Just walked along canal tonight and was spurred to come home and watch your video. Very interesting but your presentation showed great compassion fir the poor folks who lost their lives. Thank you.
I visited Mavis valley to see where my relatives lived three families, and my father was a young boy moved here from Fife, with the family of miners.i enjoyed the video very much appreciated
Ive been a title searcher with Scottish Govt and now in private practice for 25 years. Spend my days looking at old maps and photos for pleasure and work. Love these videos that Ed does. Ever get stuck on the history of who owns what give me a shout Ed.
Hi Eddy, Thanks so much for this. I live in California but grew up in Scotland. My Mum lived at 79 Mavis Valley and I have memories of her telling me about her meeting my Dad. When they were dating they walked along the canal banking and also belonged to a cycling group. Her name was Gertrude Malcolm Laidlaw. She said she was named after the lady who worked in the grocers shop. We visited in 2010 after my parents had passed away and walked along the canal banking. A wee deer came out of the woods and when we tried to follow it I looked down and found the cobblestones. I felt it was meant to be. I have an actual small snapshot of the row of houses with an x marking the spot where my Mum lived with her parents and siblings. Her parents were Lizzie and Jake Laidlaw. I wonder if you know how i can see the census with their names . My mum was born in may 1913 and married in 1935.
Hi Alastair. That deer was definitely showing you the way. I think there are a few online sites for checking census returns. This link is for the National Records of Scotland, and in that page is a link to Scotland's People website where I think you may be able to see census returns online. Good luck. www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/census-records
Thank you for making this video. My gran was from 'the vayley' aka Mavis Valley. Born there in 1937, she lived in the two story flats at the top end (right) of the village from your photos, along with her 3 elder brothers and two elder sisters. I loved hearing the stories of her childhood there and hearing the stories from her parents recollection of the pit disaster. My gran would have loved to have seen this video, she sadly passed in Oct 2022, just 5 months ago.
Sorry to hear about your gran. Sometimes when you look at what little remains in the woodland where the village used to be, it's hard to imagine that it was occupied really not that long ago.
absolutely loved and lived on the opposite side of the canal always thought the miners cottages had been along the length of the canal from the sports centre had no idea their were so many cottages absolutely enjoyed this thankyou
How quickly nature takes over the dwellings that excisted, once a village with families and people busy living their lives now a woodland full of birds and animals...amazing.
Very nice video Eddy. I especially enjoyed the ending fade-in of you walking away and the village on both sides of the path. A wonderful visuals memorial to “22” hard working folks. Thanks. Lynn.
👋 Hi there! Just wanted to drop a quick comment to say how much I enjoyed your video exploring the Forth and Clyde Canal and the history of Mavis Valley. It's always fascinating to see the remnants of the past and imagine what life was like back then. Have a great weekend! 🌞🌳👍
I always go back to the People, the Tradesmen that built the houses and the People that lived there. All those skills and lives in the leaves and moss. There is a sadness. Another great video Ed. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Peter. Until having a look at the subject I didn't know anything about it either. It's good that there are information boards along the canal telling folk about the history of the area.
Good one Ed. Fascinating story, made even more interesting for me in that you stopped beside a sign marking a wildlife reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, with whom I have enjoyed a close association for many years, including a number of years as Chairman of the Council. I am now disabled and unable to explore as I used to but gain some comfort from your exploits both in the wilds of Scotland and elsewhere. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Another piece of amazing work. The research you do in order to provide these stories is appreciated, you do it well. Quite saddening hearing of the workers lost in 1913, and of the struggles the survivors would have been faced with, and finally the loss of the entire village. Glad to see a proper memorial for all 22 was placed in 2013. Thank you.
Many thanks. I was disappointed by the shooglie footage in the village site, but felt it was crucial to use it. Maybe another camera needed in future. Take care.
Hi Ed. Ive walked by there and never knew it was there, if you had walked on another couple of miles towards Bishopbriggs you would find a 18th century graveyard, where the Cawder family are buried, the family owned the area and Cadder is named after them, it is a very interesting place Burke and Hare was supposed to have done some grave robbing from it.
Just came across this great video. Thanks Ed for posting. I live locally and was aware of the pit disaster. I'll need to visit the village. The site of Pit 15 is now the Environmental Village on Balmuildy Road. I wonder how many people who drive past it know of its history? Very few I would expect.
