Draining

These writeups include Sewers, CSOs, Culverts and other water carrying underground systems.

GES032 Ranelagh CSO - One of the longest drains in London, passing under Hyde Park & full of features.

GES052 Stamford Brook - A new low in drains, low as in ceiling height! First to explore this drain network

GES070 Brook Green Sewer - When a draining trip doesn't turn out as you hope it will

GES078 King's Scholar's Pond Sewer - One of the 3 main rivers north of the River.

GES092 Fleet River - Exploring the most famous of London's Lost Rivers

GES099 Ranelagh Storm Relief - Another of London's more appealing drains with gorgeous brickwork.

GES106 NWSR Hammersmith - A dark and dirty Storm Relief local to me in Hammersmith, London

GES108 Wimbledon Park Sewer, aka Crypt - Searching for an old underground aquaduct, and find it by accident

GES109 Walham Green Storm Relief - Leaving the fun fair to explore a neat little Storm Relief in West London

GES149 Third Man Sewer & Canal, Wien - The seminal drain used in the Third Man Film in Austria.

GES163 London Bridge Sewer - When a cool drain explore ends with the cops, blue gloves and some parsnips...

GES166 Counters Creek CSO - When even hip waders start to get too close to the surface for comfort! #deep

GES179 Canal St Sewer, NYC - Exploring under Manhattan with Exploring legend Steve Duncan

GES185 Rankine Tunnel, Canada/USA Border - The HUGE outfall tunnel from a power station by the Niagara Falls

GES187 Scajaquada Culvert & Storm Relief, NY - A drain so unpronounceable it must be great!

GES189 Norton Creek, NY, USA - A drain carved out of rock in New York State.

GES190 Titanic Drain and Trunk Sewer, Rochester, NY - A rare attractive concrete drain with features

GES197 North West Storm Relief, London - One of London's sexier drains, it's all relative. 

GES202 Medieval Sewers, Antwerp, Belgium - Always great to meet locals and explore ancient waterways

GES226 Brescia Underground & The IDM 2013 - A party in a drain built by Romans in Northern Italy

GES230 Clove & Skomorokh River, Kyiv - Meeting some local Ukrainian drainers, and popping up in the main Sq

GES243 Olso Park Culvert - Exploring a culvert with some lovely local chaps under Oslo's famous park.

GES247 Clapham Storm Relief - An amazing drainage area right next to a Tube Station

GES254 Richmond Water Tunnels - Some old water tunnels running under the Thames

GES258 Lodz Drains - So lovely drains in the Polish city of Lodz, and meeting some locals to explore with

GES262 High Level Sewer, London - When you think you're exploring a CSO, but actually it's an Interceptor!

GES263 Effra Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), London - A nice former river flowing through South London.

WRITE UPs TO COME...

GES261 Holloway SR (Unfinished) - An old and worn drain in north London