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The 2 pillars on the Barnard Castle side were blown up by the army about a decade after they removed the metalwork for demolition practice. I guess they weren't bothered by the last one. The bricks are from Pease's brickworks in Crook. (The same Pease family who were the main shareholders in the railway and were responsible for the Stockton & Darlington Railway)
My husband subscribes to many channels but every time I see you on you grab my attention immediately. I love to watch you explore the area and especially love the relationship you have with James. James is a great asset to your channel, his lovely smile and sense of humour is great. Keep on filming. Take care
My grandfather and my Great Uncles, my aunts and uncles and later myself and finally my son and daughter have played on the Gaunless Viaduct over the decades. I have very fond memories of exploring the remains of the viaduct in the early 60's with my late cousin when we were kids, not long after the girders were taken down. The last time I was up there was in July 2000. Thank you Martin & Co. for taking me down memory lane.
I remember Sid. My grandad lived at 69 High Lands. We used to walk down Sid's fields to the Gaunless in the late 60's/early 70's. Happy innocent days. Went today to remember my dad who died recently.
Absolutely stunning to see the remains of this viaduct, like the fallen columns of a giant ancient temple. It is stunning to see how many railway lines there were. Again a great video!
Just been there today to remember my dad Maxwell who died in March. Thanks for the video. My dad lived at High Lands. As a lad in the late 60's I used to walk with dad down the fields from grandad's house at 69 High Lands to the valley floor below and walk the old line. I hadnt been back since till today. The place is just as I remember it as a lad 50 odd years later. Amazing place. My grandad Jack worked in many mines in the area. He retired working at the last open cast mine at Low Lands in the late 60's. Thanks again.
Great drone shot of those demolished pillars, had a kind of disaster movie vibe to it. What a spectacular place to visit Martin. You always take us to the most interesting places.
One of my main fascinations with canals and railway lines is to think how they were built without any heavy machinery. There are some huge embankments near us and they still feel absolutely rock solid. Also very much agree - railmaponline is an excellent resource.
Martin, that`s just 10 minutes from where i live. that`s the closest i`ve ever been to it despite driving passed there every work day for 14 years. Another cracking video.
You're a great bunch of men, Martyn. Taking us to this so isolated spot in the Pennines, with all these old industrial tramways and spoil heaps, and then the remains of the huge viaduct that once was. It's such a fantastic video, and extremely interesting. Many thanks for this production.
Really great to explore a new area and to see some old infrastructure that is now returning to nature again. As a casual onlooker I'd never have dreamed for a moment how much industry was woven across our countryside. The views were amazing. And we had a humerous streak this week, not least when your brew failed to reach an acceptable temperature, but my favourite for the week was to James, "There he is, the face that ate a thousand chips". Poor old James does take some stick, but always with such good humour! And where's your spirit of boy scout adventure? There you were, sitting right next to a cow pat and claiming you had no fuel! Nothing like a nice big cow pat for burning! 🤣 Another great explore. Thanks all!
The brickwork in that is immense English bond you just dont see it anymore. The Brickyards supporting the canals and railways where everywhere .Id love to go back in time and re visit it all .Thanks for sharing the video 👍
Thanks Martin and James and co. Always wished to be able to go and walk the old Weardale and Teesdale railway system around Bishop Auckland. It's a wonderful and inciteful video. Oh, and a cheap way for an Aussie to be able to see the beautiful railway architecture in England. Thanks chaps, onward and upward!
My Grandfather worked the coal on Cockfield fell. Lived in Cockfield most if his life. I lived in neighbouring Evenwood for much of mine. Its always nice to see 'home' as I think of that place. Its beautiful in the summer. Please revisit when the wildlife and wildflowers are in full swing. Remains found on Cockfield Fell suggest there was a settlement in the area during the Iron Age.
I was born not too far away from the area. I recall as a kid the whole family travelling to visit my Grandad at work. His steam loco was housed in the old engine shed at West Auckland on the Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line. It must have been not too long before the shed closed. Thanks lads for doing the history of the area some justice.
