peanuts
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went out for a walk with lily along the huddersfield canal on easter monday when she spotted this near the southern entrance to scout tunnel
a nice outflow that appears to go under the canal hmmm not having any kit with us we decided to press on then return next day .
our stroll continued when we came across this
and this
and this
a quick peek revealed lots of debris bits of cable mud and concrete troughing what the hell is it for ?.
so returned home puzzled spoke with the bungle who remebers exploring this himself and was equaly as puzzled to its use
so returned today suitably booted suited and equiped .
first of all the crazy tunnel full of rubble and so in we go
evidance of high voltage cable and concrete troughing runs the lenght of the tunnell also signs that whatever insulated the cable had at some time been burned off ? also the sound of fast running water in the distance hmmmmmmmmmm?
arrive at the base of the large brick tower and find this
evidence of a large fire at its base had alook up the tower
but decided NOT to climb it a little further up came accross this
now i know where the running water was coming from this appears to be a cradle to hold cables above the water and they run for the length of the water tunnel now realy am puzzled why they share the tunnel ?
as can be seen they go off into the distance into what is now avery stoopy tunneland without a full dry suite know way was i crawling down there to investigate !
the water disapeared down this small twisty culvert towards the canal further investigateion found that it went under the canal and came out into the river tame just below this impresive wier
now having had a think about what such high voltage cable would be doing at this location i think i may and i stress may have worked it out ! i suspect the cable may have been the power cable for the convayor that ran from the railway sidings above down to the power station below the river and canal ( the now demolished herod power station )
altogether a nice little explore i will let lilly report on her find
a nice outflow that appears to go under the canal hmmm not having any kit with us we decided to press on then return next day .
our stroll continued when we came across this
and this
and this
a quick peek revealed lots of debris bits of cable mud and concrete troughing what the hell is it for ?.
so returned home puzzled spoke with the bungle who remebers exploring this himself and was equaly as puzzled to its use
so returned today suitably booted suited and equiped .
first of all the crazy tunnel full of rubble and so in we go
evidance of high voltage cable and concrete troughing runs the lenght of the tunnell also signs that whatever insulated the cable had at some time been burned off ? also the sound of fast running water in the distance hmmmmmmmmmm?
arrive at the base of the large brick tower and find this
evidence of a large fire at its base had alook up the tower
but decided NOT to climb it a little further up came accross this
now i know where the running water was coming from this appears to be a cradle to hold cables above the water and they run for the length of the water tunnel now realy am puzzled why they share the tunnel ?
as can be seen they go off into the distance into what is now avery stoopy tunneland without a full dry suite know way was i crawling down there to investigate !
the water disapeared down this small twisty culvert towards the canal further investigateion found that it went under the canal and came out into the river tame just below this impresive wier
now having had a think about what such high voltage cable would be doing at this location i think i may and i stress may have worked it out ! i suspect the cable may have been the power cable for the convayor that ran from the railway sidings above down to the power station below the river and canal ( the now demolished herod power station )
altogether a nice little explore i will let lilly report on her find