What Remains of Once Wealthy Bradford?

[@reubs]

Ladies get you a man that talks about you the way wandering turnip talks about chimneys Congrats on 100k mate

[@cooolsimon282]

Bloke is just good vibes, here's to the next 100k

[@andyparkes6515]

Did not expect to see a comment from you on here @reubs! Hope the Lego island series is still in the backlog

[@mikeinportland30]

Well, in Turnip's defense, chimneys might be easier to understand sometimes....fewer complications.😜

[@christinerobin386]

Especially when he said: "It's got a wonderful bottom as well."

[@MadnessQuotient]

@@christinerobin386 he prefers them round, or with an ornate bottom. Chimneys that is.

[@wurble]

I've always said that no matter how "uninteresting" a topic is, listening to someone who's passionate and enthusiastic talk about it will always make it much more interesting. Thank you for making a video about Bradford that isn't just looking for the unpleasant aspects. And congrats on hitting 100k! Absolutely well deserved.

[@wanderingturnip]

I really appreciate that mate thanks 😃

[@you-know-who.]

There is no such thing as a uninteresting subject. There is only an uninterested person.

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@stevetheaker7286]

Look at the bottom on that, love it, best comment ever about a chimney. Fred Dibnah would be proud

[@keefy59]

I also thought that .Base would have been better choice of words but less comical !

[@emmawilkinson9756]

As a Bradfordian, Thank-you and well done on 100k

[@migueldsouza9695]

I now commute 90 minutes to work in Bradford, having visited clients there for several years. Being a fan of Victorian industrial architecture, I really love the towns and villages of West Yorkshire. But there is something very special about Bradford.

[@j2shoes288]

chicken tikka in naan bread?

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@beakay.1834]

Great Britain is not great anymore. Bradford past history and its wealth are results of British imperialism in foreign countries, pillaging the local wealth & bringing them to England. Where do you think the raw materials like cotton comes from?

[@bernardmeyre]

Hi from Paris Your reportage captures the poetry lying within industriel relics Nice Bravo

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@jonathanglanville5265]

Bless Fred,he knew chimneys.

[@jankarel6454]

Whenever you show these enormous chimneys, I think about the people who built them, and how much courage it would take to do work like that, especially long before there were so many safety measures required. The chimneys aren't just monuments to the businesses that used them, they are monuments to the men who built them.

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@Lulu-ut9pv]

Exactly, some mills could cost up to £10k to make (at the time) the chimneys had a vital role in the mill, if the chimneys failed it could spark disaster Working in the mill wasn't ideal, i worked with a lady who's great grandmother was deaf because she worked in the mills for decades and if you wanted to talk privately you had to cover your mouth as she could lip read very well haha

[@tonyxvx1966]

“Aren’t Chimney’s BRILLIANT!!!” Sorry couldn’t resist. 😂 love it!

[@TheSadButMadLad]

Someone is a fan of the Fast Show

[@JungleJeffarnold]

It's like the character came to life 😅 Was thinking that way back

[@contactjd]

​@@JungleJeffarnoldsame!

[@lotus6560]

A visit to Bradford in the 1960s was a real treat for me as a child.The elegant architecture, upmarket department stores,trolley buses and the wonderful Alhambra theatre with first class entertainment. Happy days

[@AleXoEx0]

Before it was demographically flooded, sigh, it is ever thus.

[@juliebarrett1636]

Salts Mill is a lovely place to visit. David Hockney’s exhibition was great to see. I lived in Bradford for a while. Kashmir curry house makes my favourite curry in the world. Great video. Thank you.

[@phylicia595]

You're thinking of Manningham

[@oswaldthree]

Came to your channel just today via "Through Lucy's Lens" channel - and got snared by your chimney passion!! I love your content and find myself glued to the screen with a silly grin on my face as I enjoy your enthusiastic sharing of knowledge and adventure and obvious love for industrial architecture and archaeology. Thank You!!!!!! 🤩 RjB down in Oz.

