AMAZING work by the Victorians!! We owe them a huge debt. Their resourcefulness, inventiveness, artistry and willingness to act boldly has left us a precious heritage.
Man, this is an EXcellent explore indeed - Many thanks for the video! 👍 I'd love to be able to do this myself too, but I admit I don't have anywhere near the amount of knowledge/awareness of the dangers to be able to do this safely...So until that changes, I'll stick with doing it by video! 😇🎞👍
Built with brain power and hand drawn designs instead of 3D virtual computer models and advanced machinery. Nothing but pure engineering and craftsmanship. Untold billions of bricks laid down by the hands of thousands of hard working men who have long since passed on. But look at the result they left us.
Well done, spotting the rats! The little flaps are rat traps, I believe. The sewer backed up into my basement flat kitchen once, and the MWD fixed it by removing the rat trap which had stuck closed. Apparently the rats weren't trying to get into peoples' houses any more.
When walking in London, I had no idea what was under my feet. Its very scary down there and you are so brave, but the bricks are so well done, bet they dont do it way now. I freaked out when that rat jumped out.
D'ya know? The rats didn't bother me in the slightest. In this context, they seemed perfectly normal and ordinary! 🐀🇬🇧😇 (Mind you; I refer to my local town hall by the German equivalent _Rathaus._ Not only because I like to keep my German in check (And I live in a Tory area 🐀😉) but also because that part of town has a _significant_ rodent problem...)
@@dieseldragon6756 I suppose we will always have rats for company. Thanks for taking us where most of us will never go, I will stick to walking on the foot path and keep my heels clean. 😊😊
Actually all three its the river fleet, culverted and used as a combined sewer and storm drain . It used to lead into the river Thames but now it been diverted to a huge treatment plant at beckton .
As featured in the BBC Dr Who Series 'The Talons of Weng Chiang' so watch out for giant rats, inscrutable oriental magicians and a time travelling war criminal from the year 5000 called Magnus Greale along with his Peking homonculus. Seriously, very interesting video.
Great vid. you got balls. Brickwork is amazing, those boys took it serious. And please BE CAREFULL! Canada loves England GOD save the king and all that.
Vertical sluice gate, perhaps seized shut looking at the debris in front of it. By the way it's sited (With the frame toward us) it's expected the water on the side we're viewing it from will be at a higher pressure than what's on the other side. It could (At a guess) be an emergency drain/relief channel e.g. to the Thames.
I've always wondered... how high can the level of the water get to down there? Also, I would love to know how you gain access as I would love to try it myself
Potentially above the height of the ceiling i.e: So high that there's *considerable* pressure and force of the water, and in this case surges (Suggested by the surprising cleanliness of the lower walls) are evidently frequent. tl,dr; If you don't know exactly what you're doing and you don't have somebody who's willing to teach and accompany you, _access_ is something you shouldn't be thinking about.
I'm guessing it's so they can shut down one side or the other during dry weather to do maintenance. At the split, each side had indents in the wall to put in gates or stop logs to divert the flow. I am curious though what all the "I" bolts are used for.
Well maintained sewers, well ventilated, have quite a sweet smell. This is due to an abundance of aerobic bacteria. Blocked sewers develop anaerobic bacteria , which produce hydrogen sulphide, which is poisonous and makes a,sewer super stinky! This sewer looks like it has been recently cleaned. At one point you can see where the sewage was backed up and cloths are left hanging from the handrails high up. (4:10f) Tky
@@chrismoylerWhen it rains the water level goes right up which is why the rags are that high, when you see this discharging into the Thames, it's overwhelmed as the interceptor usually takes away a normal flow.
AMAZING work by the Victorians!!
We owe them a huge debt.
Their resourcefulness, inventiveness, artistry and willingness to act boldly has left us a precious heritage.
Amazing brickwork! I love the flaps on side connections to prevent their flooding. Perfect video!
that's exactly what i was going to say .. especially at 1:13
The iron flap at 7:55 blew off lol
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so much more impressive than pyramids
I wouldn't go that far but this is a stunning piece of engineering. Even beautiful, especailly the pumphouse.
Wow! I used to explore the sewers below my town, they’re just boring concrete tubes though. These are amazing.
Great vid! Thanks so much for taking the time to view all the side nooks and passageways; just like we were there.
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Man, this is an EXcellent explore indeed - Many thanks for the video! 👍
I'd love to be able to do this myself too, but I admit I don't have anywhere near the amount of knowledge/awareness of the dangers to be able to do this safely...So until that changes, I'll stick with doing it by video! 😇🎞👍
Built with brain power and hand drawn designs instead of 3D virtual computer models and advanced machinery. Nothing but pure engineering and craftsmanship. Untold billions of bricks laid down by the hands of thousands of hard working men who have long since passed on. But look at the result they left us.
Just because computers exist doesn't mean humans don't have to do the majority of the work (at least for now)
Computers and advanced machinery built with people with brain power and hand drawn designs...
Absolutely amazing when you get to actually see what's beneath our cities and towns...awesome video!....stay safe!
Well done, spotting the rats! The little flaps are rat traps, I believe. The sewer backed up into my basement flat kitchen once, and the MWD fixed it by removing the rat trap which had stuck closed. Apparently the rats weren't trying to get into peoples' houses any more.
