Walking Through the River Porter Culverts 

No idea how I came here, but your channel is one of those jewels on youtube.

Brilliant stuff... better than anything on the TV. Fully enjoyed watching these videos.

I’ve just moved to Sheffield to start a nursing degree. Your videos are amazing and I’m glad you put so much effort into them for us. I did some of this walk today, but in reverse. It’s a beautiful city.

I can’t believe it’s 2 years since I watched this, it’s worth a second look, I will be watching all the underground videos again, thank you.

I'm addicted to watching this guy, Hes Absolutely Brilliant, Such a clever talented Man.

You should have your own TV program.

Hi Patrick, you obviously put a lot of effort into making this video, it's much appreciated. Fastinating to see the history under our feet. Thanks for sharing.

Love it! I'm having a ball here in Central Pennsylvania following your adventures with RU-vid on one screen and Google Maps on the other. I've learned a lot about Sheffield and the Peak District over the past few weeks and have been inspired to explore locally. Keep up the great work!!

Excellent video. As someone said, better then TV; totally enjoy your work. Stay healthy friend

Awesome Pat. I'm a Mansfield man, so I find Sheffield such a great city. Top Rank club in the early 1970s were where all the lovely girls used to get. Super times. Thank you greatly for the hard work making these films. Peace be unto you.

Excellent video Patrick. I lived in Hunters bar whilst at uni in the 90's so its really cool to see what was under my feet. Keep the videos coming they are great! All the best!

Absolutely brilliant.......spent my chilhood walking in a down the local river... falling in , drinking it etc...... survived!

A masterclass in urban exploration Brilliant.

A top history lesson on my home town. Brilliant

hi patrick i thought i was watching a bbc2 documentary very professional video loved it

Another really excellent video, thanks...very interesting :-) 99% of people never been there !

Thanks for the tour Pat. It is good to see you have so many interesting places close to your home in Sheffield, a lot of history there too. Many years ago when I was an apprentice my micrometers had made in Sheffield on them (Moore and Wright) and I always wondered what it was like there where they made such fine instruments. Now some 40 years later thanks to you I am getting to find out.

Gotta love how Patrick knows where he is by the pub locations! I live nearby and know them all.

I grew up in the seventies and spent many hours at forge dam and all along the river porter in endcliffe Park. I never really learned the history of this amazing river. Thanks for an awesome video presentation 😀.

Another enjoyable video, thanks for taking us on a walk in a rarely seen place.

One of the best RU-vid channels out there. It's so fascinating what Pat gets up to. From exploring abandoned railway tunnels, rivers, wild camping, cooking, beer and even camping 45 feet up in a tree.

Brilliant video. Very interesting. That bloke is a great character. It is good to see places that people don't normally go. There is nothing wrong in it as long as you know what you are doing.

It’s hard to imagine the labor that it took to build those tunnels. I really enjoyed this video.

Better than anything on TV the guy is.a legend

excellent 2 part video Pat, and what an adventure! thanks for sharing ☺

Fantastic exploration, looks quite dangerous and not for the faint hearted. A great well planned effort on your part and very much appreciated.. Thank you

I've been waiting for part 2. Cracking urban adventure Pat. Very interesting viewing. Thanks for getting your waders out. ATB Paul

I really appreciate and love your spirit, sense of adventure and sense of humor. Thank you for your time and videos you share.

Fantastic video, never really thought of walking down a river before , but why not? Very interesting and well researched. Thanks.

This is better than anything BBC has on offer.

Lovely to see all the old structures dating back 100s of years, and get a sense of how the city used to be before it was developed, all the old mills etc that relied on the water to operate. All the rivers seem clean too, where's all the litter and flytipping. As for walking through Sheffield with your waders on it's great to get people thinking without them understanding what you've been doing, something they probably wouldn't understand. 😁

I used to love river walking as a kid, you took me right back to my youth.

Stunning! It's really interesting to see how the construction methods have changed. It's a testament to the early Victorian engineers that the brick sections are still standing, whereas part of a later concrete section collapsed.