The concrete plyths on each side of the canal are for access to the mains water pipe that runs from Buchley pumping station and serves Bishopbriggs and other areas! Mavis vally and Lochfauld which is nearer the Balmore Road were dismantled by the residents and the bricks ect were sold off! you can still sea clearly Lochfauld School Building which sits between Lochfauld farm buildings and the canal, the pit where the disaster was, was just North of Lochfauld farm, a small bing can still be seen near the Western end of the Wilderness woods! there was a number of diffrent pits all along this side of the canal
Another great video, although very sad. Thanks for all your research and presentation. My Uncle was involved in the mining industry in Twecher many years ago, I always mean to research the history of that area. Where do I start??? Take care
Thanks Jim. Always difficult to know where to begin with research. As far as the Scottish mining industry is concerned, I would recommend this website as a place to start: www.scottishmining.co.uk/
Thanks you so much Ed for such a wonderfully well produced and moving video of a place which was in my back yard for most of my life but I knew nothing about. Many times I traveled by bus from my home in Kirkintilloch to Glasgow on service number 171 Glasgow via Mavis Valley in the early 70s. I had no idea what or where Mavis Valley was, and was too young to be interested enough to find out, and it has remained a name on the bus destination board until now. The fact that there was two separate memorials for the Cadder pit disaster speaks volumes for the religious divide that sadly existed in this part of Scotland up until fairly recent times. Have only just found your channel and am excited to discover what other gems you have in store. Secretly I'm hoping to find some references to the Glasgow 'Hurricane' of 15th February 1968 which killed 21 and resulted not only much of Glasgows slums being demolished but many Victorian public buildings needless demolished too. It was a storm which changed Glasgow forever. I was only 10 years old at the time but I've never been more terrified in my life and the damage locally was something I'll never forget.
Many thanks. I remember that 1968 hurricane too. We stayed in Dumbarton Road at the time, and amidst all the raining roof slates and falls of brick, I'm sure we heard the deep rumble of the huge chimney-breast that fell onto 555 Dumbarton Road and which killed a number of people. As you say, an event you just don't forget. Changed the face of Glasgow.
Thank you. I love your work. Like you I get very excited when I spot, sometimes tiny, elements from the past. I love looking at old photographs to the extent that I can now walk through many modern streets and areas seeing in my minds eye how it looked and felt over a hundred years ago. It’s an odd hobby but I love it 😂I imagine the mine owners offered these houses free to attract workers and they might have even got free coal! I doubt they had proper foundations and when the mine ceased the owners probably lost all interest in maintaining the village. Some old villages and structures ended up being pulled down because they eventually began to attract vandals etc. Please keep making your videos. My fav is your one on Newhaven. I hope you make one on Fisher-row. That’s my current fascination 😊
Many thanks. Gaining subscribers has been a slow process. As I said to someone in the street the other day, I'm becoming a pie-eating nose-blowing influencer! 😜
Many thanks for your question. From the Liesuredome, follow Balmuildy road over the canal. Immediately on the other side you'll see an information panel and an arrow pointing towards Mavis Valley. Just follow this side of the canal, so you're on the other side from the Liesuredome, and after a short walk you'll come to that big square concrete thing that I mentioned in the video. That's where you enter the wood, the path being where the road through the village used to be.
Hi, really enjoy your posts. Just wondering if you have watched an interview with a Mr. Willie Walker who hailed from Mavis Valley? This would be worth a watch. He tells about his childhood in Mavis Valley, and this would reveal the answers to some of your questions! Cheers. Have a good one.
Thanks Ed. My great-grandmother, Rosina Gray, was born in Mavis Valley in 1888. She later became a servant to one of the larger farms in Cadder - the Campbells at Crosshill farm. She went on to marry the youngest son, Robert Campbell, became pregnant out of wedlock and , and they emigrated (or were banished) to Australia.
Very interesting Ed, thank you. I'm always very interested in mining history in Scotland as most of my ancestors were indeed coal miners, both on my mother and father's side. Having done family history research I have come across many tragedies during those very hard times when life could be taken away in an instant. My families worked in the Clyde coal fields and also in Clackmannanshire. A very poignant film into a once thriving village, brilliant work as always Ed and thanks again.
