Came across a few clues to this one whilst pawing over old OS maps, and then found a brief reference to it in an environmental impact survey.
Not big into this whole 'naming rights' thing - but this one had no name that I could find
'Law and Disorder Culvert' seemed like the right name to me.
But more on the reason for that later
So, upon the first day of 2012 'Judge John Urbanity' 'Detective Constipational Styru' and 'Prisoner 24601 Frayedsanity' ventured below Somersetshire to follow themselves a culvert that runs beneath our fair county town.
This is an explore that took over a year to complete - well we tried on the evening of 31st Dec. - but the water at the lower end was over wader-height
(and wader-height is well above 'nads' height
) - so a wetsuited return was called for the following year (all of 12 hours later 
)
This culvert only runs for a few hundred metres - but takes an interesting course (more on that later), for much of its run it is traditional stone built, with a bit of concrete section thrown in for good measure (not to mention carp a foot long!)
An early start....
The upper entrance.
Urbanity shores up the wall to ensure safe passage..
"It's toooo early...."
Where does this hole go?
Only one way to find out......
Transition from stone to concrete...
Shallow here - but note the 'tide level' on my t-shirt!
The end in sight.
But, of course, its not just what's underground, it's where it goes that matters too - and that's where 'Law and Disorder Culvert' earns its name .....
See below....
Not big into this whole 'naming rights' thing - but this one had no name that I could find
'Law and Disorder Culvert' seemed like the right name to me.
But more on the reason for that later
So, upon the first day of 2012 'Judge John Urbanity' 'Detective Constipational Styru' and 'Prisoner 24601 Frayedsanity' ventured below Somersetshire to follow themselves a culvert that runs beneath our fair county town.
This is an explore that took over a year to complete - well we tried on the evening of 31st Dec. - but the water at the lower end was over wader-height
(and wader-height is well above 'nads' height
) - so a wetsuited return was called for the following year (all of 12 hours later )This culvert only runs for a few hundred metres - but takes an interesting course (more on that later), for much of its run it is traditional stone built, with a bit of concrete section thrown in for good measure (not to mention carp a foot long!)
An early start....
The upper entrance.
Urbanity shores up the wall to ensure safe passage..
"It's toooo early...."
Where does this hole go?
Only one way to find out......
Transition from stone to concrete...
Shallow here - but note the 'tide level' on my t-shirt!
The end in sight.
But, of course, its not just what's underground, it's where it goes that matters too - and that's where 'Law and Disorder Culvert' earns its name .....
See below....
