0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're travelling across the UK.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07'All over the country, our heritage is at risk.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11'Ancient buildings and monuments are under threat of demolition.'
0:00:11 > 0:00:14'Valuable arts and crafts are on the brink of extinction.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18'And our rich, industrial heritage is disappearing fast.'
0:00:18 > 0:00:21We're scouring town and country
0:00:21 > 0:00:23in search of the nation's unsung heroes,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27determined not to let our heritage become a thing of the past.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30'Today, we meet a group of craftsmen and artists
0:00:30 > 0:00:33'striving to save their historic workspace.'
0:00:33 > 0:00:36'And a community campaigning to keep open their picture house.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40'On this journey, we're uncovering hidden treasures of our country.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Treasures that are certainly worth fighting for.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47And meeting heritage heroes saving Britain at risk.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00On our journey through the north of England,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03we have been zigzagging down the Pennines.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06We've had a fantastic trip so far,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09but today, we have got three counties to touch upon.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Lancashire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15We're kicking off in the middle of the glorious Peak District.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Fantastic view. Let's get going. - Yeah.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24'On this journey, we started at the top of the Pennine Way,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26'then headed to the northern Lake District
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'and now we're in the industrial heartland of the North of England.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32'Our journey ends in Derbyshire,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'beyond the southernmost tip of the Pennines.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:42The nice thing about this road trip of ours
0:01:42 > 0:01:45are the contrasts between the big, green open spaces
0:01:45 > 0:01:49and our national parks and that really gritty history
0:01:49 > 0:01:51that goes with some of our more urban areas,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53our great industrial cities.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Without those green spaces,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58the big industrial places wouldn't really have been here.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02They needed the wool, the sheep, the minerals.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06There are a couple of guys just down the road
0:02:06 > 0:02:08who have spent 12 years or so
0:02:08 > 0:02:11resurrecting an old steam engine that used to be in a mill.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- It's still in the mill. - That will interest you. - I can't wait to see it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Apparently, they've done a fantastic job
0:02:18 > 0:02:21of revealing it from this desolate state in which they found it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25'Grane Mill was a 3.5 acre cotton-weaving site
0:02:25 > 0:02:27'in the industrial town of Haslingden.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31'300 people worked there when it started production in 1907.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34'More than 1,000 weaving looms
0:02:34 > 0:02:38'were powered by what was then a state-of-the-art steam engine.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43'In its prime, the mill produced 350 miles of cotton every week,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47'most of which was transported overseas for the garment trade.'
0:02:47 > 0:02:50'Today, only a quarter of the site remains.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53'And in recognition of its industrial significance,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56'it's been awarded Scheduled Ancient Monument status.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03'Anthony Piling is one member of a group of enthusiastic volunteers.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06'They've worked hard to save Grane Mill for the last few years
0:03:06 > 0:03:11'in the hope of eventually opening it as a working visitor attraction.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Anthony. Hello. Nice to see you. I'm Jules.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Hard at work, I can see. Having a bit of a tidy-up?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Yes, you could say that. It's been a bit of a mess.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26What about the tower? That's the most iconic feature that you see.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- The chimney.- Yes. - We've had the steeplejack up it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33We've got a report. We've got £20,000 to find.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35THEY LAUGH
0:03:35 > 0:03:38OK. The figures keep rolling on.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41This is our water tank. This is the chimney.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- It's an absolute beauty! - Yes, absolutely, it is.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49It's one of the most industrial Scheduled Monuments I've visited.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52What sets this one apart? Why is it so important?
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Scheduled Monuments, for a start, are above the listings.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58You have Grade II, Grade II*, Grade I,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01then Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03So it's of national importance.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05It's because of the completeness of the plant
0:04:05 > 0:04:08and the uniqueness of it all being built at the same time
0:04:08 > 0:04:13with the north-light roof over just about every department of the mill.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15But the list of things you've got to overcome
0:04:15 > 0:04:19to get this up and running as a viable concern is enormous.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22It is, but all of the jobs can be achieved.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26There are still steeplejacks that can do work to the chimney,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29there are engineers who can do the work in the water tank.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32We've got volunteers who are actually training up
0:04:32 > 0:04:35to understand how to use the steam engine.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Let's get to the main event, this engine. I'm dying to see it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Lead on, show me around. - It's this way.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48'Steam engineer David has dedicated almost all his spare time
0:04:48 > 0:04:51'to lovingly restoring Alice the engine,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54'which once powered this entire site.'
