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The Cursed Mine. Magpie Lead Mine 

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This video is about Magpie Lead mine Derbyshire England. There has been lead mining in Derbyshire since Roman times. Leads mining at Magpie goes back to the Georgian era and 1740. it's a 18th century mine. We take a look at the old abandoned mine buildings in this urbex trip and examine the history of the mine. We take a look down four old mine shafts. The deepest being 728 feet deep. We look at the engine house that housed a Newcomen atmospheric engine. The old chimney flues are still intact and we can look at those as well. Getting a glimpse inside the 1840 chimney. The Mine is cursed due to the magpie miners lighting fires and smoking out the neighbouring miners in a rival mine, killing them. The wives of the murdered miners put a curse on the mine.

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@trek520rider2
@trek520rider2 Год назад
50 odd years ago I was there; me and a bunch of cavers. The shaft the winding gear went to was still open and you could get in, which a couple of us did, there were steel ladders zigzagging down the shaft. I went down a couple of hundred feet, without a lifeline(!) and came back up. It was not a happy place. Those old shafts were still open in them days. Some of the lads hung a caving ladder down one but it was too deep to get to the bottom of. I think we only had about 200 feet of ladder and the shaft was 600 ft
@ltipst2962
@ltipst2962 Год назад
You brave git
@moorjock
@moorjock Год назад
My dad was there about the same time with Eccles Caving Club, always had loads of stories to tell about the place
@trek520rider2
@trek520rider2 Год назад
@@ltipst2962 Daft not brave!
@shaunskeldon301
@shaunskeldon301 9 месяцев назад
Strange that because it was about 50 years ago I went there with a couple of older guys Lesand Ron who owned the Good Luck Lead Mine at Via Gellia Derbyshire , I was lowered down on a bosons chair about 100 ft but was to young to go down the ladders , we spent the night in the main building I slept in a rope hammock most uncomfortable sleep ever lol .
@malcolmcog
@malcolmcog Год назад
Brilliant ! one of the most rich lead mines in the Peak District. Yes, its possible to enter the working by the sough -drainage channel - from the Wye valley. This old mine is looked after by yhe Peak District Mines Historical Society. The mine was worked intermitantly until the 1950s.. The corrugated iron hut and the metal winding gear is from that last attempt to make money from mining lead in the 1950s. It didn't make any money, too wet and not enough lead ore. Its one of the best preserved lead mines in the Peak, I love it ! That smaller shaft is a climbing shaft; a few feet vertical, and a foot or sor horizontal, then a few feet vertical, usually going down by steps for up to two or three hundred feet. The miners would use these to get to the active mining faces.
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
Have you been in the workings Malcolm
@YorkshiremanInDorset
@YorkshiremanInDorset Год назад
I lived at Magpie, in the old Blacksmiths Shop, as a member of P.D.M.H.S during 1974 and 1975. The Main Shaft was easily descended to the first level at 312ft (I think) where we did a lot of exploration, I also helped open the collapsed Sough (drainage level) into the River Wye and was the first up it (I was the idiot daredevil). Where you were by the Gin was Red Soil Mine, the bigger shaft was the winding shaft, the smaller was the climbing shaft used by the miners for daily climbing up the ladders or projecting stones - no hoists... The round house was the Powder House made with a blow-off roof and well away from the main buildings in case of accidental explosion. Incidentally the square chimney you were trying to film up wasn't gated in the 1970's and there's a photo of me sitting on the top of the chimney after climbing up the inside. The "curse" was caused by ill-feeling between the local Maypitt Mine and the 'imported' Cornish miners at Magpie, not really the bosses fault - Maypitt is in the group of trees on the right, halfway up the track from the road. The last shaft you looked at I've descended (as I have all the shafts) and was totally blocked at about 100ft. You missed probably the most historical shaft, a small round shaft very close to the side of the Smithy, this is the "Founder's Shaft" and was the first shaft sunk on the site and to the lead vein claimed as Magpie Mine... Interesting video though, just a shame I wasn't there to act as your guide 🙂👍
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
Thank you. Very informative what you have said. Yes I would of loved a guide on the day.
