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    Worsley Brook, Manchester

    (WARNING PIC HEAVY - NO APOLOGIES)

    Worsley lies to the south of the Lancashire coalfield, placed mainly on the middle and lower coal measures of the carboniferous series

    These are overlaid by Permian and Triassic sandstones

    The entire area is essentially the enterprise of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater and his succeeding trust

    Geology wise the area has been of historic importance since the 1760's, famous for it's watercourses & associated engineering

    There is plenty to got out around these parts if you care to invest some time


    I'm surprised this place hasn't had more attention, as it's an absolute gem

    A few people have been here before and given up as soon as it gets deep and st00py (including my good self a few years ago)

    Just knowing more was on offer here, I'm kind of kicking myself that I never made the effort to get back until now!

    This culverted stretch of the Worsley Brook is barely 400m from Outfall to Infall, and is packed with some amazing features along the way

    Manchester & surrounding areas IMHO have more to offer drain wise than most other Towns/Cities, excluding LON and it's epic sewage system

    It just seems the Norf keeps delivering
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    3m Tunnels comprising of Moar >Brick/Stone >Arch >Horshoe >Ironwork >Egg >RCP and a couple of Penstocks, Cascades and some Jungle thrown in. YES PLEASE!

    Apart from the camera my entire kit is f00ked, including the feet I walk on, even my car barely made it there and back,

    BUT despite all that I settled on a quick pint with my mate in the 26° heatwave before deploying a set of knackered wellies, some throw-away Aldi waterproofs and my trusty underpants

    It was finally good to see what lay beyond the stoopy tunnel under the Bridgwater Canal and to follow upstream what's now left of the original watercourse

    Now home to thousands of fish, this place didn't disappoint...



    I originally saw this and thought that doesn't go far and left it alone




    Having since returned, all that time ago I made my way back in to head upstream

    HERE, evidence of an old victorian sewer and canal overflow, now disused




    Further down, this large Brick Arch is now the outfall, and has been modified over time




    Looking back out




    Once inside the original Arch has now become boxed off (literally) with some odd looking mix of concrete & brick

    Also the crystal formations along the roof section were amazing, I just wish I had a macro lens and the patience to have taken some pics




    Eventually a shaft of light could be seen from above, just at the point where this old wooden penstock intersects




    Beyond, and just in view of the shot above ^ is a stoopy, fairly deep silted up section, the wellies were no match here

    It's also at this point most people decide to turn around, me included, but not this time, as much WIN lay beyond


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    Default Re: Worsley Brook, Manchester - May 2012.


    Keep going and this place delivers like nothing else I have seen for a long while..


    Some age old iron work on the next stoopy section




    7ft Horshoe




    Next up an age old sluice chamber, with a much larger wooden penstock ahead






    Beyond here a sizeable Egg shaped brick pipe, teaming with thousands of fish




    Once at the end Daylight ?




    Looking back




    "Any jungle in guy?"

    "I got the Tarzan an Jane of jungle, jus swung in on the vine this mornin mate!"
    WORD..


    Paradise




    This was by no means the end, beyond the 'Jungle' I could here the roar of more water


    7ft Stone/Brick Arch




    The source of all the noise was this rather awesome cascade

    (Chamber of mixed construction)






    After scrambling up some rather slippery stone work and another cascade we entered a small inspection chamber

    Ahead of which was a fairly long section of concrete




    More noise could be heard before we entered what looked to be like some kind of sump/syphon system

    First up Matey Boy to test the depth - He was wearing waders

    A near fail later and I managed to salvage his camera just in time

    Cue my goodself, I was already soaked so I decided to see if my underpants were any match for the neck deep water

    Obviously not..

    Some broken wellies & my underpants got me this far before the camera around my neck narrowly avoided a swim

    (Here the external watercourse enters a deep shaft via twin RBPz)




    Oh, and here is one of my mate (NOTE HOW DRY HE LOOKS)




    Finally we headed back, once out I emptied the remainder of the Worsley Brook out to the nearest Manhole





    Once again Manchester delivers

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    Default Re: Worsley Brook, Manchester - May 2012.

    I love wellie fails. Lovely pics bro you know how to rock a drain


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    Default Re: Worsley Brook, Manchester - May 2012.

    Proper nice mate
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    Default Re: Worsley Brook, Manchester - May 2012.

    That looks like a wet explore!!
    I dont know how u get down those stoopy its, i felt very claustraphobic in a small culvert and im only 6ft2!!
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