[@thomasmacias5032]

Hello wandering turn up awesome video. We love you here in northern California. Thank you for all your hard work.🙏💯🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@ALLISEEIS6S]

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[@christianmorris8065]

Hello from Ireland. Yes, I love his material also

[@indibhart5731]

I am glad you love stories but I ask a question as to where cotton evolved and became so important that a little place in Manchester became important for you?

[@bid84]

@@ALLISEEIS6Strump for prison

[@ALLISEEIS6S]

@@bid84 i think you missed EN from your name bro 🤣

[@MamaRebelle]

My Grandad in Clitheroe pre WW1 had a bet to climb a chimney ( I think the cement works) it was the tallest. He did and won the bet. To prove it was him he had to wave his boater hat so his friends could see him. Sadly so could everyone else and his very religious aunt demanded he handed over the money to the church. He was a character my Grandad. James Dewhurst

[@mrmartin2079]

Lovely story about you Grandad 😄

[@tonyclough9844]

Fred Dibnah did it for ten Bob 50p to you youngsters.

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@klik64]

This brought back memories of when i was 10 me and my dad spent a day riding round Blackburn finding old mills, for my school project. There were so many. That was the mid 70's so i bet there a lot less now.

[@Cadavu2]

I used to live in London, but Covid made me move back home to Hungary. Although I did not particularly liked living there I am really sad to see how badly the UK is in decline now. The costs are insane, everything, including daily life is all about politics and ideological wars. I am sad for my British friends who have nowhere to turn or run to and having to see their way of being slowly destroyed. I love your videos, your personality that makes it really special. Good to see someone my age fighting for their culture and not tapping out. Keep it up. Godspeed!

[@louiswilliamterminator2887]

I left the UK years ago, and spent 5 years in Hungary. I prefer Hungary

[@Wandering_Nowhere]

"I don't want to get all philosophical about chimneys..." a sentence opener I never thought could exist. Genuinely, finding your channel has raised awareness of the realities of towns and streets, but also that there's more to chimneys than just bricks.

[@JoeTW67]

I think as soon as you’ve lived somewhere for a long time rough or not, you call it home. I love Bradford from the bottom of my heart ♥️

[@BeccaAl]

You absolutely deserve 100k David. Your channel is a highlight on my subs list. Even my old mum knows your Wandering Turnip name. Keep going, it’s a success! 🎉

[@davenport11]

bradford, huddersfield big towns and cities in west yorkshire are full of chimneys. congrats on 100k

[@MrCazjd]

Halifax too

[@rosieHolliday5887]

I grew up in Sheffield & the only time I've ever been to Bradford was on a school trip in the late 80's to see the huge IMAX cinema. It was amazing. Biggest screen I've ever seen P.S - & talking about history. I do believe that my ancestors came to Bradford to work in the mills from somewhere like Suffolk (I think??) But anyway. They left their rural lives, worked as weavers & mill workers & then when the textile industry started to decline they moved to the Sheffield area to become minors & steel workers. I find this industrial history of my family really fascinating so I enjoy it when you talk about it x

[@antonycharnock2993]

I'm from Rotherham and went on a art college trip to Bradford in the late 80's to visit the National Media Museum then the now closed colour museum which was set up by the dyers society. It was a brilliant day out.

[@PomEllie0806]

“Unknown help me” 😂, your love of chimneys and their “lovely bottoms” is infectious! You’re right they’re so beautiful. Behind bars sounds like you’ve spent some time in the slammer. Happy 100,000, it’s so well deserved! I look forward to all your future videos and your new channel, yeah love that! P.s poem was beautiful x

[@mrmartin2079]

As he was talking his work experiences at the time it means he was working as a barman

[@JackSmith-hx8zh]

​@@mrmartin2079 I think they realise that 😊

[@shehranazim4784]

I grew up in Bradford. Wasn't born there, but I went through primary school, secondary school, and even lived there almost the whole time i went to Leeds Uni. It's not the most glamorous city in the world, country, or even West Yorkshire... But it is my home, and I have very fond memories of it. Currently living in Japan, but it's always special to me whenever I go back, even if it seems to be getting worse and worse every time. Really does make me sad. Thank you for covering Bradford the way you've done!