Excellent video Martin, don't think it ever saw diesels, DMUs were used on Darlington to penrith and Middleton in teesdale but passenger services finished in the 50s on this section. As diesel locos were too heavy for belah and Deepdale summer holiday services from Sunderland to Blackpool which came this way tended to be double headed steam but no bigger than class 4 2-6-0s Cheers Russ
Arvo from Downunder Martin, James, Liam and Roy.. Nice job m8s, reall appreciate bein able to see more of my favorite places [England] without experiencin the weather. Thanks.
Fantastic video. It's great to see 4 chums bringing history to life so to speak. Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed the journey with you. Colin, Wakefield.
Both amazing and sad to see those fallen columns still left where they fell like fallen giants. Great video as ever Martin. I always look forward to seeing your content
Its sad to think how our ancestors slaved away in mines and quarries , and hardly saw the wider world in all their lives . An ancestor of our family on the maternal side was Thomas Grainger a railway engineer whose name is on the big viaduct at Yarm in the northeast over the Tees . I guess he must have known Thomas Bouch . Great channel Martin ! Cheers , Dave H Carnforth
Another fantastic video as always Martin. The quality of your work is truly top notch. I've said this before in a comment about your videos but they are in my opinion, borderline TV production stuff. Thanks for sharing this. I always look forward to watching your adventures.
Martin, a outstanding watch, lots in info, great B&W photos, use of maps and at 8:20 a nice little "Dance" by James. Looks like a cold day for "Iced Tea." The fallen columns are quite eerie but beautiful at the same time. The cracks in the second abutment just goes to show in the long run "Gravity always wins." To Martin and team, "Great watch" and nice to see James narrating more...... Forgot: Love the drone work.
Well done, one of my favs. What an incredible and beautiful structure it was. Beautiful columns. What a shame some were toppled and then just left like slag heap. I swear - you keep making these very exciting videos ( not the ones in dark wet, flowing tunnels) and I will have to consider moving to Manchester so I can tag along!!!! I won't eat too many of James' tea treats. LOL
@@MartinZero Yes, but not ones with water running though them or other wet things combined with darkness. Not good with such enclosed spaces especially with water, I have zero affinity to water. LOL
“ This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stone to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.” Sounds very appropriate yes? Great video Martin!
Thank you guys for bringing us this fabulous video , i would never have know it was there unless you had brought it to my attention, its amazing how in how and the labour used in that era gave us what we have now , and how grateful we all should be that none of us have to work that hard in our era .
Another fine video Martin and the Gaunless Viaduct is truely magnificant even in its partially demolished state on a line that was built in sections from Darlington to Tebay on the West Coast Mainline across some of the most difficult country in the UK.As you pointed out the Engineer was Sir Thomas Bouch who was famed for his "Economic Railways" which suited the Victorian Ideal of value for money after the Taybridge Disaster of Dec 1879 speed limits were introduced by the Board of Trade on all his High Viaducts and Bridges until they were Inspected and Strengthened which was completed by 1890,Bouch himself died a broken man after being blamed for the Disaster in Nov 1880.
There's always history under your feet Martin, bit of a bugger when you don't realise it😭 By 'eaven she was up there some, as evidenced by your sudden desire to abandon your fear of heights, pack it in, my palms are still sweating!!! That was another fact filled Sunday treat, brilliant👍👍
Yet another brilliant video. When you think of the sheer labour it would have taken to build that, it's mind blowing. Especialy when you think most of it would have been entirely manual labour. Railmap online is certainly a very useful resource. I like being able to activate the different layers. I bet they suspected those piers would have broken up into manageable chunks when they dynamited them... How they were wrong 🙂
Another great video, bringing our history/heritage to life. Very informative and entertaining. Well done for all your efforts in showing us this. Regards.
What a great video I just love these railway bridge finds with all the history that goes with it. The old photos and maps just says it all, so much history all around the area with the tram lines viaducts tunnels bridges when you think of the labour involved in doing these tasks it's just amazing really.
