The Walk - EP 101 - Three Viaducts & A Tunnel Tragedy - Railway Explore - Shepton Mallet, Somerset

[@JohnParker-Funnycar]

Lived in that last cottage under Charlton Viaduct all through the 1990’s. Woke up to that view every morning!

[@GaryOldSkool]

Another great video Love an old viaduct too

[@rye7z]

i live in shepton mallet, from my understanding the great western line wasnt where you pointed out. It came from cranmore and went directly over the charlton rd station entry/exit, across collet park and behind tesco

[@nigelmattravers5913]

You can see that it crossed the A37 at grade a couple of 100m south of the road junction with the A361 Charlton Road

[@JackieColman-io7xw]

A great example of a tree going 'nom, nom' is where I am in Teesside. A place called Hutton Rudby, a bench that has been in the village for I don't know how long, has been 'nom, nommed' so to speak by a massive tree. Fascinating to me. I loved that video as always. Thanks Gaz 😊

[@IckeWalks]

Thanks a lot mate

[@shanocreations]

Thanks heaps mate, Iam in Australia, I love seeing other landscapes, an ole world construction, that brewery, if they say that was built in the 1800s, I find it hard to believe horse an cart people with no power tools, would have built it, they are master pieces those ole buildings. I think our history has been tampered with too, I seen your ole man, for a lecture at the Gold Coast before he was banned, for speaking the truth. Condolences for your sister too brother, being an Icke she would have been a great spirit. Cheers from Australia brother ✌️

[@IckeWalks]

Thank you mate. Appreciate the kind message. There is definitely a rabbit hole to explore when it comes to Victorian engineering!

[@slipperyjoines6629]

Hiya from another Australian, South East Queensland. The country you walk through,looks so different to our landscape,helps me dream of flying away to the old country where my ancestors came from late 1800's, early 1900's or so says the Family Tree..I thank you for sharing your love of these railways and stomping. Bitter-sweet feelings

[@LesW100]

Hi mate. The GWR line (Strawberry Line) passed Shepton Mallet to the south of the town and nowhere near where you pointed out at 22.09. Actually the bridge you pointed to carries the road across Cowl Street to the town cemetery.

[@gilesestram]

I read so much on this railway when i was younger and had a great book on it. Indeed it was so long ago the tunnels up at Bath were still filled in/sealed and i had quiet a lot of thrashing around in the undergrowth to visit the southern portal, unlike these days/

[@IckeWalks]

Bet the line would be successful if open now

[@claireg1717]

Wow, those viaducts are something else. Imagine walking all the way instead of detouring. Love the old footage you get, it gives a different reality to them.

[@IckeWalks]

Thank you. Hopefully should be able to walk it all within a year or so.

[@claireg1717]

I hope you get to.

[@richardmiller6828]

Great walk that mate , Really interesting… keep em coming !!

[@Dillis-ud6lr]

Hi Gareth, great walk and video as always. Thank you so much for all the efforts and work you put into these videos for us to enjoy. A walk and explore you might want to visit us Barnsley Main Colliery and the old Oaks Viaduct that spanned the Deane Valley nearby. Just thought I’d mention it as there’s lots of history around the site. Keep up the great work!

[@IckeWalks]

Oh thank you very much for this!

[@Dillis-ud6lr]

The headstock still stands and there’s some track there too at the old pit site, I think too there maybe some parts of the old supports for the viaduct in the valley to see but not totally sure.

[@spencerblake5713]

I love this so much. He's in my town, that thing he was talking about drinking under the viaduct. Well yeah me and my 4 buddies spent many nights drinking and smoking under that bridge then coming home and playing Mario on the Wii. Golden days and we love the representation!!!!

[@IckeWalks]

Thanks a lot mate. Glad it brought back some memories!

[@anthonykidd1963]

Great video!! Just a small point, Downside is an area of Shepton quite close to the tunnels, so I would imagine that is where the tunnel name originates.

[@IckeWalks]

Ah! Thanks for that!

[@bwaynesilva]

Great viaducts! Might have to get myself that Walk shirt.

[@IckeWalks]

Cheers mate

[@leegreveson]

The thing about viaducts is, the view (of the structure ) is better when you're not on them 😅 Carving out cuttings and building embankments is one thing, but building such long viaducts is mind blowing. 4 years to build and later widened 😮. Interesting stomp , be good when it's fully reopened. Babycham lol I remember it but never drank it, I usually got away with a shandy that got stronger when no adult was watching 😅

[@lookuptartaria7030]

Please can you walk and film the Strawberry line? Thank you. (Cranmore, Shepton Mallet).

[@LeiceExplore]

Nice one Gaz, gorgeous viaducts. Although, I have to be honest and say that a particular highlight for me was the TESCO van! That did make me giggle. Cheers mate.

[@IckeWalks]

Top ten walking moments, mate. Up there with Abraham Day's Austin Allegro.

[@LeiceExplore]

@@IckeWalks haha! Yes! He used to ferry his Mrs…Wednes about I’m it 😁

[@IckeWalks]

@@LeiceExplore Until the lazy sod turned into sleeping beauty.

[@Saint_Dan132]

intro music was crackin, great video ,

[@IckeWalks]

Thanks mate

[@Saint_Dan132]

@@IckeWalks your very welcome i look forward to these i do the same thing in scotland just for fun with my otherhalf i love finding the old railway stations etc

[@emmanuelwolfmusic410]

I must get out and walk more 😊

[@IckeWalks]

We're blessed in the country, that's for sure.

[@alfaubrom]

Hayup Gareth great stuff complex viaducts construction an reconstruction how many arches? That old telegraph pole looked ancient, was it ever called the hammerline.ships mallets shipton shepton, I probably should look in to the origins of the place name. Cheers

[@IckeWalks]

Place has a big Roman history too, doesn't it?

[@LesW100]

The name Shepton was derived from "Sheep town" from the old English Sceapton Malet. Sceap meant sheep and tun was a farm. The Mallet comes from Malet, the family name of the lords of the manor. There are at least three "Sheptons" in Somerset, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Beauchamp and Shepton Montague, all named for the lords of that particular manor, and all associated with sheep.

[@alfaubrom]

@@LesW100 chers for that the three lords of the manor sound French, quite a concentration. good knowledge.

[@LesW100]

@@IckeWalks The Foss Way passes right through the town on it's way from Bath to Exeter

[@antpeel]

I recommend you check out the Somerset Canal Space Walk. 12 miles from Bridgwater to Taunton. You can cycle it too. I live at the start of the walk. You'd be welcome to stay at my house Gareth.

[@IckeWalks]

Sounds great mate

[@anthonykidd1963]

What is the tune in the intro?

[@IckeWalks]

Stock music from Artist.io. Can't seem to locate that tune now, though! Sorry.

[@richardperry5538]

You didn't mention that Windsor Hill Tunnel was used to test Concorde Aircraft Engines 🛩

[@IckeWalks]

I didn't know that!

[@richardperry5538]

I gather it was the Down Tunnel which was contaminated for sometime after, if you google it you're sure to find something about it.

[@bionichobbit]

Thank you for saying shepum how we yokels do lol

[@IckeWalks]

Haha. Thought I'd make an effort

[@SteveSmith-bq9rk]

Would have enjoyed this, but couldn't get past the music! I must be getting old...