@AutisticAl
@AutisticAl Год назад
Interesting! I wonder if you ever knew my family that lived in Bakewell during the second world war and owned a fruit shop up until the time you mentioned. They lived in Lumford House right at the foot of the Chert Mines where my nan would escape as a young girl during air raids. I've been in there multiple times myself and I'm constantly meeting people that knew my grandparents ☺️
@davidmunro1469
@davidmunro1469 Год назад
My Dad worked in Lacnor uranium mine at Elliot lake in Canada. One of my uncles went to get a job and saw them bring a dead man up in a bushel basket .My uncle went home.😢😢😢
@grahampartridge9335
@grahampartridge9335 Год назад
My grandad worked in the mines in Eliot lake though stuff, he moved to the wood pulp mill . i still have a cousin and aunty there. No mines now
@ltipst2962
@ltipst2962 Год назад
Search on RU-vid "miners life in the pit" old interview with two miners from different towns. They told of the same stories but said it happened every day. I'm certain it would be an interesting watch for you. Your dad is v brave. On the channel ThamesTv from I imagine the 70s early 80s.
@seeul8rwaynekerr
@seeul8rwaynekerr Год назад
Nice to see the capped pump rod shaft at the end of the newcomen engine house.
@adrianbew9641
@adrianbew9641 Год назад
Worked as a tin miner in my late teenage years, 2000 ft straight down. Cornwall is littered with these the deepest at 3000 ft. As a child most shafts had minimal safety of perhaps a wall or some rickety barbed wire, cows and dogs were regularly rescued by the fire brigade from shallower ones. Most were capped by EU Grant money up to about year 2000. An experience I will never forget and have fond memories of.
@SueGirling68
@SueGirling68 Год назад
I live in Cornwall and love the mining history we have here, thank you for all of your hard work Sir. xx
@adrianbew9641
@adrianbew9641 Год назад
Thanks sue. Unfortunately I'm one of the last true Cornish miners done in the traditional way, mechanization is taking over even this career, what little there is but hopefully more in the future for Cornish people.
@SueGirling68
@SueGirling68 Год назад
@@adrianbew9641 Hopefully as that is one hell of a tough career and I take my hat off to you. I hope You and your Family have a great Christmas & New Year, much love. xx
@caddycommercials8570
@caddycommercials8570 Год назад
@@SueGirling68 💙
@williamturner6366
@williamturner6366 Год назад
adrian i salute you . your a brave lad.
@grahamrogers-ox1qd
@grahamrogers-ox1qd Год назад
(Anderton Lift) I went into the sough with a member of the Peak District Historic Mines Association in the early seventies. Apparently the sough had been blocked and they opened it up with an excavator. Cork out of a bottle. The torrent apparently flooded the Wye valley and muddied the flow so much that it wiped out quite a bit of fishing. The sough is about 500ft below the pithead and thus they had that much less to raise the water out of the lower levels. They also used the sough with small boats to get the materials and waste out. I went back to the sough with my caving buddies and my canoe and was able to go in a long way. There is quite a bit of flourspar down there which is very pretty when your light catches it. The workings are a bit dodgy with wood steps and props- obviously fairly rotten. It was exciting canoeing out into the Wye. I have the booklet that the PDHMA produced. Will try to get it to you.
@eggy77
@eggy77 Год назад
Seen that place from the road, but never been to explore it. Great that it's existed all this time and we can see how they used to mine stuff donkeys years ago... A great bit of viewing on Christmas day morning 🙂
@blueneeson9888
@blueneeson9888 Год назад
Thanks So Much Martin A James A Absolutely Brilliant Video From Blue
@medievalladybird394
@medievalladybird394 Год назад
Nice one and interesting. Thanks guys. I'm generation "cut the spuds for the chips". That would be the late fifties
@Gappasaurus
@Gappasaurus Год назад
James was going all-out today with both action and dialogue! Nothing like a free-entry site to get him excited i guess 😆
@4-dman464
@4-dman464 Год назад
Martin and assistant James (Jamie!) doing more location scouting for Hammer Films. Or early 1970s Dr Whos? I bet a Yetti was watching you all the time. Next Week: Martin & the Silurians.
@martinroberts4365
@martinroberts4365 Год назад
Thanks Martin for another interesting video. Perhaps it was a lament for the 3 miners lost that the woman singing along in the background was reminding us about.
