Exploring Sheffield's Underground Rivers, MEERSBROOK
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Exploring one of Sheffield's forgotten underground rivers, called Meersbrook. It involves 3/4 mile of underground exploring, with ancient bridges and Victorian brickwork built into modern culvert. See water cascading down underground staircases and experience a rich variety of culvert construction.
We appreciate the effort you go to keeping your vids continuity going mate! you must have to walk out of shot, come back for the camera, reposition camera, climb up/down walls to start next segment, etc etc! many thanks for the great vids you put out. ;-)
Sir you are a class act. Worth every minute . Tks
Rob Duncan hi Rob and thanks for comments, such a interesting place all hidden from view, thanks Pat
That was so enjoyable to watch.love your professionalism in filming all your videos,you film various parts and make it appear like you have a film crew with you.loved it when you walked out at the end with the camera on you ,makes it so enjoyable.been watching some videos lately on UA-cam and they are very different to yours , you are so relaxed in all yours I never realized how many people are scared of wild camping complaining of safety the whole video.look fwd to your next vlog. The more I watch the more you amaze, mark
Thanks for another great video.
Great video Patrick very interesting, think I may be doing this Sunday
It's interesting how they even had railings going up the stairs in there.
Would be for tunnel inspectors. More than likely a safety requirement.
They are everywhere, Even in the 1860s fleet culvert.
The railings are made extra strong screwed into the wall, I am suprised there were no chains from either side of the parallel walls.
Brilliant Patrick. I kept wanting you to go back but willing you on at the same time. Kept me watching till the end. I need to get some waders and do something similar on my channel. 👍
Martin Zero Hi Martin yes great explore did not look much at first but just kept going on and on, have a look at my Megatron videos, now that is a awesome place, all the best, Pat
My two favourite UA-camrs! Pleased you have seen each other's stuff :)
@@patrickdickinson6492 you have the approval of martin zero that alone is sufficient for me to sub to your great channel
@@richcampoverde here, here. What a great collaboration idea here!
have you and Patrick ever done a video together? Would be great to see 2 fellow northerners doing some underground explores
Sheffields Indiana Jones , my backs herting just following you through the low bits of the tunnel, cheers smashing footage 👍
The structure at 22:30 is a storm sewer flap valve. A penstock is a blade valve which is raised or lowered by turning a thread.
When I left Sheffield in 79 I went to work for the water authority in London, like you I spent my working life with the one company, retiring early after 38 years. A couple of months after joining I was taken by the reservoir foreman down a shaft into a culvert between two reservoirs in the Lea valley. I thought this was great and on return to the office proudly told everyone about it. Minutes later I was in the office of the Divisional Manager and within a month over two hundred people had gone through confined spaces and breathing apparatus training. The foreman was lucky to keep his job, I had been taken underground without and permit to enter documentation, given breathing apparatus with no instruction as to how to use it. For nearly 20 years people would mention it. At the time it was an adventure, but don't think I would want to do it now. My daughter gets up to all sorts of really dodgy things geocaching, she knows better than to tell me about it.
Thanks for the information on the valve, wondered what it's actually use was, I can relate to your story from work, similar to you I worked for Yorkshire Electricity Supply's industry for 40 years and now how strick safety and procedures were, all the best Pat
No its not its a fanny flap
@@CharleneRees-g8j ffs mate. lol
Patrick, you are a super star. Greetings from Baltimore Maryland
Fascinating, Pat. And that tree growing up at a right-angle at 26:28 was amazing. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Glenn UK Hi Glenn truly amazing place, could not believe it when I saw the staircases, nice to have that stream at the bottom of your garden, all the best for 2018,. Pat
Agreed, that tree was stunning. No commentary at that point, though, as our intrepid explorer sneaks along the bottoms of people's gardens, hoping to avoid any awkward questions.
@@nowthenad3286 Or a well placed airgun pellet 😀
You and Martin Zero should do some collab video's
I love Martin's channel and the Manchester explores he does, spoken to him many times, thanks Pat
Patrick the welly&wader explorer
wonderful
That was very interesting. Loved seeing the oldest portion of the bridges. Wonderful camera work. Stumbled on your channel and subscribed. Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lovely to hear from Nashville, and great that you found my channel and subscribed, hopefully keep you entertained through the year, thanks Pat
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you too Pat.
