Following the Porter Brook River to the Megatron, Sheffield, 27/6/09

[lodestar]

Our days off coincided so we decided to do something we've been meaning to do for a while: follow the Porter Brook River to wherever it leads. The following photos are in chronological order, which shows just how many times the Porter Brook dips in and out of culverts.

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Spotted this guy on our travels, couldn't resist a cheeky snap. Look at those tinnies, is this a businessman who just lost his job, or the most well-dressed tramp ever?

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Checking out the odd drain cover.

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Obligatory.

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And back out again.

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...and back under again.

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Aww...

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We're now heading under Sheffield train station...

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If you turn left here everything smells of trains. If you turn right, everything smells of fresh baking. Of course we turned left, turning right would clearly lead us to a trap.

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The old man of the drains.

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Protip: duct taping wellies to waterproof trousers doesn't work.

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About to enter the world famous Megatron...

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Three hours later and here we are. Well worth the agony.

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We weren't about to walk another two miles back, so as soon as we got out in the open we looked for a sneaky way back into the civilised overground. Suddenly, this pipe presented itself to us...

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Most painful climb ever, made worse by the slipperiness of the pipe which made it hard to get a good grip on it. Adrenaline took over though and eventually we got out, but not before being subjected to a good ogling by the general public. We probably did look a bit weird, emerging from beneath a bridge, smelling of sewers.

Vintage day out, would wade again A+++++, though next time will do it with proper waders...

[Shadow]

Protip: duct taping wellies to waterproof trousers doesn't work.


Been there, no, no it doesn't work AT ALL :p

Great report, would love to see megatron :thumb

[loops]

Nice!! Big, innit :)

That pipe has been used for that purpose before :)

Bet your ankles are killing you from all the debris on the floor in there. Proper ruined mine.

[lodestar]

Nice!! Big, innit :)

That pipe has been used for that purpose before :)

Bet your ankles are killing you from all the debris on the floor in there. Proper ruined mine.

My legs absolutely battered by the end of it. It was a just over two mile treck from where we started, which was all wading and debris too.

Pretty funny you've used the pipe too. My mate climbed up it first, so when it was my turn the pipe was all wet and slippery and I was about to give up, but then I thought about having to wade through loads of water again and decided to persevere.

[simes303]

Stacked hand jams behind a greasy pipe. That can't have been easy!

You climb then?

Si.

[lodestar]

Nah I don't climb usually, which is why I did myself in so badly. Would love to start doing it though.

[herrod]

cool explore!did your follow the river up or down stream?

[Oldskool]

nice little trip..........

[buddah]

That light work is fantastic.

[Methylparaben]

how do you make sure your camera won't get wet?, just common sense or did you use a proper way?, also love the pictures and the pro tip made me laugh

[marraf]

well done! good idea when play whith torches..

[Incognito]

LOL, great report. I was going to ask about the duct tape and weather it worked then got further down the page to see the answer revealed

[troglodyte]

Protip: duct taping wellies to waterproof trousers doesn't work.

Dammit! I was gonna try this haha! :p

[Lisa Hendally]

Hi,

I love these photos. Would anyone be able to tell me exactly which culvert is where on a map?...to help with a University project I'm doing?.

Thanks

[styru]

Hi,

I love these photos. Would anyone be able to tell me exactly which culvert is where on a map?...to help with a University project I'm doing?.

Thanks

How is it your project if someone else gives you the answers? :p

That being said - I don't know the place - but it took me about 10 seconds (with the help of my good friend Mr Google) to find a Wikipeadia page about the river - complete with a map that names every major road and feature that it passes under :rolleyes:


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[WB]

That being said - I don't know the place - but it took me about 10 seconds (with the help of my good friend Mr Google) to find a Wikipeadia page about the river - complete with a map that names every major road and feature that it passes under :rolleyes:


Agreed, its blindingly obvious where this is. It even mentions in the original report that it goes under the station... C'mon you're not even trying! :p

[Ojay]

I had depth perception fail in the Porter Brook, SPLOSH! :D

[WB]

Clumsy Bugger! :p

[Lisa Hendally]

Thankyou. Very helpful.

Any clues as to where any of your underground photos are in relation to a road map was what I meant, ie which culverts are stone / brick / concrete. I know where the Porter goes and have got lots of photos of the bits that aren't culverted.

Thankyou, again.

:Not Worthy

[styru]

get yourself down there girl - pictures taken by yourself will earn you plenty of 'team points' with your tutor. :thumb

[MotownJunk]

Great pictures and what an exprience it most have been worth the walk lol :D
I live in Sheffield an for many years ive heard stories about tunnels under the city

Most of stories *I Believe* are myths and jibba jabber made up by drunk failed historians but i must say it has inspired me to explore

All ive every found is old air raid shelters from ww2 just as exciteing all the same but i didnt know anything like this existed.
If you guys visit again be sure to take an old soldier with ya :)

Thanks for sharing your pictures an expriences of megaton

[justjay]

Nice work and some ace images there... like the bird eggs :)