@nige_breaks_bikes9782
@nige_breaks_bikes9782 Год назад
Really interesting ... haunting music and no one else around ... perfect ❤
@danny2me70
@danny2me70 Год назад
love the hat and nice to see your supporting the RMT martin big love
@keithrimmer3
@keithrimmer3 Год назад
Hi martin the second shaft was the engine shaft the small one is the climbing shaft, red soil is the one with the horse Jin the main shaft is 600 ft to the water I've looked up it in the 70s 80s now no longer accessible the roof fell in not far from the shaft
@markbradbury6076
@markbradbury6076 Год назад
A book worth reading is 'Lead mining in the Peak District' by Trevor Ford and Jim Rieuwerts. It explains the history of lead mining from Roman times
@MrShotlighter
@MrShotlighter Год назад
Rather than the upcast/ downcast shaft arrangement, that you'd find in typical coal pits, Peak District mines often have a drawing shaft & climbing shaft. The drawing (winding) shaft would be the larger & go to the sole of the mine. This is the shaft that ore was wound to the surface by. The climbing shafts are usually around 50ft deep & small diameter. There may be several of these used to descend to the bottom of the mine, one above the other but slightly offset. They often had recesses or protruding stones in the side, to act as hand and footholds. Alternatively, pieces of wood ( known as stemples) were wedged between the shaft walls to act as a crude ladder. These shafts were how the men got to & from work.
@MrShotlighter
@MrShotlighter Год назад
@@derektaylor2941 When you mention parallel tunnels, I presume you are referring to (typically) coal mines. With coal workings ventilation is very much an issue, in ways that don’t often apply to small lead mines. Coal seams once exposed to air, can emit highly flammable methane gas, whilst oxidation of the coal removes oxygen from the mine atmosphere. Both can result in the demise of the miners! To ventilate such workings, fresh air is drawn in via the downcast shaft & distributed through the main airway(s). Stale air travels out of the mine through the return airway(s) to be discharged by a fan on the upcast shaft. The “main” & “return airways” are the parallel tunnels that you see in such mines. This is a very simplified generalisation of mine ventilation, a massive subject that whole books have been written about.
@JackMellor498
@JackMellor498 Год назад
I remember on our Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award, our expedition route took us through the Magpie mine site, made for an awesome stop for lunch!
@bmcd9490
@bmcd9490 Год назад
Liked the atmospheric voice on soundtrack
@akdenyer
@akdenyer Год назад
Brilliant video again. I wish these old mines could be opened again as long as it could be economic. We need the metals.
@colinlothlorian
@colinlothlorian Год назад
You can recognise a Newcomen engine house by the extra thickness of the wall that supported the rocking beam. Not noticeable from ground level, your drone shots bring it to life.
@suzyqualcast6269
@suzyqualcast6269 Год назад
In the remnant of the Engine House, Lathkill, below Over Haddon, one of those was there, wasn't it, entrained up from Cornwall ?
@TheWacoKid1963
@TheWacoKid1963 Год назад
Nippy? It's cold enough to freeze the Bo**ox off a brass monkey Ps To you and the crew, have a Merry Xmas and a great new year AND thanks for entertainment over the last year
@andrewbarrylomas936
@andrewbarrylomas936 Год назад
The mine’s historical society do various open day guided history tours through the spring-summer time which are very informative
@darreno9874
@darreno9874 Год назад
The Sough or drainage level at the main shaft is aprox 500 feet from the surface. Love the video. God bless
@kennyyellop
@kennyyellop Год назад
Very atmospheric very enjoyable .thanks
@LittleKenny
@LittleKenny Год назад
Some good old school Martin Z fancy lighting shots. Nice. Thanks Martin. And James too.
@billfunk1219
@billfunk1219 Год назад
You two make a great team. Always interesting and I always look forward to your next video! Stay well! and Merry Christmas!
@currangaunt5791
@currangaunt5791 Год назад
Agree, bet these two lads would be great to go for a pint or two with 👍 some interesting conversations would be had for sure!
@oldmanhuppiedos
@oldmanhuppiedos Год назад
A beautiful industrial heritage that can be seen from the mine.
@peterkilvert2712
@peterkilvert2712 Год назад
Excellent production. We had everything: tunnel, chimneys, winding gear, shafts, aerial views, great scenery, sunset, great commentary, refreshments, information and great editing. Many thanks and Merry Christmas. Pete
@andyn3532
@andyn3532 Год назад
You can't beat a good old pokey hole, for some reason I've always loved mines caves and other underground places also nice bobi nog martin 😊
@The_Smith
@The_Smith Год назад
Great explore guys! felt like I was with you.
