Meh,
In the papers again, man these people have nothing better to do :D
Shouts to Scrappy
Saturday, 20 August 2011
"Climbing Maniacs"
Idiots back in town...
Meh,
In the papers again, man these people have nothing better to do :D
Shouts to Scrappy
Meh,
In the papers again, man these people have nothing better to do :D
Shouts to Scrappy
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Lancaster Hole to Colonnades
Back in Caves...
Situated in the Yorkshire Dales and part of the Ease Gill Cave System, the most complex cave system in Britain, with around 47 miles (76 km) of passages, including connections only passable by cave diving.
Well it's been a while since I've been in caves.. infact it's been a while since I've done owt usefull tbh :D
Anyway, we decided to go for a quick mooch down to Colonnades rather than the full on trip to Wretched Rabbit (TBC).
2 Re-belays later and were both safely down, the way on is up onto a traverse ledge, and forward along the high rift to the impressive Bridge Cavern.
At the end of all this, an easy climb up to the left, followed by a short traverse, enters Colonnades Passage with its impressive set of columns.
After an hour or two of dicking about it was time to SRT back up up 110 ft and back into civilization, oh and we rescued another frog :)
Situated in the Yorkshire Dales and part of the Ease Gill Cave System, the most complex cave system in Britain, with around 47 miles (76 km) of passages, including connections only passable by cave diving.
Well it's been a while since I've been in caves.. infact it's been a while since I've done owt usefull tbh :D
Anyway, we decided to go for a quick mooch down to Colonnades rather than the full on trip to Wretched Rabbit (TBC).
The trip starts with liddage between some limestone boulders leading to a 110 ft (34 m) shaft
Wheres Ojay?
(Not looking forward to the ascent back up, that's where)
2 Re-belays later and were both safely down, the way on is up onto a traverse ledge, and forward along the high rift to the impressive Bridge Cavern.
(On the left a concealed crawl which leads to 'The Graveyard')
Bridge Cavern
At the end of all this, an easy climb up to the left, followed by a short traverse, enters Colonnades Passage with its impressive set of columns.
After an hour or two of dicking about it was time to SRT back up up 110 ft and back into civilization, oh and we rescued another frog :)
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Central Hydraulic Tower, Birkenhead
Ojay/Millhouse/Xan Asmodi/ex0...
First things first props to ex0 for sussing out the access to the main tower after 3 previous trips.
We were lucky enough to see this long before some goon created disabled access for the masses.
Myself and Millhouse made our way over to Birkenhead early one evening for a mooch about.
We met up with Xan & Ex0 at Mobil Oils also bumping into Maybenot1330 along the way and spent a few hours dicking about until it went dark before hitting up Mcdonalds, and I quote
"To get all the oil off our hands and arms and for some shit food to carry us on into the night" - MILLHOUSE.
There were now Police everywhere, somehow we managed to get caught up in the riots, still we managed to evade the war zone before heading over to the Hydraulic Tower under the cover of darkness.
Jesse Hartley, who was responsible for many of Liverpool's maritime structures - including the Albert Dock, designed the Central Hydraulic Tower and Engine House.
Providing power for the movement of lock gates and bridges at Birkenhead Docks, it was completed in 1863.
The design of the building was based on the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza Della Signoria, Florence, Italy.
The building sustained considerable damage from bombing during the Second World War and was repaired in a functional, rather than architectural style.
The large lantern at the top of the tower was never replaced.
Only a few from me (Apologies for the gash quality).
Also credits to Millhouse for the group shot and the pic of me on the staircase...
(Geograph.org)
We were lucky enough to see this long before some goon created disabled access for the masses.
Myself and Millhouse made our way over to Birkenhead early one evening for a mooch about.
We met up with Xan & Ex0 at Mobil Oils also bumping into Maybenot1330 along the way and spent a few hours dicking about until it went dark before hitting up Mcdonalds, and I quote
"To get all the oil off our hands and arms and for some shit food to carry us on into the night" - MILLHOUSE.
There were now Police everywhere, somehow we managed to get caught up in the riots, still we managed to evade the war zone before heading over to the Hydraulic Tower under the cover of darkness.
Some History:
Jesse Hartley, who was responsible for many of Liverpool's maritime structures - including the Albert Dock, designed the Central Hydraulic Tower and Engine House.
Providing power for the movement of lock gates and bridges at Birkenhead Docks, it was completed in 1863.
The design of the building was based on the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza Della Signoria, Florence, Italy.