Good to see you moving towards the birthplace of rail transport, we have many miles of old waggonways, where coal was hauled first by horses and later by stationary engines, or self acting inclines before locomotives came along. Some very impressive monuments called batteries where they culverted the rivers then filled in the valley to make a level track over the top, vast amounts of labour and countless wheel barrows to build. The quarry you found was where the Cockfield Dyke has been removed for loadstone, it is part of the Cleveland Dyke system. Good video, I enjoyed it
Excellent exploration. Very glad to have found your channel. So much history just under the grass...and the sad sight of the piers laying there forlorn. Though it gave us a chance to see the construction, it always makes me think of those who gave their all, and often their lives to build all this amazing Victorian infrastructure, which is often now treated so carelessly. Off to read a bit more about the viaduct!
It might seem mundane, but I'm always fascinated by the story behind every one of those bricks, in either the supports, the ducts, the maker of and the labourer, that one might wonder about. I can't help but have my mind drawn back to the person that put "that" brick where it lay today and wonder who they were, how they lived and how they died.
Another great informative video. You guys are brilliant together. You can feel the passion you have for history. Must have been filmed on a Sunday, time and a turd.
Another brilliant video Martin….congrats to you and the team. We’ve got a viaduct up our way which has claims to be the World’s oldest railway viaduct…..the Laigh Milton Mill viaduct between Irvine and Kilmarnock. When you hear about the cost of HS2 it makes you wonder how the Victorians would’ve sorted it out…..both technically and cost wise.
They would have finished it in half the time (how many years have they been building it now) and on or under budget. No H&S BS, no red tape, they would just fkin get on with it. The bridges and viaducts would be built of beautiful brick or stone arches and blend in with the environment unlike modern horrible concrete monstrosities.
Another marvellous historical treck Martin - fantastic content and production as usual, I am always amazed at the industrial treasures you uncover and share - best wishes.
Extremely well put together guys, informative and entertaining. Thomas Bouch designed many railways structures, I live in Fife close to the Tay Bridge and the remnants of the ill-fated first designed by said gentleman. He was a responsible for significant tranches of the railway infrastructure, especially lighter rail and tramways. Great shots and highlights to music - most enjoyable.
Stunning video and editing. Amazing work for forgotten places and structures. How could they distroy such a unique structure with amazing brickwork and ironwork.. Jim
If you've got train simulator classic there's a whole set of scenarios called "weardale and Teesdale rail network. You can drive several diesel locomotives and multiple units around Barnard Castle to Shildon and as far as Darlington on the East Coast mainline and many other branches including the Haggerleases branch. Set in the early 1960's you can see all the industrial lines in this video.
Your In my neck of the woods I'm from Stockton, the Pease name is well know in the region they owned various businesses, the brickworks were at Darlington near to the viaduct, also a member of the Pease family was a director of the first steam railway the Stockton to Darlington.
Amazing videography!! This adventure was such a treat to watch!! Thank you all, for braving the perilous heights, and the cold-brew tea, to capture this fascinating and awe inspiring piece of history. 🤩
What an amazing explore. Fabulous. You had such good fun as well. Nothing worse than cold tea, but you all took it so matter of fact. Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Filming and footage something else. Thank you for such wonderful entertainment.
Thanks Martin and crew , you really do your homework mate. gGreat content, drone footage and backing music . Really well put togeather. Cracking final shot . Excellent work Martin and thanks. Sack the tea boy lol
Love your blogs Pease was the Pease family who were heavily involved in railways and coal. They were promoters of the first railway Stockton to darlington. Bricks were probably made a their local brickwork in the Crook area. You must come up to the North east more often I live in Hartlepool and its full of history and would make an interesting video especially old hartlepool and the headland. You can get great ice creams and good cuppas. Happy to be your guide
Great drone footage of the piers lying down . Shame to see but interesting to see how they were constructed. Spooky how all that industry and infrastructure has just been erased 😍😍🧱🧱🧱🧱👍🏽
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Keep swapping hats
A Railway line from Durham to Castle Barnard sounds incredibly good, esp for drivers suffering from temporary ability to see clearly
It's amazing how quickly nature takes everything back in just a short time.
The 2 pillars on the Barnard Castle side were blown up by the army about a decade after they removed the metalwork for demolition practice. I guess they weren't bothered by the last one. The bricks are from Pease's brickworks in Crook. (The same Pease family who were the main shareholders in the railway and were responsible for the Stockton & Darlington Railway)
Was that Joseph Pease from Darlington? Had Pease Mill in the town centre as well as lots of big buildings within the town.
