The Walk - EP 161 - The Forgotten Furnaces - Abandoned For 70 Years - Cowdale Lime Works - Buxton

[@tassie2348]

Another great lesson in history! Much love from Tasmania ❤

[@IckeWalks]

Thank you.

[@clairharwood]

Really cool! Thanks all. Different dimension to after-dusk explores!

[@stevenberryhill9209]

You said it, Gareth: “beautiful visually.” Thanks, and to the two men who joined. Walk on down the beautiful path of life ;-)

[@IckeWalks]

Night ended at Buxton Brewery. Good times all round!

[@Pedro-wd1cy]

I pretty much pass this everyday. Always wondered about these buildings... Nice one for the info x

[@IckeWalks]

Great little place to explore.

[@MissyMadge]

Its amazing what treasures you find. It looked well chilly there! Looking forward to your next vid Gaz. P.S. I'm back at work now.

[@rodneyrayner2338]

As enjoyable as ever!... always enjoy hearing you say Mate! when something gets your attention!... lots of the Keyboard Warriors probably don't appreciate the research you do before like looking at old maps and finding tricky long words for Phil to say!😅...👍

[@IckeWalks]

I do like stitching him up.

[@PrinzDaniel-o1w]

I like you and your Videos.

[@IckeWalks]

Cheers.

[@larx4074]

Great explore Gareth; the large concrete buttresses look to have been erected to prevent the kilns from literally falling over.

[@IckeWalks]

I reckon you are right, mate.

[@gilesestram]

The old connecting spur from the main line still has a couple of supports in the banking smack bang at side of A6 right at the side of the old corn mill. Used to annoy me as to what they were as they dont show up on many old maps !

[@IckeWalks]

I know. We got done by the light in the end, in terms of tracing that!

[@alfaubrom]

I’m watching this again and I think this Egyptian theme has gone to my head, as I’m hearing in the intro tune a similar cadence to jonathon richman’s, Egyptian reggae. I think I need to go back to the future although that’d be like Deja vu all over again, we need that hg wells Time Machine or atleast lidar to view all these quarry workings. I wonder if there’s any architectural drawings or any references to who the builders were?! Cheers

[@IZingari]

terrific find , it really seems to me that the "donkey and cart tech" people of that time couldn't possibly have built all that especially as all the history of it seems to be so sketchy and we now seem incapable of building a floating bridge across from Cowes

[@IckeWalks]

Haha. So true.

[@bwaynesilva]

I think the Neo-Egyptian description was a stretch. That form of architecture was pretty limited in the 18th through early 20th century. Great finds again! BTW, we do prefer "Oh, mate", to OMG. 😁

[@IckeWalks]

Noted!

[@alfaubrom]

Hayup Gareth I’m sure about the neo Egyptian either, looks like post brutalist realism ( I made that up, like what they do) or a concrete flying buttress lent against a pre Victorian brick entrance to the underworld. I imagine that lime production worldwide is worth a look as a heads up in previous centuries they do seem to increase around the wars and the resets, probably just a coincidence. I enjoyed seeing all the motorcycle tracks around the top quarry works,bringing fun to quite a serious area of past hard work I imagine you’d be walking like an Egyptian after a week or two working there. Cheers

[@IckeWalks]

Haha. I actually didn't even the bike tracks.

[@andyrolland8693]

It wasn't Buxton Water, it was a rival - Rockhead Spring. There were other neo-egyptian buildings but they were demolished despite the listing.

[@IckeWalks]

What a sicker. Where were they situated?

[@seanp8220]

Yes that often happens, they are hiding something aren't they?

[@seanp8220]

I've never heard of Neo-Egyptian either - which is a red flag in itself. Everything labelled Neo or Revival always is. I would firmly suggest that this is much older than they claim, meaning there were structures there before but it was adapted/changed etc. The big clue for me is Neo-Egyptian. Fascinating video, THANKS.

[@IckeWalks]

Thank you. Almost certainly older for sure.

[@Lordofkentucky]

You look like louis XIII,french King. You were him in a previous life.

[@IckeWalks]

I'm him in this life!

[@PrinzDaniel-o1w]

When will your father^s new book be available in german?

[@IckeWalks]

Should be already to be fair. Arma are the publishers.