In the 1940s there was a youth hostel on part of the Castle Carr Estate, it was run by my Grandparents. When the owner died in 1949 they tried to Auction the Castle off to pay death duties. It didn't sell but most of the other farms did, my Grandparents bought there Farm, my Mum was brought up there and they lived there until 1990. We have loads of information about The Castle, and I've collected alot of photos of the place over the years, I'm happy to share them if anyone's interested.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds brilliant Simon

There's a much less arduouse route to Castle Carr. I walk there every year, when a local charity walk sets off from the nearby 'Cat I T'hwell' pub. That's the walk where the fountains are raised by Yorkshire Water, to release pressure in the system. A spectacular event and a great day out, ending up back at the pub.

@MetalboxJ

Жыл бұрын

Just booked that today.

Martin you guys go to so much trouble to bring us worldclass adventure content, I just want to say a very heartfelt thank you. One day you guys are going to be famous. Love to James, his smile is gorgeous.

@Simon_Nonymous

2 жыл бұрын

One day? You could say they are famous now! But you are right - what nice people!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. The Mordor comment was priceless. I enjoy your channel more and more all the time. Don't change a thing. 😀

Another Fantastic video ! The engineer, John Fredrick La Trobe Batemen, was the engineer responsible for much of the Victorian water infrastucture of the North. He was the consultant engineer to the Manchaester Corporation Water Works an also designed the Longdendale Reservoirs and aqueduct to East Manachester (Denton) and my favourite the Thirlmere Reservoir and Aqueduct. There is a commerative fountain in Albert Square celebrating this monumantal acheivement .

enjoyed the video. We first came across Castle Carr in the early '60s as young teenagers, when exploring the moors around Halifax. Looked down on it on a dark afternoon. saw figures on the battlements ( turned out to be statues!!) Went back on our bikes later just as demolition had started and crept in! There was a large baronial hall with statues of knights in armour. Behind one was a 'secret' passage, a section of wall with an iron door made to look like stone leading to steps down to the outside. Explored the cellars and part upstairs which was in a bad state. Were we the "ghosts" that the workmen heard. I remember reading the report in the local paper. Many thanks for what you do, as we did in the '60s , old mines, brick works and any holes in the ground,but we did not have fancy cameras ( and could not afford them!), just memories.

That arched ceiling inside you saw at the end was absolutely covered in bats. I have been in there before at dusk and they had just started waking up!

Such a shame beautiful places like this are abandoned. Your video keeps them alive, especially for those of us who would never know of there existence.

With all the demolition in the 50s, 60s and 70s, it is a wonder that anything is still left standing, today, in Britain.

In the picture with all the cars there can be seen what looks like a Bedford CA van, these were introduced from 1952 and made until 1969 so that should give an indication of the time. Great interesting video Martin, thanks again.

@saxon-mt5by

2 жыл бұрын

The most modern cars I could see were the Austin A35 in the foreground (introduced in 1956) and the Vauxhall Victor in the background (introduced in 1957), so my guess that would date the picture around 1957-58.

@octurn

2 жыл бұрын

I think I can see a Audi e-tron GT but then again I do have a lovely plate of sauteed mushrooms in front of me.

A short video but absolutely packed with history and fantastic footage. Well done, Martin, for preserving the remains of an absolute treasure. Thanks for your efforts!!!

Hi Martin, a stunningly sad video of the old castle/house. Incredible water gardens. Best wishes from Oxfordshire.

A fascinating place :) It is truly a shame (and truly stupid) that the house was pulled down! I'm glad the water gardens remain. It is wonderful that the person chose to create something lasting and beautiful with the money that they were given. That doesn't happen much these days :(

Brilliant explore & plenty of laughs, as always Martin you have made a cracking video 👍🏼

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers boss. Good to have you in the video again ❤️

Another brilliant film. Another hidden gem. And wasn't this hidden! I've often thought in this country you are never too far from civilisation, but that place really was in there middle of nowhere. What a story, love the history. I wonder who owns it now?

@mikeMCSG

2 жыл бұрын

It's owned by the Lord of the Manor of Castle Carr. For many years it was a guy called Frank Scholefield of Saltonstall Farm but he may have passed away now.

@jasoni3281

2 жыл бұрын

Still owned by the schofield family

Chuffin' 'ell, that's bleak, Martin! You and your mates really suffer to brighten up our Sundays! Thank you, as always, for making me think: 'I did not know that!" Beautiful water gardens, and a brilliantly creepy castle ruin. What more could you want? Quality. Nice one.

So, recently when I think that I've seen your most interesting adventure, you present a new one that becomes my favorite! I really enjoyed this one and at first I was wishing that it wasn't so close to the end of the day, but then I really felt the diminishing light added to the atmosphere. Such incredible water works seemingly in the middle of nowhere! And I've now started saying, "let's crack on," so far only to myself. Not something we say in Massachusetts but it's become my favorite! Thanks for all your fascinating adventures. 🌞

@mikeMCSG

2 жыл бұрын

The reason they left it till late afternoon and went across the moors to it was to minimise the chance of being spotted during their trespass on this private estate😃

@annescott2748

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeMCSG thanks! The fading light definitely added to the deserted feeling of the place.

