Thanks to SAt for the legwork and good company as always.
Ulverston has been having substantial work done after gaining funding to protect about 300 houses from the potential of flood damage that may be caused by a possible 1 in 100 year storm, SAt had been telling me for ages about getting it looked at after seeing JCB diggers being craned in and out of the shaft but due to the very public situation of the works and the obvious and various differnt types of cameras situated around the site it was decided that we would enter the site via the very water course that the works would prevent from flooding, There is also additional work planed along the culvert at various points also to aid with the prevention of flooding.
Our Plan
Our plan was an ambitious one, we were planning to enter the culvert that runs through Ulverston and finds its way under houses and businesses but breaking open air at various points along the way, this culvert even runs under a pub called "The Mill" which has an old millers wheel inside a glass case that is still turned by the power of the Beck today, We planned to pop up inside this case and have a laugh but sadly it was not meant to be.
We were hoping to pop into the culvert and work our way right down to the Storm tank site moving under houses and businesses were we would hopefully see a TBM and generally have a brilliant time.
After getting into the culvert we realised after a few hundred yards of crawling in very stoopy spider infested tunnel sections that it was unlikely that we would make it to the pub glass case because it was just getting too low.
It got lower
and stayed lower
In the end we decided that we would retreat and re-enter the culvert nearer to the Stormtank works
We eventually entered into a section that was a bit better and had renewed hope of reaching the works
I couldnt believe how lovely the huge stone floor was and the section was criss crossed with utility pipes and some exposed cables
I SHIT YOU NOT, these were the floorboards of someone house and when they heard us talking they started banging and moving around on the floor.
Simon just after discovering that he had buggered his camera by kicking water all over it, everytime he pressed the shutter the flash was popping like a little firecracker.
We eventually made it into the Storm tank (overground) that intersects with the Beck and we were Happy Happy HAPPY
some more shots from the beck
SPIDERS LIVE HERE
Me giving it Large for a selfie
it was at this point that we saw blue lights and a flashlight started to illuminate the crane jib from the street, a vehicle pulled up and we packed away whilst staying hidden and after a while the car and lights pulled away and we got out sharpish.
Another visit is a distinct possibility, Thankyou again to SAt for his intel and legwork, hope your camera is okay man!..how cool would it have been to pop up in that pub
Thankyou for looking
Ulverston has been having substantial work done after gaining funding to protect about 300 houses from the potential of flood damage that may be caused by a possible 1 in 100 year storm, SAt had been telling me for ages about getting it looked at after seeing JCB diggers being craned in and out of the shaft but due to the very public situation of the works and the obvious and various differnt types of cameras situated around the site it was decided that we would enter the site via the very water course that the works would prevent from flooding, There is also additional work planed along the culvert at various points also to aid with the prevention of flooding.
Our Plan
Our plan was an ambitious one, we were planning to enter the culvert that runs through Ulverston and finds its way under houses and businesses but breaking open air at various points along the way, this culvert even runs under a pub called "The Mill" which has an old millers wheel inside a glass case that is still turned by the power of the Beck today, We planned to pop up inside this case and have a laugh but sadly it was not meant to be.
We were hoping to pop into the culvert and work our way right down to the Storm tank site moving under houses and businesses were we would hopefully see a TBM and generally have a brilliant time.
After getting into the culvert we realised after a few hundred yards of crawling in very stoopy spider infested tunnel sections that it was unlikely that we would make it to the pub glass case because it was just getting too low.
It got lower
and stayed lower
In the end we decided that we would retreat and re-enter the culvert nearer to the Stormtank works
We eventually entered into a section that was a bit better and had renewed hope of reaching the works
I couldnt believe how lovely the huge stone floor was and the section was criss crossed with utility pipes and some exposed cables
I SHIT YOU NOT, these were the floorboards of someone house and when they heard us talking they started banging and moving around on the floor.
Simon just after discovering that he had buggered his camera by kicking water all over it, everytime he pressed the shutter the flash was popping like a little firecracker.
We eventually made it into the Storm tank (overground) that intersects with the Beck and we were Happy Happy HAPPY
some more shots from the beck
SPIDERS LIVE HERE
Me giving it Large for a selfie
it was at this point that we saw blue lights and a flashlight started to illuminate the crane jib from the street, a vehicle pulled up and we packed away whilst staying hidden and after a while the car and lights pulled away and we got out sharpish.
Another visit is a distinct possibility, Thankyou again to SAt for his intel and legwork, hope your camera is okay man!..how cool would it have been to pop up in that pub
Thankyou for looking
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: Quality night all in all and ill try get some shots uploaded this year!
, glad your camera is okay 
