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Report - Boredomiser, Derby, January 2020

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tarkovsky

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The weather being really crap recently has led to limited drain activity, but I have managed to find a gap in the rain to have a look at a couple of tourist drainz. Boredomiser is a culvert that runs under Derby, over the Markeaton Brook. It runs from Bridge street into the River Derwent, covering approximately 1.5km.

Pics are all film. I can't remember which film I used here, but I suspect nobody really cares anyway. Developed by your friendly high street branch of Max Spielman - I always wonder what they think when they develop my drain pics...

Onwards, starting with the entry via the infall. There's a nice little waterfall here, which I captured really badly in my wobbly pic, erk.

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The first bit is some nice brick, with an old bridge embedded in the culvert.

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After a bit, brick turns to concrete and then corrugation...

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This large arch seems to go on for aaaages, before arriving at a split...

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Both of the options lead to the same concrete section...

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Looking back down the left hand side split....

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Looking towards the outfall (I think)...

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And then comes my favourite part... On the right, before the outfall is a right turn... This leads to a section with a pipe within a pipe. You can tell I liked this as it's photo overkill here...

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Had enough yet? It smells awful in this bit, by the way...

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Ok, so the final bit is concrete...

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And finally, looking out of the outfall.

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And looking back in. Climbing out here was interesting as I actually had no idea of where I was. Slapping across Derby in my waders back to the car also got me a few looks.

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Done...

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tallginge

more tall than ginger tho.....
Regular User
Glad yer finally got to see this mate - nice one :thumb Wonder if all that pipe in a pipe stuff has something to do wiv derby getting a hammering in that recent storm?

I can't remember which film I used here, but I suspect nobody really cares anyway

Lol
 

pastybarm

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Was it a sewagey smell? Seems there is a leak on that big pipe, at first I thought it was a water main. but that would not explain the smell in the section you mentioned?
 

tweek

SNC/SWC
Regular User
Really hard to click on a drain report titled 'Boredomiser'... but this looks more than alright.

Film in drains is tough and unforgiving task.
 

WB

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Been a long time since I did this one. Myself @thompski & @Raptor Jesus tried following that smelly pipe as far as we could until the stench got too much...
How far up there did you get?
 

Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
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Very nice, this is what I love about culverts. The curves, brickwork to smooth concrete, metal and ledges. The gushing water all makes for cracking shots. love the pipe within a pipe shot, dont blame you for the over kill on those, just the right amount I think. Also loving the night shot looking out of the outfall. All looks great on film too. :thumb
 

puma

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You must have a tripod in the water for you long exposures or your balance is so good your probably a tightrope Walker , looks great
 

tarkovsky

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So what is the pipe within the pipe then?
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sooo, from the smell and the way it’s isolated from the rest of the flow I’m assuming that it’s a sewer pipe. I guess it probs used to flow directly into the river years back but they probs altered that when the world became a little more environmentally conscious. Certainly reports from 2010 etc show it there then, so it’s not new. Although I think I was a little bit more photographically obsessed with it than I’ve seen others be in the past. The smell (potentially from leakage) was defo sewer.
 

tarkovsky

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Very nice, this is what I love about culverts. The curves, brickwork to smooth concrete, metal and ledges. The gushing water all makes for cracking shots. love the pipe within a pipe shot, dont blame you for the over kill on those, just the right amount I think. Also loving the night shot looking out of the outfall. All looks great on film too. :thumb
Thanks!
 

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