Victorian engineering at it's best. They put allot of pride in their buildings back then, so much so that even the sewers look more interesting than some of today's buildings.
It was buried underground in stages from 1823 onwards and incorporated into the sewage system in the late 1800s. The section until the twin tunnels was the last to be buried and is the point where the regents canal runs above.
Endless,foreboding tunnels…amazing curving brickwork…creeping fog…this video has everything I was hoping for. I also appreciate your methodical camerawork as you explore. Right on!
Back in the early eighties, i worked for a civil engineering firm (MONK'S CIVIL ENGINEERS) we where surveying all the sewers in Bootle Liverpool, people would not believe the ornate iron work underground, cast iron fancy spiral stairs ,, not seen for over a hundred years and more, some of the old gates in the sewers had fancy castings, all were seized half open with rust and grime, watching your video has taken me right back lol, all the best mate ;)
The amount of attention to hydrodynamics to increase the sewers overall sum of hydraulic efficiency was staggering, the bricks with low hazen Williams values and the egg shapes were all dedicated to maximising Baldwin Lathams self cleansing velocity even during dry season.
I am fascinated by the Fleet River. Wish some of these where not underground. People using them for sewerage, industrial and livestock waste forced them to be covered up. This is one of the best videos I have seen on this river. Thank you for sharing.
One of the worst things back in that time was that people were dumping all manner of unpalatable 💩 into the Fleet _despite_ the common knowledge that people were drawing drinking water from it further downstream. No wonder London had such a problem with Colorea outbreaks... 😷
The brick work is amazing and the masons were very talented. I’ve been under storm sewers in Detroit and the brick patterns were beautiful. More so than most homes. Thank you for you video.
I've see illustrations from the 18th century showing ships docked right in the mouth of the Fleet, as it empties into the Thames. There was also a nice arched bridge depicted, just like the one in Venice. Incredible.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
Really interesting to watch this Video. Amazing to see the hight of the paper at the wall. The water level has to increase a lot during rain. I have searched for some entrance near the themes and have found some near London Bridge... Which way have you chosen?
Ah great exploration mate! :) Got one question tho, what is that massive hole at 13:43? and where does it lead? I’m assuming it is a spillway of some sort?
It’s a CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) when the sewers rise due to heavy rain it’s spills over and goes to a river or in some cases a storm retention tank.
Nice video really interesting and shocking too see how nice it still looks lovely old school engineering. One question tho at 10.15 what is that lower section lead too regular sewage for overflow?
Glorious architecture and masonry!! I so much wonder about the stories behind bricked up tunnels and inlets. Where did they come from, why and when were they closed. Were they demolished, filled with stone or sand or do they still exist as walkable tunnel, accessible via one or more man holes? How do they end at opposite direction?
Actually, that is civil engineering! Using the structural strength of archs, vaults, and the advantage of oval conduits for fluid conveying capacity and minimizing friction losses!!
Another excellent explore here, Sir/Madam! 👍 Are those rails at 11:30 provided as a „hold-on“ point for maintenance staff to steady themselves against any sudden surges of water that pass through the section? 😇
They are Combined Sewer Overflows for when the Fleet is in flood most of it goes into the Thames while some is pumped to a facility and or mega storage tanks to take the pressure of the sewer
That's correct and when the super sewer is up and running from 2025 it will no longer go into the Thames. This weekend it has been discharging into the Thames for a record 40 hours non stop! That's the result of this storm with heavy rain. Blockages such as fatbergs and things that shouldn't be flushed also cause the sewer to overflow too
Wonderful video. Am I right in thinking this is a grey water sewer i.e. no human waste? As this eventually flows into the Thames at Blackfriars so nothing is processed in between?
The Fleet has continuously been discharging into the Thames this weekend for a record 40 hours according to Thames Water EDM live map. The Super sewer being built will stop this forever from 2025 upon completion.