Excellent, really interesting to learn something new about Sheffield. It's surprising how you can grow up in an area and know so little about it.

Excellent explore Pat! And you had the whole thing to yourself! No wonder that parking lot collapsed, the condition of the rebar and concrete underneath was terrible. Thanks for sharing your adventure! Cheers!

Thank Yo Patrick. I really enjoyed the underground. quite the adventure. stay safe,, pam from the usa in Idaho.

I enjoyed both videos, it was a good exploration and adventure Once again the light painting method turned out some very good results. . It looked potentially quite dangerous in a couple of spots so whatever your next project is Pat take care.

I really enjoyed watching that. Thanks.

Been looking forward to this Patrick. One word. Fantastic.

Mate, your videos are bloody good.

Wow, when he jumped in the culvert I lost it!

All I can say Pat is the wait was worth it, brilliant...

A great adventure Patrick :) thanks for bringing us along

Epic. Wonderful documentary.

Interresting walk. It's a place I'd normally not walk. Thanks for posting.

Enjoyed this, great editing

Top Man great to watch Patrick.

Totally excellent video. Please keep em coming Pat.

Great adventure. Loved it! River Porter has more water than our biggest river here in Guadalajara in central Spain, River Henares.

Hello Patrick, Wow this brings back memories, river Porter. At 10.50 the wall to the left was the back of Hoffman’s garage. I started work aged 15 yrs Jan 1963, there was an area of space behind the garage triangular shaped Mechanics use to sit out at break times and to pass the time on brought air rifles to work. Empty cans where taped up and thrown upstream plan was to sink them before they went under the culvert. They became very good shots at moving targets. Looking upstream to Summerfield street you could see James Neil’s (I think) an imposing building all brick. One day an older chap brought a 2.2 rifle and fired it at Neils wall all we saw was a puff of brickwork, crazy times. I have seen the Porter just a trickle and also a raging torrent. Also remember walking past S&E arcade is the morning to work. Then the errands 22 iced sally lunns 14 buttered, 9 Hot pies, not my happiest task! All around this area seemed to have character or is it me looking through rose tinted specs. Love the Peak District, Derbyshire. Now in Hampshire for the last 2 years, do I miss the North, let you guess that one. Great expeditions and commentaries, thanks Patrick. Best Graham

Great Video Patrick really enjoyed watching this l've also learnt a lot to I think your a brave fella as well

Just caught on to your exploits and really glad I found them. Fantastic footage of places one would never go... even if one knew they existed.. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers.

Loved that Patrick.Brilliant 👍

Just watching a few video Patrick excellent work keep them coming. Lee Sheffield.

mother brilliant production Pat - fascinating walks 👍🏻

Absolute classic, very interesting Pat. I like to think about the people that built those very old bridges if they could see it now like. And the bit at the end where you don't give a monkeys very funny. I will be watching again. Thanks. kev

good work Patrick as an ex Sheffield lad living in France.....this is R8

What grand adventures you have. My god but they look fun! Thanks for taking us along!

Hi Patrick, just watched both the Porter videos. Great and entertaining/informative,cheers

you really have to respect the builders of these early bridges and culverts Thanks

Very interesting with some beautiful brickwork craftsmanship and also well presented. Looking faward to your next adventure 👍

absolutely brilliant just come across your this video so definitely subscribed

Great video Patrick, very interesting. I like all the different styles of brick and stone work in the culverts, and the variety of arches, contrasted with the modern concrete boxed section. I'd love to have a go at doing something like that.

brilliant video, we used to walk the length of the Porter in the early 70s starting at Forge dam and ending up either behind the S&E co-op or near the Leadmill, there was a lot more open sections at the time.

Very interesting video. it's amazing the history all around us and we don't even notice it. Keep up the good work.

