Report - Optimus Prime, Manchester - Nov 2013

[Nickindroy]

Optimus Prime, Manchester - Nov 2013

Optimus Prime is a Victorian culvert that allows the River irk to Flow beneath Victoria railway station and eventually, join the Irwell. The first thing that you notice upon entrance is, it's pretty fucking big and as you wander through, you are greeted by some wonderful brickwork and the now infamous cattle bridge.

Visited firstly with Ojay, bumping into GAJ and Keïteï, fishbrain and a Russian bloke, Good to meet you all. Having not seen much upstream, on the first visit, I was invited back, this time with FreshFingers and again, with Ojay. Thanks to everyone for making it great.

The area used to look very different.

The water was kicking up some mad 'froth blobs.'

Out of here.

A short Victoria video

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Thanks for having a decko people. ​

 

[Ojay]

Good to see this place again, I only took the one pic

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[Stopford_lad]

didn't see a battery pack for a petzl headlamp down there did you ?..just near the scaff !? nice vid btw

 

[GAJ]

Shit(free) Hot!! Awesome stuff man & was good to meet you

If shot 5 was my lighting attempt, it's a million times better than mine mate haha

Top night under Manc

 

[Snake Oil]

nice one, its still on the to do list is this Can you get onto the bridge from the scaf?

 

[Lenston]

Looks very nice this

 

[FreshFingers]

Top work Nick. It's like a time capsule in there. The additions and alterations over the many decades are totally fascinating! Superior civil engineering for the time. Thanks for the invite boys

 

[Keitei]

Was good to meet you Twas a fun night!~
Few of my photos...

 

[toby]

Great report and vid, Nick!

 

[Nickindroy]

Cheers all, Keïteï', loving those low down pics, thanks for incorporating my blue torch in one of em!

 

[GAJ]

Here's the only shots I got that were even remotely rescuable. Had a proper shocker in here camera wise :

 

[Shocktictacs]

Giant culverts never get old.

 

[bhg]

Fantastic shots!

 

[Keitei]

Cheers all, Keïteï', loving those low down pics, thanks for incorporating my blue torch in one of em!

Low down shots = tripod laziness :

 

[Ojay]

Works for me, some sweet pics