Report - Sheepscar beck (Masticator), Leeds, March 2017

[stranton]

by stranton visited solo & with @ACID- REFLUX

Its named Sheepscar beck between the source & Buslingthorpe lane,
then becomes Meanwood - Lady beck until it merges with the Aire by the Armouries.
The Gipton beck merges with the Meanwood - Lady beck by Bristol street,
with a Length of 5 miles? between source at Breary & the Aire, consisting of 6 culverts.

the retaining walls & culverts start at Buslingthorpe lane

Penraevon culvert

Barrack street culvert
this used to be 2 individual culverts but became 1 circa 2014

Gipton beck

Skinner lane culvert

Millwright street culvert

Mabgate culvert

finish at the Armouries

 

[stranton]

cont.
some side pipes along the route

thanks

 

[coolboyslim]

Really nice shots there m8ty well done

 

[Yorrick]

That’s really interesting mate.

Unusual for a culvert that long (imo) in that it seems that nearly the whole length was constructed at the same time and to the same style with that same-shaped central stone channel. Clearly one person’s design, not a mish-mash of styles spread over 100 years. The concrete box, corrugated roof and other later alterations and so much going on around just adds to it.

 

[stranton]

That’s really interesting mate.

Unusual for a culvert that long (imo) in that it seems that nearly the whole length was constructed at the same time and to the same style with that same-shaped central stone channel. Clearly one person’s design, not a mish-mash of styles spread over 100 years. The concrete box, corrugated roof and other later alterations and so much going on around just adds to it.

thanks

even though the original floor & retaining walls remain,
some have had concrete roofs built across them.

 

[stranton]

Really nice shots there m8ty well done

cheers

 

[Fudge]

LeedsExplorer will kick your head in for this

 

[stranton]

didn't know he used the forum nowadays

 

[Yorrick]

didn't know he used the forum nowadays

You'd barely notice that @Fudge does either mate

 

[Fudge]

He lives in the draynsh...

didn't know he used the forum nowadays