@duncanhowarth9514

2 жыл бұрын

He should have T-shirts printed with his catchline.

@annescott2748

2 жыл бұрын

@@duncanhowarth9514 lol! Definitely!

100% effort and determination on this weeks explore. Well done Martin, James and the crew.

Martin, you and your team made a GEM. Your long journey paid off, as a viewer "thank you." It looked cold enough to make ice cubes, I could see the steam coming off the brews as you were pouring the hot water. The water garden was a sight to see, thanks again. This "Martin Zero" video was a great way to start the day. Bet you took a long HOT shower when you got home..... Thanks again for all your time and work.

Absolutely mint and words can’t describe the quality of the workmanship. The word you was fishing for regarding the low windows openings is ( Reveals) as in Window Reveals !

Absolutely brilliant, I had to do an instant replay and watch it all over again, fantastic, Martin you and the guys should be on TV, looking forward to your next one.

Such a fabulous find. Loved this Martin. Cheers to you all.

What a beautiful place it must have been, the water garden is so cool, great vid guys Thankyou

Another fantastic exploration by Martin and his crew, thanks Martin.

Wow wow wow and wow again. That was incredible. Loved every second of this vlog. What an amazing place you took us to this week. Thank you so much.

That water garden is gorgeous. Thanks for the lovely video Martin 👍🏻

Martin and team great video! What a place to find and explore. Really like watching your videos, some fantastic history on your channel. Great work lads 👍🏼🧭🗺

Great video and story Martin, nice that you made it back to Yorkshire. Navigation on those moors is an artform particularly when the mist comes down, and yes I've made a right pig's ear of it over the years!

What a wonderful otherworldy place...I stumbled upon your video today, and it was just what I needed.. I think you must know by now, because I'm not alone , and your efforts to keep us all entertained in a way that nothing else can ...Thank you Martin from the bottom of my heart xxxxx I almost forgot !! All the guys with you as well ! What a team of kindred spirits you all are ! May you never loose the friendships and comradery you have forged !xx

An amazing water garden, great to see Connor (CurbexUK) back out with you again, as always a fascinating and interesting video, many thanks Martin.

Martin, You find the most interesting places and your unique personal style aided by your trusty assistants gets better and better as you gain experience and confidence. More please.

Adventured here when I was young. Took us half a day to get there too! Great video, enjoyed it 👍🏻

Thanks Martin another fantastic video, keep them coming !

it is non the less, an amazingly beautiful video, the castle and water works, fantastic

Even with the huge endeavor of your journey, you've still managed to capture this brilliant gem. My goodness, what a day you all had! You did capture the tea segment as well :)

Great video again. Appreciate the work you fellas put into these little adventures and also the time editing and researching the history so that we can experience all this from the comfort and warmth of our armchairs. All the best from lancashire.

Thank you so much for going to all the trouble and effort in filming this video,really enjoyed it although the history is quite sad,thank you Martin.

Absolutely loved your video! Thank you

The thing that always amazes me with these places, is the pre-planning to design all those by - waters and culverts etc. to manage the fountains,waterfalls and cascades. Another great vid. glad you all made it out o.k. Thanks for taking us on yet another adventure to somewhere we would never go to, but we have now seen a bit before its lost forever. I have enjoyed all the "LOST" factories, workshops, industrial sites, tunnels and generally places i could never get to.

What a magical place. Praise indeed for enduring the arduous trek to the place. Content superb as was the soundtrack. Well done, Martin..🇯🇪

That's fine stone masonry in the castle,, priestly must of had some money to build the house,, but the place was awesome viewing with the water garden,, brilliant video thanks for the persevering in getting there ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️from Northern Ireland

Thanks for persevering Martin, looks like it was well worth the effort 🙂

Wow!! What a place👍🏻 Thanks guys for your determined bog trotting, it certainly paid off. Another cracking jaunt into lost history, cheers Martin and gang.

What an amazing place! Yet sad too! Well done to you all and for getting back safely too! I bet it was scary and spooky too! Well done for a great atmospheric video!!

This is by far one of my favorite videos Martin Please come back here again

Fantastic video guys, glad you got out of there safe......Fantastic story too.

Truly amazing. Beautifuly presented, thankyou.

Another cracking video, details and information mixed with just enough uncertainty and questions. Every video I've seen just peaks the curiosity and sets the grey cells pondering, .

What an awesome experience. Thanks for sharing with us all.

Fantastic video, very interesting and stunning water garden!

Absolutely brilliant views of the magnificent water gardens wow to see it now but to see it in its heyday wow....shame about the country house being demolished wow it would cost a fortune to rebuilt if one could.... thanks for everyone's hard work bringing this amazing vlog with gobsmacking scenery cheers Debz from Oz

That is hearbreaking. That was quite the Castle at one time. Stunning . Thanks for sharing with us

Beautiful presentation Martin! Nicely researched.

wow the water garden was beautiful , the stairs next to the little waterfalls were amazing !!!