This video like all the others was very interesting and enjoyable to watch. It got me thinking. I am sure there are culverts around Swindon where I live. I shall put on my researchers hat and buy a pair of waders and a bright torch:) LOL.
All the best
Sandy
Wiltshire Man Hi Sandy and thanks for comments, be careful it can become addictive and you will find yourself looking up every outlet or hidden drain you come across, and have you time for another hobby?. Always nice to talk to you and all the best for new year, Pat
You be careful down there Sandy...It's not up in the air like you're used to lol.
Wiltshire Man Paramotors and tunnel walking your a many if many hobbies Sandy. Merry Christmas.
Very interesting especially the name meersbrook very simler to my surname without the brook of course 😲👀👍
Yikes......what if you get lost??.....esp on your own. Can you get a mobile signal down there??
Atb
Adrian
Definitely no phone signal down there,I have tried. I venture into these places a bit at a time so as to familiar myself with them. Always on my own wether exploring or wild camping, it's the way I like it, thanks Pat
Just discovered you great channel.
Your very welcome, hope you enjoy my vidios, thanks Pat
Excellent excellent video my friend!!!!! Copyright August 28 2020 Marshall W Gordon by Marshall W Gordon
Thank you, Pat
Great explore. Have a good Christmas Pat
Jim P Hi Jim surprising what is under your feet, all the best Pat
Excellent vid. A great insite into the lesser known parts of this great city.
sycamore park, outibridge, Sheffield. 2 mile tunnel outi to Grenoside. Please go.
Great stuff mate thnx.
The Revster thanks for that, felt like a real adventure down there, all the best Pat
In the arched culvert, to the left and right are the superstructural load bearing parallel abutments and under them in the subsurface in the soils are the foundations. The top curves are the load bearing protractive voussoirs that are very strong. It seems at one point due to some hydraulic based erosion, new channels were Installed. In the bazalgette fleet culverts they are often lined with a HECP blocks like Accrington & blue bricks which are hydraulic erosion control products.
In the 1950s, the things in the corners of the structure are known as haunches and are designed to stop the culvert structure from buckling under high quantities of both vertical and horizontal loads, in some cases in much larger culverts, the haunches are large enough to act as almost a gradient, therefore reducing both velocity and friction induced based hydraulic erosion.
With the phasing in of precast cellular units, more and more culverts will resemble the octagon shape.
That concrete chamber was installed to make way for that approximately 1 metre diameter RCP lateral line and possibly a fluid dynamics correcting structure. this line is possibly sensitive and the chamber will also reduce quantities of hydraulic fluid resistance and turbulent hydraulic flow.
The staircases are a good fluid controlling alternative to a hydraulic gradient which would normally speed up fluid velocity, the stairs convert the velocity into both audio and thermal energy.
After the RCP, the brick arch showing lots of efflorescence and to the outfall of that lateral, the penstock is designed to prevent backflow so it could be a CSO system.
Wow some amazing technical information there and I can see how it applies to this culvert construction you must be a expert in your field and I really appreciate your knowledge..... thanks Pat 👍
Thank you so much for making this video, it was really interesting, especially the 18th and 19th century bridges.
Jenni Sayer Hi Jennifer it's amazing how they incorporate the existing bridges into the new culvert, I ,be seen many times on the River Porter, see my videos I made early this year. Thanks for your comments and all the best for 2018. Pat
Hi Pat, thank you for sharing another excellent video, hope you had a great festive season.
Do you have concerns about H2S gas in those tunnels? Couple of council workers over here in the Australian Northern Territory lost their lives in similar tunnels after being overcome by H2S gas generated by rotting vegetation a few years ago, so be careful down there mate.
All the best for a safe and prosperous 2018.