@SteveW139
@SteveW139 Год назад
The shafts often followed the mineral lode downwards instead of being straight, as the lead, tin or copper raised would pay for the sinking of the shaft. If you’re ever In Cornwall you can go underground at Poldark Mine or Geevor to get a feel for what it must have been like.
@Tony-xx2vs
@Tony-xx2vs Год назад
I got an Adventure Kit early 70s for Christmas. See if James can get you one. They're great.
@barbaraking6980
@barbaraking6980 Год назад
Fantastic video Martin and James, I didn't know this place existed. Interesting place with great history and brilliant that it's still there for people to visit. Thanks again for keeping us entertained on a Sunday, much appreciated.
@markgadd4991
@markgadd4991 Год назад
It's worth looking out for an open day
@greg5639
@greg5639 Год назад
We used both cage and chair at the pits I worked in. Myself I always called it a chair. We had many names for the same thing, such as the corrugated roofing sheets were known as Lagging - Tins. - Zinks or Sheets. It got a little confusing when one worked with miners from other county's. The gunpowder round house would be called a powder mag throughout my career. I still miss riding the chair. 14 mtrs per second for a mere 1,500 / 2,000ft. Better than any funfair ride. 👍
@Lenniep59
@Lenniep59 Год назад
Very much enjoyed watching this
@scottstenhouse3578
@scottstenhouse3578 Год назад
Outstanding yet again 👏
@danehardinge8801
@danehardinge8801 Год назад
The walling at the shaft-head is Gingeing. Yiou came to Bakewell and did not get a Pudding from Bloomers!! Great video guy as ever
@dtb2654
@dtb2654 Год назад
great vid Martin, I was there during the summer, I only live 10 minutes away, cheers
@wideyxyz2271
@wideyxyz2271 Год назад
All the lumpy bumpy land around the mine is old surface workings. 12:52 I was expecting you to say "Aren't lead mines brilliant"
@johnpirateuk
@johnpirateuk Год назад
After watching this I got talking to a friend who is part of the caving community .he also used to take part in cave rescues.I mentioned the video and as I expected he said" I've been in there.The workings around there are massive stretching all the way through the hillsides." I think they did some survey work in the seventies and eighties.
@terryansell6641
@terryansell6641 Год назад
It must have been a very very hard life working in this lead mine this was a very good video thank you I sure enjoy your adventures 😊😊😊
@MrSteffen2020
@MrSteffen2020 Год назад
Thanks you Martin for nice video see you next time
@raydeignan9917
@raydeignan9917 Год назад
The sought end has some really good Water ways and a water powered small building if you go over there . There’s a bridge that crosses the river and then to the right is the sough and the other water wheel . Also inside the sough are lock gates which I was told are used to float small barges to the entrance to go into the mine . It still has people who go in to inspect it via the sough
@nigelericogden3200
@nigelericogden3200 Год назад
You’re right there Martin, it sure does ring bells … all the best guys
@jonnybbfg8532
@jonnybbfg8532 Год назад
Just watching video awesome video hat British rail I definitely need one for my railway exploring Videos
@redsteadyon
@redsteadyon Год назад
ACE, I'm really glad you filmed & lit down them shafts cos when I was there it was on a cloudy day like yours & I didn't have torch & I wanted to see what they was like, Cheers Chaps...
@momatmach1
@momatmach1 Год назад
Another classic from Martin, can’t imagine working down that mine in primitive conditions
@Delicious_J
@Delicious_J Год назад
As a Boltonian/Leifer, I try to imagine working in such a place, as this was the environment in which about 4-5 generations of my family worked in, all the way through the 1800s.
@norfolknchance.500
@norfolknchance.500 Год назад
You do like a good shaft Martin! Haha!😁👌✌
@familylife3624
@familylife3624 Год назад
Nice little vid Martin z , good to see how much is still left over Tell James he needs to get some decent buns in for the next one 🤣
@lukegodden1529
@lukegodden1529 Год назад
Live in Buxton just a few minutes from here, very eerie place at night
@jimmorris5700
@jimmorris5700 Год назад
Be kids at first 😢
@mikehartley2592
@mikehartley2592 Год назад
Went there this summer while we were camping at Flagg just down the road. Great place, hoping to go to the open day next summer. People have been along the drainage adit towards the mine, some stuff available if you Google a bit.
