Explorers: j3bu, Misterjk

A nice but smelly walk into Medlock Culvert presents so many great features.

A set of stairs leading up to a side pipe with water just trickling out of it. Spiders galore and a set of twisty stairs leading high up with water pouring down it. At the top of these stairs is a a crawl space (wet) to a fast flowing pipe at the end.

After spending a nice time in there on the way out we noticed the stairs leading up to the side pipe which had water trickling out of it was now powerful enough to knock you off your feet.

It had started raining while we were inside! The most dangerous part of draining is of course rainwater. Thankfully in this case it was a culvert so we were reletively safe.

Spot on.

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Explorers: j3bu, Over

Measuring 3,074ft (0.58 miles) in length the Solicitor Drain is by no means the longest but changes build style several times throughout its length going from brick to concrete and girder then back to concrete. After initially getting in I was greatly surprised by the sheer amount of wildlife down there including thousands of spiders, moths, fish, and even three bats and an eel!

A great drain with many interesting features including both lime and calcium deposits.

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Built, or should I say mined, in 1938 by Stockport’s Air Raid Precautions Committe as Britain prepared for the second world war, they were chipped out of the natural sandstone in the area in order to provide basic shelter, toilets and sleeping arrangements for the people of stockport during prolonged bombing.

The Shelters go on forever, it’s very easy to get lost down there. Clips still exist in the ceiling to allow hanging curtains around the beds and electricity once lit these vast passageways. The air is close and the sandstone walls brush away with a simple touch. The toilet block is unlike the nearby Brinksway, it is more similar to the city centres Salford Junction Undergorund Canal.

Dodge Hill is much more well preserved than the nearby Brinksway beds still remain and due to the uncomfortable and difficult entrance surrounded by spiked fences there is much less vandalism.

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Built in 1938 by Stockport’s Air Raid Precautions Committe as Britain prepared for the second world war, they were chipped out of the natural sandstone in the area in order to provide basic shelter, toilets and sleeping arrangements for the people of stockport during prolonged bombing.

The Shelters go on forever, it’s very easy to get lost down there. The air is close and the sandstone walls brush away with a simple touch.

Brinksway is much less preserved than the nearby Dodge Hill beds no longer remain in tact due to vandalism.

Further Reading:

no further reading.