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Wow! Look at this!
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Seeing all the debris outside, you'd never know this was here.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- And this must be Dave.- Absolutely.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Hello, Dave. How are you? - Pleased to meet you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- I gather you've been at this for an awfully long time.- 12 years.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- 12 years - so these are your pride and joy?- Oh, yeah.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15What gave you the presence of mind to say,
0:05:15 > 0:05:20"I'm going to dedicate 12 years of my life to putting these things back together"?
0:05:20 > 0:05:25It's been a hobby of mine since I was 11 years old,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27so I found this one in a bad state of repair,
0:05:27 > 0:05:29so I decided to do something about it.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33So what was it like when you first walked in here and discovered it?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It was absolutely corroded and red rusty,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38full of pigeons, about 40 pigeons in here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40And this wheel, is this original?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43It's the original wheel, yes, everything is original.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Even the timber work?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Yeah, it just wanted sanding down and varnishing.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- There's clearly a lot of hours in there.- Three weeks a side.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Three weeks a side? - Yeah, both sides are the same.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It was all seized up when we first came in,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59but now I've got it turning over on an electric motor.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It goes very slow, but at least it turns over, keeps it free.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Come on then, turn it on, let's have a look.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- There she goes. - That's a beauty, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11It must have been quite exciting when you first rigged this up and saw it moving.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14To see it turn was brilliant.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17When it's powered by steam how much faster will it go?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20When it was running it did 65 revs a minute,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22which is a turn a second, virtually.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Dave, thank you very much,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27it's a real treat to see that working,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and it's a real legacy, not just to your passion and commitment to it
0:06:30 > 0:06:33but also the industry it supported, but you have somebody
0:06:33 > 0:06:37working with you who's taking up the mantle, carrying the baton forward.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Yeah, I've got Paul, who's helping to carry on with the job after me.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47'Getting to grips with the nuts and bolts of a place like this is no easy task,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50'but 24-year-old trainee Paul
0:06:50 > 0:06:53'is also passionate about steam engines.'
0:06:53 > 0:06:56This is a lovely place to come and learn your craft, isn't it?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03One of the first types of engine I've ever spent any time with,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06one of the greatest gifts you could ever have, really.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Where does your passion come from?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I was helping Dave out,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13just doing a few jobs around his house, decorating and everything,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and all of a sudden, "You fancy coming to the mill?"
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Walked through the doors wow!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It just blew my mind straightaway.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24And I guess you've just scratched the surface in terms of your skills.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Oh, yeah, I've got a hell of a lot to learn.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30He keeps getting me to read up on the old engines and everything.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Little bit by little bit I'm getting there.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36'There is no doubt that Grane Mill is at risk,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41'but it's inspiring to see such a dedicated team restoring
0:07:41 > 0:07:44'this important industrial site for future generations.'
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Where are all the sweeties, John?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Well, I have some original pastilles
0:07:53 > 0:07:58that we got the other day from an old-fashioned shop.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Mmm.- Mmm.- Mmm.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02THEY COUGH
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Can't talk now. - They're strong, aren't they?- Yeah!
0:08:05 > 0:08:10Top tip don't try and broadcast with a pastille in your mouth.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I expected these to be soft sweets.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17They're hard gums, aren't they? Hard on your gums.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20'We're making our way south towards Rochdale,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23'to an area which was once part of a canal network
0:08:23 > 0:08:26'that stretched for more than 2,000 miles.'
0:08:26 > 0:08:31The Rochdale Canal climbs 33 miles along the Pennines.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35These waterways, once vital in carrying goods and raw materials
0:08:35 > 0:08:37during the Industrial Revolution,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40now serve as a valuable leisure resource and a haven
0:08:40 > 0:08:42for animal and plant life.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44But one species here is at risk.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Floating water plantain is one of Europe's rarest water plants.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's found in less than 20 locations in England,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and the Rochdale Canal is one of them.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Ecologist Chris John is heading up the campaign to save it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03So, this is floating water plantain.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I'll just get a bit out here.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It sits on the bottom of the canal,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13it doesn't look very much at the moment,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15but it has a few different growth forms.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19It sends up small, oval, floating leaves,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21really delicate, white three-petalled flowers,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24which are really nice but quite short-lived,
0:09:24 > 0:09:29so we collect these chains, plant them up into temporary ponds
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and then, once this reserve's been restored
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and we've taken out all the aggressive weeds,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37we'll plant these plants in there and hopefully
0:09:37 > 0:09:41help spread the distribution and secure its future.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48The waterways, it's a big part of our heritage, isn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50We've got to keep it nice, haven't we?
