Tunnel By The River Irwell, Ewood Bridge, Rossendale.

CHEWY · (#1)

Finding loads of stuff i haven't posted before in the depths of the laptop..

i've known about this tunnel for years, but finally decided to investigate it further.
every time i've been in the area before, i didn't have torch or a camera (usually just my fishing rod).

it starts off quite tall, but soon stoops to 2foot x 2foot in places.
i went as far as i could, but it got very stodgy with thick mud, so decided to leave it and go back with waders and kneepads soon.

only when i got home and looked at the pics, i noticed a strange wheel blocking the tunnel and going any further.

as far as i can tell, the tunnel is a water run off for a nearby mill

The Pics

a close up of the wheel (taken from pic 4)

georgie · (#2)

now i like the look of this m8 good stuff

CHEWY · (#3)

Thanks Georgie

don't know if the wheel was a disappointment or a nice find.
suppose that decides how far after it the tunnel continued.

wonder if it's been there since the tunnel was built?
never come across anything like that in a mill water tunnel before.