As the River Sheaf approaches the centre of Sheffield, it disappears from view under the junction of Queen’s Road and St. Mary’s Road. The main Sheffield Railway Station was built over the Sheaf in the Ponds area, now covered by the Transport Interchange.
The river can be seen for a short distance as it comes out from under the railway station before disappearing underground again to pass the site ofPonds Forge, now a water sports complex, and Park Square.
The Sheaf reappears for the final time at the point where it joins the River Don. It was here that the Sheaf and the Don once formed part of the defences forSheffield Castle.
Well, that was a cracking day! We met under the golden arses, ate some crap, talked some crap and then discovered (Oh Crap) nobody had been before and our “guide” had sacked himself off. We walked to where we knew the water was and after a bit of hmm-ing and aah-ing a map obsessed nerd asserted “No, this is the Porter Brook, that way is North, we need to go East then North”
Thanks to KM_Punk for organising as always and a really big thanks to all those who dropped out.
Seriously, it was hard enough with 6 of us down there. Every other shot got bombed by someone, all part of the fun though
I chose to shoot film on the way in and digital coming back. My first film didn’t wind on and the second had some other camera issues (this camera has now been retired and the replacement arrived today) so the return was a mix of film and digital and consequently not concentrating on either…. and I’m just making lots of excuses for my lack of skills and shonky pics!
Hey-ho, it’s all part of the fun I guess and a good excuse for doing a revisit.
Also, I am pleased to report that @KM_Punk didn’t fall over in this drain. Possibly need a revisit for that too mate?
Explored with @KM_Punk, @elhomer12, @EOA, @Snake Oil and @Darryl Kinney
A bit of film from the now dead AE-1
And a few from the trusty 350d
The river can be seen for a short distance as it comes out from under the railway station before disappearing underground again to pass the site ofPonds Forge, now a water sports complex, and Park Square.
The Sheaf reappears for the final time at the point where it joins the River Don. It was here that the Sheaf and the Don once formed part of the defences forSheffield Castle.
Well, that was a cracking day! We met under the golden arses, ate some crap, talked some crap and then discovered (Oh Crap) nobody had been before and our “guide” had sacked himself off. We walked to where we knew the water was and after a bit of hmm-ing and aah-ing a map obsessed nerd asserted “No, this is the Porter Brook, that way is North, we need to go East then North”
Thanks to KM_Punk for organising as always and a really big thanks to all those who dropped out.
Seriously, it was hard enough with 6 of us down there. Every other shot got bombed by someone, all part of the fun though
I chose to shoot film on the way in and digital coming back. My first film didn’t wind on and the second had some other camera issues (this camera has now been retired and the replacement arrived today) so the return was a mix of film and digital and consequently not concentrating on either…. and I’m just making lots of excuses for my lack of skills and shonky pics!
Hey-ho, it’s all part of the fun I guess and a good excuse for doing a revisit.
Also, I am pleased to report that @KM_Punk didn’t fall over in this drain. Possibly need a revisit for that too mate?
Explored with @KM_Punk, @elhomer12, @EOA, @Snake Oil and @Darryl Kinney
A bit of film from the now dead AE-1
And a few from the trusty 350d
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I've seen other reports/people mentioning a weir, but we didn't get far enough to see really. No point going any further unless you've got a boat since it seems to literally just outfall into the Don.