@empireofnoise2200
@empireofnoise2200 Год назад
Congrats on reaching 100k Martin, Merry Christmas
@lilchris26
@lilchris26 Год назад
Thanks Martin and James, no brew this week you must have been gasping by the time you finished exploring. Nice video anyway, fantastic stuff, I look forward to your adventures. Chris
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
Thanks Chris, we had a brew in the video 😀
@lilchris26
@lilchris26 Год назад
Yes I am losing it, watched the video again this afternoon on the tv and there you were having a brew….lol
@1954shadow
@1954shadow Год назад
How did we Yank’s go from an actual, burning thing on a stick, to calling a battery powered thing called a, “flashlight,” keeping the name of, “torch,” I think is a correct name.
@1954shadow
@1954shadow Год назад
@Philby Iasgair ah, try that with a fire burning torch, thanks for that info!
@daveclucas4663
@daveclucas4663 Год назад
Good video Martin. This is very much my stomping ground. The mine is preserved and maintained by the Peak District Mines Historical Society. I’ve been a member since the early 1970’s and have been involved in many of their projects over the years. A few bits of further information for you. The main shaft is 590’ to water. In the late 1970’s I dived to the bottom of the shaft into a large chamber or ‘stope’. There was evidence of a pump there which was buried in rubble. At that time the shaft was equipped with cables and pipework which has since collapsed. The horse gin was a reconstruction which we built in the early 1980’s. The secure building which you didn’t mention was the mine manager’s house and the forge which is now used as the Society’s field study centre. The round building was indeed the powder house or magazine. Over the years society members, myself included, used a winch to descend and explore the shafts on the site before we capped them all. The Maypitt Mine and Redsoil Mine are thought to be on the same vein but worked from different shafts. When the two mine workings met there was a dispute about ownership. I highly recommend you visit the Peak District Mining Museum in Matlock Bath. This is also operated by PDMHS.
@daveclucas4663
@daveclucas4663 Год назад
Many of the miners were farmers who worked in the mines during Winter when farming wasn’t possible. They were paid by the amount ore they raised so it was probably them and not the owners who created the conflict.
@jimksa67
@jimksa67 Год назад
@@daveclucas4663 Beside every hole stands a liar. Mine owners are renown the world over for being skin flints when it came to their employees well being. I heard lead was the result of uranium deteriorating. England [Tarshish mentioned in the Bible] was a major source of lead for 4000 years and for Roman plumbing that led to the fall of Rome. Jonah took a boat to Tarshish to evade God's will, real lesson there Mates!
@janeflanagan7358
@janeflanagan7358 Год назад
Great video Martin 👍🏼
@MontyDodge
@MontyDodge Год назад
Great videos Mark, keep up the good work! 👍
@fatimaali8645
@fatimaali8645 Год назад
Really enjoyed this video it was very informative 😊
@Teesbrough
@Teesbrough Год назад
4-6 million gallons a day from one sough puts the emptying of the reservoirs you filmed during late summer into context. Merry Christmas to you both and Best Wishes for another great year of videos in 2023.
@misterbacon4933
@misterbacon4933 Год назад
Again a marvelous video of Martin about the North of England which deserve more attention. Great job! Greetings from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱👍🇬🇧
@mickd6942
@mickd6942 Год назад
Next time your in south yorkshire call at elsecar heritage center to see the oldest newcomen beam steam pumping engine still in its original location , it was used to pump water out of elsecar colliery, all these engine house ruins will make imediate sense when you see what went where
@morturn
@morturn Год назад
Another super video, thanks.
@pauljackson1368
@pauljackson1368 Год назад
Another great film Martin. What a tough life it must have been. A side issue, but your mention of your trainspotting trip to London reminded me of when, aged eleven, a friend and I went on our own by train from Rochdale to York for the day to spend the day on York station looking out for Deltics. It would have been 1969 I think. My Mum must have thought it was ok, she made us a packed lunch and later on I wrote about the day trip as part of a school project so the teachers mustn’t have been concerned either. Times have changed! We were lucky to have had that freedom. I think we spotted five or six Deltics. Keep up the great work!
@larrydart7124
@larrydart7124 Год назад
4th of January today. Happy Birthday, Martin!
