Searching the English countryside for forgotten industry from a bygone era

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3 ай бұрын

Hell! Eh Up and How Ya Diddlin!? In this weeks video, we are searching the English countryside for forgotten industry from a bygone era. We start off today, by looking at the maps, then we go out into nature to see if we can find any remains of our first structure, then, we find another one! Both really old Watermills. These two structures, have both been out of use for a very very long time, they are quite wonderful to be honest. The first one hasn’t been looked at for quite some time. The second, is on a foot path, but equally fascinating IMO. The second structure, I had actually looked at a couple of days before, but the first, was strait from the maps, to the field.
I hope you enjoy the video, cheers, Steve ❤️

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@firemon2217 3 ай бұрын

That were the business. I love that little bridge. It just goes to show how important a mill was to the community back in those days to carry those huge blocks and to build something so substantial and resilient. Thanks Steve, see ya mate

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

I knew you’d be alone this evening after watching, I knew it’d be up your street!

@chrisriddles9460 3 ай бұрын

Another great find Steve. You keep finding these hidden unvisited gems for us Steve. 😊 Well Done mate.

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris, I’m very pleased you enjoyed it mate.

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 3 ай бұрын

Lovely finds 👍 Glad you escaped a muddy end...for a moment there I wasn't sure you would 😳 I'm getting soft in my old age...I can't help but get emotional when these forgotten spots get a showing on KZfaq 👌 🌄

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! You’re right, I mean I don’t stand there balling my eyes out, but I 100% feel some emotion definitely. I find them really inspiring to be honest. Thanks for watching.

@almaxx9680 3 ай бұрын

You. Can't beat a good ole holiday noseh👍👍😎

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy. Yeah these sorts are my favourites

@eddiek0507 3 ай бұрын

Great In-Depth Video & Explore Steve, Well Done...😃👍🏻

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Eddie, we love owt in the undergrowth.

@RogersRamblings 3 ай бұрын

Good finds Steve. At risk of teaching granny, when dating a mill don't overlook the possibility that it has been rebuilt and actually dates from many centuries earlier. Some are mentioned in the Domesday Book. I was involved with Leighton Mill in Shropshire which originally dated from Saxon times. Before the Civil War it was converted to a blast furnace, put out of action by a parliamentarian general who was a Sussex ironmaster and returned to being a mill. In the 19th century it had a house built on the dam which is now a pub.

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I know what you mean buddy, I’m talking in terms of what is there now, like I said with the second mill, that does go back to doomsday thanks for watching mate!

@helenreeves6978 3 ай бұрын

Just stumbled on your channel, I love walking my dog around old footpaths and finding old building etc , maps are fascinating things and will certainly have a go at downloading some old ones

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Hi Helen! Thank you for stumbling over this way. The maps I used here are from the national library of Scotland website, and are free to use. They are a first class resource for us explorers.

@adrianbrown01 3 ай бұрын

Another great video Steve, such a shame there's no photos of all these old Mills. I love how you keep finding gems of history like this. Absolutely brilliant, who needs time team when we got our Steve on the job 😊😊

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Adrian. We’re lucky to have the NLS Maps, there are an incredible resource, that is free to use!

@shovelhead.6266 20 күн бұрын

Cracking good bit of investigating on that one Steve, thanks for going over the mapping system you use.

@LeiceExplore 19 күн бұрын

Cheers mate, this was a lot of fun!

@stuartbridger5177 3 ай бұрын

Just tripped over your channel. Great stuff. Love the use of the technical team "gubbins"

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Stuart! I love coming across Gubbins haha! Thanks for tripping this way.

@Pooky-Cat 3 ай бұрын

Just found your channel (I've been living under a rock on Bradgate Park), wonderful to hear someone talk Lestah. Thank you for sharing.

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Hi there! Thanks for finding LeiceExplore! It’s certainly an accent that is tough for people to do impressions of that’s for sure!

@Pooky-Cat 3 ай бұрын

@@LeiceExplore You're right! my husband (from Warks) tries to mimic me and he sounds like Victoria Wood lol. Will enjoy bingeing on your back catalogue, keep up the good work.

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

@@Pooky-Cat thank you very much! Yeah he’ll struggle copying our lingo, we say a lot of things that sound alien to a lot of folks! I hope you enjoy the back catalogue

@terryL5290 3 ай бұрын

Excellent thanks mate

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Pleased you enjoyed it

@simonmcowan6874 2 ай бұрын

Love it, I often take a home made ranging rod , marked in red and white, in either ft or cm, handy for general views, a Trowell for scraping, gloves so you don't get stung by nettles and perhaps a quick squint at a lidar map for traces of earlier paths etc. Keep doing what you do 👍

@LeiceExplore 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I have actually put a trowel to one side, but keep forgetting the bloody thing lol! You’ve reminded me to put it in my man bag! Thanks for watching

@markalton2809 3 ай бұрын

The National Library of Scotland maps are an absolute Godsend. They are the most amazing resource for anyone interested in local history. Int it?

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely…and free to use! I couldn’t do a lot of what I do without them.

@HikingDave79 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve got me through some of my night shift :)

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave! Pleased to be of service.

@user-no6gl5kk8z 3 ай бұрын

Another great video Steve!

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I’m really pleased you enjoyed it, I certainly did making it!

@thisisbob1001 3 ай бұрын

Side by side map. Didn’t know could do that. Is it free? Is there a link?

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

@@thisisbob1001 hi mate! Yes, it’s absolutely free. Just type in, google NLS maps, and it’ll come up. I’ve only just worked out how to screen record and narrate at the same time, that’s why I recorded this video in that way. Happy map exploring buddy!

@clairharwood6482 3 ай бұрын

Super cool, and beautiful to see history uncovered! Really interesting to see your map work at the beginning too. Do you have an idea of where you want to look and explore on the map? Or do you spend time scanning for areas of interest? Cheers!

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

A lot of the time I scan. Of course, some videos I make have been done before, so not so much work required, but something such as this, is not known about unless your local. On the whole, I love looking at maps. What I do is scan the maps, and if I find owt, I right it down in a note pad so I don’t forget.

@clairharwood6482 3 ай бұрын

@@LeiceExplore - thanks, yes, I have always loved maps too and bought copies of old maps if I’ve moved to new areas. I had a little play around with the side-by-side maps after watching your video for my area in Bodmin, Cornwall so much fun! Thank you for the tips and inspiration!

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

@@clairharwood6482 excellent! I nice to know the channel is being watched as far down as Cornwall to.

@firemon2217 3 ай бұрын

There's actually a really interesting ruined Abbey. But we're not going to that!!😂

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

No sod that, every man and his dog knows about it lol

@riccosoulman 3 ай бұрын

Hi there I've just found your channel. Brilliant just what I like to do. Looking at bygone building's/structures. Can I ask the scotland map side by side app. Is that a free app? Many thanks Barrington

@LeiceExplore 3 ай бұрын

Hello there! And thank you for finding me. Yes, it’s completely free to use, and as you have seen, it’s a great resource.

@riccosoulman 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks. I live in South Wales we have old cottages remains from 1800 I can't find out any info on them.