Report - Churnet Valley culvert, Staffordshire, Dec 2022

[mingerocket]

I've been meaning to post about this little culvert for ages. In dry weather it's a nice stroll but in wet weather there is a nice water feature to be found.
The culvert carries a stream under a railway embankment of the Churnet Valley Railway. This line and no doubt the culvert were built in 1849. I find it amazing that such effort and cost went into allowing this stream to travel under the train tracks.
Brick in construction and approximately 8ft tall with a good gradient the water flows fast over the brickwork and little debris gets caught up within.
A short section is reinforced with steel and this has resulted in some nice red oxide colored stalagtites.

No real history be found.
The majority of the photos were taken during fast flow and though only approximately 8 inches deep, the water was bollocking along at a fair old rate.

I've added a few light painting shots taken on other visits to spice it up a bit.

Hope you enjoy

In we go

I'm not sure where this pipe comes from, not a great deal ever flows from it regardless of weather conditions

The decay in this part reminds me of "the upside down" in stranger things

Light painting

Nothing epic, but a favourite of mine.

 

[Parky]

some awesome shots there

 

[Mr Budge]

nice go with the wire wool, went here earlier in the year really nice little place

 

[mingerocket]

nice go with the wire wool, went here earlier in the year really nice little place

It's a nice spot isn't it.
I used tea lights and an red led light. And dynamic zoom for the trails. Not tried wire wool in there yet, might give it a go.

 

[jezzyboo]

Some excellent photographs there