Where can I get some Pease bricks?
My husband subscribes to many channels but every time I see you on you grab my attention immediately.
I love to watch you explore the area and especially love the relationship you have with James.
James is a great asset to your channel, his lovely smile and sense of humour is great. Keep on filming. Take care
Thank you 😃👍
My grandfather and my Great Uncles, my aunts and uncles and later myself and finally my son and daughter have played on the Gaunless Viaduct over the decades. I have very fond memories of exploring the remains of the viaduct in the early 60's with my late cousin when we were kids, not long after the girders were taken down. The last time I was up there was in July 2000. Thank you Martin & Co. for taking me down memory lane.
I remember Sid. My grandad lived at 69 High Lands. We used to walk down Sid's fields to the Gaunless in the late 60's/early 70's. Happy innocent days. Went today to remember my dad who died recently.
Absolutely stunning to see the remains of this viaduct, like the fallen columns of a giant ancient temple. It is stunning to see how many railway lines there were. Again a great video!
Just been there today to remember my dad Maxwell who died in March. Thanks for the video. My dad lived at High Lands. As a lad in the late 60's I used to walk with dad down the fields from grandad's house at 69 High Lands to the valley floor below and walk the old line. I hadnt been back since till today. The place is just as I remember it as a lad 50 odd years later. Amazing place. My grandad Jack worked in many mines in the area. He retired working at the last open cast mine at Low Lands in the late 60's. Thanks again.
Great drone shot of those demolished pillars, had a kind of disaster movie vibe to it. What a spectacular place to visit Martin. You always take us to the most interesting places.
One of my main fascinations with canals and railway lines is to think how they were built without any heavy machinery. There are some huge embankments near us and they still feel absolutely rock solid. Also very much agree - railmaponline is an excellent resource.
That opening shot with two of you walking looked like a seen from The American Werewolf in London lol
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“‘Ave you got any hot drinks?”, “No. You have to go. Keep to road. Beware moon!”
Martin, that`s just 10 minutes from where i live. that`s the closest i`ve ever been to it despite driving passed there every work day for 14 years. Another cracking video.
Thank you Martin , for taking me along with you today! And Cheers from California 😊😊
Thanks Olin, my pleasure
You're a great bunch of men, Martyn. Taking us to this so isolated spot in the Pennines, with all these old industrial tramways and spoil heaps, and then the remains of the huge viaduct that once was. It's such a fantastic video, and extremely interesting. Many thanks for this production.
Insane how much industry there was... Important to see what's left while we can.
Appreciate you taking us on the adventure with you Martin!
Great one as always Martin. Always look forward to seeing your passion for history.
Cheers Brian
Really great to explore a new area and to see some old infrastructure that is now returning to nature again. As a casual onlooker I'd never have dreamed for a moment how much industry was woven across our countryside. The views were amazing. And we had a humerous streak this week, not least when your brew failed to reach an acceptable temperature, but my favourite for the week was to James, "There he is, the face that ate a thousand chips". Poor old James does take some stick, but always with such good humour! And where's your spirit of boy scout adventure? There you were, sitting right next to a cow pat and claiming you had no fuel! Nothing like a nice big cow pat for burning! 🤣 Another great explore. Thanks all!
The brickwork in that is immense English bond you just dont see it anymore.
The Brickyards supporting the canals and railways where everywhere .Id love to go back in time and re visit it all .Thanks for sharing the video 👍
Thanks Martin and James and co. Always wished to be able to go and walk the old Weardale and Teesdale railway system around Bishop Auckland. It's a wonderful and inciteful video. Oh, and a cheap way for an Aussie to be able to see the beautiful railway architecture in England. Thanks chaps, onward and upward!
My Grandfather worked the coal on Cockfield fell. Lived in Cockfield most if his life. I lived in neighbouring Evenwood for much of mine. Its always nice to see 'home' as I think of that place. Its beautiful in the summer. Please revisit when the wildlife and wildflowers are in full swing.
Remains found on Cockfield Fell suggest there was a settlement in the area during the Iron Age.
18:29 - one easy lesson on the construction of round brick piers. Fantastic. Learned something new today.