...Depending on how much extra capacity the Tideway Tunnel will accommodate versus the continually expanding population of Inner London! Putting myself in Basilgettes' shoes and trying to look 200 years into the future, I'm picturing a large percentage of London being covered in tower blocks each at least 150 floors high. That's a *lot* of lavatories... 🚽🚽🚽💩💩💩😳
I doubt it, they are pricing people out of London, large estates demolished like the Heygate in turn of much smaller ones. most of the towers going up are not really residential mostly glass office buildings. The Hs2 project has demolished a lot of the estate around Euston and Regents Park and only very small number of replacement homes have been built. Besides large corporations are moving away from London to other cities around the UK and those jobs go with them so less need to live in or around London. Not all 32 boroughs of London send their sewage to Beckton or Crossness. If you happen to live in Bexley,Bromley and parts of Greenwich this goes to the works in Dartford marshes and some of the boroughs in West London like Hounslow goes to Mogden works where it is being expanded as I write this.
@@m.st.6657no it was incorporated into the sewerage system over a century ago, the southern end only enters the Thames during heavy rainfall otherwise it just goes to other sewers which end up in beckon sewage works.
...And that's why you *never* try this at home without appropriate knowledge, experience, and a stupidly robust back-up plan. ⚠🤯👍 (I'm going to guess that a natural knack for memorising features and layouts is essential, but also looking out for and keeping an active note of the nearest usable escape route at all times. 👍)
@@zarrow50 ...And why did we turn a river into a sewer? Clearly we British don't give a sh*t... ...Or reading that in another way; Perhaps we *do?* 💩🚇😋
Victorian engineering at it's best. They put allot of pride in their buildings back then, so much so that even the sewers look more interesting than some of today's buildings.
It was buried underground in stages from 1823 onwards and incorporated into the sewage system in the late 1800s. The section until the twin tunnels was the last to be buried and is the point where the regents canal runs above.
Endless,foreboding tunnels…amazing curving brickwork…creeping fog…this video has everything I was hoping for. I also appreciate your methodical camerawork as you explore.
Right on!
They did such a great engineering job back, and they didn't take short cuts that's why things are still working so well..
Back in the early eighties, i worked for a civil engineering firm (MONK'S CIVIL ENGINEERS) we where surveying all the sewers in Bootle Liverpool, people would not believe the ornate iron work underground, cast iron fancy spiral stairs ,, not seen for over a hundred years and more, some of the old gates in the sewers had fancy castings, all were seized half open with rust and grime, watching your video has taken me right back lol, all the best mate ;)
tartarian remains
The amount of attention to hydrodynamics to increase the sewers overall sum of hydraulic efficiency was staggering, the bricks with low hazen Williams values and the egg shapes were all dedicated to maximising Baldwin Lathams self cleansing velocity even during dry season.
I'm also exploring sewers in our small cities in Czech Republic, but this is just amazing! Great video, sound, light... Perfect!
Thank you!!!
i love how theres just random people over the world that just explores sewers like its a job lol
I am fascinated by the Fleet River. Wish some of these where not underground. People using them for sewerage, industrial and livestock waste forced them to be covered up. This is one of the best videos I have seen on this river. Thank you for sharing.
The fleet dried up, it wouldn't exist at all if it wasn't a sewer. I think calling it a river is a stretch
How come it still rises on Hampstead heath
One of the worst things back in that time was that people were dumping all manner of unpalatable 💩 into the Fleet _despite_ the common knowledge that people were drawing drinking water from it further downstream. No wonder London had such a problem with Colorea outbreaks... 😷
The brick work is amazing and the masons were very talented. I’ve been under storm sewers in Detroit and the brick patterns were beautiful. More so than most homes. Thank you for you video.
Amazing brickwork and to think this was once a major river in London used for docking ships . Now lost beneath the city
I've see illustrations from the 18th century showing ships docked right in the mouth of the Fleet, as it empties into the Thames.
There was also a nice arched bridge depicted, just like the one in Venice.
Incredible.