[@TheAdamneal]

"A lovely bit of chimney" Yorkshire legend

[@IttyBittyKnittyJessa]

Not only can you call it work, but this just proves you dont have to exploit people or yourself to make great video content that pays. Happy to see creators like this making money! Congrats🎉

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@staycasual7203]

That tennis court was epic. Bradford is stunningly beautiful and horrifying in equal measure.

[@JC-bh6gu]

you do something that the big TV studios don't do. the informal nature of your documentaries makes the experience feel like you're hanging around with your friend, visiting cool/interesting places (or even mundane places made interesting by you and your buddies passion for life and all the things there are to explore in it) and it comes off as positive and laid back. now I want to get out there myself and do some exploring. thank you for the great content and all the best for the future of your channel.

[@maalikserebryakov]

Don’t go to bradford unless you are pakistani with a spiky hairstyle and three eyebrow slits

[@consolechips]

@10:17 Drummond Mill, located on Lumb Lane in Bradford, was a significant industrial complex built in 1885 for James Drummond & Son. Designed by architects Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson, the mill originally contained a spinning mill, a warehouse, a spinning shed, and an engine house. The mill ceased production in 2001 and was later used for storage and other purposes. Tragically, the mill was destroyed by a fire on January 28, 2016, leading to its demolition later that year. The site remains available for redevelopment

[@sapps851]

Wow, still in production until the millemium?!

[@neilsmith3768]

"look at the bottom on that" I've said that a few times but not looking at chimneys. 😂😂 keep up the good work pal

[@martinnorth2680]

Love the drone chimney footage.

[@MaiDove3]

Very interesting. Chim chiminy , chim chim cheree . Congratulations on 100k. I look forward to your videos. One of a kind ♥️✨🙏🏻

[@adenwellsmith6908]

PS Congratulations on the 100K! ;-)

[@carluxx77b]

Bloody hell, just discovered your channel and I'm hooked. Got my next few empty evenings filled watching your backlog of vids. Love how they have kept so many chimneys in't north when so many have been demolished elsewhere.

[@blackmirror5601]

Congrats on the 100k subs, mate! Yorkshire has won my heart over many other places I've lived in the UK. What attracted me to this part of the country was its industrial villages, heritage, nature, and the warmth of its people. I've thoroughly enjoyed the architecture of Bradford, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Halifax, Leeds, Huddersfield, and its neighbour, Manchester (though not WY). I'm looking forward to seeing how Bradford will transform as it nears the City of Culture award next year. It could become a powerhouse again if done right. Thanks so much for your work. Keep flying the flag of the Northern Soul and all the best.

[@BuckMason-ty2wq]

As a distance… very distant (USA) admirer of your channel, it’s an absolute pleasure to finally reach out to you. Love your channel because you genuinely find wonder in everything - a rare trait these days. I truly look forward to your content no matter the subject. If you’re continuing the “Made In England” series, can you present a feature on canals? It’s fascinating that you live near a canal and have not mentioned the importance of canals regarding mill, iron/steel and lumber transport to and from the plants. If the subject matter is of importance to you and other 100k subscribers (I personally think it is), it’ll great to learn the history regarding the planning, construction and craftsmanship required to enable water in the advancement industry and wealth.

[@wanderingturnip]

It’s funny you should mention canals. I was chatting to my friend recently who was telling me how they dug them with pick mattocks. I was so intrigued I went out and bought my own and dug me a ditch 😂 There will be a video coming soon on this very subject 👍 Thanks so much for watching my stuff. Very cool that I’ve ended up in the USA 😃

[@BuckMason-ty2wq]

WOW…can’t wait for the episode. Thanks for listening. Cheers.

[@mr.13zn83]

who needs a gym , when you dig a ditch

[@TheBrick2]

excellent suggetion on canals. Industrial heritage in general!