I was born not too far away from the area. I recall as a kid the whole family travelling to visit my Grandad at work. His steam loco was housed in the old engine shed at West Auckland on the Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line. It must have been not too long before the shed closed. Thanks lads for doing the history of the area some justice.
Thanks Suzy
Excellent video Martin, don't think it ever saw diesels, DMUs were used on Darlington to penrith and Middleton in teesdale but passenger services finished in the 50s on this section.
As diesel locos were too heavy for belah and Deepdale summer holiday services from Sunderland to Blackpool which came this way tended to be double headed steam but no bigger than class 4 2-6-0s
Cheers Russ
Arvo from Downunder Martin, James, Liam and Roy.. Nice job m8s, reall appreciate bein able to see more of my favorite places [England] without experiencin the weather. Thanks.
Thank you very much for bringing a wonder of the past into the light of today. Absolutely fascinating. With regards from Somerset England 🏴
Fantastic video. It's great to see 4 chums bringing history to life so to speak. Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed the journey with you.
Colin, Wakefield.
Another fantastic video, Martin. Wish my history teachers had been so enthusiastic as you and your team. Hats off to all of you 👍
Both amazing and sad to see those fallen columns still left where they fell like fallen giants. Great video as ever Martin. I always look forward to seeing your content
Its sad to think how our ancestors slaved away in mines and quarries , and hardly saw the wider world in all their lives . An ancestor of our family on the maternal side was Thomas Grainger a railway engineer whose name is on the big viaduct at Yarm in the northeast over the Tees . I guess he must have known Thomas Bouch . Great channel Martin ! Cheers , Dave H Carnforth
Another fantastic video as always Martin. The quality of your work is truly top notch. I've said this before in a comment about your videos but they are in my opinion, borderline TV production stuff. Thanks for sharing this. I always look forward to watching your adventures.
Martin, a outstanding watch, lots in info, great B&W photos, use of maps and at 8:20 a nice little "Dance" by James. Looks like a cold day for "Iced Tea." The fallen columns are quite eerie but beautiful at the same time. The cracks in the second abutment just goes to show in the long run "Gravity always wins." To Martin and team, "Great watch" and nice to see James narrating more...... Forgot: Love the drone work.
Yeah The Drone work was by Roy, made the video
Well done, one of my favs. What an incredible and beautiful structure it was. Beautiful columns. What a shame some were toppled and then just left like slag heap. I swear - you keep making these very exciting videos ( not the ones in dark wet, flowing tunnels) and I will have to consider moving to Manchester so I can tag along!!!! I won't eat too many of James' tea treats. LOL
You dont like tunnels ?
@@MartinZero Yes, but not ones with water running though them or other wet things combined with darkness. Not good with such enclosed spaces especially with water, I have zero affinity to water. LOL
What a spectacular place. Thank you for the wonderful video!
I know that you love music and so often your backing music adds much atmosphere ... thanks and cheers.
“ This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stone to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.” Sounds very appropriate yes? Great video Martin!
Silly me. Here I was thinking that a viaduct carries water. I wasn't expecting it to be a bridge for trains. Fascinating history. Thank you.
Thank you guys for bringing us this fabulous video , i would never have know it was there unless you had brought it to my attention, its amazing how in how and the labour used in that era gave us what we have now , and how grateful we all should be that none of us have to work that hard in our era .
Wow, nice drone shots, impressive architecture, nice atmospheric music, pictures of the past. A true gem, compiled with passion by Martin.
Another fine video Martin and the Gaunless Viaduct is truely magnificant even in its partially demolished state on a line that was built in sections from Darlington to Tebay on the West Coast Mainline across some of the most difficult country in the UK.As you pointed out the Engineer was Sir Thomas Bouch who was famed for his "Economic Railways" which suited the Victorian Ideal of value for money after the Taybridge Disaster of Dec 1879 speed limits were introduced by the Board of Trade on all his High Viaducts and Bridges until they were Inspected and Strengthened which was completed by 1890,Bouch himself died a broken man after being blamed for the Disaster in Nov 1880.
I enjoy the subtle music and the charming friends that join each adventure - its what makes this channel so easy to follow
Thanks for another interesting video. Trains and archeological ruins, can’t get better than that. Greetings from sunny Southern California.
