Between Aintree and Ainsdale, we've got 7 miles of country side. Have you not been to sefton meadows, That's where the viking settlements used to be.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

havent been down that way for a while ill look that up cheers

I used to go with my friend in the car to watch the plane's take off . We'd take a picnic, she used to park in this little lane , and they'd fly over our head's. My daughter thought we were a bit mad , but it was a good day out .

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

i do miss the old way of viewing planes the flying school area just doesnt cut it for me

@therealmasonicbwe

9 күн бұрын

Dungeon Lane was a good spotting location at the time, until the runway was extended. I also used to go there, standing on a hill where the lights are (sometimes sitting on the car roof) There were the level crossing styled lights as well, when planes were landing. Miss them times.

Great vid, well done! 😉 As kids in Speke (late 1960's), we'd venture off down past the Dove & Olive to Dungeon Lane. There was a set of traffic lights that went red when a plane was coming in on the "new runway', and a sign saying "Danger, low flying aircraft, no waiting", yeah right, we just stood right under the landing plane. Was great when a giant RAF Short Belfast was doing ILS landings, touch the runway, take off and go round again. Dungeon Lane led onto Oglet Lane and down past the little tiny cottages on the left to Oggy shore. There were loads of old, big, concrete pyramid shaped tank traps near the waters edge, never did find out why they where there? On the top of the cliff there was a giant tree with a rope tied to it. Scary swinging out over the cliff, but when you're kids, nothing fazes you does it, lol. On the right was a steep hill, for some reason it was called the Jack & Jill hill. Now that was fright ride down on your bike, seemed like you were going 100mph! You had to do a sharp left turn towards the tank traps or you'd end up in the Mersey. I remember we actually took our shoes and socks off one day and waded out into the smelly mud. I cut my foot on a sunken broken bottle, what the hell were we thinking! One nice sunny day in the school hols, we did your walk towards Garston, along the shore though, so didn't see the farmhouse and the control tower wasn't there then, the 'new' runway was still connected to the old airport in them days. We got stuck in the same place as you by the landing lights gantry, so headed up the bank towards the runway. Don't remember that little path at the top, and I think it was all fenced off there so couldn't go any further. Only one thing for it............over the high fence and walk across the runway. Half way across a Cambrian Viscount came lumbering around the corner. It looked like a giant monster with four screaming prop engines. Time to run like the wind towards Speke Hall. The Viscount passed as we were clambering over the fence to safety, just as a yellow security Landrover, complete with flashing light on top, came careering around the same taxiway to exactly where we were, the Cambrian pilot must have snitched on us to the old control tower 😄 (think it's a hotel now?). Anyway, too late 🤪 as we scarpered into Speke Hall for another little adventure before teatime. Then there was the time round the back of Dunlops, across the farmers field and over a little fence into the old airport. Did we get caught playing on/in the Douglas DC4 (I think), and old RAF Hawker Hunter, which the airport fire & rescue regularly set on fire? ............ but that's another story!

the trail start at Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve you can go down the side of the airport fence at the back of speke hall

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

yes thats the part i was going to carry on walking to and add the old runway on the video but i was to tired ha ha boss trail that ill prob do it im full when the weather gets better

@kevmacca1905

5 ай бұрын

I've clambered on that landing gantry in my teens

That was a Mans job Sir. Much appreciated.

@g2emedia1977

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching much appreciated

Thanks

@g2emedia1977

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much vinny much appreciated

All this was my playground when I was a kid before the airport was there, I also worked on the nursery in dungeon lane before the landing lights were installed in the late sixties, Oglet shore was a favourite place on a Sunday in the summer and it was sandy, we would walk along the waters edge towards dungeon lane and we would find bullets from the war sticking out of the sand. Those were the days, thanks for reminding me.

Loved it George, its tough going down there, took me two days to get over it.. Cheers mate see you soon no doubt .👌

@g2emedia1977

4 ай бұрын

thanks mate it was a long tough walk you done more than me aswell took me about a week to get over it ha ha thanks for watching mate we will have to meet up sometime if you want just watching your video now

@EXPLORINGWITHMEDAVE

4 ай бұрын

yer am up for meeting up defo.@@g2emedia1977

great vid george

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks matey...sorry late reply

Do you remember the houses where that mound was years ago . Grew up in speke . Spent most of my time down the shore with my brother an mates . Looks so different now .