BADOLDBIKER hi and yes I ,am aware of dangerous gases, the culverts drains I have been down are open at each end and have a nice draught of air . Well aware that H2S is deadly, due to rotting vegetation without Oxygen, thanks for the comments all taken on board, all the best Pat
If you explore alone you need to be careful. You could fall and snap a leg any time. And tunnels can fill to the top with water in minutes.
carlcostello360 hi yes I know the risks, usually venture in a bit at a time using a walking pole to check depth so after a few visits I ,am familiar with the drain or tunnel. Spare torches, wife knows where I,am and, when" it rains don,t go in drains "
But I appreciate your comments and safety comes first, thanks Pat
Patrick Dickinson sometime there can be no rain in the area that you are in but 10 or 15 miles away it could be raining buckets and if the tunnel or drain goes that far the water and can surge down the tunnels and drains and get you by supprise even with no rain in your area. Be careful 👍
Just stumbled across this video and channel. Beautifully filmed and narrated. Subbed!
Thanks Robert,mixture of tunnels drains and wild camping, although can put a video on of anything I,am interested in, thanks for subbing and hope to keep you entertained through the next year thanks Pat
Be careful, Pat. I know you enjoy the adrenaline, but if you hurt yourself down these culverts and you are on your own, without mobile phone signal, you could be in serious trouble. Even a sprained ankle could become a life threatening situation if you can't communicate with anyone.
Yes, I,am I know there are risks and I do sort of risk assess all these explore, 40 years as a high voltage engineer, and safety is ingrained in me.
I always carry 3x spare torches, wife knows roughly where I have gone and have a plan, B, and C.... thanks Pat
Another superb video. Great knowledge with facts and figures adlib, you clearly love what you are doing. It would be great to see the outlet in full flood as a comparison. Keep them coming and all the best.
Fascinating, thank you. I used to live on Albert Road, in the flats next to the old Heeley tramshed. I'm assuming then that the Meers Brook goes underground just before Brooklyn Road and then flows downhill on the left hand side of Albert Road, under Chesterfield Road and then into the Sheaf.
Great video thanks Pat. Glad I've got the day off I've got time to watch them all, Megatron next looks amazing.
Fantastic video. I grew up in Norton and always think about the history of this little known river every time I cross it. To think that it has been part of the boundary between Anglo Saxon kingdoms, then Yorkshire and Derbyshire for centuries!
Hi Andrew, yes all hidden away but such a important river and boundary, and all sadly forgotten, such a lot of history under our feet, thanks Pat
Patrick does the air quality in the places you visit necessitate the use of a Canary - Another great video - ATB
Hi Frank, I did think a lot about air quality and dangers but in all the culverts and tunnels have a draught of air flowing through, so feel safe. It is important to be aware of the dangers, a canary would be a good idea as 4x gas detectors can be around £500+ and oxygen sences only last a couple of years. All the best Pat
That is absolutely brilliant Pat. I found the entrance on google maps but I didn't manage to find the exit, I'm keen to tie up that loose end if you see this. Thanks for putting in the effort to create this, I feel I have been entertained, educated, and traveled to the far side of the world!
You Sir, are amazing! Love your videos. You go places that few will go and answer questions that i wonder about. Keep up the cool videos and be safe out there!
I'm a new subscriber and find your videos fantastic Pat.
I've never been to Sheffield, but I'm fascinated by industrial heritage
If you ever make it up to Glasgow, I would love to show you our forgotten places.
Thanks for subscribing, Sheffield has a rich industrial past, but alot of it has now gone.
I have been to Glasgow on a couple of occasions when changing training stations, I was impressed with all your old buildings very impressive, and thanks for the invitation, thank you Pat
Visit to Meersbrook Park ( Sheffield, England ) Video+HD Pics
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Could you please throw a couple links in for the gear you use? The waterproof legs are awesome!!!
WELL PATRICK we started today with one of your trips and we ended the day with your very interesting films
so thank you very much and see you again cheers from trev and christine
Absolutely fantastic video! Do you think if you make anymore you could capture more of all the nooks and crannies? At 6:15 for example I was thinking “look up look up!” Also, more of the inside of the chambers and looking down all the little inlets?
Thanks for making this video, it was fascinating.
I was thinking the same while watching this. I suppose because Mr Dickinson has done his reconnaissance beforehand he's very familiar with these tunnels, so the side deviations would divert him frm his task of getting through to the other end of the culvert (which took him half a day, to be fair). Shame really as we've never been there before & we're fascinated!
I personlly think Dickinson-san would be well served finding a like-minded individual to travel with on these adventures, to share the workload a little (if you don't believe walking bent over underground is hard work you should try it, not good for your back at any age).