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
Thanks Larry, you remembered 👍🏻😄
@rossdtool
@rossdtool Год назад
You and James are such a great commentary partnership. It just works and makes the videos such a pleasure to watch.
@Dan23_7
@Dan23_7 Год назад
That is one deep shaft !!! When you talked about the horsegin, it reminded me of a film from the 80s called “frog dreamers” The kids thought there was a monster in a pond and called it the donkeygin. It was an old digger under water sunk, the bucket was over some air pocket so ever so often the bucket would fill with air causing the arm to raise out of the water scaring the shhh out of the kids 😂 Diesel engine aka donkey engine… Donkeygin
@duncanhowarth9514
@duncanhowarth9514 Год назад
Brief as it was, it was a pleasure to cross paths with both of you today, Martin/James. When you walked into the establishment I wasn't 100% sure it was you but then I saw James and, finally, your gait. If I'd had a pair of wellys with me (and some Duraglit/Brasso) I'd have taken up your offer of crossing the Pennines to do some polishing with you both. I trust you can remember what you said to me so that you can understand the aforementioned. Keep up the good work lads! Incidentally, it's 3 years since you covered Jubilee Colliery (I was on the initial dig with Groundworks a decade ago). I'd have swore it was 2. P.S. Sorry for disturbing your breakfasts and trust that Glossop didn't snag you enroute. It was a nightmare last week!
@brianartillery
@brianartillery Год назад
Top video, Martin. Ever thought of dropping a glowstick down a deep shaft, to get a visual idea of how deep they are? It's a lovely, eerie site, that. Definite feeling of kenopsia there - a place that was once bustling with industry, and dozens of folks doing various tasks, now deserted, ruinous, and silent. Literally awesome.
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
I should of tried that
@thelegoshed
@thelegoshed Год назад
Thanks Martin, love Sundays :)
@ian1957ruth
@ian1957ruth Год назад
Cracking video, Loved it.
@tomsurbanexplore
@tomsurbanexplore Год назад
Interesting video Martin the curse story was good I liked the background music very haunting hope you & James have a good Christmas 👍
@andyreading
@andyreading Год назад
great video .xx
@jonathanchalk2507
@jonathanchalk2507 Год назад
Good one guys.
@MrRiverspider
@MrRiverspider Год назад
Well done you two, another great watch and that music wow money well spent aha. Have a great Christmas and New Year i hope you plan to carry on Flash lighting 🔦
@nigelbilsby3826
@nigelbilsby3826 Год назад
Nice video, another thought about the three miners killed,i wonder if some miners were 'employed' at the mine and ingauged in skullduggery by trying to kill the miners at the magpie mine, so they could have the mine out of the way and closed?
@j0hnf_uk
@j0hnf_uk Год назад
I can't remember, because it was well over 40 years ago now, but during a school trip to the Peak District, we did go somewhere where there were a number of capped mineshafts that were in a field. I only wish I remember the name of it, now. I don't remember there being any buildings, or remnants of buildings, but that's not to say there weren't any. They were all capped like they are in this video and we couldn't resist the tempation to drop stones down them to hear how deep they were. As far as I'm aware, those depressions with undergrowth over them are what you think they are.
@xsm5525
@xsm5525 Год назад
love the banter between James and Martin now! classic combo with these 2 lads on the video!
@russvhill2
@russvhill2 Год назад
Never has that trite Manchunian farewell of "See yin a bit" been delivered in such an enticing way, promising more beautifully presented history adventures in the future. The stunning visuals and music, and the expected humour and Brew break, are getting better all the time. Thanks. Unlike superheroes Batman & Robin, or Wallace & Gromit, or favourite Super Pair Martin & Brew Boy are guys we can relate to and I for one will look forward to seeing more of Team Zero in a bit. Merry Christmas
@ltipst2962
@ltipst2962 Год назад
Heartfelt comment this. Glad you enjoy his videos as much as I :)
@Trolldollz
@Trolldollz Год назад
Is james your son Martin ive watched you both for a long time i dont know the how you know each other , hope you dont mind me asking im nosy.
@havingalook2
@havingalook2 Год назад
Loved this one. My two favourites from Manchester. Well done. If I don't see you before Christmas - have the best one you have every had. Be well. Cheers
@Storiesandyarns
@Storiesandyarns Год назад
Interesting videos always look forward to watching them.