[@TheBrick2]

@@wanderingturnip Look up "puddling" its linng of cannals or ponds with clay to make waterproof

[@Belfreyite]

I'm a Bristolian but lived and worked in Bradford in the late sixties and early seventies. I actually liked Bradford a lot. It was a friendly place, and the surrounding countryside was quite spectacular.

[@amjidhuss1092]

thanks Farage Brexit campaign made brook and put in recession and put everything up buying everything Europe

[@maalikserebryakov]

you must be a bit oblivious and naive

[@ameliethewlis4325]

Just had my partners daughter watching this and you walked up our street. She’s losing her mind looking for you now 😅 she also now wants to go to salts which she’s never wanted to see so that’s our Saturday sorted!

[@easytime7434]

Love your videos. I am now 76 and a ex bricklayer who build chimneys and refractory brickwork. Keep up the good work, I’ll be watching from Australia. 👍

[@richlordtravels]

I like your positive enthusiasm in your videos. It’s so much more inspiring than slating places. You’re inspiring me for my channel as I get started. Well done on your 100k, well deserved! 🎉

[@iamthestig1]

Very interesting video. It's nice to see someone talking about British cities, but in a positive way.

[@lisaodd3196]

You must get beyond the door on that chimney! Congratulations David, myself and the other half love your channel, been watching since the first one. 😊

[@andyjohnson8852]

Great video on our industrial heritage, lets have some more before it is all lost, really enjoyed that, well done.

[@DaleClaassen]

Beautiful seeing Shipley. My grandmother’s family immigrated to South Africa in the 1910s, all Whittaker’s and Murgatroyd’s - not sure what they were leaving behind. Will definitely be making a trip this summer! Thanks for the video

[@JackSmith-hx8zh]

Proper Yorkshire names! We have a rich cultural heritage and plenty of nature to see. I hope you enjoy your time here.

[@garypointer7494]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. I hang onto every word in your videos. Educating me on things ive had no interest in. Congrats on 100k 🎉

[@OpaqueDragon4]

Such a lovely lad; I admire the fact you try to respect all British culture and prop up the importance of Britain's work culture via the old chimneys. Also liked the video you made on the pub co-op: excellent stuff! Good luck to you sweetie, I hope you do well in life x

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

This is Pakistani culture bruhh

[@oddviews]

A beautiful sweep of the chimneys!

[@Mayking-Da-Vidyo]

Hi turnip , where you jumped over the wall was Drummond mill , my birthplace Bradford and used to work in the wool trade before it died. I just started my own channel inspired by others including you. Thank you Neil

[@wanderingturnip]

Oh ace thanks for that. I’ll check out your channel 👍👍

[@Mayking-Da-Vidyo]

Thank you really appreciate it just 3 weeks in but learning as I go

[@AntonyStevenson]

Came here to say this - burned down in 2016, just months after I visited the building to meet the company who were renting it as a warehouse. Stacked to the rafters with products sold on Amazon and eBay and sadly destroyed overnight. It was genuinely an impressive imposing building and such a shame it met its end that way. I gather the roof space was also rented out as a dance / film studio. I'm amazed it hasn't been turned into housing already. Glad they managed to save and retain the chimney!

[@DaveLara]

Thanks!

[@andyhill6398]

Absolutely brilliant, i'm Bradford born and bred.

[@virgiljunior-tn5zb]

This guy can talk and talk and makes me want to listen That is his strength Top man Top

[@threethymes]

This is a wonderful video celebrating your love of chimneys. Your final poetry reading brought me to tears. Good luck on your future journeys and congrats on the 100k subscribers.

[@kevinjohnwaite9468]

So nice to see Bradord again after 10 years. Another great video. Congrats on 100K

[@ManokJanik]

My goodness, time flies when we're all having fun and we're at 100k! Been here since it was only 4 digits!

[@francescranton8168]

I am from Bradford and you have done a wonderful coverage ,enjoyed seeing the chimneys from the drone footage ,thanks

[@ErinStephanie-mf2qk]

Congrats on the 100k! Great heartwarming vid!