Just my twopenneth on the subject, and thanks to Patrick Dickinson for taking us with him. :-)
That looked so Indiana Jones as you went up those staircases. You always have a great video. Subscribed.
imayad thanks for that, hope to have more exploring vids later in the year, thanks for subbing, Pat
Great camera work, I have subscribed and will look forward to more like this. I used to explore underground bunkers and mines, but I have never really done anything like this, fascinating though.
Thanks for that, quite unbelievable what is hidden away, mines and bunkers sound interesting, alot of history down there, thanks again for subscribing Pat
That was awsome i would love to explore this and Megatron but i wouldent feel safe and i think ide panick so ill stick to watching your exsalent vidios keep up the good work
Glad you enjoy them, I will try and keep you entertained, Pat
Enjoyed that video mate very interesting we have done a few culverts here in boltin on my channel called
The boltonian explorer
Feel free to check it out i look foward to more of ur interesting videos
I found out that the culvert is called stoopatron
when there will be a new video on the channel a hug. I'm from Brazil, I love your videos so much
Nice to hear from Brazil , Anderson, amazing place complete with staircase, all the best Pat
@@patrickdickinson6492 I am grateful for your friendship to make videos like this one showing the tunnels that perform water from your country congratulations on the video
Thanks for another fascinating video. Watching all this makes me want to go straight out and find the nearest manhole cover!
just like me just a big kidd,,well done....
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just come back to rewatch this video. ive now been and done this culvert and you certainly make it alot easier than it is 😄 this culvert also reminds me quite alot of one of the culverts on the Bagley Dyke that runs through page hall and grimesthorpe, i still need to make a lost streams of sheffield series on it. if you have any history on the bagley dyke please let me know, its a pretty inexplicable stream..
Hi Bagley Dike is a drain I've never been to, I know alot of the prep to an explore is gathering info and history, be interesting when you get it all together......thanks Pat
MASSIV CONCRIT CEIMBA a 11.20
Yes massive chamber, a very interesting place to explore..... thanks Pat 😊
So well stated Pat. I sure am looking forward to visiting Manchester in 19,shall have to keep you posted.
You will have a great time in Manchester, thanks Pat
This is the video I came across that inspired me to go out a take a look - for me it's rivers and streams at the moment
Hi yes rivers are great places to explore often forgotten and hidden away, but full of history, it's the unknown that attracts me to the culverts, you just don,t know what is up there, thanks Pat
Notice the lack of graffiti in the tunnel. Thanks Patrick.
ged mcgaffin yeah very little known tunnel, so very clean hopefully it stays that way, Pat
Brilliant video certainly one of the most entertaining you tube I've ever watched 👍 thanks Pat 😄
Thanks for that, unbelievable that all that is under your feet, lying there unknown by most people, thanks Pat
Love your video diaries Pat. Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing and please keep them coming!
Will do, love making them, thanks Pat
Really enjoyed this Pat, I live in the area so often wondered where Meersbrook went
Hi Dean, nice to hear from you, I'm having a bit of a break from Your at moment, I'm sure you'll appreciate how time consuming these video take.
Meersbrook was a fantastic drain to explore, so many different construction techniques, I opted one of the drain covers off one day hoping to come up in the Old Crown cellar, but I was in the back yard of the railway shop, a really long drain this one, at 3\4 mile long you can spend a day down there,....... all the best Pat 😊
@@patrickdickinson6492 hi Patrick, having a break from YT uploads myself too. I went for a wander down to the outlet a couple of days ago with the dog when the water levels were high. I bet the culvert was working overtime in recent days. I’ve really enjoyed your videos of exploration in the Sheffield. Moved here a few years ago so enjoying learning more. All the best.
Absolutely amazing massive brick work !
Yes and built by hand so long ago!
I can’t believe how deep that gets, if you look on the concrete pipe section, you can see a mark on the wall showing how deep that gets, it looks about 2 foot deep which is a lot of water!
Yes when it's flooding I bet it pours down through the pipe, would be very scary inside there, thanks Pat
I can just imagine now being sat in the bath or on the loo and hear the sound of a bloke taking about some huge chamber coming up the pipe !
Would of been a laugh that !
You've got some nerve to venture so deep into tunnels like this. Very interesting video. Thank you!