The building sustained considerable damage from bombing during the Second World War and was repaired in a functional, rather than architectural style.
The large lantern at the top of the tower was never replaced.
Only a few from me (Apologies for the gash quality).
Also credits to Millhouse for the group shot and the pic of me on the staircase...
Main Hall- Complete with remains of an old boat, the original entrance in the distance
Engine
Flooded side room
Spiral Staircase
(pict0r credits to Millhouse)
Top of the tower - Ojay/Millhouse
Looking towards Wallasey
Cargo Ferry
Liverpool Waterfront - Across the Mersey
All in all a good nite, thanks for looking
Mobil Oils Blending Plant, Birkenhead
Ojay/Millhouse/Xan/Ex0...
I visited this place a couple of months back with Millhouse, Ex0 & Xan.
The site had become somewhat of a tourist attraction over the summer months, reluctant to go as I have passed by many times and thought Meh.
BUT eventually curiosity getting the better of me I decided to head over and see what all the fuss was about.
The entire site is f00ked really and has suffered at the hands of the pikeys over the past decade like everywhere else.
In all honesty I was more interested in the Fort Austin that was in the same dock being re-fitted, but after a quick recce was being patrolled by a couple of seccas from both sides :(
Some History:
Situated on a 25 acre site at Birkenhead Docks, Mobil have been producing lubricating & hydraulic oils since 1906.
Later Mobil and BP combined their efforts in 1997 and the Birkenhead plant took over BP production in the UK.
The site eventually ceased production and closed in 2001.
I visited this place a couple of months back with Millhouse, Ex0 & Xan.
The site had become somewhat of a tourist attraction over the summer months, reluctant to go as I have passed by many times and thought Meh.
BUT eventually curiosity getting the better of me I decided to head over and see what all the fuss was about.
The entire site is f00ked really and has suffered at the hands of the pikeys over the past decade like everywhere else.
In all honesty I was more interested in the Fort Austin that was in the same dock being re-fitted, but after a quick recce was being patrolled by a couple of seccas from both sides :(
Some History:
Situated on a 25 acre site at Birkenhead Docks, Mobil have been producing lubricating & hydraulic oils since 1906.
Later Mobil and BP combined their efforts in 1997 and the Birkenhead plant took over BP production in the UK.
The site eventually ceased production and closed in 2001.
Blending and Seperating Plant
Loading Bay
Barreling plant
Warehouse/Storage
Labs & Grease Production
Automated Warehouse
That is all
Saturday, 6 August 2011
The MSS Building (UMIST), Manchester
Shouts to Leaf & TheFlu...
The UMIST Building, as it is commonly known was built in 1968 and designed in a simple Brutalist fashion with a rectangular concrete slab block that has projecting service cores running through it acting as two towerettes.
(Basically it's an eyesore by todays standards)
It was part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) until that university merged with the Victoria University of Manchester, to form the University of Manchester, in 2004.
It has 17 stories and an overall height of 49M, making it the tallest building on the former UMIST campus.
Now awaiting demolition, the building stands empty, providing some decent views of the City centre
The UMIST Building, as it is commonly known was built in 1968 and designed in a simple Brutalist fashion with a rectangular concrete slab block that has projecting service cores running through it acting as two towerettes.
(Basically it's an eyesore by todays standards)
It was part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) until that university merged with the Victoria University of Manchester, to form the University of Manchester, in 2004.
It has 17 stories and an overall height of 49M, making it the tallest building on the former UMIST campus.
Now awaiting demolition, the building stands empty, providing some decent views of the City centre
Concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh..
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Kermit's Lair
Return of the Solo Draining...
I remember lifting a lid sometime last year and staring down into the overflow chamber of this place.. The ladders had been pikey'd so it was a no-go.
Fast forward over a year and I decided to check on some more leads.
It was now pissing down, and the first destination I arrived at was a non starter due to the amount of discharge spewing from pipeZ.
I headed over to another location and waited for the rain to subside, after navigating my way down to the riverbank I stumbled upon this newer looking outfall, perhaps just as well as the other was a shrinker and I gave up!
Quickly climbing down, I made my way up the 1.6M RCP, which despite the rain still had a reasonable flow, which I soon discovered was flowing from a smaller storm drain about 20M in.
As I headed up the RCP, the flow continued, until I reached the first inspection chamber, around 60M in another smaller pipe was responsible for the flow.
