I remember seeing a report on this a few years back and it had stuck in my head as the water had powered a clock in the town centre above
I went in via the infall and the water level seemed to be a trickle
Inside there seemed to be a couple of small bricked off side passages
There has been strengthening work since the last report I have seen posted (2009)
Shortly after is the split and the remains of the clock mechanism
Sorry the pic is slightly blurred
Shortly after this the water level rose to waist deep and I got a soaking thanks to a small hole in my chesties
Final pic before putting my camera away to save it from a dunking
After dragging myself out of the outfall and climbing up to the amusement of a guy that was fishing I got one last snap of the outfall and buggered off home
Before the Fens were drained Ramsey was an island, isolated and safe, ideal for the world famous abbey and center for education that was once here. In the 1850s when the London, Kings Cross to Edinburgh railway was built Holme Fen was drained, this resulted in the drop of water in Ramsey and so the 'Arches' were built. The work started in 1852 and was finished in 1854.
During the construction problems were found with water flow during the winter of 1852. From the Clock Tower onwards it was decided to continue with three culverts, the main culvert being assisted with two side culverts. The side culverts also took sewage
I went in via the infall and the water level seemed to be a trickle
Inside there seemed to be a couple of small bricked off side passages
There has been strengthening work since the last report I have seen posted (2009)
Shortly after is the split and the remains of the clock mechanism
Sorry the pic is slightly blurred
Shortly after this the water level rose to waist deep and I got a soaking thanks to a small hole in my chesties
Final pic before putting my camera away to save it from a dunking
After dragging myself out of the outfall and climbing up to the amusement of a guy that was fishing I got one last snap of the outfall and buggered off home