Usually venture in a bit at a time untill I,am familiar with the place, great to go to places few visit, thanks Pat
Good video and Good feat. A greeting
Thank you, appreciate your comments, thanks Pat
Great filming. These places below are feet are always fascinating. You came across a large circular chamber and said you wasn’t sure what is was? I think it’s an expansion chamber in the event of flood surges?
Yes I think it maybe, the area flooded a month ago so may of come into use, thanks Pat
When Toys “R” Us was built at Brent Cross my school was right next door, we got to explore and make a camp in the Culver that went right underneath Toys “R” Us. Our camp consisted of half a dozen doors that were stretched across the gap.
We was in there in a rainstorm ones. It’s amazing when you look back to the stuff he got up to as a kid. There’s other tunnels in the area that we used to explore, I remember disappearing up a pipe and slipping over into that green goo😂😂
Hi he's there are so many amazing tunnels and culverts hidden away, just got to be careful, remember the saying....when it rains, don't go in drains......sound advice......take care..Pat
Your videos make me want to move to the UK. This is where I put you standing at the start of the video: 53°21'35.1"N 1°28'32.1"W, or 53.359762, -1.475570 decimal.
Nice to hear from you David, I tend to just use the British National Grid, as on our ordance survey maps. Your location should show me on Saxon Road, near Chesterfield Road and London Road, Sheffield, hope it's correct, thanks Pat
Fascinating! A great history lesson. Thanks for all the effort you put into these videos. I often just think about all the back and forth and setting up etc. Very entertaining and informative. Perhaps you should consider carrying a fishing rod with your waders. However, that might arouse even more curiosity. 😀
Hi Jeff, yes I do spend alot of time walking backwards and forwards, but it gets me the footage I want. Such a interesting underground culvert, so many different sections and construction methods,.... all the best Pat
Hi Pat, Another really enjoyable video. I'm glad you didnt get caught out in a flash flood. Great photography once agian. Good Luck from Spain!!.
Nice to walk up a staircase, underground with water flowing down.....Pat
Thank you for the video.
GateKommand you are very welcome and I,am glad you enjoyed it, Pat
1991....i was involved in the construction of the new sheff stadium....i was part of the groundworks team....we found a pre-cast-concrete-lined culvert under one of the carparks, i don't know where it went or came from, but whilst inside we could hear there was a massive drop not far ahead...very scary for an 18 year old kid lol...
Sounds very interesting, it just shows, you just don,t know what is under your feet, thanks Pat
Patrick, I heard that we had a local, heroic explorer, so I sought you out and subscribed. I have a question for you: When you talked about the Penstock valve, you were saying that the water was coming from a drain. What sort of drain? Will it be foul water or just surface water?
Hi and great to have you along, hopefully I will keep you entertained, not sure about the valve could be for perhaps for the drains overflowing, thanks Pat
Pat you're a crazy man! :) You'd never get me down there though I suppose you must do a thorough reccie beforehand. Have you ever been attracted to pot-holing? Anyway, thanks for a fascinating video.
Hi Philip, yes always do a rece and take !y time venturing a bit further each time, safety comes first, done a bit of organized potholing in the past, but much prefere on my own thanks Pat
What equipment did you take with you on the explore? How did you set up the camera in there to show the staircase waterfall?
If you look at a video I did in Nov 2018, called light painting in a underground tunnel it should explain everything, there is quite a bit.
The camer I use is a Sony A37 DSLR, hope helpful, thanks Pat
Patrick Dickinson thanks for the reply Pat, do you use that camera for all the filming while in the tunnels even the video footage?
@@mothballjim When I I did the exploring videos, I did just use the Sony, you need a DSLR for underground filming and photos in the dark.
For my wild camping bids I have moved to GoPro and smaller cameras now, thanks Pat
Patrick Dickinson thank you Pat. Last question. How do I find a compatible lens for the camera or will any one fit and do you use the wide angle lens for filming video as well as taking photos? Thanks
10:41 Google satellite shows this area during construction.
If you look at Google's street view of Chesterfield Road, and change it to 2018, you can see the path of the river in the disturbed asphalt.
If you go back to 2016, you can see a road cutout right above the waterway leading to a rollup door that is never open, even after the model train store took over more space on the other side of it. The store even has virtual tours you can also see while in street view, and there is no tour of that enclosed section. I wonder what is in there.