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

only thing i remember from here wad the olive pub some remains of that are still there aswell so glad i got on foot this time rather than drive down such a boss little adventure area thanks for watching

Enjoyed that vid mate not been down there by the gantry since 85/86 went hunting for ducks 🦆 with my dad and his best mate all along there and the old airport 👍

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks matey glad you liked it its amazing how many local people dont know of that gantry....was so tempted to climb up aswell ha ha

@paulvarnie5193

5 ай бұрын

Yer my dad walked out to the last bit of that gantry tide was right out heard his shotgun go off so thought he got a duck then nothing so went to go and see and had sunk up to his chest got home and my mum said you can f**k off if you think your coming in this house so made him strip off in the street to his boxers madness your video reminded of that so huge thank you George ❤

Cracking mooch mate. Was down here loads when the mound was there and of course for every Grand National to see Concorde come in and out.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks glad you liked it i have something else from this area coming this week also absolutley mind blowing i miss the mound it was great the flying school just doesnt have the same feel to it cheers for watching

We LIVED IN Catford Green in Speke and ussd to go to Oglet offen. In the fifties we walked through Halewood down Dungeon Lane which had beautiful old cottages on the left and the cliff tops on the right where we climbed as kids. The sand then still had the big concrete deterrents left from the war. It was terrible when they demolished such a picturesque place for the airport. We still have photographs from that time. It was the same with the bluebell woods which went when the Ford factory was built. 😮

regards your video of Dingle, i wrote that they used to break up old Ships on the shore there,one was the Great Eastern the first Iron Steamship. also perhaps you could do a video on Hale Village with the Story of the Childe Of Hale who grew to 9feet 3inches. thanks for the videos.

Thanks for the walk :)

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks for wathing

There are pictures of Paul & Mike McCartney there in the 1950s

nice one, some great shots

Hi George, l went to the Oglet last summer. l walk along the perimeter of the airport pathway, then on to the farmers' fields the way you want so easier that way, great part of Liverpool It's probably the wrong time of year, but great in summer. It's a great video, and definitely,worth a look around if not been before 👍

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

hi martin i do plan to go in summer and do the full walk from garston its a cracking place so isolated

You are still that kid exploring George! Great video, I have never heard of Oglet. Great to get to the edge of the Mersey. You should metal detector down there, could be some great treasures washed ashore. Thanks I really enjoyed that.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

ill never change bern ha ha glad you liked the video its amazing how many people have never heard of oglet before so its good to be able to show this place off will deffo be down here more as i have a few more things to look at around here thanks for watching bern

No messing straight to the point which is why I love this channel Keep up the good work lad

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

its the only way to be as the spice girls once said ha ha stay tuned more from around here and thanks for watching

Great video George as ever. That gantry is something else. I have lived here for years, flown into Speke a few times and never seen the gantry. I love you videos mate, very atmospheric and always interesting. Saying that, I am with you, love to go on that gantry.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks mate glad you liked it got a few more from down there coming the next few days aswell i practically live in speke im never out of it ha ha

belter toohey lad smashed it again what a boss video

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks stay tuned something a bit special coming soon in a vid from here aswell

That was brilliant George, thank you.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thank you for watching brian glad you liked it got a few more coming from down here

Excellent video George, I was not aware that this approach light setup existed. Love it.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

thanks andy glad you liked it mate well worth a look down here that gantry huge especially stood under it

You should have definitely had your wellies on kid, it's not like it was back in the day. I live down there as a kid with only coming from near earthen ave

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

i hate wearing wellies and going on a long walk the ones i own are steely wellies are bloodt kill your feet i never expected to end up in all thta mud but all cleaned off now ready for the next adventure lol thanks for watching kev

“Might go to jail… Can’t be arsed with that today” maybe another day then? 😂😂😂

@g2emedia1977

3 ай бұрын

yeh another day please

Love it round there, also the wee fork in the road you passed, the left path takes you down to the nice little bay then follow it on the beach has the buried red bricks spilling out onto the shore. Further along you can get to the lighthouse and eventually into Hale village. Be great to see another video around there, nice one mate.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

funny you should mention that i kind.of have a part 2 from here its quite mind blowing what i found there i may take a walk up to that lighthouse whilst im there cheers thanks for watching

Great stroll down there lad. Great to see a plane take off in the snow or heavy rain and the engines blast it all over the place. That’s the main ATC tower for the airport that one.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

its really nice down here it was good to actually walk around here rather than just drive down there i wasnt sure what tower was the main ATC be good to get up one of them someday and take a look at operations thanks for watching mate

@joerobinson604

5 ай бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 you'd of got a boss view if they were coming in on 09 lad. The plane would of been about 100 foot right over your head.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

@@joerobinson604 its boss when a plane is that low above you head can watch em all day long ha ha

Prob get news footage never mind KZread footage if you got up on there haha…. Great vid George spent loads of hours on the mound with my daughter watching the planes come in and a great little walk about in the same area, pure nostalgia 👍🏻👍🏻

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

there was a moment there which i didnt put on this vid was .y head cam on trying to climb up with my feet stuck in the airport fence....it was only the fact i was soaking wet i couldnt....good job i think like as you said it would have been news footage if that airport got shut lol thanks for watching mate much appreciated its a great mooch down there isnt it

@christophercode3316

5 ай бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 deffo mate

As pilots say, "any landing you walk away from, is a good landing."

