Tanfield Culvert July 2012

[undead crow]

Well here it go's my first report .

Hopefully my photos are not to bad but i am just starting out and have a lot to learn .

Tanfield culvert was built in 1773 to make a big embankment for the railway above along
With the bridge near by called Causey arch which is the worlds oldest railway bridge .
The bridge and culvert are both grade 1 listed . Well starting from the old side you
Have a sandstone slab floor and a bit on you have an ankle jerking boulder floor
Which then turns into a lovely wooden railway sleeper floor then you end up at a not so
nice modern part the only thing is you need waders as I found out when all I was
wearing was willies so on with the pics .


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The start of the culvert


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Looking back towards the way i walked in

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Another looking back makes it look like the stream is in flood

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7577045678_889b6a2182_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7577045678/)

some of the wooden beams holding tons of rock and earth up

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Looking at this you would think i was down in a mine not a culvert

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/7577021342_cfc9c1f0ce_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7577021342/)

modern part of the culvert

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7576997554_84749e0967_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7576997554/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7577005770_7e8f5b034c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7577005770/)

The other side

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7577015292_5f409c4b22_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7577015292/)

Seen this floating about

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7576989254_80a84b4521_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49359959@N08/7576989254/)

A sign that makes you want to do it lol

Well that's it hope you enjoy and it's well worth a look

[crippletron 3000]

Interesting :)

[coops]

Good stuff nice first report

[myke]

excelent report nice roof beams too does look like a mine in places

thanks for getting out there

[MJS]

Decent little culvert. I'll be donning my wad0rZ soon no doubt, it's been a while!!