Also, Open Street Map shows the approximate location of Meers Brook.
Sounds very interesting this, I will have a look, I did pop open a manhole cover and came up in the backyard of the railway shop,so on right track, thanks for the info, Pat
22:36 I think it’s a one-way valve. If the passage you’re walking in is filled to the ceiling, it will prevent the water going up that pipe.
It's a penstock valve I believe so water pressure will open the vale, and like you say water cannot flow back up the pipe, amazing place, thanks Pat
When I see things like this, I always wonder about who the people were who built it (obviously, they worked for the city, but just in general) and who drew up all of the plans about where it should go, how all of this should look inside, etc. Such as those steps at 16:33. I mean, they even have a freaking railing there. So much planning went into this and they had to know exactly how much flow that river had, where it flowed to and such.
Yes amazing underground place this, the staircases were the highlight for me, staircases with water flowing down, wow. Thanks for your comments, all the best Pat
Another very interesting video. The penstock valve you referred to is called a double hung cast iron flap valve, probably made by a Stoke on Tent company by the name of Hartley. I worked there for a number of years sadly now gone like so many old firms.
Thanks Mike, very interesting, fills in some more history about this culvert, thanks Pat
Absolutely stunning video, you are so interesting to listen to. Loving your videos you make me laugh as well! From a Yorkshire Lass. ❤
Lovely to hear from you Carol, you wouldn't believe all these secret places that lie below our feet, this one at Meersbrook was very long at nearly 3\4 of a mile, and not very high a back breaker...... thanks Pat
Crouch walking in a low passage is hard work. One trick is to support your self with your hands on your knees or upper leg. It eases that burning sensation in your lower back. Caver of some years experience :) Good explore !
Thanks for that Mark, sounds a good tip, if the tunnel had been a bit lower I would of had to crawl on my hands and knees. All the best Pat
22:25...... Thats called a tidal flap valve. It’s purpose is to prevent flow from backing up during high water levels, it acts as a non return valve. In this case, if the water level in the tunnels you’re walking through gets high enough, then the pressure of that water exerted on that hinged tidal flap will push it closed, thus preventing the high water level in the tunnels to back up that pipe behind the tidal flap, potentially causing a flood upstream.
Hi yes can see that now as a ,non return valve, I can imagine on some occasions the culvert is full, thanks Pat
Great video as always. You've some balls. Way too claustrophobic for me, I'd have freaked.!
I think the adrenaline kept me going Dan, very confined, and not good on my back, but still felt safe, so much to see, especially those staircases, thanks Pat
Fascinating tour of the underground tunnel running through Meersbrook. you don`t apricate
how great the engineer's were back in the day. we are so lucky to be using their endeavours today.
finally. when you came out of the tunnel and walked up the little stream. which road did you come
out on ! was it still in Meersbrook ? thanks again.
Hi Lee, yes unbelievable long this one, and very low in places. Not too sure of the roads I came out in but way above Albert Rd, eventually got clear of gardens and ended up in a steep wooded area, thanks Pat
A Sheffield friend of mine does rope access work as a job , but spends all his spare time underground in local caves and mines . His other passion is photography , so he combines the two ... check out his work on Treak Cliff Cavern for e.g .
www.pwhole.com/treakcliff.htm
Orson in charge Thanks I,ll have a looks, I know Treak cavern I think one of my Sony had a birthday part there a few year ago. Thanks Pat
Evp at 13:50. Can't make it out. Also, look up, and around. You leave me wondering what you are walking past/through.
I suppose alot of the time I only see what is in my torch light. Due to the environment my senses are very alert and you hear all kinds of sounds down there, thanks Pat
I'm from Wythenshawe Manchester but got a mate up there and been fishing right there where you started, court some trout's
Yes good to see trout up up the river Sheaf now thanks Pat
One of the more interesting tidbits about the UK is the buried/layered history. I've read stories where older sections of towns were filled in and newer buildings taking place. Have you encountered that?
Not really come across it,but all the rivers / drains explore are well below street level, all the best Pat
Loving the 17 thumbs down ! What did you expect ? The description is in the description . Well done Sir !
