History
The Limb Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It rises at the village of Ringinglow, flowing east through Whirlow and Ecclesall Woods into Abbeydale in the Beauchief area, where it merges with the River Sheaf.
The brook has long been used as a source of power for local industry; remains of water-powered mills used variously for smelting lead and grinding corn can be seen at Whirlow Wheel and Ryecroft Mill in Ecclesall Woods.
Today, the brook no longer supports any industry, but with the woodlands of the Limb valley provides a valuable recreational resource for the inhabitants of Sheffield. It is owned and administered by the city council's recreation department, who maintain the area for the benefit of wildlife and the public.
(Via: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limb_Brook)
The Visit
This is just a short culverted section of Limb Brook that I spotted while out on a run. The brook disappears under a road, beneath a grassed area, underneath another road and emerges from the side of the bank into an area of woodland. I originally spotted the infall down below on the other side of a wall. The entrance looked enticingly large with some ‘danger of death’ signs for added intrigue. When I went back equipped with camera and wellies I decided to track down the outflow, instead of taking the more perilous route over the wall. Sadly, after the initial promise, the outflow was a 4ft RCP back breaking stoop, but having made the effort to return I went in regardless.
These pics begin at the inflow. The brook runs down from a pond higher up in the valley where it meets these metal grilles, and enters a short section of 7ft stone tunnel.
Then into the RCP (argh!)
There’s a double level chamber half way down to give your back a bit of a break. The grille to the top level wouldn’t open but it didn’t look like there was anything exciting going on above anyway.
More RCP to the Exit...
Outflow...
Home....
The Limb Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It rises at the village of Ringinglow, flowing east through Whirlow and Ecclesall Woods into Abbeydale in the Beauchief area, where it merges with the River Sheaf.
The brook has long been used as a source of power for local industry; remains of water-powered mills used variously for smelting lead and grinding corn can be seen at Whirlow Wheel and Ryecroft Mill in Ecclesall Woods.
Today, the brook no longer supports any industry, but with the woodlands of the Limb valley provides a valuable recreational resource for the inhabitants of Sheffield. It is owned and administered by the city council's recreation department, who maintain the area for the benefit of wildlife and the public.
(Via: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limb_Brook)
The Visit
This is just a short culverted section of Limb Brook that I spotted while out on a run. The brook disappears under a road, beneath a grassed area, underneath another road and emerges from the side of the bank into an area of woodland. I originally spotted the infall down below on the other side of a wall. The entrance looked enticingly large with some ‘danger of death’ signs for added intrigue. When I went back equipped with camera and wellies I decided to track down the outflow, instead of taking the more perilous route over the wall. Sadly, after the initial promise, the outflow was a 4ft RCP back breaking stoop, but having made the effort to return I went in regardless.
These pics begin at the inflow. The brook runs down from a pond higher up in the valley where it meets these metal grilles, and enters a short section of 7ft stone tunnel.
Then into the RCP (argh!)
There’s a double level chamber half way down to give your back a bit of a break. The grille to the top level wouldn’t open but it didn’t look like there was anything exciting going on above anyway.
More RCP to the Exit...
Outflow...
Home....
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