Steven J Pemberton
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Heritage tram going to Blackpool North Station 15th June 2024
The town of Blackpool in northwest England built an extension to their tramway that links it to the railway. The day before it officially opened, one of their heritage trams (preserved from the 1930s) ran along the new route.
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Writing and Creativity: a talk at Urban Arts Studio in St Annes
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A recording of a talk that I gave at Urban Arts Studio in St Annes, Lancashire, UK, on 25th October 2023. I spoke about my writing process, gave some advice about writing and editing, and read from some of my books. The video contains readings from The Accidental Dragonrider (first half of chapter 1), The Reluctant Dragonrider (part of chapter 12), The Mirrors of Elangir (part of chapter 3), Th...
A Reading from Greatcroft by J M Pemberton
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A reading from Greatcroft, a historical novel written by my late mother. All profits from sales of the book will go to Alzheimer's Research UK. England, 1805. Sir Edward Warstone is ill-prepared to become the squire of Greatcroft after the death of his father. He has sisters to marry off, brothers to set up in professions, a big house to keep from falling down, and not enough money to make all ...
The Regrettable Events of St Augustine's Eve
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In 17th-century Lancashire, a vicar has to apologise for causing a scene at a birthday party for the squire's wife. This came about from two writing prompts, both of which involved writing a letter. The first was from my local group in Blackpool, and had to be an apology for throwing a glass of water over a stranger. The second was from PC Writers, a group based in France. It required the piece...
"The Long Way Round" from "Racing the Storm and Other Stories"
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A reading of Steven J Pemberton's short story "The Long Way Round", from the collection "Racing the Storm and Other Stories". A time-travelling biologist is stranded when a giant fish eats her homing beacon. Buy the ebook or paperback at Amazon, or the audiobook at Amazon, Audible or Apple. If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read the ebook for free.
Pilot Whales near Tenerife
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A pod of pilot whales near Tenerife in November 2017.
The Conspiracy Goes Lower Than You Think
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Some opinions about those aliens who think they know what's best for us. (A reading of one of the tales from Racing the Storm and Other Stories, a collection of science fiction short stories. This one isn't so much a story, more of a rant. But hey.)
A reading from The Reluctant Dragonrider
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A reading of the first chapter of my fantasy novel, The Reluctant Dragonrider, book 2 of my Dragonrider series. This has some slight spoilers for the first book in the series, The Accidental Dragonrider.
A reading from The Dragons of Asdanund
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A reading from my fantasy novel The Dragons of Asdanund (The Schemes of Raltarn and Tomaz volume 2). Spoilers abound, so approach with caution if you've not read the first book in the series, The Mirrors of Elangir.
A reading from Simon and the Birthday Wish
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Simon and the Birthday Wish is a hilarious and heart-warming tale for children and grown-ups of all ages. What Simon wanted for his seventh birthday was a set of action figures from Planet Patrol, his favourite cartoon. What he got was a tatty second-hand teddy bear. What Simon doesn't know is that the teddy bear is alive and can do magic. What the bear doesn't know is that he's not as good at ...
Not That Yellow Submarine
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A journey beneath the clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean on the Sub Fun Cinco. The vessel is based in Tenerife and is one of the world's few commercial passenger submarines. We're accompanied by scuba divers who ensure there are plenty of fish to see, including trumpetfish and rough-tailed stingrays.
My editing process / A reading from The Dragons of Asdanund
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Some musings on how I edit my fiction, followed by a reading from The Dragons of Asdanund (The Schemes of Raltarn and Tomaz, volume 2).
Flying Scotsman passing through
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The Flying Scotsman (a famous British steam locomotive) passes through Elstree and Borehamwood station at about 7:30 AM on 29 June 2019.
Helpdesk
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This poem is based on a true story but some of the facts have been changed to protect the guilty.
An anecdote about accents
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An anecdote about accents from the depths of my family's history.
A reading from Simon and the Birthday Wish
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A reading from Simon and the Birthday Wish
A reading from The Reluctant Dragonrider
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A reading from The Reluctant Dragonrider
A live performance of "The Last Story"
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A live performance of "The Last Story"
A reading from Simon and the Birthday Wish
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A reading from Simon and the Birthday Wish
Illustrating "Simon and the Birthday Wish"
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Illustrating "Simon and the Birthday Wish"
"History Lesson" Trailer
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"History Lesson" Trailer
The Last Piece of the Puzzle - Writing the title for The Reluctant Dragonrider
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The Last Piece of the Puzzle - Writing the title for The Reluctant Dragonrider
The Thames by Night
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The Thames by Night
A reading from Stone & Silence by Steven J Pemberton
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A reading from Stone & Silence by Steven J Pemberton
The Making of Dust & Water
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The Making of Dust & Water
Steven J Pemberton YouTube channel trailer
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Steven J Pemberton UA-cam channel trailer
My Special Angel rough cut
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My Special Angel rough cut
Pack up your troubles
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Pack up your troubles
Wattpad Summer 2016 Conference Trailer
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Wattpad Summer 2016 Conference Trailer
Supermoon Lunar Eclipse 2015
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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse 2015