How cool mate ...just watched all through ..I did a river walk recently too ..found loads of stuff ..cheers mate thanks for taking us along. regards A & S

Yes, very good, at last, something really interesting. Thankyou, I hope you do much more of this.x

Great adventure Patrick thanks for sharing the walk, there is so much around us we walk right by & never give it a second glance. Makes me want to get up & out cheers Paul

Once again a fantastic illustration top man keep up the amazing work through these amazing corvettes you seem to find from me to you see you see you on the next one thanks again John

Fantastic Pat, and as i always say "Thank you" I had the same enthusiasm for life and adventure when i was a small kid, i mean that in a very jealous way.Love your photography and the way you tell a great story.I was thinking watching you with your waders on "what people would think" and smiled, and then you said i have 2 miles to walk through the centre with waders on, priceless mate.Great video ,loved it.

I was born and lived in Hunters Bar for years and have followed the river porter all the way it’s brilliant ..! So need to go see Megatron..!

Just watched for a second time. I love your videos. Thanks Pat!

Always watch your great videos Pat..need to have a go at this wild camping as i love the great outdoors myself...

good morning patrick that was great walk and it is sunday morning here thank you again for sharing them with us all cheers from trev

Absolutely Fantabbydosy Brilliant our kid 👍🏻 Thanks for the adventure ❤️

thank you Patrick for another nice video. I've been addicted of your camping vlogs since I met this page. you such an inspiration to me and I now want to take a walk by discovering things around the hills, streams , etc.

Like this one patrick..very interesting, a bit on the wild side

great stuff you desrve more views

fantastic loved it really well made and delighted you took the time to share with us

Great video Patrick. Informative and entertaining. Just the right mix. Sandy

fantastic stuff. Better than anything on BBC 4. Well done Patrick you should get an award as a local historian

Well done Pat, another excellent video, can see the effort and planning you have put into making it, not an accident it it’s so watchable. Well done again, Thanks Dave

Thanks for both videos they were great. You put a lot of work into these and it paid off! The workmanship in the culverts wasn't half bad either.....great brickwork. Fascinating stuff.....thanks again. Looking forward to your next adventure.

You can’t knock the Victorian craftsmanship,amazing.

You either have a film crew that we never see or you must walk at least 3 times the distance of every explore just to constantly move the cameras :) That means you climb every barbed wire topped wall and wade every thigh deep pool that we see you navigate at least twice!, no wonder your back aches after an explore! For what it's worth I really appreciate the level of effort you take. It looks really professional and it's a real change from all the selfie stick presenters :) Keep up the awesome work.

I so look forward to your videos, beautifully shot and I always learn so much, thanks Pat.

8:20 jeeze Pat, bet you were doing parkour in the sixties eh! you scaled that fence like a man half your age, never stop buddy never stop.

Fantastic video thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed that Pat. Thanks.

Wow! I enjoyed every bit of this video. As I watched the video I followed along on Google Earth ever step of the way. Excellent work on the video BTW.

You should rename your channel subterranean Patrick as you seem to be underground a lot - fantastic photography as always - ATB

Oh ! You are brave and wonderful ! 😀 Subscribed, cheers from Oregon

I've been waiting for this, and you certainly didn't disappoint. Local history as told by a local...just how it should be, honest down to earth and interesting. Cracking photo's once again, love that light painting. The irony isn't wasted on me....the 1800 brickwork is still there like it was built yesterday...and the stuff we did in (the 1960's probably) has collapsed. Says it all.... Brilliant mate, enjoyed it very much.

Just found your video's, amazing, just subscribed.

Great video. Thanks Pat.

A brilliantly documented walk Patrick.I'd imagine the culverts were built by a mixture of local labour and possibly Irishmen. Gives you a humble appreciation of their labours.Thanks for the insight.

Thank you Patrick, absolutely fascinating. Great light painting work with the camera.

Hi Pat, new subscriber here, first time commenter. Love what you're doing and as a RU-vid film maker myself ( Different channel to the one I'm using to comment on this) I can see some of the efforts you're making production wise as a one man band. I think you're doing a superb job and I will almost certainly be following in your footsteps with my lads at some point. Don't worry, you've not got competition, we make cliff jumping vids.

A very informative video Pat and lovely detail with the light painting, well done! Some of those sections looked challenging but nothing seems to daunt you. I did have a good laugh picturing you lying uphill draining your waders. You're a star!!

stunning work.