For a while now, archive photographs of a redbrick chamber on the Counters Creek have drifted in and out of discussion. As a rule interceptors have always been considered “off limits”, and Counters Creek is one of them. A fast flowing, liquid nightmare, fudge dragon of death. Couldn’t hurt to take a peek.

Officially Known as the “Brixton Storm Relief Sewer” (formerly “Effra Relief Sewer”) and constructed around 1890, it is rumored to have been built along the original course of the River Effra, the latter of which terminates into High Level Sewer No*1 at the overflow. We had previously tried to access the Brixton Relief via the [...]

Coming from the mecca of brick that is London, Stockholm was a bit of a shock. Out of the entire network something like 0.2% is brick. Now this may sound a bit disappointing, in a way it was, but Stockholm had its own charm in the form of rock blasted tunnels! However, have fun finding [...]

In London, thanks to Bazalgette and the LCC’s burial of its rivers and streams, culverts are a rarity and few have escaped integration into the cities sewer system. The Beverley Brook Storm Relief Culvert, aka ‘Little Boys’ is a short 8ft diversion horseshoe culvert constructed in 1925 after repeat flooding to the Barnes and Putney [...]

Zero had an eye on this one for a while. The Greenwich Relief. Having gotten a few possible lids in the can, he and i set out popping. We found the right one second time round, but to our dismay the lid had a tidal flap beneath it. not surprising given it was situated barely [...]

When you think of storm reliefs, you usually think dry, clean, hospitable spaces, at least we do. Its always important to check exactly what type of tunnel your about to instigate adventure into, a storm relief and a storm relief sewer, are very different matters.