[@Necro.Divinity]

Trans rights!

[@susanR3060]

Wonderful video...what great heritage we have...these chimneys played an important part of our history...brilliant...loved it.

[@Calicrimefiles]

Fred Dibnah would make a killing in Bradford! Awesome video Turnip!

[@araucaria5173]

" a lovely bit of chimney ,that." priceless !

[@PAL33109]

Top man, top content. All the best for the next year.

[@elizabetht308]

hi from washington dc. as an appreciator of old things, i am absolutely loving these videos! need more like this

[@billybanter4330]

I was born in Bradford and lived there until I was 30. The architecture really is something else, and being so close to the wonderful countryside made it a great place to grow up. Sadly like many towns and cities across the North it's fallen victim to massive underfunding. I miss home and get back whenever I can, thanks for reminding me of the beauty of my home city. First time viewer, now also a subscriber.

[@maalikserebryakov]

Heres how it works. talent goes to leeds- > only idiots left in bradford > idiots don’t do big business > government stops caring about bradford.

[@treyquattro]

congrats on 100K David. You're doing sterling work highlighting modern Britain. More power to your elbow, and continued success in the future!

[@makcity7850]

The "Beast" called Lister’s Pride, was built for the Manningham works of Lister & Co. The architects of the chimney, along with the vast mill it served, were the Bradford firm of Andrews & Pepper. The design was based on the Campanile in Venice. Construction took two years. The completed chimney was 249 feet high and, externally, 22 feet square at the base. The internal width was 10-11 feet. The design is notable for the presence of two elaborate cornices, one at 190 feet and one at the top. A story concerns a lunch party held at the top of the shaft on the day the chimney was officially completed. This sounds highly improbable but was reported in the Bradford Observer (19 November 1873). A group consisting of: Samuel Cunliffe Lister, Messrs. Andrews & Pepper, William Beanland and Francis Lepper (Lister’s project manager and agent) ascended. At the top a bottle of champagne was broken as a baptismal ritual. After this speeches were given and a ‘champagne luncheon’ served. There are occasions when it is hard not to admire the energy of the Victorians.

[@HelenaMikas]

Fabulous and brought back years spent in Leeds and Bradford .The drone shots are terrific . Thanks , for bringing bak memories ..

[@AS-ds6fh]

Bradford is an upcoming city a hidden gem 💎, love the vibes and hospitality as well as the atmosphere, cheap living.

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

Hidden Pakistan?

[@aman8086]

@@Future-Classic-Carswhy are you all over the comments making negative comments on Pakistanis, you seem quite racist. How sad can you be.

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

@@aman8086 Is it racist to feel a demographic should mostly be the originating one? I feel if you go to South Africa and everyone is mostly mostly white the same way Australia should be native but isn't, or America should be native but isn't. Would it be correct to go to Japan and 3 quarters of the population is Black, does that make me racists that each ethnicity should have the majoring majority of the population?

[@aman8086]

@@Future-Classic-Cars Firstly, the Uk is over 80% white so that is wildly incorrect, secondly certain places will always have communities, especially in areas where industrialisation happened and people came over to support with it and work in factories. Despite this Bradford still has a higher white population. Lastly you going around saying it’s Pakistan is not really going to change anything is it. People are sharing positive thoughts and comments on here and all you can think to do is be negative and sulk.

[@maalikserebryakov]

@@aman8086you’re literally pakistani lmao

[@LL-sw7qj]

Congratulations, David on 100k subscribers!! You’ve taught us so much!!

[@shroomjak200]

I love your sense of wonder for otherwise mundane things

[@lucydawson1344]

Love your videos and your enthusiasm David! 100k subscribers can’t be wrong. You’re fantastic and deserve every success

[@dazsly]

Salts Mill has a lot of history! Great vid

[@azizttt]

Thank you for making this video. I am from Bradford but been in London for a few years now - visit back home regularly though. Its amazing how you can just become so unaware and take for granted this kind of beauty. Every time i come back now - i love looking at the big green hills in the distance. I'll certainly being paying more attention to the chimneys now! lol

[@sallygriffiths245]

I was at Armley Mill Wool Festival the other week and thought of you when I saw the chimney there, definitley something special about old chimneys

[@Wilibear1]

As I’ve said to you many times before i can imagine you on a documentary talking about all manner of different things, your interest and enthusiasm is really infectious, always look forward to your videos,im not even intrested in chimneys but love your love of them My joint favourite KZbin channel, my other 2 favourites are camp out west and on the curb I joined the other channel.