@soulfabuk
@soulfabuk Год назад
Loved this video Martin (and James). Seen Magpie covered before but your attention to detail gives a much better perspective on just how large and well-preserved the place is. A wonderful look back at our industrial heritage!!
@tequeena
@tequeena Год назад
That was deep! 😂 Seasons Greetings 🎄
@telquad1953
@telquad1953 Год назад
One of the top quality videos on this channel. Haunted still by the shafts. Many thanks!
@Peter-MH
@Peter-MH Год назад
Amazing stuff, and congrats on 100k subs! Very well deserved! 👍
@dn744
@dn744 Год назад
Oh no, can James order another present and send the Torch back in time for Christmas 🤔
@totherarf
@totherarf Год назад
I used to be a member there at one time! The Gin was made around 20 years ago as a reconstruction. The main access to the mine was from the last shaft you showed (I think) and was a series of ladders so that if you fell you would only break a leg and not kill yourself .... who said there was no compassion back then? We were told thet Magpie never made a profit and only ever managed to break even, which might explain owners antagonism to rival mines! The buildings in the background of your last shot were the managers office and were converted to dorms ion the left and a community room on the right! It had a generator but was heated by a wood fired burner (took a while to warm up but by the end of the night everyone was against the far wall because of the heat. One of the tricks was to get a shovel full of the red hot coals from the fire and dump them down the grill of the main shaft. You had to be careful but you could see them drop quite some way. The reason you had to be careful was the updraught was strong enough to beat gravity and after a short time those red hot coals would then erupt at quite a rate into the night sky in the best Roman Candle I have ever seen. The place was dangerous though and you needed to be carefull as on a dark night you could just walk over the edge of a building basement, or worse! There are many pits in the area where they dug a tunnel down and excavated at the base to form a chamber. when they felt it might collapse they simply cut a tree down and stuffed it into the hole bole first causing the branches to wedge tight against the wall. They would then throw the spoil in over the tree and call it good. Unfortunately when people or cows walk over it after a century of rot it can collapse ..... hence some of the landscape! Also the cattle in the area are not friendly and have been known to attack people. I have talked to one woman who had to be evacuated by air ambulance after such an event with her dog! As a place to view the meteor showers in a dark sky, it is one of the country's best, and also an interesting place in its own right!
@MartinZero
@MartinZero Год назад
Cheers thank you, Fortunately we never saw any cattle
@gregbolitho9775
@gregbolitho9775 Год назад
Nice 1 Martin, I can see blokes going down the squar-ish holes but, geez that lil round one, wOw! Rippa sunrise/sunset too. Nice work m8s, thanks, you live in a good necka da woods!
@marktmdyorkshire7610
@marktmdyorkshire7610 Год назад
Hi Martin and James, enjoyed this video, loved the sinister atmosphere, and the editing and production of this was spot on. Love these videos of forgotten places with all the history. Nice work
@Designer22
@Designer22 Год назад
Looks cold guys. Must have been even chillier walking back after dark. Many thanks from the armchair explorers amongst us. Have a great Christmas. Cheers from Peter in Oz.
@Dave64track
@Dave64track Год назад
Great video looks like a good place to have a look around with so many buildings still standing. Those shafts look pretty daunting when you think they are 728 feet deep. You did a brilliant job filming those shafts guys not an easy task. Have a fantastic Christmas Guys.
@terryalmond8777
@terryalmond8777 Год назад
Excellent.....
@johnstilljohn3181
@johnstilljohn3181 Год назад
That's brilliant. Could you lower a go-pro down on a reel to see the bottom of the shafts...?
@Sestra_Prior
@Sestra_Prior Год назад
It's getting so it's hard to tell which is more excellent...the history explore or the stunning photography! Thanks for taking us along with you to Magpie Mine. Best wishes to you both for Christmas and the New Year.
@lindamccaughey6669
@lindamccaughey6669 Год назад
Fantastic video thanks Martin. Loved the old stonework. All those buildings were beaut. Just loved the history you sharing, keep it up, please. Thanks for taking me along. Take care
@markiangooley
@markiangooley Год назад
Ignorant Americans think of Cornish tin mining, and coal mining in Wales and some parts of England, and we tend to forget that there have been other things…
@chucky2316
@chucky2316 Год назад
Great to see James back
@brahoy
@brahoy Год назад
I wonder if the short stone tunnel near the end is an old addit? A very early one. They might of followed a vein on the surface.
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