Also known as Melton Brook overflow
Melton Brook rises to the East of Leicester and meanders for about 10km through a mostly rural catchment area of about 100 square km before reaching the city boundary. There have always been natural flood meadows along it’s route and one of these was in the Northern part of the parish of Thurmaston.
In 1934 this part of Thurmaston was separated and renamed as the new parish of Rushey Mead.
In 1964 14 hours of “biblical rainfall” caused flooding of unprecedented proportions throughout the county. Rushey Mead saw particularly high water levels. Soon after this an overflow drain was constructed to divert the flood waters of the Melton Brook. It was built at the same time as, and alongside, Troon Way.
Went for a look with @KM_Punk after putting it off for nearly two years. Took my usual lazy wangle shots on the way upstream but tried a bit harder with the 35 prime for the downstream trip and prefer most of those. Hope you enjoy.
A twin bore comes under the bridge and into a compound.
The original course of the brook goes off to the left through this restricted channel
…whilst the overflow crosses this weir to the right for the main attraction.
Big concrete box…
....turns into 7’ RCP. The top of the RCP is only about 12” above the weir in pic 3
And after a kilometer of this...
....a broken lid near the outfall provides a distraction
I know, more concrete from Leicester! There will be brick soon, I promise!!
Melton Brook rises to the East of Leicester and meanders for about 10km through a mostly rural catchment area of about 100 square km before reaching the city boundary. There have always been natural flood meadows along it’s route and one of these was in the Northern part of the parish of Thurmaston.
In 1934 this part of Thurmaston was separated and renamed as the new parish of Rushey Mead.
In 1964 14 hours of “biblical rainfall” caused flooding of unprecedented proportions throughout the county. Rushey Mead saw particularly high water levels. Soon after this an overflow drain was constructed to divert the flood waters of the Melton Brook. It was built at the same time as, and alongside, Troon Way.
Went for a look with @KM_Punk after putting it off for nearly two years. Took my usual lazy wangle shots on the way upstream but tried a bit harder with the 35 prime for the downstream trip and prefer most of those. Hope you enjoy.
A twin bore comes under the bridge and into a compound.
The original course of the brook goes off to the left through this restricted channel
…whilst the overflow crosses this weir to the right for the main attraction.
Big concrete box…
....turns into 7’ RCP. The top of the RCP is only about 12” above the weir in pic 3
And after a kilometer of this...
....a broken lid near the outfall provides a distraction
I know, more concrete from Leicester! There will be brick soon, I promise!!