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  • @kkrispy2009P
    @kkrispy2009P Місяць тому

    Great to see herritage tram 🚃 up talbot road

  • @ianjeffery6744
    @ianjeffery6744 Місяць тому

    What splendid vehicles these 1930s trams are! They don't really look all that dated even 90 years on...

  • @aleonard4426
    @aleonard4426 3 місяці тому

    Hey, Steve , cool video! What kind of sounds did the gasometer make? Was it loud? Do you have any audio of the thing itself?

    • @StevenJPemberton
      @StevenJPemberton 3 місяці тому

      Thanks. I'm afraid I don't have any audio to go with this. I don't recall ever hearing the gasometers make a sound, though there's a railway station on the other side of picture, so if they did make a sound, I'd probably have assumed it was a train. They move much more slowly than shown in this video, and I think the moving parts sit in a bath of oil, which would tend to absorb sound. My guess is either they don't make a sound, or any sound they do make is too low for humans to hear.

  • @charliecharliecharliecharl8554
    @charliecharliecharliecharl8554 5 місяців тому

    I remember walking up one f two near me and seeing water all round the joints and told the water was used as a seal

  • @thedave7760
    @thedave7760 10 місяців тому

    if you still have the original jpgs you will be able to make a much better video now days as opposed to 15 years ago, send them to me and i will do it for you and send it back.

  • @MegaPlika
    @MegaPlika Рік тому

    COOL VIDEO

  • @ehulbert5
    @ehulbert5 Рік тому

    I toured that sub in 1962, less than 20 years after it's last mission, it was outside the museum then.

  • @tsitracommunications2884
    @tsitracommunications2884 Рік тому

    Did some gasometers have red lights on the sides at night?

  • @instakillgaming
    @instakillgaming Рік тому

    Tom scott brought me here

  • @myleslong5584
    @myleslong5584 2 роки тому

    I have a question…just before the 6:00 mark,the tour guide mentions that the U-boat crew had American jazz records within their music collection. I was under the impression that American jazz records were illegal to own in Germany during the years of the Third Reich. Was I incorrect in my understanding (or misunderstanding)?

  • @tedb7402
    @tedb7402 2 роки тому

    In the early 1970's I had the privilege of touring that boat. I'm not sure but I believe the boat was in water when I toured it. From what I understand, it has been moved since then.

  • @WJack97224
    @WJack97224 2 роки тому

    So hard to understand how the Germans could not grasp that their Enigma Cyphering was not secure. Assumptions are deadly. Thanks for the guided tour.

    • @StevenJPemberton
      @StevenJPemberton 2 роки тому

      They knew it could be broken, but thought it would take so long that any information in the message would be out of date by the time the message was decrypted. To break it (by hand) in time to be useful would need more people than the Allies had.

  • @stevenlangdon-griffiths293
    @stevenlangdon-griffiths293 2 роки тому

    Excellent commentary by the tour guide .