Thats so wonderful! Thx for that video!
What a great canalisation!!!! A Masterpiece❤
it must have taken forever to lay these bricks. truly amazing
Great video. Incredible brickwork.👍
When walking in London, I had no idea what was under my feet. Its very scary down there and you are so brave, but the bricks are so well done, bet they dont do it way now. I freaked out when that rat jumped out.
D'ya know? The rats didn't bother me in the slightest. In this context, they seemed perfectly normal and ordinary! 🐀🇬🇧😇
(Mind you; I refer to my local town hall by the German equivalent _Rathaus._ Not only because I like to keep my German in check (And I live in a Tory area 🐀😉) but also because that part of town has a _significant_ rodent problem...)
@@dieseldragon6756 I suppose we will always have rats for company. Thanks for taking us where most of us will never go, I will stick to walking on the foot path and keep my heels clean. 😊😊
Really interesting video I was glued from start to finish...thanks for sharing😊
That's been one brave rat at 11:50.
Nice video. Love the creepy atmosphere.
I clicked because I thought the guy in the picture was a ninja turtle 😂 cool video
That little opening in the ceiling near the split i guess it's a "stink pipe" vent isn't it?
i've been in this level, watch out for the poisonous giant centipedes.
In this area I'd have been expecting Underground trains... 🚇🇬🇧🙃
Quel travail, à cette époque pour construire un tel réseau une vraie cathédrale ❤
Une cathédrale du Brexite? 💩🇬🇧😉
Imagine fighting war in those tunnels like in the sewers of stalingrad
Perfect video,thanks.
Great video again thanks buddy
Спасибо за видео, давно ждал👍
An amazing labyrinth of history, mystery, and darkness right below your feel !! 💀☠️💩😉
could get lost down there , do you have a back up if the torch fails
Forgive if a silly question. Is this a sanitary sewer, or the diversion of a river underground, or a storm sewer.
Actually all three its the river fleet, culverted and used as a combined sewer and storm drain . It used to lead into the river Thames but now it been diverted to a huge treatment plant at beckton .
Cute sewer wildlife
Nice one mate 👍🏻
How did you get access? Woudn't you have needed a gas lamp to check for methane?
As featured in the BBC Dr Who Series 'The Talons of Weng Chiang' so watch out for giant rats, inscrutable oriental magicians and a time travelling war criminal from the year 5000 called Magnus Greale along with his Peking homonculus.
Seriously, very interesting video.
Great vid. you got balls. Brickwork is amazing, those boys took it serious. And please BE CAREFULL! Canada loves England GOD save the king and all that.
nice 🐺
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Are these sewers part of Joseph Bazalgette's original construction?
I want to know what these bricks and mortar are made of? Bricks used for housing soak up ground water and deteriorate over 50 plus years.
Might be because in winter the moisture in the brickwork will freeze and expand causing the deterioration. But deep underground that rarely happens.
@@MarcUKthat's partly why the bricks here are glazed tho so they stay waterproof for longer
12:00 That rat can move fast!
What's this for?
much cleaner than expected, lol i imagined hoards of rats
So rats can climb fucking hell I need to clean my room😳😅
Wonder who did all that brickwork. And how did they do it?
Probably a couple of Irish men laying one on top of the other... the bricks, not themselves. :-)
Victorian bricklayers and they put one brick upon another with some cement in-between and so on.
8:18 what was that?
Vertical sluice gate, perhaps seized shut looking at the debris in front of it.
By the way it's sited (With the frame toward us) it's expected the water on the side we're viewing it from will be at a higher pressure than what's on the other side. It could (At a guess) be an emergency drain/relief channel e.g. to the Thames.
I've always wondered... how high can the level of the water get to down there? Also, I would love to know how you gain access as I would love to try it myself
Go watch back and look for toilet paper on the ceiling. There's your answer.
Potentially above the height of the ceiling i.e: So high that there's *considerable* pressure and force of the water, and in this case surges (Suggested by the surprising cleanliness of the lower walls) are evidently frequent.
tl,dr; If you don't know exactly what you're doing and you don't have somebody who's willing to teach and accompany you, _access_ is something you shouldn't be thinking about.
Why did they design that split like that does anyone know?
I'm guessing it's so they can shut down one side or the other during dry weather to do maintenance. At the split, each side had indents in the wall to put in gates or stop logs to divert the flow. I am curious though what all the "I" bolts are used for.
@Todd_Riley very astute and enlightening. Sounds about right
i can't imagine how bad it would smell lol
The smell 😷😷😷
Well maintained sewers, well ventilated, have quite a sweet smell. This is due to an abundance of aerobic bacteria.
Blocked sewers develop anaerobic bacteria , which produce hydrogen sulphide, which is poisonous and makes a,sewer super stinky!
This sewer looks like it has been recently cleaned.
At one point you can see where the sewage was backed up and cloths are left hanging from the handrails high up. (4:10f)
Tky
@@chrismoylerWhen it rains the water level goes right up which is why the rags are that high, when you see this discharging into the Thames, it's overwhelmed as the interceptor usually takes away a normal flow.
Thanks for the videos, it's great getting to see these places👍
keep annoying the rats😂