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Report - Porter Culverts , Sheffield , 13.03.22

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jezzyboo

28DL Regular User
Regular User
First explore of the year ! Having been busy at work and not taking advantage of a really dry january and feb being a wash out i was chomping at the bit to get something done ! Did the porter culverts along with Megatron in august 2015 but my photos from that day left a lot to be desired fast forward a few years ( nearly 7 ! ) and i was down here again this time on my own at 8 oclock on a sunday morning. Had forgotten what a cracking little explore this is always overshadowed by its neighbour megatron it escapes attention and sneaks under the radar . This time around i came at it from upstream climbing in where the culvert skylights outside decathlon it was a bit of a drop down in to the river porter but once in i walked upstream and got kitted up inside the culvert as building work is now well underway on what looks like a large apartment block of flats
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the culvert collapsed here in the car park of decathlon a few years back looks like they have sparred no expense in remedial work must have cost a packet !
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the start of the old stone arch section there was a few pigeons roosting in this first section i tell thee gave me a welcome fright lol
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this was the state of the roof in august 2015 before the collapse , moving on upstream obligatory shopping trolley pic
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kept left as the right hand side was deeper than it looks in the pic
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coming out in to the open air bit
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back underground looking upstream then looking downstream
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waist deep the water here good job i had the chest waders on !
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bit cramped in height here tried to walk in the concrete
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channel but the flow was that fast was worried i would lose my footing so opted for the safer back ache lol
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daylight in sight
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looking back downstream concrete rcp coming in on left but no trolley cart today
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a welcome bit of fresh air then straight back underground
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looking back downstream then a change from blue brick to red
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looking downstream now a complete change in style from brick to concrete box
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the light in the distance is a ladder going up to an open air grill very clean this section
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one of the few pictures from the 23rd of august 2015 that were any good 2 friends and me walked the culvert all the way from Endcliffe park to megatron this is the ladder and grill
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like a flooded subway very clean if featureless a nice mix and match these culverts
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big area and an old stone arch bridge , next pic looking back downstream
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under the stone arch bridge it changed again to red brick
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coming out now then climbed out on the last pic
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was a climb out here i tell ya ,was easier to get out further upstream but it meant going through a really deep bit so opted to get out here , forgotten how good this explore was enjoyed it thanks for viewing :thumb
 
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Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
Regular User
Nice. Good to see the repairs. I always like seeing the changes from brick to concrete, and the structures inside. Nice set.
 

Parky

The Devil Is in the Details
Regular User
finally they fixed the culvert, everytime i went to decathlon with my dad id always check the culvert just to see it still open. looks good now they didnt mess around, great report!
 
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