KingElvis
16-09-2008, 04:23 PM
I had a wander down the Holbeck Culvert back in August but have only just got round to having a look at the photos.
The culvert is very long and I only did a small section from the bridge at Springwell Road up to where it empties into the River Aire.
It's an interesting place but I lack both the equipment and experience to go further along. I would like to see more drains and culverts as I find them interesting. I didn't have a good torch then either but that has now changed.
This is where I started from.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.790042&lon=-1.558774&z=17.3&r=0&src=msl
The tunnel heading back under Holbeck, water was about 4ft deep here
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0450CR2640x480.jpg
Water heading off towards the River Aire
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0456CR2640x480.jpg
There were several waterfalls along the route, this one made from old car tyres
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0475CR2640x480.jpg
Lots of nice Victorian engineering along here...
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0469CR2640x480.jpg
Looking back up from Firestone Falls....
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0480CR2640x480.jpg
You can walk most of the way without getting wet
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0458CR2640x480.jpg
What I assume are Victorian drains from the streets
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0487CR2640x480.jpg
These are holding the walls up at this point
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0495CR2640x480.jpg
Severall nice bridges and roads go over the water
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0500CR2640x480.jpg
Where the culvert reaches the river
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0497CR2640x480.jpg
Thanks for looking :thumb
The culvert is very long and I only did a small section from the bridge at Springwell Road up to where it empties into the River Aire.
It's an interesting place but I lack both the equipment and experience to go further along. I would like to see more drains and culverts as I find them interesting. I didn't have a good torch then either but that has now changed.
This is where I started from.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.790042&lon=-1.558774&z=17.3&r=0&src=msl
The tunnel heading back under Holbeck, water was about 4ft deep here
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0450CR2640x480.jpg
Water heading off towards the River Aire
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0456CR2640x480.jpg
There were several waterfalls along the route, this one made from old car tyres
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0475CR2640x480.jpg
Lots of nice Victorian engineering along here...
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0469CR2640x480.jpg
Looking back up from Firestone Falls....
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0480CR2640x480.jpg
You can walk most of the way without getting wet
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0458CR2640x480.jpg
What I assume are Victorian drains from the streets
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0487CR2640x480.jpg
These are holding the walls up at this point
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0495CR2640x480.jpg
Severall nice bridges and roads go over the water
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0500CR2640x480.jpg
Where the culvert reaches the river
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/Holbeck%20Culvert/IMG_0497CR2640x480.jpg
Thanks for looking :thumb