@@mickeydodds1 WHERE does the fleet first become a sewer?
Something i had been searching for a real long, long time- now i found it- thaaanks!!!!!
Fantastic video of the London fleet sewer 👍🏻
Thanks
Absolutely brilliant stuff.
Great to hear the sounds of the environment rather than someone waffling on about the supposed hiStory we get given.
OH MY!! 🤩 I think I just died and went to red brick heaven ✨ simply stunning footage
Thank you so much ~ your new #1 fan 🙌
Yes sewers are a great way to die of methane poisoning
London stocks, in the main.
Victorian engineering... its really something else. I've built plenty of arches but tunnels like that all in brick, it's crazy
Has to one of the best sewer videos
Great video very interesting
Wau, sewerage stairs. I wanna walk up them.
A whole lot of love coming your way 👍
Fantastic video.
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Fascinating, thank you for uploading this! There really isn’t anything like Victorian brickwork.
Crazy how the Victorians built most of those tunnels!
brilliant footage. every single brick laid by hand. a massive achievement.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
Not sure how this is relevant
@@cebruthius YOU MUST BE THE VILLAGE IDIOT IF YOU CAN'T WORK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF !
Awesome! Thanks for this😲
Impressive brickwork
What is all that mist down there? Is it just from the weirs creating spray? Love the tour.
Wonder where all the different passages and stairs go. And why it forks at the end. Fascinating.
It forks as it runs beneath the Regents canal. When the canal was constructed the Fleet was culverted
Imagine getting stuck down there and lost.
Really interesting to watch this Video. Amazing to see the hight of the paper at the wall. The water level has to increase a lot during rain. I have searched for some entrance near the themes and have found some near London Bridge... Which way have you chosen?
Wow this horror game has really good graphics!
That looked grim, some awesome culverts in Manchester
very clean
Wow. They still did a neat bricklaying job even for a sewer that hardly anyone sees...👍
Ah great exploration mate! :) Got one question tho, what is that massive hole at 13:43? and where does it lead? I’m assuming it is a spillway of some sort?
It’s a CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) when the sewers rise due to heavy rain it’s spills over and goes to a river or in some cases a storm retention tank.
Eery as fuck! That victorian brickwork is just immense
Absolutely stunning brickwork but it looks quite scary down there. When can I book a tour?
Amaizing architecture lad, was it hard to get in? Do you have to be very sneaky?
Une merveille
Nice video really interesting and shocking too see how nice it still looks lovely old school engineering.
One question tho at 10.15 what is that lower section lead too regular sewage for overflow?
Probably another tunnel at a lower level used for surge relief, possibly even connected to the Tideway tunnel further down.
Glorious architecture and masonry!! I so much wonder about the stories behind bricked up tunnels and inlets. Where did they come from, why and when were they closed. Were they demolished, filled with stone or sand or do they still exist as walkable tunnel, accessible via one or more man holes? How do they end at opposite direction?
Actually, that is civil engineering!
Using the structural strength of archs, vaults, and the advantage of oval conduits for fluid conveying capacity and minimizing friction losses!!
Another excellent explore here, Sir/Madam! 👍
Are those rails at 11:30 provided as a „hold-on“ point for maintenance staff to steady themselves against any sudden surges of water that pass through the section? 😇
At the beginning is that condensation mist? from the cold sewer or from the warmer humid air from outside.
Wow! Really nice., ,mighyt visit sopn?
Absolutely terrifying but fascinating. What are the drops with a sluice gate there is a sheer drop at 13:45? Where does this lead to?
They are Combined Sewer Overflows for when the Fleet is in flood most of it goes into the Thames while some is pumped to a facility and or mega storage tanks to take the pressure of the sewer
That's correct and when the super sewer is up and running from 2025 it will no longer go into the Thames. This weekend it has been discharging into the Thames for a record 40 hours non stop! That's the result of this storm with heavy rain. Blockages such as fatbergs and things that shouldn't be flushed also cause the sewer to overflow too
Oeh the forbidden waterslide
It would be good of you also did the Tiburn(Kings scholars pond) and the Westbourne and the regent Street sewer East and west
what flash light is that ?🤠
Wonderful video. Am I right in thinking this is a grey water sewer i.e. no human waste? As this eventually flows into the Thames at Blackfriars so nothing is processed in between?
