Chewy
31-05-2009, 09:38 AM
Decided to finally get to Bacup to have a mooch at the River Irwell Culverts.
They take the river under the town centre for around 3/4km.
A couple of brooks run into the main culvert via their own little culvert system.
Mostly a mixture of stone and brick arch design.
There's allso a new concrete stretch where the culvert was opened for repair not long ago.
A great afternoon underground and finally ticked off the list :)
The Pics
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/1.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/2.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/3.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/4.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/5.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/6.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/7.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/111.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/8.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/9.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/10.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/11.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/12.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/13.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/14.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/15.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/16.jpg
Downriver was a small culvert where the River goes under the aptly named "River Street".
This was only around 167metres long, but it killed a bit of time.
Stone arched all the way, with some parts lined with concrete.
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/17.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/18.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/19.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/20.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/21.jpg
They take the river under the town centre for around 3/4km.
A couple of brooks run into the main culvert via their own little culvert system.
Mostly a mixture of stone and brick arch design.
There's allso a new concrete stretch where the culvert was opened for repair not long ago.
A great afternoon underground and finally ticked off the list :)
The Pics
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/1.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/2.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/3.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/4.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/5.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/6.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/7.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/111.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/8.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/9.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/10.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/11.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/12.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/13.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/14.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/15.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/16.jpg
Downriver was a small culvert where the River goes under the aptly named "River Street".
This was only around 167metres long, but it killed a bit of time.
Stone arched all the way, with some parts lined with concrete.
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/17.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/18.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/19.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/20.jpg
http://chewy.cc/bacupculverts/images/21.jpg