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Unfortunately, it does a lot fall onto volunteers, doesn't it?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I just love doing it, and when I see it I think
0:09:57 > 0:10:00it's in really good condition and feel really proud of it, actually.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Striving to save our native plant species helps maintain
0:10:03 > 0:10:06the delicate balance in our ecosystem.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10How rewarding it is to see local people passionate enough
0:10:10 > 0:10:13to get stuck in, to make the most of their surroundings.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Just over an hour south is Sheffield and that's where we're headed next.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Imagine what life must have been like a century ago,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25working in the steelworks of Sheffield.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Well, a pretty filthy, messy, hot, dangerous, thankless task, really.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Sheffield steel.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Synonymous, wasn't it, with the industrial heartland of Britain?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I don't think we could leave here without a look
0:10:38 > 0:10:40at a place called the Portland Works,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45where they first invented stainless steel cutlery - and they're still having a go at it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Sheffield had been renowned for making cutlery
0:10:48 > 0:10:52since the 16th century, but it was the brainwave of one man
0:10:52 > 0:10:54that put the city on the map forever.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55In the early 1900s,
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Harry Brearly invented what soon became known as stainless steel.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05It outshone any other material and was soon in demand the world over.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Built in 1879, Portland Works was the first to produce it.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13One of the last remaining purpose-built works of its kind in Sheffield,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16it's still home to many skilled craftsmen.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18However, the building is dilapidated,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and whilst there are plans to redevelop it, without them,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23its future is uncertain.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Today, we've come to meet Stuart Mitchell,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29the man leading the campaign to keep Portland Works open.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Hello, Stuart, I'm Jules. - Nice to meet you, Jules. How are you?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Well, thank you. - Very nice to meet you.- And you too.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37There's a real sense of history about it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40That's right, it's been here since the late 1870s.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44But I gather the whole thing is under some sort of threat?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It is, and has been for a while now. About three years ago,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50our current landlord forwarded an application
0:11:50 > 0:11:51to convert us to apartments.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Just recently, in the last three or four months,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58the planning office has suggested to the planning board that they
0:11:58 > 0:12:02reject the application, so immediately the landlord withdrew it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- Ah, OK.- But what we realised then is, good news indeed,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- but we need another future for the place.- Make it sustainable.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So what we need to do now is raise the funds to actually purchase
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- the building from the landlord. - What do you need to really kick-start this process?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21We need half a million pounds, by means of a community share issue.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25We are currently in the process of selling shares in Portland Works.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Anybody with £100 to spare. - Are people buying them?- We've...
0:12:28 > 0:12:31This has been going now for about six or seven weeks since the launch,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and we're at the £100,000 mark.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Oh, well done! - So we're getting there.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38John was going to bring another £100,000, weren't you, John?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Yes, I will.- We will take an IOU!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43As well as campaigning,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Stuart is carrying on the tradition of knife making here.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Look at that. Can I pick that up? - Of course, anything.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55What kind of knives do you make?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I tend to try and specialise, these days, in what you might call custom knives,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02working with the end user to produce their ideal knife,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- a knife for a specific job. - What about handles?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07You've got there a piece of desert ironwood,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10which is a wood we import from... Arizona.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Some of these materials you'll see there -
0:13:13 > 0:13:16what that is is an example of mammoth ivory.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- 10,000 years old, excavated from the ice in Siberia.- Seriously?!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- Goodness me.- Mammoth ivory? Have you ever held a bit of that, John?- No!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Extraordinary.- How do you actually sharpen the knife?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I think what he's saying is he really wants to have a go.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Look, his eyes lit up when he saw this lot!