Hi Ed, I noticed three men named Brown in the list of fatalities, how devastating would that be if they were all from the same family. And the photo of the rescue team with the masks and attached air pumps was very interesting, but as you say, how long would it take them to travel from Fife, no high speed transport in those days.
The Browns were indeed brothers-John, Alex and William. I loved as a child in the 50s to walk along the canal bank to try to reach what was left of Mavis Valley. Sometimes I went all alone, as life was safer then. I can’t remember how far along I got though. I probably got tired and turned back. I was brought up in Milton, which was a decent housing scheme then. My mother used to mention that she had classmates from MV. She went to St Agnes’ school in Lambhill and walked there from Possil each day .
I have in my possession the statement of George McGeachie who was part of the rescue team during the recovery of some of the bodies from the pit. The McGeachie family lived in Mavis Valley. Interesting document.!
About 66 years ago, as a child, I and some friends walked from Lambhill to Jellyhill along the North Bank of the canal. About a mile or so along, we discovered narrow gauge rail's running from near the canal bank which were covered by vegetation and grass, perhaps this was something to do with the pit? Wasn't the Lambhill Brickworks on the site of the pit? Anyone know any answers to those questions?
Hi Alex. When you look at old Ordnance Survey maps there are tramways and mineral railways all over the place. The following link will take you to an 1896 map of the area. maps.nls.uk/view/75650187 You can zoom in or enlarge it with either the mouse-wheel or the '+' button in the top left. You can see the course of the canal in blue. Jellyhill's on the south of the canal. If you look at the left-hand edge of the map, way left of Bishopbriggs, you'll see a tramway and a dismantled tramway. On the other side of the canal there are other tramways. Most of these tramways or mineral railways would have carried coal and other things from pits or quarries to the canal for transport. While I don't know where the Lambhill Brickworks was located, I imagine the narrow gauge railway you saw was without doubt one of these mineral railways or tramways.
M and my wife we’ve been to mining museum Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN Highly recommend to go for a guided tour with real miners we gave ourselves 2h for museum in advance to read as much as we could about history of mining Tons of interesting facts including some you mentioned on your video It’s a topic I wish you could develop more and more if you only can and would like to do?💙 I’d come over there with metal detector i I only had one to see if some of artefacts could be buried underground where village was Absolutely beautiful video Thank you very very much 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Wojciech. I've had the National Mining Museum at Newtongrange in my mind for a while now. Definitely on the cards for a visit. Another of the sad elements of Mavis Valley is that the whole area now has a recycling centre in it, and the land was used as a refuse tip not that long ago, so the whole village site is littered with stuff that has blown in from either the recycling centre or the old tip.
@@EdExploresScotland omg! I’ve been on a walk with my wife a few times in this area but never realised that was the location We took a few turns here and there off from canal route but never in this particular location so one of our next trips will be there 😉 I love to explore new places Mining museum is absolutely brilliant Largest shaft 500m down loads of history from first hand I forgot a name for our guide but absolutely brilliant person
I'm not sure. I'm sure I read something about moving stuff onto canal boats, but to be honest it just looks too modern to even have been there at the time of the village. But, then, I'm often hopelessly wrong about these things.
Hi Ed. Great video. In part of your film there are some rotting timbers sticking out of the canal a few yards away from the path into Mavis Valley. Those timbers formed part of a swing bridge across the canal. A light mineral railway ran down from Bishopbriggs and crossed the swing bridge to carry coal and iron ore away from the pithead.
I think I’ll start to collect bricks from here and there all that has a band on them abandoned evidence of how people made buildings I’d like to add to preserve them from more damage
Sounds like a great idea. Collecting bricks is not as daft as it sounds as every brick has the name of the place it was made. The brick near the end of the video has the name 'Bishopbriggs' stamped on it.
@@EdExploresScotland exactly 🙂 I noticed that bricks got names on them when I went on a walk on my lunch break at castlecary down to canal there was a lot of rubbish and them 😉 little piece of history remains from the past
Cheers Graham. It was your previous comment that inspired me to have a look at Mavis Valley, and I'm very glad that I did. I used to walk on this section of the Forth & Clyde Canal many times over the past few decades, sometimes coming across dumps from potteries along the canal or little bits of buildings, but I hadn't visited Mavis Valley. Thanks again.
