Deeper and deeper we dived headfirst into London’s underground network. With a list of many we narrowed our choices and planned our next attack, operation Kings Cross was a go. Ok, so this particular abandoned station is no more then 10 meters underground and half of it sits outside without a roof, but it still [...]

Much like its drains Stockholm’s metro is a mixture of concrete and rock blasted tunnels. The network comprises of seven lines all with sections running under and aboveground, spanning roughly 100km. Sounds good right?. However it is not easy to access, or at least not anymore.

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.

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.