0:13:31 > 0:13:35How do you turn something like that into a sharp knife?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Starts off as a 5mm thickness piece of steel.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41The grinding process I'm working on reduces that blade edge
0:13:41 > 0:13:43to about 1mm by means of a hollow grind.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Would it be safe for me to do it? - Are you good at handling knives?!
0:13:47 > 0:13:50It can get a bit noisy, but we'll have a look if you wish.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- OK, smashing. - Off we go, have a look.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00My turn now?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04So, you tell me if I'm getting it wrong.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I don't want to ruin one of your knives.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Wow, look at the sparks flying.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Looking pretty good.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20What you can see there is the beginnings of a blade edge.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Look at this, Jules! The start of a master cutler's career.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27That's fabulous.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Good to see you've had your nose to the grindstone, John.- For a change!
0:14:30 > 0:14:34For a change! Now, I think you should do one of those next.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36LAUGHTER
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Portland Works has a fantastic community feel about it -
0:14:41 > 0:14:45trades and creative types work alongside one another.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Andy Cole has been here since he was 14 years old,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and is still passionate about what he does.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Well, what are you doing with this lot, Andy?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Well, this is actually high-speed turning tools.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01We forge a tang on it - a little end for it to go into the wooden handle.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And you make machine tools and what have you?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Turning tools, wood chisels...
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I know that plans are afoot to keep this complex together.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12For you, if it closed, it would be a disaster.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Yes, I've never done anything - this is all I've done all my life.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20I've always took pride in my work, and I take pride in this building.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Yes.- I love it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25I come down here seven days a week, I love it that much!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28A man who's passionate about his work! Show me what it's all about.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I'll pop a few in the fire.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Yes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35That's fantastically hot, isn't it? Wonderful.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37'Andy is showing me how to make a chisel,
0:15:37 > 0:15:42'by first taking this carbon steel, and then heating it in his furnace,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46'and then skilfully feeding it into the 19th-century spring hammer
0:15:46 > 0:15:48'to bash it into shape.'
0:15:51 > 0:15:53That's extraordinary.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56These machines are very simple, aren't they?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59A simple innovation that really made the Industrial Revolution take off
0:15:59 > 0:16:02so that mass production could really happen.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06That's it, yes. Whereas before it would have been a man with a hammer.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07- Can I have a go?- Yes.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Lovely, thank you.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I just want to use this chair!
0:16:13 > 0:16:15All right, here we go.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- Any one?- Yes.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Is that it?- Yes. Just like that.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23In there.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Half its width?
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Yes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35OK. Well...
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Interesting bit on the end!
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I don't think my handle is going to stick on that little bit, is it?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42No!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45That's why he's a craftsman, and I'm not.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Yes!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52For many years, bands, especially rock groups,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55have used the works to practise in.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58In fact, the famous heavy metal band of the '70s Def Leppard
0:16:58 > 0:17:00started right here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02And I can hear some music now.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Hello!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Hi, how are you? You are?
0:17:12 > 0:17:13- Nicholas.- Nicholas.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- I'm Josh.- Josh.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Sean. Nice to meet you.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- What are you known as?- We are The Gentleman.- Are you really?- Yes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We're missing one of our members today.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25What about the people who work here alongside you?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Really very supportive. They don't mind about us making too much noise.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It's a good acid test of a good song -
0:17:31 > 0:17:34when we're writing, we'll know if it's good
0:17:34 > 0:17:37because they'll end up singing it back across the yard.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39That's when we know it's a good one.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I suppose it's an unusual thing, isn't it,
0:17:42 > 0:17:47that musicians and people like blacksmiths and metalworkers,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49you know, all in the same place together?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Yes, absolutely. It's really diverse here.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I think that's just so great on a day-to-day basis,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59to be around people who do totally different things.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We were just about to have a little run-through of one of our songs,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06but our drummer isn't here. I wonder if you'd mind stepping in?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I have never, ever in my life played the drums.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12There's a first time for everything! We've got bongos here.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Bongos, yes. I know about bongos.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18You're all too young to remember Newsround.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19No, we remember Newsround.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24We used to have bongos in the opening titles.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Can you remember the part?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I can't remember.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30De-de-de da, de-de-de da!
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Something like that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Well, if we simplify that part!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I tell you what, I'll be a gentleman,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and let you continue as Gentleman, and I'll sit back and listen.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43One, two, three, four...