Unbelievable Martin thanks for taking us on the journey awesome looking place.

I don’t have the superlatives for this location and video Martin. Absolutely blown away by it. Many thanks for the effort that you went to!

Great effort under challenging conditions. Cracking video, awesome engineering and architecture

Another great video and thanks martin keep safe.

Really interesting video and commentary, well-researched information and a fantastic place. Thanks for all that, I didn’t even know it existed.

What an amazing site. Truly unique and could be spectacular in the right hands. Those waterfalls were 😍 Thanks for trekking in the bog to get there.

Hi Martin, only you could get stuck in a bog lol, What a stunning place, very beautiful and mesmerising too watching the water as it flows around that semi-circle. Thank you for all you went through just to bring us this stunning location, much love. xx ❤

Wonderful find and thank you for letting us in on the secret. Dreadful journey to get there though, didn't envy that! Well done. Cheers

That water garden is stunning. Good to see Connor back amongst it. Cheers Martin.

Martin & Co. deserve more than 90k subscribers. Great job to find this place, it amazes me that in these times there are still so many derelict structures in GB. There may be a bit of fact about the place being haunted; I've heard of other abandoned places GB and America with the same situation, it's as if the previous deceased owners disliked anybody trying to vandalize their properties!

Outstanding video and narration Martin. Quite a place and journey to get there . Meriden, Kansas

Very probably your best video yet! Thank you!

Fantastic video lovely to see Connor...beauriful place

Excellent video Martin. Keep 'em coming.

Wow what an amazing video there Martin good to see Conner not seen him for a while in your videos, that castle is brilliant altho been demolished but still good architecture shame they demolished half of it that would of been good to see but looking at the picture in the video it does look amazing glad you all got back before it got dark,good video Martin 👍

Well that was a different one, was great to hear the history and sad demise . Gr8t video nice to see @Curbexuk

Its so easy to get lost out there isn't it. Wow what a stunning place. Thanks Martin ;)

Always a BLAST with Martin and co cinematic adventures.

Spectacular site! Must be in the top five of your explores. The place has an aura of beautiful destruction about it. Thanks Martin and company.

Just WOW !! The places you find .! God Bless Safe Journeys Martin.....Havin some Tea Now...

How beautiful. Thank you so much.

Brilliant explore guys, never heard of this place, really interesting. Cheers

Superb, Martin and gang. I've heard of this place but never been there. Very interesting as usual.

Hi guys, this is awesome, thanks for showing this property. Glad you made it out of Yorkshire safely.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

We are still here on the moor Gerry 😀 Send supplies

Only one word for that video FANTASTIC Keep up the good work.

Great video Martin. Thank you. ….

Watching this on a Monday morning with a cup of tea. I get to the bit with the fountains and water gardens and it was like being in the pub after five pints. And - Lo! - the peeing began. It was like Niagra Falls! This was an absolutely beautiful video - but it's the first one I've ever watched and thought I'd better rehydrate after it finished! Apart from that, it was a really great video - and I just want to echo the others who are commenting that your videos are getting better and better and better every time you post one. They're brilliant.

Great find. I bet you all won't forget that hike across th'moors in a hurry haha Thanks for keeping me Inspired the last year or two. You've given a push to get out and find bits of history, and ice even started actively reading certain history books. Because of your channel! Making history exciting and a challenge!

This is a fabulous area and you have made an excellent film of one of the architectural gems within it. Great to see you guys making such heroic efforts to document our history. Thankyou.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video Martin,very interesting 👍

Brilliant find. Thank you.

I thought you lot were making crop circles to start with! Great gem you found there, interesting history with amazing old pictures. Great effort in getting there for us all.

Loved This Martin,Brilliant.

Thank You Martin & Crew for another high-quality upload...this time being "An Adventure in a Yorkshire Landscape"... and as usual...brilliant complimentary music :) Good Stuff lads :)

Such a beautiful place - thank you 👏👏

Nice to find you fellas back on ( nearly ) dry land lol - nice atmospheric video - mr zero and gang on top form cheers Rob

Good to see you on the right side of the pennines again Martin, excellent vid.

Thankyou for showing us a unique place, Martin & friends.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah

Great film Martin. I'm from London and love London history. However, you have brought the past alive for areas I would never had considered. You have a very good way of presenting the history.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

Outstanding video well done guys.

Absolutely brilliant, just like a boy's adventure! Those water gardens are superb, amazing to find that in such a remote place, such a shame about the castle being knocked down, it should have been preserved! ! I had thoughts of you lot having to stay the night up there, once it got dark!

Very interesting video well done Martin

excellent explore Martin

Great adventure! Thankyou

Really interesting . Amazing money invested now virtually unseen thanks for the effort from you and the lads to get there

Wow what a great effort and productivity in this vid...Great work Martin and team.

@MartinZero

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much