Another amazing insight.....
......to able to see the construction of those felled piers must be unique!!
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Very nice drone shots Martin! No concrete, all bricks, a lot of man hours of work have gone into those works!
There's always history under your feet Martin, bit of a bugger when you don't realise it😭 By 'eaven she was up there some, as evidenced by your sudden desire to abandon your fear of heights, pack it in, my palms are still sweating!!! That was another fact filled Sunday treat, brilliant👍👍
Yet another brilliant video. When you think of the sheer labour it would have taken to build that, it's mind blowing. Especialy when you think most of it would have been entirely manual labour. Railmap online is certainly a very useful resource. I like being able to activate the different layers. I bet they suspected those piers would have broken up into manageable chunks when they dynamited them... How they were wrong 🙂
Another great video, bringing our history/heritage to life. Very informative and entertaining. Well done for all your efforts in showing us this. Regards.
What a great video I just love these railway bridge finds with all the history that goes with it. The old photos and maps just says it all, so much history all around the area with the tram lines viaducts tunnels bridges when you think of the labour involved in doing these tasks it's just amazing really.
Thanks David
Great video 📸 so much history Lost in time! Hope you are well and having a great week 🤟🏻 look forward to seeing the next Martin & James adventure 🙏
Thanks very much see you soon
Good to see you moving towards the birthplace of rail transport, we have many miles of old waggonways, where coal was hauled first by horses and later by stationary engines, or self acting inclines before locomotives came along. Some very impressive monuments called batteries where they culverted the rivers then filled in the valley to make a level track over the top, vast amounts of labour and countless wheel barrows to build.
The quarry you found was where the Cockfield Dyke has been removed for loadstone, it is part of the Cleveland Dyke system.
Good video, I enjoyed it
Thanks very much Colin
Wow ! Martin, another fascinating perusal into the roots of the industrial revolution and the marks it left on the landscape.
Excellent exploration. Very glad to have found your channel. So much history just under the grass...and the sad sight of the piers laying there forlorn. Though it gave us a chance to see the construction, it always makes me think of those who gave their all, and often their lives to build all this amazing Victorian infrastructure, which is often now treated so carelessly. Off to read a bit more about the viaduct!
Another great video,I'm from Darlington and not far from Gaunlass Valley but never been. I will now after watching that.
It might seem mundane, but I'm always fascinated by the story behind every one of those bricks, in either the supports, the ducts, the maker of and the labourer, that one might wonder about. I can't help but have my mind drawn back to the person that put "that" brick where it lay today and wonder who they were, how they lived and how they died.
Hi Sergeant. Not mundane at all. You describe history perfectly. The people, the places, how they lived and died.
A story behind every stone and brick. Not mundane at all. Those stones are their memorial.
Another great informative video. You guys are brilliant together. You can feel the passion you have for history. Must have been filmed on a Sunday, time and a turd.
Brilliant video guys. Thanks much. Best regards from Chicago
Another brilliant video Martin….congrats to you and the team. We’ve got a viaduct up our way which has claims to be the World’s oldest railway viaduct…..the Laigh Milton Mill viaduct between Irvine and Kilmarnock. When you hear about the cost of HS2 it makes you wonder how the Victorians would’ve sorted it out…..both technically and cost wise.
They would have finished it in half the time (how many years have they been building it now) and on or under budget. No H&S BS, no red tape, they would just fkin get on with it. The bridges and viaducts would be built of beautiful brick or stone arches and blend in with the environment unlike modern horrible concrete monstrosities.
Another marvellous historical treck Martin - fantastic content and production as usual, I am always amazed at the industrial treasures you uncover and share - best wishes.
Thanks for the wonderful scenery and music in the intro.
Splendid vid Martin ! Kudos to the lads. I have to say the amount of industry was surprising to me considering what it looks like today.
What a brilliant video, I'm from Durham, amazing history.
Just discovered you n the team ,,,great video ,,men after my own heart ,,love industrial history ,,can’t wait for more ,best regards
Superb video, industrial archeology and history at it finest.
Fellowship of the brew? Nice one lads.....
A very sad video, but a fantastic video. Thanks Martin, absolutely love this channel, never stops getting better and better.
