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    Escape from the City

    Having pretty much covered all the culverted sections of the River Medlock, (apart from one or two pieces) I decided to revisit the lower stretches once more

    It was a warm evening, having spent the day in the beer garden I decided to head into town and meet up with a mate who was up for a wander

    The lower section of the watercourse has been heavily modified over the years, dating back to the Roman times when it was originally diverted..

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    At Old Chester Road the river meets the Bridgewater Canal head on, where a sluice gate (a listed structure) allowed water to feed the canal, until the water quality of the Medlock became too polluted for canal use

    Normally the level of the river is several feet below the level of the canal, and the river is carried in a tunnel under the Castlefield canal basin

    Reappearing at Potato Wharf, where it is supplemented by excess canal water draining into a circular weir

    When the river is in spate the tunnel cannot cope and river water enters the canal, flows across the basin, and exits via the weir and manually operated gates

    A quarter of a mile further on the Medlock enters the Irwell adjacent to the bottom gate of the disused Hulme Lock

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    Spartacus Culvert

    Starting at the old sluice gate/plughole near to Castlefield basin is where we first dropped in

    Originally named by Yaz who ventured down here a number of years back we headed upstream

    Myself and Stepping Lightly covered this whole stretch into town a couple of years back, the levels were high then, and in the end we didn't bother with pics as we were busy looking for other stuff at the time

    Despite the lack of rain, the river is still chest deep in areas as I soon found out whilst the not so Lidl chest waders failed me early on, soon after my P7 plopped into the murky depths

    The main stretch here is culverted under the former gasworks at Gaythorn, reappearing briefly at Gloucester Street

    Wadering through was tricky due to unknown depths with the occasional silted bits allowing some respite


    Sluice Gates/Plughole



    In we go




    It gets real deep under the low bridge - R.I.P Lens0r




    Main Stretch, under the old gasworks

    (SL ventured up the pipe on the left last time and was covered in leeches by the time he retreated)




    Up another Egg shaped sewer overflow




    Old to the New




    End of this stretch, Gloucester St overhead





    Budge Culvert

    Continuing upstream and back into town, another infamous stretch of the Medlock is culverted from Hulme St back up towards Oxford Rd where it eventually exits by the side of the Palace

    Again it's quite deep in parts, and the opportunity to grab any pics along the way are few and far between

    Also the waterline can be seen at over 8ft, wouldn't want to be caught in here when it floods, still would explain some of the junk that has been washed up down here...

    Shoes, Trolleys, Wallets, Phones just some of the random crap that's found it's way down here over the years

    Despite being soaked it was still quite humid outside, and we got some odd looks from people out on their balconies as we headed under the streets once again with the traffic and the trams thundering overhead

    Again a relatively short stretch, and nothing too fantastic, but there are some interesting features amongst the age old stone/brick & ironwork

    Also it's good to look up at the City and see it from a different viewpoint


    Stepping Stones




    Old vs New tings, as it passes underneath Gloucester St and around before disappearing back under Hulme St






    'Budge'








    Disused sewerfresh




    Below Oxford Rd




    Viaduct, looking back towards Oxford Rd




    Teh End


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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    those night time shots have got a great colour to them - good shit

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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    Good shit indeed! Some of this fish eye?


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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    Quote Originally Posted by Clough View Post
    Good shit indeed! Some of this fish eye?
    Yes Mr Clough, fosheye was deployed

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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    Fishing eye?
    Spot on there mate!
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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    Just brilliant, love the first few pics.
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    Default Re: Escape from the City - March 2012.

    Excellant pics mate
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