In this video we went on a journey along the Rochdale canal to see the low water levels in Manchester city centre. Along the journey we look at five interesting things along the Rochdale canal. During 2025 the UK has seen very little rainfall and the water levels in the City’s network of canals has fallen very low. So low that in one section the Rochdale canal has no water at all. This is cycle ride along the canal bank from the Chadderton area. We look at five things along the way. Including some old cotton mills, Chadderton power station and the Lock where a scene from the film ‘A taste of honey ‘ was filmed. We also see the very unique Victoria mill in Miles Platting. This is a cycling journey along the canal to look at the history of Manchester and the interesting things along the Rochdale canal.
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Thanks Dean for the music. Victoria Mill video https://youtu.be/rMcoae8J2HY?si=r17xwBfaRlBOFjzu The canal overflow video https://youtu.be/Q2b3GYiFm2w?si=IkT7pmFNhoY8QXMh Brunswick Mill Ancoats https://youtu.be/2ISV_U9k_lg?si=tL7AWwp-JAoUmaG7 Where are the lock gates made ? https://youtu.be/j8mQYxl3acQ?si=dUqjRMCcc2gP9lKF
I was born in London! I have never come to this part of the world sadly! It is sad, to see the levels of water in the canals so low that must be shocking to see! Thanks for showing us all the states of this part of a canal! I hope you do get the right amount of rain soon! 🤞
Obviously not related and off the subject slightly.. Chernobyl was April of 86’ blowing up stations
Baby geese are called 'goslings', James
In around 1971-2 when I was 14 or 15 we were taken to Ancoats on a school trip to look at the canal alongside Jersey Street. It was all very sad as it seemed to have been filled in with concrete and there was only around 12" of water in the bottom and, wearing only Wellies you could have walked in and picked up all the old pram chassis and bicycle frames. Who knew that 2 or 3 years later I would be working at Jersey Mill.
isnt that a turning spot?
7.5 means Janes is still in the lead martin ha ha but not sure if chicken goes with cheese? Great video😊
Baby c geese are called goslings and yes they can swim dive and walk 1st day of there life
Stanley ferry workshop are doing a open day saturday 13th september at 10am to 4pm if you wanna see the other place lock gates are made
The history people ( cant remember which group ) are calling for at least 1 cooling towers to be saved from getting knocked down thought id let you know about that 😊
Shittinell
Is that nearer the centre Martin lol
Another brilliant video guys. God bless 🙏
Martin, What is the purpose of the overgrown cut out area adjacent to lock 64 on the canal?
I wish we had those canals in australia but i suppose the conditions are not right droughts etc love your video very interesting.😊🇦🇺
I'm so glad you did this on your bikes. The walk would have killed me!!! NOW would be an ideal time to dredge and clean up the canal How, you ask??? Head for the prisons, and recruit inmates to clean it all up. There's your solution. Don't like it??? Don't do stuff that makes you go to prison!!
I am surprised you did not wreck your knees going up that pipe. That's the joy of getting older- doing things that you regret as your body protests- for ages!
I know you like to get things right Martin so just a correction what you call overflows off the canal we that work on the canals actually know them as storm weirs and any water coming in are known as feeders.
Chris that works on West Midlands canals
Great video lads 😊 thank you
Great video both, just watched it and followed on Google maps
Has Martin been bit by a vampire? 🧛♂️
able to swim and feed on their own almost immediately after hatching, thanks for the video! Watching from the West Coast of Canada! 🇨🇦
My Dad worked at Mather & Platts x
Great video as always we need 3 a week now guys ✌️👌🌄
Seems like it would be a good time to clean the canals.
Hi Martin I grew up in the 80s we lived in chadderton on laburnum avenue which was directly behind Kent mill which is now long gone and is now a school.
I never knew chadderton had a power station so to my question when did it get pulled down?
Before we lived at the back of Kent mill we lived on foxdenton lane and I used to see the coal trains running along the back fields full of coal. Great memories