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River Sherbourne Culvert, Coventry - July 2015

WildBoyz

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History

The River Sherbourne, whose name is said to have stemmed from the term ‘Scir Burna’ (meaning clear stream) in the Medieval Ages, flows through the centre of Coventry, England. Essentially, Coventry originated owing to its close proximity to the river, and it depended heavily on it for its continued survival; it was a vital source of food and, of course, water. Over the years a number of small villages and hamlets subsequently merged as industry grew. The river itself begins in the fields around Hawkes End, in the Parish of Allesley. From there it flows through Spoon End, and then directly into the city of Coventry. Although the river was open and visible before the Second World War, Coventry had to be rebuilt following the extensive damaged caused by the Luftwaffe between 1940 and 1941. The reconstruction of the city involved building 4,000 new residential homes and a new cathedral; in order to do this a large stretch of the River Sherbourne had to be culverted, to provide additional building space above ground. The culverting of the river, which runs for approximately 1.25 miles, was finally completed in the 1960s. More recently, however, plans to reopen the River Sherbourne have been revealed, in efforts to make the city appear more attractive: for some reason, unbeknown to myself, it would appear that there’s a widespread rumour that Coventry is a shithole and in desperate need of a facelift.

Our Version of Events

This was the first explore with a new crowd of people, and my first time in Coventry. In my opinion, it’s really not as bad as everyone makes out; the ice cream, for example, is apparently quite tasty. But, having said that, I guess I’ve seen more of Coventry’s underworld than its surface, so my opinion might not be the greatest to go by. Anyway, with that aside, we arrived in Coventry despite having got lost several times, and I managed to endure the wee domestic situation going on in the front of the car. Access was interesting without waders, and particularly brambly, but we cracked on and, after a bit of walking, we finally reached the entrance to the culvert. For the most part, the entire tunnel is long, and some might say rather samey; however, there are a few interesting features which stand out – especially when you reached the bricked sections. There are also a number of other pipes and tunnels leading into the culvert which, all in all, make the systems very large indeed.

Explored with KM_Punk, Lost Explorer, Miss Mayhem, The Shepshed Diamondback and Stranton.

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Looks a long one that! Some Noice brick porn but they all seem to spoil themselves with the flat concrete stuff (y)

Good work as always Wildboyz

 

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14,19 and 23 for the win mate. Cool share that mate (y)

:comp

 

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Looks a long one that! Some Noice brick porn but they all seem to spoil themselves with the flat concrete stuff (y) Good work as always Wildboyz
Thanks mate (y) :D The brickwork is the reward for enduring lots of concrete. It's a decent walk through though.

 

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14,19 and 23 for the win mate. Cool share that mate (y) :comp
:D Cheers mate. Was quite pleased with 23 myself. :beer:

 

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Defo some nice shots to be had here and captured the place well.

As always a great intro / Write thanx for taking the time bud (y)

 

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Defo some nice shots to be had here and captured the place well.As always a great intro / Write thanx for taking the time bud (y)
Thanks man, appreciate the comment! Cheers for taking the time to look and comment.

 
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