to train Timmy to go into the small hard to reach places with a camera on his back! When it's safe of course.

[@taxalterror]

Thanks, Martin and all. the next time you have a pudding have some custard with it.🍺🍺👍👍

[@johncarold]

Hi my name is Johnny, Hi Ant, ?? What a minute this isn't a R/R video. I just love the old pump house, better rebuilt to get into the mine. Nice water falls. Thanks for the video

[@matt4p]

Last time I looked down that hole with the broken light, it was virtually empty, and you could see it was a huge tunnel. Would be great to see someone explore.

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

Love your channel really interesting, educational and funny!

[@Stinny88]

Excellent video as usual guys! I wondered when James Watt would get a mention on a video. He is from my home town of Greenock and is Greenocks most famous person.

[@RichardWatt]

His modern namesake owns the Brewdog company.

[@lesroberts2244]

Thanks again another great vid. 😊

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

You should come join us in the Northern Pennines, some very dramatic lead mine industry remains up here :)

[@MartinZero]

I would love to

[@barbhenderson4867]

Interesting video Martin xx

[@peterkitts8815]

The Peak District is my old stomping ground. Been a while since I've been out and about there. I call the Lake District home now.

[@malcolmcog]

Possibly the oldest mine in Derbyshire is Odin mine in Castleton. Maybe mined by the Saxons !

[@paulk3681]

I have been to the Batemans house shaft. What I found exciting was that it was around 20 feet lower than the river that almost flows over it and yet it is not flooded. The valley you were in is interesting if you follow it up further it becomes a dry valley. The majority of the water comes out from a cave in the hillside.

[@toefield251]

Very good thanks again for a wonderful video

[@porkscratchings5428]

Lovely seeing all those of the past, makes you wonder how big the workforce was to do this without big machinery like now.

[@raydeignan9917]

Where you started the walk off in the video at the bridge there’s still a waterwheel in situ in the derelict barn beside the river

[@MrShotlighter]

The water you saw disappearing down those 2 shafts, next appears as some of the water at the bottom of Batemans shaft. It next makes its way down to a point just downstream of the lane up to Over Haddon, where it re-joins the surface river.

[@binarydinosaurs]

Top stuff as usual Martin. Must admit, I first watched this last night when I was a bit sleepy and thought 'Roy's grown some hair!' Took me a while to realise it was Ant :D

[@cathierose2009]

When you visit the States, you should see the flooded lead mines in Bonne Terre Missouri. It’s use as a scuba diving site. Water is perfectly clear.

[@guyrichardson6556]

Excellent video.. though you missed the really beautiful part of Lathkill which can be experienced by starting at Conksbury Bridge and walking up to the spot where you came down from Over Haddon.

[@RobTaverner]

Great video. Great to see Ant with you. His channel is great too.

[@robc3304]

The machine below Batemans House deserves a film of its own. The Hydraulic Disc Eninge was an ingenious water turbine invented by the Dakeyne brothers in the early 1800's, and even though it was patented many people couldn't figure how it worked because its operation was completely three dimensional. Many thought it was going to be the next big thing but it didn't catch on, althogh many modern domestic water meters use the exact same principle. The book 'The Romping Lion' by Phil Wigfull is a great read on it.

[@grimsmith1]

Bakewell puddings? No wonder you guys are piling on the pounds!.....lol Bloody good explore though!

[@davidcann6021]

Thanks for this, I've walked down there a couple of times but never found Bateman's house, will certainly find it next time :) It's amazing how long the aqueduct is, there's a millstone near where it joins back onto the river.

[@Jimyjames73]

Hello Martin - Am I on the right Channel??? You've got Ant with you!!! I also saw you & James on Ant's Channel!!! 😉😀🚂🚂🚂

[@daviespaulaann8913]

Great video as ever guys...very informative and those views xx well done❤

[@grimreboot]

Excellent video gents 😊

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

What an amazing place, I love the solid stone work still very much holding in situ I wouldn't get anywhere near that shaft with the waterfall that sort of thing terrifies me, I really enjoyed this thanks guys and loving the little jacket Timmy! 🐕

[@Hairnicks]

A lovely explore, thanks, it's on the list.

[@Improveng1]

Nice one guys 😄😄👍👍

[@user-jm6ib9ze9i]

Great video kicking myself I was up that way 2 years ago and never when to Bakewell. FYI, Power of a horse Although it may seem safe to assume that one horsepower is the output a horse is capable of creating at any one time, that is incorrect. In fact, the maximum output of a horse can be up to 15 horsepower, and the maximum output of a human is a bit more than a single horsepower.

[@lisaperrin3298]

Great video Martin. Are you thinking of getting permission so you can go into that mine?

[@swampthing20]

The John Shuttleworth-esque brew music is totally at home with your visit to that Bakewell cafe. Oof!

[@nickcaunt1769]

The River Lathkill is one of a few Derbyshire rivers in the limestone area that disappears underground when there has been less rainfall. The Manifold is another bigger example. When I was about 15 (over 50 years ago) my dad took my two brothers and I for the same walk that you did. It wasn't until the waterfall at the end of your video that we saw water. Just a trickle over the fall and a shallow pool about 5macross below it. We could see trout in the shallow water and waded in and managed to catch about 15 in our hands. They ranged from about 8oz to 1 and a half pounds. Luckily, we had brought sandwiches in one of the first 'disposable' supermarket plastic bags and filled it and took them home. That was when I perfected my method of cooking trout. Three dinners for our family of five.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Great!

[@derelictmanchester8745]

Nice...one Martin...👍👍

[@shilks8773]

Martin, There is evidence that the Romans (or their Slaves) were mining Lead in the Derbyshire Dales in and around Matlock just down the road from where you were. Derbyshire was an important Lead producing area as was Corwall for its Tim mines - a vital constituent of Bronze.

[@ianinvancouverbc]

Went camping one Easter in 1976 in Over Haddon. Hasn't changed at all

[@smalcolmbrown]

Thanks :)

[@bernarddewsnap1917]

another great video martin and ant and james not fogetting your dog, being a retired plumber im very interested in the pump at batemans house, how it worked ,did it pump water out of the mine or drive machinery,thanks for your video,s ,bernard.