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 [...]
| London, home to the famous “Lost Rivers”, but one such river you may not have heard about is the River Moselle. Technically the Moselle is not a “Lost River”, small sections still running above-ground through parks and cemeteries. For a while now Manchester has been a dormant draining city. The initial explores seemed to satisfy all those who traveled there. The likes of Gorton Falls, Works and Processor were enough to deter any wayward worrier for exploring off the beaten track, and so it slept. Labyrinth has always been a subject of heated debate. Confusion as to its route, its integration and interaction with other sewers and also as to where the line should be drawn between itself and other systems. On a map it looks like a tangled spiders web of incomprehensibility, and with the knowledge of the area [...] Macro, Bradford. What an impressive mix of old and new, including several truly impressive pieces of British architecture and design. There is only one downside to all this. Being a culvert in the north, the floors once constructed with stone or brick have been ripped up during storms and heavy rainfall and now lay in [...] You should know of Sub-Urban by now, the original UK sewer explorers. Given their experience and the array of sewers theyve explored, visiting one that even they found difficult to cope with sets your expectations for the worst, a night of filth beyond your wildest dreams. |
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