I’m delighted I helped inspire you to investigate this place. As a wee boy in Springburn , my Mum would take us out on the Blue Bus to the Country - along this stretch of canaI - had no idea that a little community existed at one time. Brilliant video Ed. I’ve introduced your videos to my family & friends, we all love them & appreciate the work you’ve put in 🫡🫡🫡
Just walked along canal tonight and was spurred to come home and watch your video. Very interesting but your presentation showed great compassion fir the poor folks who lost their lives. Thank you.
I visited Mavis valley to see where my relatives lived three families, and my father was a young boy moved here from Fife, with the family of miners.i enjoyed the video very much appreciated
Ive been a title searcher with Scottish Govt and now in private practice for 25 years. Spend my days looking at old maps and photos for pleasure and work. Love these videos that Ed does. Ever get stuck on the history of who owns what give me a shout Ed.
Many thanks. You just can't beat the joy of an old map; and when you match that up with an old photo or two... heaven!
Hi Eddy, Thanks so much for this. I live in California but grew up in Scotland. My Mum lived at 79 Mavis Valley and I have memories of her telling me about her meeting my Dad. When they were dating they walked along the canal banking and also belonged to a cycling group. Her name was Gertrude Malcolm Laidlaw. She said she was named after the lady who worked in the grocers shop. We visited in 2010 after my parents had passed away and walked along the canal banking. A wee deer came out of the woods and when we tried to follow it I looked down and found the cobblestones. I felt it was meant to be. I have an actual small snapshot of the row of houses with an x marking the spot where my Mum lived with her parents and siblings. Her parents were Lizzie and Jake Laidlaw. I wonder if you know how i can see the census with their names . My mum was born in may 1913 and married in 1935.
Hi Alastair. That deer was definitely showing you the way. I think there are a few online sites for checking census returns. This link is for the National Records of Scotland, and in that page is a link to Scotland's People website where I think you may be able to see census returns online. Good luck.
www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/census-records
Thank you for making this video. My gran was from 'the vayley' aka Mavis Valley. Born there in 1937, she lived in the two story flats at the top end (right) of the village from your photos, along with her 3 elder brothers and two elder sisters. I loved hearing the stories of her childhood there and hearing the stories from her parents recollection of the pit disaster. My gran would have loved to have seen this video, she sadly passed in Oct 2022, just 5 months ago.
Sorry to hear about your gran. Sometimes when you look at what little remains in the woodland where the village used to be, it's hard to imagine that it was occupied really not that long ago.
Stellar tribute to these souls🌟
absolutely loved and lived on the opposite side of the canal always thought the miners cottages had been along the length of the canal from the sports centre had no idea their were so many cottages absolutely enjoyed this thankyou
Cheers Carol. 👍
How quickly nature takes over the dwellings that excisted, once a village with families and people busy living their lives now a woodland full of birds and animals...amazing.
Absolutely. Oh how quickly these trees grow.
Very nice video Eddy. I especially enjoyed the ending fade-in of you walking away and the village on both sides of the path. A wonderful visuals memorial to “22” hard working folks.
Thanks. Lynn.
Cheers Lynn. The alignment in that final village scene wasn't just as good as I'd have liked, but that's just my fault. Take care.
Thanks Ed. Another very interesting piece of Scotlands history. Very tough times to be living and working for sure.
Thanks. I suppose these days we don't quite realise how fortunate we are.
Yes I would say so. I am a similar age to you Ed and certainly feel grateful that I wasn't born back in those days.
👋 Hi there! Just wanted to drop a quick comment to say how much I enjoyed your video exploring the Forth and Clyde Canal and the history of Mavis Valley. It's always fascinating to see the remnants of the past and imagine what life was like back then. Have a great weekend! 🌞🌳👍
Many thanks. Hopefully we've some good weather due so we can all head out and about on adventures.
I always go back to the People, the Tradesmen that built the houses and the People that lived there. All those skills and lives in the leaves and moss. There is a sadness.
Another great video Ed. Looking forward to the next one.
Sadness is indeed the word. Thank you.
THank You Eddie, I lived on Skirsa St . Cadder from 52 to 57 and was unaware of the mining tragedy. GREAT STUFF !!!
Thanks Peter. Until having a look at the subject I didn't know anything about it either. It's good that there are information boards along the canal telling folk about the history of the area.