@g2emedia1977

2 ай бұрын

Ha ha true

Theres a dragon boat going around the Albert dock at nighr check ir out Toohey!!

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

is that for chinese new year mate

@marksimons4108

5 ай бұрын

@@g2emedia1977 Si Baroni!

Tou mucky little sod 🤣🤣🤣 and i always thought that control tower js the one they use now...i remember year's ago driving down past the tower when the road virtually stopped spitting distance from the airport fence, and there was a concrete platform you could stand on to view the plane, found a cracking pair of binoculars there...and the mound further back, i filmed a plane crash landing at the airport in 1999 with my camcorder, BBC used the footage and payed me for it 👌🏻 and i was on BBC 24 news channel.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

gotta love a bit of mud ha ha ive been told that control tower is the one thats in use the disused one is the one next to terminal building thats mad about the plane crash and the footage i hope they paid you well thank you for watchung mate much appreciated

Hi George, spot on as always. Are you you related to one of my best friends from work called Chris Toohey, love all the vid's Regards Dave Fletcher. 😀😀

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

hi mate not sure to be honest i do have family in speke though but never heard of chris toohey possibly one ive never met lol thanks for watching matey glad you liked the vid

Was that “olly blogs” or one of his workers in the tractor? KZreadrs ghost meeting 🤘🚜✈️🚜👌 m-E-m

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

it may have been mate ive watched him a few times

Been down there many times of late on my e-bike, mooching and nosying around. It’s a bit of a no man’s land similar in feeling to the stretch of land between Moore and Wigg island, close to your other video. P.S. George, invest in an e-bike. You’ll love it and you could video stuff like this in half the time.

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

ive thought about an ebike in the past but i do like walking a lot and that ground i was on i think id wreck it ha ha but i do like the thought of getting one so i may do in the future thanks for watching mate much appreciated

That's a proper mission this time of year. Got to be 2-3miles in soft boggy ground. I never knew what that lighting gantry was. I've seen it and assumed it was for ships delivering fuel into the airport lol. Obviously not 😂. You can see it from the Speak Hall side too and there is an old road just outside Speake Hall boundary. You might be able to get to it from that side. I remember riding around there on my mountain bike as a kid. I went right upto that tower when it was being made. I rode right into a load of wet concrete near the gate 🤣 I was covered in it! Hale lighthouse and the village could make a good video. Loads of history there and interesting buildings. The giant and his house and the lighthouse and the Cannon in the village 👍

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

i didnt realise how long id have to walk ha ha yeh a good few miles and i was aching the next day to...all good fun though ive always thought about doing vids in hale on the lighthouse and that so i think now may be the time as i need to go back as ive found something really interesting where i was the other day thank you for watching matey much appreciated

Boss video as always George,! Did you know there is another view of the airport runway you may not know about publicly accessible from Speke Hall the staff told us about, go to the very bottom behind the house onto the walkway and eventfully you will see a spot that still fascinates me and I still have the video when the old runway meets the new and is only separated by one singe fence, why they are connected / joined i dont know but surreal it is, check it out,

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

hello simon thanks for watching mate glad you liked it never heard of that view i dont think so ill go check that out cheers i seen that fence ages ago mad the old runway is still there and a little fence seperates it ha ha mad cheers mate

thats the new tower, we managed along time ago to get on the runway which linked the old runway and new one, all the lights were still in the tarmac, its been fenced off now and we bunked into Speke hall

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

yeh i wasnt sure as id seen airliners live on a tower a while ago saying it was defunct now i remember it was the one next to the terminal.building

Great video very interesting, did you get to Morrisons? lol xxx

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

hello barb ha ha yes i put an ikea bag down in the car and drove there just walked in and got my stuff ha ha thanks for watching love glad you liked it

Back when creamfields used to be on the site of the new estuary park, me and plenty of others used to walk through the run off drain and come up through a man hole under the fence. We where 11,12 at most. We'd last hours inside before being kicked out, another time we found a shotgun in a bag with a good few handfulls of shells we fired them all at the trees and old oil drums. This had to be 2000/01

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

lol i remember when it was down that way id just started a new job and ended up working there it was chaos lol thanks for watching faye

Aren't they wanting to extend the runway over the top of Oglet Shore?

@g2emedia1977

5 ай бұрын

yes they want it all i think mate

next time you come u would have been better parking your car in the Speke Hall car park and walking around btw never try getting in that it's cameras 24 /7 +you would get into so much trouble kid I live just in Speke and we have all tryyyyy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