Report - Eyebrook Reservoir Overflow, Rutland/Leicestershire - March '15

[Punk]

Third of three places to make a great end to a great day ​

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The reservoir was formed by the damming of the Eye Brook. It was built between 1937 and 1940 by Stewarts & Lloyds (supervised by Geoffrey Binnie of Binnie & Partners) to supply water to their Corby steel works, now part of Tata Steel, formerly Corus. During the Second World War it was used in May 1943 as a practice site for the Dambuster raids, standing in for the Möhne Reservoir; a plaque commemorates this.​

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Explored with Miss Mayhem and The Shepshed Diamondback​

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Cheers for looking
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[Ojay]

Very photogenic, would also make for a good slackline

One thing, that green font burns harder than my urinary tract infection

 

[Miss Mayhem]

wow, I cannot put this place into words it was so good, and such an adrenaline rush
You have captured it brilliantly, well done
I love pics 3 and 6 : )

 

[The Wombat]

Hmm, that is an interesting find
good work guys

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Nice, I'd like to see that with a torrent of water smashing through it

 

[Punk]

Nice, I'd like to see that with a torrent of water smashing through it

Hell yeah, that would be spectacular.

 

[The Shepshed Diamondback]

Was an amazing explore and very real when we looked up and relised just how much water gets released.

 

[norfolkexplorer]

Top report. Like this a lot

 

[mintyboynhotlegs]

Very Nice - like it a lot

 

[JuJu]

nice one

 

[Punk]

nice one

Cheers JuJu, you need to join us one day

 

[Will Knot]

Really great pics....nice find....enjoyed it Thanks for sharing

 

[JuJu]

Cheers JuJu, you need to join us one day

Would love to get out a lot more. it's harder for me now i am back in work as it's such irregular shifts. Got to do a bit more over the spring/summer.

 

[wellingtonian]

Good stuff mate. Nice set of snaps

 

[WildBoyz]

Nice report, I like that a lot!