Report - Swinging The Chain, Cleckheaton, August 2022

[jezzyboo]

Out and about around west yorkshire i decided to check out a possible couple of culverts id seen on maps . The first one was across the road from Cleckheaton fire station

stinky stagnant water

more rocky than a lunar landscape and stoopy as hell ! oh well could see light at the end of the tunnel as well so it was about turn and check out the other culvert .

This looked more promising twin stone arches at the infall at the side of the A58 across the road from starbucks access was easy peasy in to the Spen river

going down the right hand tunnel the culvert was almost bone dry , a chain was swung across so went back outside and went down the left hand culvert were the main flow of water was

moving on downstream

looking back to the start, There were these wooden boards to climb over this was the only deep bit of the explore ( thigh deep )

then looking forward the stone arches gone and replaced with concrete box section

twin box section just like the arches this was the other drier side

view downstream from the drier right hand side

back to the left hand side box looking back to the start

then view downstream left hand side totally blocked so back over to the other side

A bit further on and 2 became one tunnel it also increased in height which was welcome as the first concrete bit unlike the arches was stoopy

view downstream ,wasnt a small culvert this but was messy !

knee deep in places but quite rocky you can see with all the bits of grass and stuff how high the water has been !

change in styles here and an incoming water pipe couldnt see the bottom here so had to go carefully

not sure what was going on above ground ( or below ) but this wall was hot and the water was steaming of it never encountered this in a culvert before

this bit was a challenge was misty with the steam and had to crawl past a large blockage did consider turning back but glad i pushed on

looking back upstream thankfully the steam or mist cleared

concrete sides replaced brickwork

looking back upstream

light at the end

last look back

the outfall back under the bridge were i found a pair of bolt croppers !

easy climb out on to the b6121 hunsworth lane , Enjoyed this one quite a length and not small it was however messy thanks for viewing

 

[Calamity Jane]

Looks like tough going. I always wonder how the bigger rubbish gets right in the middle of these culverts. Curious having a hot wall and steam, intriguing. Well done on completing this!

 

[Wally_urbex]

Nicely done mate.

 

[NuBoid]

Nice one Jezzyboo
I also went for a sniff at the first one a few years ago. The pic is quite deceiving, it looks manageable from the shots but it;s most definitely not if you value your back and your ankles.
I tried to trace this and believe it ultimately runs through a million cube tank down in the valley bottoms (recent flood alleviation scheme), which I haven't got around to peeking at yet....someday perhaps !!!!!
That drain wants a good sweep out BTW........got its fair share of pterodactyl nests in there haha

 

[Parky]

great photos as usual, looks good but difficult

 

[Doug]

Nice. Doesn't look very repetitive like half the drains at this end of the commonwealth

 

[jezzyboo]

Nice one Jezzyboo
I also went for a sniff at the first one a few years ago. The pic is quite deceiving, it looks manageable from the shots but it;s most definitely not if you value your back and your ankles.
I tried to trace this and believe it ultimately runs through a million cube tank down in the valley bottoms (recent flood alleviation scheme), which I haven't got around to peeking at yet....someday perhaps !!!!!
That drain wants a good sweep out BTW........got its fair share of pterodactyl nests in there haha

Think you said you have done this one ? be nice to have a nosy at that underground tank when the weather gets better give us a shout

 

[NuBoid]

Hey jezzyboo
Yes Ive done this one a while back
Not been down the pipe in the first pic tho
I'll PM ya some info on the big tank.............would mean popping some lids in a residential area tho
Might have to get dressed up and look official....haha......... bring your hard hat. hi vis and clipboard....oh, and your Yorkshire Water van !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Phil1]

Hey jezzyboo
Yes Ive done this one a while back
Not been down the pipe in the first pic tho
I'll PM ya some info on the big tank.............would mean popping some lids in a residential area tho
Might have to get dressed up and look official....haha......... bring your hard hat. hi vis and clipboard....oh, and your Yorkshire Water van !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing what you can get away with when you stick a high vis on.