[@BradfordThroughTheLens]

Finally, a positive video about Bradford. Thanks for sharing.

[@wanderingturnip]

I’ve just been watching your video about the chimney disaster. Super interesting stuff. I’ve subscribed 👍👍

[@BradfordThroughTheLens]

@@wanderingturnip likewise. Thank you 👍🏾

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

Pakistan is a beautiful country.

[@paulknight1332]

This upload just popped up on my suggested watches, what a fantastic piece of work!! I did my Masters at Bradford and being from Sussex it was a world apart but also fascinating at the same time. Keep up the great work Turnip!!!

[@ameliethewlis4325]

100k congratulations 🎉 live in Bradford, the centre and then areas around to the boarders are so varied in their culture, demographic, property, business and so much more. It’s the city of culture atm and they are doing a lot to get ready for that

[@TheBrick2]

I have been to Bradford once to with my Dad about 10 years ago to go see Fread Dibnah's house that was (is it still) left with his machinery. I found Bradford had som amazing architecture but it was clear it had unfortinatly fallen from grace with fight clubs advertised on every bus stop and pubs really roudy on a saturday afternoon. People where sound and friendly. Amazing place to see the industrial history. Brilliant video, keep at it and good luck.

[@asifminhas5855]

hi from Pakistan love your content, congrats on the 100k

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

Hahaha you're in Bradford mate.

[@aman8086]

@@Future-Classic-CarsStop being rude, we know what you meant.

[@andrewc948]

Wonderful. Love your enthusiasm in these depressing times.

[@independentpuppy7520]

Yes indeed. It would be a culture shock for me to go up north.

[@jongoth]

cracking video! I live at Victoria Mills too, so thanks for covering it. There are some epic chimneys in Skipton. The town is well worth a video in itself.

[@semajdis]

I thought this would be a trick and you go to the Manchester City grounds (another Bradford). Those old mills and factories are amazing. Congratulations on 100K subs, well deserved.

[@wanderingturnip]

Thanks so much 😃😃

[@Martin-ol4uq]

Best yet! Drone footage is an amazing addition that takes it to another level. I'm 69 and originally from Heywood when it was in Lancashire. I can remember being held up on the front room window ledge and learning to count using the mill chimneys I could see, which in those days was about 30. Sadly, no longer. Perhaps a couple left standing. BTW. I think they used to call the mill pond a "lodge", at least in the cotton mills on this side of the Pennines

[@carlmayne3519]

Dry stone walls, ancient chimneys, decaying highstreets! .. You sure have a way of making these usually mundane things really exciting! :D Been watching your channel since your first cheap house hunt and have yet to be bored with anything you've put out ... Really great youtuber!! .. Thanks for all you're doing and congrats on the 100k! ... You'll be double that before you know it

[@sandraoldfield481]

Yet again another great video.... excellent, well done, you do a fantastic job... don't think we've missed any of the videos ❤ x

[@tommonik]

The one with the ‘pond’ was Drummond Mill. Had a huge fire in 2016 I think. Sadly like a lot of mills in Bradford find themselves catching fire.

[@nicolad8822]

Strange that.

[@monkimusic4813]

i only mentioned to my missus the other night that i should give you a tour round Bradford and your face pop's up with a Video of it!!!! That's MAD!!! Love your vids... i'll be watching with interest at this one....

[@waynerhodes360]

Nice one lad 🎉 I have been waiting ✋️ for this episode for so long 👍 moved away in 2006 , it really is as rough and dangerous as people say ! Remember to keep moving and don't stare at people. 😊😊😊

[@Rainyday23-l7p]

Shut up!