Good one Ed. Fascinating story, made even more interesting for me in that you stopped beside a sign marking a wildlife reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, with whom I have enjoyed a close association for many years, including a number of years as Chairman of the Council. I am now disabled and unable to explore as I used to but gain some comfort from your exploits both in the wilds of Scotland and elsewhere. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thanks Allan. Video of a walk on the Isle of Bute due to be uploaded in the next few days. Take care. 👍
Fascinating story Ed! Love the history you've dug up and presented here. Great work. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks Patrick.
Another piece of amazing work. The research you do in order to provide these stories is appreciated, you do it well. Quite saddening hearing of the workers lost in 1913, and of the struggles the survivors would have been faced with, and finally the loss of the entire village. Glad to see a proper memorial for all 22 was placed in 2013. Thank you.
Many thanks. I was disappointed by the shooglie footage in the village site, but felt it was crucial to use it. Maybe another camera needed in future. Take care.
Hi Ed. Ive walked by there and never knew it was there, if you had walked on another couple of miles towards Bishopbriggs you would find a 18th century graveyard, where the Cawder family are buried, the family owned the area and Cadder is named after them, it is a very interesting place Burke and Hare was supposed to have done some grave robbing from it.
The graveyard at the church in Cadder is certainly interesting. I think there is at least one iron grave-protector thingy.
Just came across this great video. Thanks Ed for posting. I live locally and was aware of the pit disaster. I'll need to visit the village. The site of Pit 15 is now the Environmental Village on Balmuildy Road. I wonder how many people who drive past it know of its history? Very few I would expect.
The concrete plyths on each side of the canal are for access to the mains water pipe that runs from Buchley pumping station and serves Bishopbriggs and other areas! Mavis vally and Lochfauld which is nearer the Balmore Road were dismantled by the residents and the bricks ect were sold off! you can still sea clearly Lochfauld School Building which sits between Lochfauld farm buildings and the canal, the pit where the disaster was, was just North of Lochfauld farm, a small bing can still be seen near the Western end of the Wilderness woods! there was a number of diffrent pits all along this side of the canal
Many thanks for that.
Another great video, although very sad. Thanks for all your research and presentation. My Uncle was involved in the mining industry in Twecher many years ago, I always mean to research the history of that area. Where do I start??? Take care
Thanks Jim. Always difficult to know where to begin with research. As far as the Scottish mining industry is concerned, I would recommend this website as a place to start: www.scottishmining.co.uk/
Thanks you so much Ed for such a wonderfully well produced and moving video of a place which was in my back yard for most of my life but I knew nothing about. Many times I traveled by bus from my home in Kirkintilloch to Glasgow on service number 171 Glasgow via Mavis Valley in the early 70s.
I had no idea what or where Mavis Valley was, and was too young to be interested enough to find out, and it has remained a name on the bus destination board until now.
The fact that there was two separate memorials for the Cadder pit disaster speaks volumes for the religious divide that sadly existed in this part of Scotland up until fairly recent times.
Have only just found your channel and am excited to discover what other gems you have in store.
Secretly I'm hoping to find some references to the Glasgow 'Hurricane' of 15th February 1968 which killed 21 and resulted not only much of Glasgows slums being demolished but many Victorian public buildings needless demolished too. It was a storm which changed Glasgow forever.
I was only 10 years old at the time but I've never been more terrified in my life and the damage locally was something I'll never forget.
Many thanks. I remember that 1968 hurricane too. We stayed in Dumbarton Road at the time, and amidst all the raining roof slates and falls of brick, I'm sure we heard the deep rumble of the huge chimney-breast that fell onto 555 Dumbarton Road and which killed a number of people. As you say, an event you just don't forget. Changed the face of Glasgow.
Ed really enjoying your vlogs, very informative and always with a hint of sadness, keep well and God bless,🕊️🏴
Thanks Douglas.
Thank you. I love your work. Like you I get very excited when I spot, sometimes tiny, elements from the past. I love looking at old photographs to the extent that I can now walk through many modern streets and areas seeing in my minds eye how it looked and felt over a hundred years ago. It’s an odd hobby but I love it 😂I imagine the mine owners offered these houses free to attract workers and they might have even got free coal! I doubt they had proper foundations and when the mine ceased the owners probably lost all interest in maintaining the village. Some old villages and structures ended up being pulled down because they eventually began to attract vandals etc. Please keep making your videos. My fav is your one on Newhaven. I hope you make one on Fisher-row. That’s my current fascination 😊
Many thanks for your comment. It is indeed the tiny things that hit home. I'll check out Fisher-row.