Thanks very much Ian
Love this channel. It’s last of the summer wine for the 2000s 🙌😂
Extremely well put together guys, informative and entertaining. Thomas Bouch designed many railways structures, I live in Fife close to the Tay Bridge and the remnants of the ill-fated first designed by said gentleman. He was a responsible for significant tranches of the railway infrastructure, especially lighter rail and tramways. Great shots and highlights to music - most enjoyable.
A cracking adventure! The maps were helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Liked your "Tube Toque"! Another fine video! Thanks Martin.
Thanks Gentlemen, always a good watch.
7:05 The ring!!! The music leading up to that point was like from an epic soundtrack! 😂
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great drone footage, and the music gave me goosebumps.
this video is a good example of what makes youtube so good
Stunning video and editing.
Amazing work for forgotten places and structures.
How could they distroy such a unique structure with amazing brickwork and ironwork..
Jim
If you've got train simulator classic there's a whole set of scenarios called "weardale and Teesdale rail network.
You can drive several diesel locomotives and multiple units around Barnard Castle to Shildon and as far as Darlington on the East Coast mainline and many other branches including the Haggerleases branch.
Set in the early 1960's you can see all the industrial lines in this video.
Your In my neck of the woods I'm from Stockton, the Pease name is well know in the region they owned various businesses, the brickworks were at Darlington near to the viaduct, also a member of the Pease family was a director of the first steam railway the Stockton to Darlington.
Wonderful video!!! Molto interessante!!! Ciao From Italy 👋👋
Another great video Martin (and crew). I am amazed.
Love from Denmark
nice video thanks for trekking up there for us
THANKS Martin, James & Team.
Cheers Martin
thanks lads, this lifted my spirits this morning.
Stiff clamber up both of those slopes. Thanks for doing it for use, so I don’t need to. But also for sharing your day and the scenery.
Thank you 👍
Amazing videography!! This adventure was such a treat to watch!! Thank you all, for braving the perilous heights, and the cold-brew tea, to capture this fascinating and awe inspiring piece of history. 🤩
Thanks 😁👍
Aww, nice to see Roy looking well.😀
What an amazing explore. Fabulous. You had such good fun as well. Nothing worse than cold tea, but you all took it so matter of fact. Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Filming and footage something else. Thank you for such wonderful entertainment.
Thanks Martin and crew , you really do your homework mate. gGreat content, drone footage and backing
music . Really well put togeather. Cracking final shot . Excellent work Martin and thanks. Sack the tea boy lol
Incredible!! I love the "scars" on the landscape and the old map overlay. Just fantastic 👏 👌.
Thank you
Love your blogs Pease was the Pease family who were heavily involved in railways and coal. They were promoters of the first railway Stockton to darlington. Bricks were probably made a their local brickwork in the Crook area.
You must come up to the North east more often I live in Hartlepool and its full of history and would make an interesting video especially old hartlepool and the headland. You can get great ice creams and good cuppas. Happy to be your guide
Great to see you all in my native County Durham!Excellent video from Cockfield and a railway viaduct and tracks I knew nothing about!
Our feareless leader. Lol. You never know what to expect from you guys .I love these shows for many reasons. Thank you.
Great video, thanks Martin, 😻 James... and Co! You have such a beautiful country but...
03:11 the amount of littering 😢 blows my mind.
I know. not a proud moment
Great drone footage of the piers lying down . Shame to see but interesting to see how they were constructed.
Spooky how all that industry and infrastructure has just been erased 😍😍🧱🧱🧱🧱👍🏽
What an amazing place, there must be stacks of industrial history around that area.
Hi .the whole area was coal .lead. and iron ore .cockfield fell was a land fill site for household waste only few years ago .
Fabulous insight into the past. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you John
"2 World Wars - we never ran out of GAS" LOL Thanks for the fun smart content!
Another very interesting exploration Martin., loved it. A big thanks to you all for making and sharing it.
Amazing to see the old remains. I have to say you guys make me smile every time. Love the brew clips as well as the historic information 👌
Thanks Kath
True British history at its best ! God bless ! Great show ! X
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks Martin and team 👍👍👍
Omg I walk around there several times a week shame I missed you all
Thanks for another great video, much appreciated 👍