0:18:43 > 0:18:45# Peace can
0:18:46 > 0:18:49# Can stop the troubles on your heart
0:18:51 > 0:18:52# Reach out
0:18:53 > 0:18:56# Open your eyes cos it's not dark
0:18:57 > 0:18:59# It's light tonight... #
0:18:59 > 0:19:01What have you been up to, Jules?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Well, I've been in the forge, John.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07They've got a fantastic collection of some of the original machinery
0:19:07 > 0:19:10that was here back in 1870, including a spring hammer.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12This is what I've been trying to make.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16That's the basis of a chisel, as you can see, with its bit for a handle.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17This is my version of it.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19A work in progress.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22They got it right from the start, didn't they,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26back in 1870 or whatever, setting this place up
0:19:26 > 0:19:29for craftsmen to work together, and they're still doing it now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Let's hope they manage to save it.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Did you join the band then?- I did.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38From Sheffield we're heading west,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40back into the stunning Peak District.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48The other nice thing about Edale, John,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50is that there's one guy in particular
0:19:50 > 0:19:52who's resurrected the art of the pole lathe.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53The what?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Pole lathe.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Never heard of it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Think about a spindle of wood,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00a nicely turned round rod of wood, if you like.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Something we all take for granted.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Like a leg of a chair?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07A leg of a chair, a broom handle, you name it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Well, back in the day before mechanised woodwork
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and so forth, the only way to do that was by using a pole lathe.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18There's a guy down here that has resurrected the art,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20but he's really brought it to life.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Worth taking a look at then? - Absolutely.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28Turning wooden bowls by hand is a craft going back to Tudor times.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31The skills required were all but lost when George Layley,
0:20:31 > 0:20:37widely regarded as the last bowl turner, died in 1958.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Robin Wood took it upon himself
0:20:40 > 0:20:42to learn how this ancient craft was done.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45After years of study and endless hours on the lathe,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48he can proudly call himself a pole lathe turner.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52From his workshop in the Derbyshire moors, Robin works his manual lathe
0:20:52 > 0:20:54in the traditional style,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57producing simple but beautiful bowls.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02This is a bowl I made yesterday out of a blank of beech wood.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I make my bowls as nests, so out of one block of wood,
0:21:07 > 0:21:12I hollow out - I turn the outside, and then I hollow out inside here,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and snap the central core out.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Then this piece will go to make a smaller bowl, and so on,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23until I've got four bowls out of one piece of wood.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28In order to do that, I have to forge all my own tools.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30All these tools here are hand forged.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36Lots of different curvatures to go down and around the back there.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I set about rediscovering the lost craft
0:21:39 > 0:21:42as a hobby at the time, and it took me about five years.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I've been making bowls this way now full-time for 17 years,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and I've taught a lot of other people.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53There are so many little nuances that a craftsman does
0:21:53 > 0:21:55that he doesn't realise that he does,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59and those are the little subtleties that we lose when a craft dies out.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03So, these bowls are made by George Layley,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06who was the last person turning bowls this way.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10They were given to me, this little collection,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14by a lady who lived not far from Bucklebury Common in Berkshire
0:22:14 > 0:22:17where George Layley used to live.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21This one here is another nice bowl which was given to me
0:22:21 > 0:22:26by a lady who's not with us any more, but this was her wedding present.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31It used to be a traditional wedding present around the Bucklebury area,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33to buy one of George Layley's bowls.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39This was used, again, for more than 50 years as a kitchen bowl
0:22:39 > 0:22:44for chopping and mixing, but 50 years on, it's still good today.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47It means an awful lot to me
0:22:47 > 0:22:51to have that very much part of the heritage of my craft.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56When you see it, the marks from the turning are just the same -
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and the design is just the same
0:22:59 > 0:23:03as the sort of bowls that I'm turning today.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09If this bowl is still around in 50 years' time, I'll be happy.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Leaving Edale's Hope Valley, we're heading to West Yorkshire,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21to the town of Hebden Bridge.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29One of our stops today is Hebden Bridge. Have you ever been there?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I haven't, I have to say, but it's got a fairly colourful history.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35It certainly has. It was a textile town,
0:23:35 > 0:23:40and a very diverse cultural community has grown up around it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43A mecca for hippies and artisans... Very creative.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- Famous poets.- Yes.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46They all live there.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Hebden Bridge, nestled in the upper Calder Valley,
0:23:50 > 0:23:55developed over the 19th and 20th centuries as a booming mill town.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58At one stage, it was so well known for its clothing,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00it gained the nickname "Trouser Town".
