2 Culverts On Swinnel Brook, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire - June 2009

[Chewy]

Thanks Rich

i was hoping the second one was arched and deep all the way..
i would've gone back through on the dinghy

[cactusmelba]

Thanks Ice


somebody on 28 said in one of my reports..
"would love to do something like this, but there's nowhere in Hull "

i looked on the map thinking there must be something he's missed and i remember i went a good way following rivers before i found anything that resembled a culvert and that wasn't very long (125ish metres if i remember right).
forgot the name of the area i eventually found one.

That was me I think!

Spent AGES on flash earth and google maps, and 'where is the path' showing 50's Ordnance Survey maps etc, SEARCHING for culverts or anything, like, and the only walkable one I've found so far is this one here..

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.75....1&r=0&src=msl

It's very short, you can immediately see daylight through the other end..

I may have to start looking further afield...

[cactusmelba]

you are indeed the Top Culverteer though, good work sir!

[Chewy]

i remember you asking, then someone else did too

how far are you from Bransholme and Kingswood?


this could be ok, both 200+ish metres

they could be concrete ones looking at what's around though.

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepat...z=17&oz=9&gt=1

i follow small brooks and streams rather than big rivers


this could be interesting...

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepat...z=17&oz=9&gt=1

can't decide if it's all one stream or where it disappears on the left next to Marfleet Lane, will it come out next to the school or at the side of Poorhouse Lane?

[superkev]

Fantastic stuff, really like pic 5 in the second set, a nice mixture of stone, brick and concrete all in one!
what was the inspiration for the naming of them?:LOL

[Chewy]

Thanks Kev

the names are anagrams of the places they're at/under

Culvert 1 (Twistier Blunders) is an anagram of "Under Birtwistles" (the mill it went under).

Culvert 2 (Crispy Twains) is an anagram of "St Crispin Way" (the road it went under).

[KingElvis]

Chewy, any good ones round Leeds or a nOOb like me?

I also have a morbid fear of rats.

[Chewy]

you can have a look at this Elv on Sheepscar Beck...

measures around 464metres in a straight line, but could be looking at 500metres plus with the twists and turns

not sure how high it is inside or even been done yet, just had a quick look on the map and found the river/brook and followed it until it disappeared

there's 2 smaller ones if you follow the river down (one is 164ish metres and the other 120ish metres).




Edit.. there's loads on that brook..
follow it down to Hope Road, it looks to go under New York Road , but god knows where the other end is

here's a great vid by Phill.D of some Leeds culverts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cecu5kyUf2M
this could be the same brook and could lead into the Aire .





Another Edit.. i'm certain it's the same one now..

Sheepscar, Hope, Mabgate, Bus Station and East Street are all mentioned