Castlefield Basin culvert, Manchester, May 2016

Last culvert along the Medlock before reaching the Irwell,
the culvert runs from Deansgate to Potato Wharf, passes beneath the canal basin.
Built about 1790, Consists of a 700yd brick arch with a single air shaft.
Theres a weir & well which allows excess water to discharge to the culvert.

entrance
the water passes along a chute


then drops through a plug




single air shaft, blocked by debris








exit


discharging of excess canal water
weir




well




the now redundant winding equipment,
once used for opening & closing the sluice gates.




thanks

Culverts and drains have never bin of great interest to me, but seeing the reports and pics posted on our forum I'm beginning to see the fascination, I enjoyed your report and pics, and maybe you're not all nuts. Many Thanks

Bit different that. Good stuff...

Done 'well' with that one..... I've still yet to go draining.

That looks like a back breaker!

thats a nice little report there, may have to venture underground again at some point.

That looks in damn good nick for something built over 200 years ago,I wonder if anything we are building now will last as long?

M8ty nice one

Smashing shots Black.There are a few overflows and weirs in my neck of the woods with all the canal systems running through here.