Great video, the subs are now approaching 5,000 that's incredible
Many thanks. Gaining subscribers has been a slow process. As I said to someone in the street the other day, I'm becoming a pie-eating nose-blowing influencer! 😜
@Ed Explores Scotland doing a grand job Ed! 👍🏼
We need more Pie / Bridie reports too !!!
What we love about your videos Ed !!!! 🫡🫡🫡
Absolutely. Weather's been pretty dire lately; in fact forecast for the next week is wet. But there'll be more pies and sunshine in due course.
Is this just about behind the leisuredrome? coming from Cadder direction, before or after the Balmuidy road crossing? Thank you.
Many thanks for your question. From the Liesuredome, follow Balmuildy road over the canal. Immediately on the other side you'll see an information panel and an arrow pointing towards Mavis Valley. Just follow this side of the canal, so you're on the other side from the Liesuredome, and after a short walk you'll come to that big square concrete thing that I mentioned in the video. That's where you enter the wood, the path being where the road through the village used to be.
Very interesting video Ed, compassion for the miners and the families they left behind comes through in your commentary
Thanks for sharing
Many thanks.
Thx again Ed, another fact packed video. Loved the part of you walking the main street, well edited.👍
Thanks Tony.
Hi, really enjoy your posts. Just wondering if you have watched an interview with a Mr. Willie Walker who hailed from Mavis Valley? This would be worth a watch. He tells about his childhood in Mavis Valley, and this would reveal the answers to some of your questions!
Cheers. Have a good one.
That's interesting. I've searched and found it on UA-cam. Many thanks.
Thanks Ed. My great-grandmother, Rosina Gray, was born in Mavis Valley in 1888. She later became a servant to one of the larger farms in Cadder - the Campbells at Crosshill farm. She went on to marry the youngest son, Robert Campbell, became pregnant out of wedlock and , and they emigrated (or were banished) to Australia.
Hard to believe there was ever a village there, given that it's now woodland with a few small brick remnants remaining.
Great video, really enjoyed it, very interesting, thank you 🙏
Cheers Colin.
All that history on our doorstep. Fascinating and tragic.
Very interesting Ed, thank you. I'm always very interested in mining history in Scotland as most of my ancestors were indeed coal miners, both on my mother and father's side. Having done family history research I have come across many tragedies during those very hard times when life could be taken away in an instant. My families worked in the Clyde coal fields and also in Clackmannanshire. A very poignant film into a once thriving village, brilliant work as always Ed and thanks again.
Many thanks. It's very sad that we no longer have a coal industry any more, or even an iron industry.
Superb Ed
Thanks. 👍
Another great video Ed. Loved it.
Cheers Alan.
Great video thanks
Cheers. 👍
Hi Ed, I noticed three men named Brown in the list of fatalities, how devastating would that be if they were all from the same family. And the photo of the rescue team with the masks and attached air pumps was very interesting, but as you say, how long would it take them to travel from Fife, no high speed transport in those days.
Cheers Colin. I highly recommend a visit to the National Mining Museum at Newtongrange. Absolutely stunning exhibits. Take care.
The Browns were indeed brothers-John, Alex and William. I loved as a child in the 50s to walk along the canal bank to try to reach what was left of Mavis Valley. Sometimes I went all alone, as life was safer then. I can’t remember how far along I got though. I probably got tired and turned back. I was brought up in Milton, which was a decent housing scheme then. My mother used to mention that she had classmates from MV. She went to St Agnes’ school in Lambhill and walked there from Possil each day .
I have in my possession the statement of George McGeachie who was part of the rescue team during the recovery of some of the bodies from the pit. The McGeachie family lived in Mavis Valley. Interesting document.!
Hi Russ. Interesting indeed. Might be worth contacting the National Library of Scotland in case they don't have a copy.
Thankyou
Interesting and sad for life’s lost
About 66 years ago, as a child, I and some friends walked from Lambhill to Jellyhill along the North Bank of the canal. About a mile or so along, we discovered narrow gauge rail's running from near the canal bank which were covered by vegetation and grass, perhaps this was something to do with the pit?