  • @UKWMO
    @UKWMO 2 роки тому

    I remember the argument I had with a work colleague who wouldn’t believe the Gasometer opposite our office would change in height depending on the gas levels. He was dumbfounded when he realised I was right.

  • @mikewhicker1445
    @mikewhicker1445 2 роки тому

    Been to Chicago and walked through U-505. good video.

  • @jagc1969
    @jagc1969 2 роки тому

    There are steel works nearby and they have two gasometers, one per blast furnace. But these gasometers never move. They have an internal diaphragm that does the job, but you never see any movement.

  • @emotivepiano
    @emotivepiano 2 роки тому

    This brings back some memories, thanks for the upload (I think!). This type of gas holder, without a surrounding frame, is like the dark and brown, forbidding behemoths towering over the towns I've lived in. I guess they were cheaper to construct than the ones surronded by girders but I always thought couldn't they have painted the outside or even rented it out as advertising space to brighten it up?

  • @SuperMok68
    @SuperMok68 2 роки тому

    That is me and my mate working on that gasholder. They were a fantastic piece of engineering. It looks as if we were checking all alarms and making sure that it was safe to put to work. The cycle of a gasholder is that at night it fills when demand is low and will start to empty around five thirty in the morning to assist with demand. There were many safety devices that would be monitored by grid control and were a source of many callouts to high alarms low alarms and many others. This holder was relatively small only being two lifts, the larger ones were between three and four lifts. This holder was an above ground holder spiral guided. Some are column guided. The lifts as they rise pick up water from the tank to provide a seal the seal of water being above the pressure that the holder throws at it high point. Weight of each lift produces the pressure. Each lift had heaters to prevent ice forming in the seals in extreme cold weather. Conversely in warmer weather with no demand Sun gas was a problem as the heat would cause the holder to rise sometimes to it's high alarm setting. There was much more to them than just an old sometimes rusty hulk but it was a great job looking after them. Sadly they are now virtually all gone.

  • @Christian-ve1wi
    @Christian-ve1wi 2 роки тому

    Good old Tom Scott did a little video on these too. ua-cam.com/video/SopJr0yHt-w/v-deo.html

  • @metalmicky
    @metalmicky 2 роки тому

    You always tell when you were in for a cold spell because the containers would be filled up (up high ) to cope with predicted demand.

  • @eaccentaigu
    @eaccentaigu 2 роки тому

    Your holiday office?

  • @naggingvermin
    @naggingvermin 2 роки тому

    You’re really good at writing, and your voice is pleasant, surprised it doesn’t have more views

  • @charleslatora5750
    @charleslatora5750 2 роки тому

    Have not been through the sub since my family left the suburbs of Chicago back in '66 I still have a souvenir magazine brochure that they were selling that they had back then It is a treasure to me and something I don't think my kids would keep around very long once I'm gone cuz they do not understand.

  • @offensivediscourse8514
    @offensivediscourse8514 2 роки тому

    I used to be a torpedo on this boat during the war. I was a dud when fired so eventually i just drifted and ended up starting a new life in the Canada.

  • @timsindt5245
    @timsindt5245 2 роки тому

    So much of the Sub seems to be off-limits. Seen from a distance. Now I won’t bother to go. I was on Pampanito opening day, BEFORE the conning tower and aft torpedo rooms were covered with plex.

  • @DavidJones-nf3de
    @DavidJones-nf3de 2 роки тому

    Superb video, looks just like the one outside the window of an office I worked at, never could actually perceive it moving, just noticed that at some points of the day a lot of the buildings behind were suddenly visible. This was in 2010 so they can't have all been defunct that long.

  • @lpwienert7358
    @lpwienert7358 2 роки тому

    My wifes Grampa was a cook on a Uboot that was captured. He was put in a camp in Arkansas and was let out on weekends to work in a bakery in Poplar Bluff Mo.. After the war he stayed in the states and bought the bakery he had worked in. Fritz Otto. I wish i knew more about him.