Thanks for that, always get some thumbs down, some sad people out there, thanks Pat
Pat, why does the bed of the culvert change so much? Some bits are clear of any rocks and debris, but other bits look (as you said) like a normal river bed.
Hi Philip I think some of the old sections at the beginning had beautiful stone floors that were clear but being so old debris has been swept down. The newer sections are built with modem concrete materials and mainly clear, all different sections built in different a different era, thanks Pat
Loved it Patrick, really interesting to watch and appreciate all the research and effort that went into making this series of underground videos. Hope you do more in the future :) All the best and a very Merry Christmas, *Gareth&Zoe Wildcamps*
Hi Gareth and Zoe these explores are quite addictive, I now find myself looking up every outlet of drain I see wondering, where does that go. You would not expect a small outlet like this would lead to a 3/4 mile explore. Thanks for your comments and all the best to both of you for 2018, Pat
Very considerate of the culvert constructors way back when to install handrails up the staircase waterfalls. Handrails i'd wager that have hardly ever been used !
Hi Ryan yes could not believe it when I saw the staircases, then the handrails, under the streets of Sheffield, amazing, all the best Pat
Have you seen the entrance from the river under the bridge off Derek Dooley way underneath the Holiday inn express?
Hi Jamie, nonI have not, I will be having a look thanks Pat
Thanks for showing me my next luxury apartment project.
Your very welcome Paul
Thank you so much for all the effort you've put in and I hope you're well and still having fun
Always having fun, that's what life is about, enjoying my break and had some great trips.....I will be back in November....see you then..... thanks Pat
This is incredible. I used to do this a lot but never brought a camera. The last time I explored a tunnel was when I was still in the Navy was in San Diego, walked from my apartment to the stadium using tunnels. One of them went under the 163 highway and wasnt pleasant when tge flashlight went dead LOL.
In my hometown in PA have to watch with street tunnels, some are still a combined sewer system especially when near the Lehigh.
This video is worth watching, and this information is coming from a KID, who is me!! Patrick's videos are really fun to watch, and it's easy to see he is very brave to go through tunnels and tunnels of of the dark culverts!! I hope you'll be able to do some other rivers in other major cities, like Bradford' s lost Bradford Beck, or even Some of London's..!!
Btw 2 dislikes = PEOPLE WHO ARE JELLY/ JEALOUS
and 1757 bridge 33 years older than the whole of the USA
Yes Ribble quite mind blowing when you imagine when it was built, thanks Pat
Where are all the spiderwebs. Looks like they keep ot clean or trafgic is comming trough
They often fill to the top in winter so get a good clean out, thanks Pat
Thanks a lot Patrick! very interesting video and a clear lesson for my english!
Your very welcome Paolo, thanks Pat
Great video Patrick, your nuts 😂 want to go on an adventure?
This explore goes on and on but it's a great adventure, all the best Pat
Bit late, but: re the bridges evidentials - any idea how far below current surfaces they now reside ¿?
Hi Suzy difficult to say but I would estimate around 12 to 15 feet to the very old tunnel on Chesterfield Road..... thanks Pat
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Thanks, that was a great adventure, wish you and your all the best 2018
Englishman in Malta Hope it's nice and warm in Malta, not like our 0 C temperatures here, great little adventure, all the best for 2018 Pat
Patrick, another wholly fascinating tour. There is something fascinating about industrial architecture like those bridges. I see your up for a wild camp in the New Year, if you want some company I’m only just down the road from you in Newark and would love to tag along. All the best, Mike
Hi Mike i know the pubs of Newark pretty well as we have a camping come fishing trip to Smeaton lakes campsite each year. The brick work and old bridges was amazing to think it was so old as well. see you in the new year all the best Pat
hartford connecticut has one that goes for two whole miles cant wait to get a raft and goPro cam im in there like chin hair
That sounds very interesting, take care, thanks Pat
Superb video and very interesting. Its in really good condition. I do wonder what its like with more water in it, probably not walkable, maybe a dinghy?!
Wow that's certainly different Pat, very enjoyable, would have thought you would see rats down there but nothing, you stay safe Pat, have a good Christmas mate, atb Bill.
Hi yes always have safety at back of my mind but no risk really, never seen any rats but have seen fish so water probably improving, glad you enjoyed the little trip, all the best Pat