Wasn't the Lambhill Brickworks on the site of the pit?
Anyone know any answers to those questions?
Hi Alex. When you look at old Ordnance Survey maps there are tramways and mineral railways all over the place. The following link will take you to an 1896 map of the area.
maps.nls.uk/view/75650187
You can zoom in or enlarge it with either the mouse-wheel or the '+' button in the top left. You can see the course of the canal in blue. Jellyhill's on the south of the canal. If you look at the left-hand edge of the map, way left of Bishopbriggs, you'll see a tramway and a dismantled tramway. On the other side of the canal there are other tramways. Most of these tramways or mineral railways would have carried coal and other things from pits or quarries to the canal for transport. While I don't know where the Lambhill Brickworks was located, I imagine the narrow gauge railway you saw was without doubt one of these mineral railways or tramways.
M and my wife we’ve been to mining museum
Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN
Highly recommend to go for a guided tour with real miners we gave ourselves 2h for museum in advance to read as much as we could about history of mining
Tons of interesting facts including some you mentioned on your video
It’s a topic I wish you could develop more and more if you only can and would like to do?💙
I’d come over there with metal detector i I only had one to see if some of artefacts could be buried underground where village was
Absolutely beautiful video
Thank you very very much 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Wojciech. I've had the National Mining Museum at Newtongrange in my mind for a while now. Definitely on the cards for a visit. Another of the sad elements of Mavis Valley is that the whole area now has a recycling centre in it, and the land was used as a refuse tip not that long ago, so the whole village site is littered with stuff that has blown in from either the recycling centre or the old tip.
@@EdExploresScotland omg!
I’ve been on a walk with my wife a few times in this area but never realised that was the location
We took a few turns here and there off from canal route but never in this particular location so one of our next trips will be there 😉
I love to explore new places
Mining museum is absolutely brilliant
Largest shaft 500m down loads of history from first hand I forgot a name for our guide but absolutely brilliant person
ua-cam.com/video/vFZRwGyrF4A/v-deo.html that’s the person in orange suit who gave us a tour with some extra bits
My grandmother was born there in 1910
Very interesting, the same thing happened to Inkerman village just outside Paisley all that remains is the School house
Thanks. I'll take a look at Inkerman.
I stay in a minor row cottage over 120 years old fascinating but Google is giving Me very little on the history
isnt the concrete box at the entrance to mavis valley, a coal store, so the canal boats could collect the coal, maybe
I'm not sure. I'm sure I read something about moving stuff onto canal boats, but to be honest it just looks too modern to even have been there at the time of the village. But, then, I'm often hopelessly wrong about these things.
Hi Ed. Great video. In part of your film there are some rotting timbers sticking out of the canal a few yards away from the path into Mavis Valley. Those timbers formed part of a swing bridge across the canal. A light mineral railway ran down from Bishopbriggs and crossed the swing bridge to carry coal and iron ore away from the pithead.
@@davidpowell5620 correct. Some of the old bings are still on the golf course.
thanks Edd more Scottish history :)
Cheers. 👍
I think I’ll start to collect bricks from here and there all that has a band on them abandoned evidence of how people made buildings I’d like to add to preserve them from more damage
Sounds like a great idea. Collecting bricks is not as daft as it sounds as every brick has the name of the place it was made. The brick near the end of the video has the name 'Bishopbriggs' stamped on it.
@@EdExploresScotland exactly 🙂
I noticed that bricks got names on them when I went on a walk on my lunch break at castlecary down to canal there was a lot of rubbish and them 😉 little piece of history remains from the past
Incredible. I just visited there by chance, just after watching your Ardeer video. I’m so pleased you’ve made this video about Mavis Valley. 🫡
Cheers Graham. It was your previous comment that inspired me to have a look at Mavis Valley, and I'm very glad that I did. I used to walk on this section of the Forth & Clyde Canal many times over the past few decades, sometimes coming across dumps from potteries along the canal or little bits of buildings, but I hadn't visited Mavis Valley. Thanks again.
I’m delighted I helped inspire you to investigate this place.
As a wee boy in Springburn , my Mum would take us out on the Blue Bus to the Country - along this stretch of canaI - had no idea that a little community existed at one time.
Brilliant video Ed.
I’ve introduced your videos to my family & friends, we all love them & appreciate the work you’ve put in 🫡🫡🫡
Thank you.