0:24:02 > 0:24:05But, by the 1960s, manufacturing, as in so many places,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07had moved overseas.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The vast majority of Hebden Bridge mills closed,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and the town fell into a state of decline.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Many people just left.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Residents that remained, anxious not to let the town
0:24:18 > 0:24:21slip further downwards, took action.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Involved with the campaign was resident David Fletcher.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27First of all we started trying to renovate the place.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30We set up a local campaign, local people,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32saying we need to pull this place up by its bootstraps.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Out every weekend, all weathers, clearing rubbish,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39planting trees, persuading people to clean buildings.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42You wouldn't believe it - look round this square now
0:24:42 > 0:24:45at these wonderfully golden stone buildings,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47and they were all black.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Everything was black.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50It coincided with the hippy movement,
0:24:50 > 0:24:54saying, "We've got to hit the countryside, man", kind of thing,
0:24:54 > 0:24:55"Get out of the smoke",
0:24:55 > 0:24:59and so hippies began to move into some of the hillside cottages.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Young professionals from the cities began to move into the town,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08and it slowly started to come back to life again.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12The big problem that remained was to save the larger buildings in town
0:25:12 > 0:25:14that were not really suitable
0:25:14 > 0:25:18for turning into flats and houses, and so on.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23One of these is the stunning 1920s independent picture house.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29Saved from developers back in the '70s thanks to local support,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32it now faces a 21st-century problem.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35The projection equipment was last updated in the 1950s,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39but now, like the rest of us, it needs to go digital,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42and that means some serious cash has to be raised.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50We've been coming to this cinema for about ten years.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53We never go to any other cinema. We love this cinema.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56It's just part of Hebden Bridge. It's the heart of Hebden Bridge.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Should it ever have to close? - No. I think it would be a travesty.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05It's got character, it's part of Hebden, it has to be kept.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Nigel's worked here for three years, and is one of the few technicians
0:26:09 > 0:26:12still able to operate these classic film projectors.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18This is the film you're showing at the moment being rewound, isn't it?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- How old is this equipment? - We're talking about 60 years old.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25The projectors are a pre-war design. They were built to last in them days.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28They're one of the last British projectors ever made.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30It's all going to digital now, is it?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Digitalisation is the future.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37It will also be saving places like the picture house.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41What has happened over the last few years is people are coming back
0:26:41 > 0:26:45into these small, rural community-run theatres,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and now we can give them top-class products.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Say, if they went into a multiplex, it's exactly the same quality,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54the same standard.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57'Time for me to get a lesson in lacing up this projector.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00'It could be my last chance.'
0:27:00 > 0:27:02So that down there..?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Yes, above that top sprocket. - And that will go over there?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07That's right.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Just opens up at the front. - That's it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14All very well, you saying that you're looking forward to digital,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16but can you afford it here?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20How much is it going to cost to transfer to digital?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I believe we're talking somewhere between 90,000 and 100,000.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Is that realistic? Can you raise that sort of money?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Well, hopefully the community will take control of the picture house,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and they've got many ways of helping to raise money
0:27:34 > 0:27:37to get digitalisation into this cinema.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It's such a cornerstone of the community,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42they won't let this building die.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44They'll be outside with placards if we have to close,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47so they'll get the money one way or another.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Plans are under way
0:27:49 > 0:27:52to hand over the ownership and day-to-day running to the community,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56which hopefully will safeguard its future.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Another busy day and I've loved it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03The guys at Grane Mill brought home
0:28:03 > 0:28:08just how passionate we are in this country for our industrial heritage.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12For me, spending time at Portland Works was a real treat,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15meeting such skilled and talented people.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Next time, we reach the end of our Pennine journey, and I join a group
0:28:19 > 0:28:24rising to the challenge of keeping traditional baking skills alive.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27And I've got an appointment with a man on a mission
0:28:27 > 0:28:30to restore this impressive building in the heart of Buxton.
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