Recent content by Paul Iddon

Barrow Bridge Chimney Fred Dibnah climbed this for a 10 shilling bet!!! As a teenager, legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah climbed the 262-foot (80m) Barrow Bridge chimney in Bolton for a 10-shilling (or ten bob) bet. During the night, he reportedly secured two Union flags to the lightning...

Barrow Bridge was built in the 1830s as a model industrial village to house the workers of Dean Mills, owned by Robert Gardner and Thomas Bazley. It is historically important as an early example of the pioneering developments of enlightened industrialists attempting to improve conditions for...

Mmm, decisions decisions...

Thank you Tim - the weather has a lot to answer for! 4 flights I have done in the last 2 weeks, and nowt else. Hopefully this weather might pick up for us all sooner rather than later. Paul.

Thank you Norkie - it was a pleasant walk out with both the drone and the wife!! Paul.

A Mermaid in the stunning scenic valley of the Trough of Bowland. A relaxing flight in the beautiful Trough of Bowland in Lanashire - a stunning, scenic valley and high mountain pass located in the heart of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Lancashire, England...

The beautiful village of Slaidburn nestles in the rolling green landscape of the Hodder Valley within the Forest of Bowland, and boasts a stunning medieval church and rich history to explore — all in nature's lap. The confluence of the River Hodder and Croasdale Brook gathers by the bridge on...

St Michael & All Angels Church is located to the southwest of the English village of Cockerham, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and Morecambe, and the diocese of Blackburn. The first record of a church at Cockerham is...

Filmed entirely on the Mini 5 Pro (sometimes with no GPS) - this church was established in the early 16th century as a chapel of ease of St Wilfrid, Ribchester to serve the residents of Dilworth and Alston. In the 16th and 17th centuries there were periods when the church had no minister...

Silent Night. A re-edit for this years Christmas. Love and best wishes to all. View: https://youtu.be/DouLBtp0dcg

A wise man once said, quality not quantity is what my channel gives, and I hope that rings true to all my subscribers and watchers. So enjoy a brief look back from January through to the late autumn, set in time to a wonderful musical accompaniment. Taking in quiet country areas with their...

Look at the different coloured leaves, Swaying gently with the breeze, Lovely reds, browns and greens, All waiting to fall from the trees. When they leave they twist and turn, Ready to join the masses of fern, Landing softly on the ground, You can taste the smell of autumn, all around...

It was near the vacuum cleaner in the spire, lol...

Mine is 252g unsurprisingly. Touched 251g for a few seconds then went up 1... I took 2 photos which were useless cos I hadn't realised the controller was set to photo instead of video, but once sorted I then didn't take any photos!

First flight with the Mini 5 Pro drone: (yes, it's a church!) The Church of England’s generic website which lists its churches, claims St Paul's is a 'Victorian/Pre-War' church - judging by its peculiar, geometric tower, and tall, rounded arches, this would approximate it to around the...