Resident Eelville, also known as the “Wandle Valley Relief” which also incorporates the Wandle Valley Sewer network and two smaller tunnels which didn’t even merit a name. The pipe runs from the lower sections of tooting connecting into the Streatham Relief all the way up to Wandsworth where it overflows into the Wandle, although all [...]

Well we had just done upper c.o.t.s and were still eager to do more and were looking to complete the set. So we decided wed stay up late and do the lower c.o.t.s system.

Power stations are somewhat of a delicacy when it comes to exploring, if you get the timing right the rewards that can be claimed from each untapped giant are endless. Lots Road was one such power station, sitting proud on the edge of the Chelsea Creek it had never before been accessed, a variety of [...]

Crypt always baffled me. With my knowledge at the time of discovery, its design and construction confused and astounded me. At the basic level, it was a simple overflow turning two sewers into one. For this simple function, it seemed extremely over-engineered. Vaulted archways, brick walls curving and skewing in all direction, a photographers wet [...]

What i wrote on this back in 2007 was so bad (like much on this site) i had to remove it. One day ill get round to re-writing it, but for now, be satisfied with the pictures.

The River Fleet, the grail of London. The first stop for any drainer passing through our sleepy shores. Its astonishing mix of large tunnels, gigantic chambers, intriguing features and historical value is enough to make even the strongest of men weak at the knees.