[@ChelseaNutbrown]

Been waiting for you to get to Bradford, great video as always. Congrats on 100k, one of my favourite channels to watch 🤩🥳

[@7an7rum]

100 000! Well Done Turnip. Well deserved!

[@dodgeyboy1]

Congratulations David on 100k subscribers! Loved your chimney video (and the Nottingham revisited video too.) Your passion for chimneys really shines through. Also your unfiltered comments about bottoms, bars, and how you've never wanted to get behind something more in your life appealed to my very British sense of humour and made me chuckle! Keep up the great work.

[@inaminute9643]

You should look into Undercliffe cemetery. The mill owners have their tombs there. They are even more ornate. Cartright was the big one

[@0runny]

You carry on doing what you love, because we love what you do.

[@treesearcher]

Most mills in Bradford were silk factories. . Lister Mill Patent St was the largest silk factory in the world. It is located in the Manningham district of Bradford, my grandmother was born Heidelburg Road, and worked at Listers Mill Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet was a manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, who is best known for having built Salt's Mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of Saltaire, West Yorkshire , I was born in Shipley and lived George Street, Did you visit SALT beer factory the old bus station at top of Albert Road ?

[@nicolad8822]

It was mostly woollen mills?

[@PhilippaBeale]

My family owned that mill, another side sold them silk waste to make house hold fabrics; I still have some as good as they were in the 1920s

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

They're amazing feats of engineering, good to see them in more detail. Thanks!

[@brucster99b2]

🎶Chim-chimney, chim-chimney...🎶

[@lucydawson1344]

Chim chim cheree!

[@brucster99b2]

@@lucydawson1344 As Dick Van Dyke so eloquently put it.. "Cor blimey Guv'nor!"

[@briwire138]

Great video. I was brought up in a northern town surrounded by working chimneys, and often wondered what went on at the base of them. My wish was granted one night when I was looking after a generator powering a boiler house. The old boilerman gave me a guided tour, showing me the ducting from the back of four boilers with a large in line fan drawing the hot air and smoke up the chimney. I agree about the square fancy ones. There's one in Darwen, lancs. Ornate but somehow sterile.

[@27steve]

I admire your enthusiasm but we all know what has wrecked Bradford!

[@SizzWaz]

Your passion and enthusiasm make chimneys a seventh wonder of the world! I also think you're onto something with the poem at the end. It was a beautiful marriage of the past expressed through the footage of now. More, please.

[@AnonAtry]

I'll always remember the massive chimneys billowing out smoke from the Kodak factory growing up in Harrow, iconic factory which unfortunately has now been knocked down to make way for a massive development which is crippling already stretched local infrastructure.

[@wanderingturnip]

Oh no way when was that?

[@AnonAtry]

You'll be happy to know though they have preserved the massive chimney of the factory

[@AnonAtry]

@@wanderingturnip They shut down over 5 years ago now as there's no need for picture film production anymore, if you go on google maps from road view you can see it still standing tall between the new builds!

[@srfurley]

@@AnonAtry There is now increasing demand forfilm, and for the past few years Kodak have been unable to meet the demand with their scaled down production facilities. Pentax have just released a new film camera.

[@AnonAtry]

@@srfurley That's a great shame, Kodak used to be one of the biggest employers in Harrow and was iconic to drive past, now all you get is rows of new builds and stuck in traffic on a road that can't cope with the number of vehicles.

[@MaddieMadMoo1]

I used to love going to Bradford to look at the older houses and the old mills and chimney's. When I first moved to Yorkshire I lived in Bingley and then Silsden a bit further up the Aire valley but I loved all the chimney all the way along towns and villages of the valley. Interestingly in Silsden there is still (or there was last time I visited) operating wool mills and also a weaving shed where the owner weaves wool products and I think does tuition on how to weave. And there is one old mill that still has it's angine that gets worked on by some of the town residents, in fact the house that I owned back right onto one of the the old mill ponds which had been filled in.