    • @WJack97224
      @WJack97224 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I wonder too. Maybe if the Bakery is still there, then the owners might have some info.

  • @sandymiller870
    @sandymiller870 2 роки тому

    Interestingly they have the correct fabric on the bunks, blue and white check. They must have made miles of it as they used it in hospitals as well.

  • @donaldcook5339
    @donaldcook5339 2 роки тому

    Years ago I was reading a book about u 505 at my desk when an x seaman on the boat that captured it walked in and wanted to know what I was reading asked me what I was reading was about He was 19 at the time it was captured Henry worked with me for about 25 years

  • @laraj777
    @laraj777 3 роки тому

    I remember a movie with Ralph Fiennes about lonely man with mental illness where home that person localized just near that awful gas holder making awful sound.

  • @Omlet221
    @Omlet221 3 роки тому

    Why does it spin?

    • @StevenJPemberton
      @StevenJPemberton 3 роки тому

      I don't know. Maybe it allows for a tighter seal than if the top goes straight up and down?

    • @anelpasic5232
      @anelpasic5232 2 роки тому

      It's so that it doesn't kink and get stuck.

  • @percyob1
    @percyob1 3 роки тому

    Fantastic. What year was this? I'm the Fireman, btw ;D

    • @StevenJPemberton
      @StevenJPemberton 3 роки тому

      Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. This was in (I think) 2005.

    • @percyob1
      @percyob1 3 роки тому

      @@StevenJPemberton I remember you guys! Because you had an awesome hat ;P

  • @MrStr8den
    @MrStr8den 3 роки тому

    I could spend a summer's day with a flask and sandwich watching one of these

  • @kurade1096
    @kurade1096 3 роки тому

    10 people: i hate this

  • @tolraftv1128
    @tolraftv1128 3 роки тому

    U boat is awesome .

  • @QKicks
    @QKicks 3 роки тому

    for a while I thought it showed the construction of one. I was wondering why they build it so oddly from the bottom up lifting the entire thing. then it started sinking down. what the heck man. they just move like that

    • @garaiselvis
      @garaiselvis 3 роки тому

      The same

    • @krashd
      @krashd 2 роки тому

      What fills up must empty out.

  • @rohithnandam7735
    @rohithnandam7735 3 роки тому

    😂

  • @patrickharvey158
    @patrickharvey158 3 роки тому

    Back when it was outside!

  • @kenkahre9262
    @kenkahre9262 4 роки тому

    Thank you. I've al;ways wondered exactly how these worked. Just never could visualize it.

  • @ylette
    @ylette 4 роки тому

    Never knew they rotated.

    • @whitemonkey7932
      @whitemonkey7932 3 місяці тому

      Have runners....it stops them kicking over as they move

  • @DonHavjuan
    @DonHavjuan 4 роки тому

    We haven't had these since the 1960s but you still see the frames around.

    • @th8257
      @th8257 4 роки тому

      They were still in service in many parts of the UK well past the 1960s, indeed, into the early 2000s at least in some places. In the 1990s, the IRA tried to bomb some of them in the North east.

    • @imkirbo3094
      @imkirbo3094 3 роки тому

      We had these still in operation in the early 2000s in the UK.

  • @r4ndom7000
    @r4ndom7000 4 роки тому

    i never knew they moved up and down like this! damn she thicc!

  • @taucher1205
    @taucher1205 4 роки тому

    Sehr interessant

  • @gbradshaw4710
    @gbradshaw4710 5 років тому

    8

  • @Hypohair
    @Hypohair 5 років тому

    Is great, you don't notice this at their normal movement rates. Fascinating and a little scary lol

  • @sondi_is_on
    @sondi_is_on 5 років тому

    This was way more fun than it should've been, Pemberton. Also, legs broken, belly full of lead and tutu? Overkill but I like it lol

  • @DungeonStudio
    @DungeonStudio 5 років тому

    Nice camera and editing work of an amazing layout!

  • @madders100
    @madders100 6 років тому

    shit music

  • @PRHILL9696
    @PRHILL9696 6 років тому

    Love the CTA!