Report - Combs Reservoir - Aug 2024

paulpowers · Aug 19, 2024

Combs Reservoir is a canal-feeder reservoir in the Peak District National Park, close to Combs village in Derbyshire.
The town of Chapel-en-le-Frith lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the reservoir

Combs was built in 1797 as the first reservoir to feed the Peak Forest Canal (which opened in 1800) at Whaley Bridge. The canal was critical for transporting goods to and from the corn mills, cotton factories, collieries, and other local industries, as well as connecting to the Ashton Canal for the nearby limestone quarries. In 1831 the Macclesfield Canal was completed, which was connected to the Peak Forest Canal at Marple. The Toddbrook Reservoir at Whaley Bridge was built as an additional feeder reservoir and the dam at Combs Reservoir was raised between 1834 and 1840, in order to meet the demand for a greater water supply to the extended canal system. By the 1940s use of these canals for transporting industrial goods had ended. The reservoir is now owned by the Canal & River Trust.

I recently got a drone and I've wanted to try it underground but I had to wait until I got guards for the propellers
Well they arrived so I decided to pop down somewhere I've been a couple of times
I have never been so worried taking a bit of kit in somewhere as I was doing this

Turns out drones aren't designed to go underground, you have to start it running outside because if you start it inside it won't do anything because it needs gps and an internet connection to start
Anyway I got it running and although the camera wouldn't record much in the way of video because of the low light I did get a few pics