Ahead, the pipe was much drier and had now shrunk to around 5ft, as I continued I could see daylight in the distance.
It wasn't long before I reached a slightly larger inspection chamber, with a set of rungs to a platform above and ladders to some heavy liddage.
I now got a whiff of [I]fresh[/I], the RCP seemed relentless, but actually after a re-visit wasn't all that long.. the final destination a CSO chamber with pikey'd ladders..
..Oh wait, haven't we been here before?
It was indeed the void that I stared into 12 months previous, with no chance of access.
Now this place started to look kinda familiar, and later a quick trawl through the interwebZ confirmed my suspicions 'Kermit's Lair' discovered by ConcreteJungle (bugger) :p
As I peered the other side of the wall, the chamber was filling fast with all manner of stuff, including several frogs clinging on to some polystyrene.
With no escape, I grabbed a quick shot and f00ked off sharpish.
Knowing there was more to this place I went back the following day once the rain had stopped to check out the sewer side of the CSO.
The level in the chamber behind the wall had now dropped, so I climbed over.
Here, the sewer flows through a smaller pipe and underneath the overflow.
Climbing under revealed the main storm overflow chamber, the tide mark was high, no wonder it was in-accessible the day before.
There was a ladder tho, which after wrestling with fanny plasters led to a locked hatch.
Wouldn't want to be stuck in here when it rains.
The main sewer flows through from a larger 6ft RCP the otherside of the main chamber, naturally I jumped in and wadered upstream.
This must have been one of the town main trunk sewers, it was disgusting!
The air quality was poor, it stunk and I was roasting, I must have walked at least 60M before arriving at this inspection chamber.
I climbed up for a quick rest and took this shot of the sewer from above, before making the executive decision to GTFO.
After what seemed like an age, I was back in the much cleaner RCP and heading for teh Outfall.
Thanks for looking :)
I remember lifting a lid sometime last year and staring down into the overflow chamber of this place.. The ladders had been pikey'd so it was a no-go.
Fast forward over a year and I decided to check on some more leads.
It was now pissing down, and the first destination I arrived at was a non starter due to the amount of discharge spewing from pipeZ.
I headed over to another location and waited for the rain to subside, after navigating my way down to the riverbank I stumbled upon this newer looking outfall, perhaps just as well as the other was a shrinker and I gave up!
Quickly climbing down, I made my way up the 1.6M RCP, which despite the rain still had a reasonable flow, which I soon discovered was flowing from a smaller storm drain about 20M in.
As I headed up the RCP, the flow continued, until I reached the first inspection chamber, around 60M in another smaller pipe was responsible for the flow.
Ahead, the pipe was much drier and had now shrunk to around 5ft, as I continued I could see daylight in the distance.
It wasn't long before I reached a slightly larger inspection chamber, with a set of rungs to a platform above and ladders to some heavy liddage.
(Looking Down)
I now got a whiff of [I]fresh[/I], the RCP seemed relentless, but actually after a re-visit wasn't all that long.. the final destination a CSO chamber with pikey'd ladders..
..Oh wait, haven't we been here before?
It was indeed the void that I stared into 12 months previous, with no chance of access.
Now this place started to look kinda familiar, and later a quick trawl through the interwebZ confirmed my suspicions 'Kermit's Lair' discovered by ConcreteJungle (bugger) :p
As I peered the other side of the wall, the chamber was filling fast with all manner of stuff, including several frogs clinging on to some polystyrene.
With no escape, I grabbed a quick shot and f00ked off sharpish.
Knowing there was more to this place I went back the following day once the rain had stopped to check out the sewer side of the CSO.
The level in the chamber behind the wall had now dropped, so I climbed over.
Here, the sewer flows through a smaller pipe and underneath the overflow.
Climbing under revealed the main storm overflow chamber, the tide mark was high, no wonder it was in-accessible the day before.
There was a ladder tho, which after wrestling with fanny plasters led to a locked hatch.
Wouldn't want to be stuck in here when it rains.
The main sewer flows through from a larger 6ft RCP the otherside of the main chamber, naturally I jumped in and wadered upstream.
This must have been one of the town main trunk sewers, it was disgusting!
The air quality was poor, it stunk and I was roasting, I must have walked at least 60M before arriving at this inspection chamber.
(Sewer Cam)
I climbed up for a quick rest and took this shot of the sewer from above, before making the executive decision to GTFO.
After what seemed like an age, I was back in the much cleaner RCP and heading for teh Outfall.
Thanks for looking :)
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