Yes to human waste
Why does it look like nothing has been used for ages? That was really interesting. Does it stink?
The pits! You must go down the pits! 14:07
at 2:11. is that the point the two branches from highgate park meet ?
Gym motivation
Where does that overspill lead to ?
looks like the sewer in that horror film called "creep".
what is that white vapour?
What gas detector do you use
Nose
I can't imagine what the smell must be like.
Where does the stairway go to at 11:19
Look at all that London fog
Resident Evil on PS6
Please more real sewer videos!
The Fleet has continuously been discharging into the Thames this weekend for a record 40 hours according to Thames Water EDM live map. The Super sewer being built will stop this forever from 2025 upon completion.
...Depending on how much extra capacity the Tideway Tunnel will accommodate versus the continually expanding population of Inner London! Putting myself in Basilgettes' shoes and trying to look 200 years into the future, I'm picturing a large percentage of London being covered in tower blocks each at least 150 floors high.
That's a *lot* of lavatories... 🚽🚽🚽💩💩💩😳
I doubt it, they are pricing people out of London, large estates demolished like the Heygate in turn of much smaller ones. most of the towers going up are not really residential mostly glass office buildings. The Hs2 project has demolished a lot of the estate around Euston and Regents Park and only very small number of replacement homes have been built. Besides large corporations are moving away from London to other cities around the UK and those jobs go with them so less need to live in or around London. Not all 32 boroughs of London send their sewage to Beckton or Crossness. If you happen to live in Bexley,Bromley and parts of Greenwich this goes to the works in Dartford marshes and some of the boroughs in West London like Hounslow goes to Mogden works where it is being expanded as I write this.
is this storm water only? or combined system?
Combined
is it warm in there?
Yes.
@@valdigger30HGSA I wonder if there's any potential for heat exchangers to be installed to absorb that heat for other applications?... ♨🔋💡
is that steam you can see?
No it's gases released from poo.
How bad does it smell down there? Also why is there no shit floating about, does it all dissolve or something?
Isn't it just a sewer for rain water or whatever comes down through the streets?
@@m.st.6657 I think it might be a mix of both, it definitely doesn't just look like rain water though.
Refreshing
I saw a turd and a bunched up ball of toilet paper in one shot, also appears there is toilet paper/rags on the hand rails
@@m.st.6657no it was incorporated into the sewerage system over a century ago, the southern end only enters the Thames during heavy rainfall otherwise it just goes to other sewers which end up in beckon sewage works.
Why did they brick up part of the sewer??
Disused line
@@DJTHORR.. a disused sewer line??
@@drphipshiolidge yes
@@DJTHORR.. cool
I Wondered why the River Fleet does not show up on Google Maps . laying those bricks down there was no easy task
@13:43....where in hell does that go? Hell?
I was thinking the same thing.
Rishi Sunaks' shadow cabinet? 💩🇬🇧😉
10:19 what’s over that wall?
That's probably a CSO chamber, i think.
overflow chamber
5:00 oh-oh... which way did I come from..?
watch out for the polio...
What language does polio speak?
Isn't that something played by the Royal Family on most weekends?... 🙃
Boogeyman lives there
Anyone know where the drops lead to? 8:27 & 10:17
leads to the fleet storm relief
Και σ'περίπτωση πολέμου
Κρύβεται κάποιος και γλυτώνει.
That's an THE place to hide a body.. 😅
Wanna balloon????
No cockroaches in there?
Probably some pretty nasty microbes evolving down there.
If you drink that will you 💀?
wowwww 💩 more like this
And just like that.... Your lost.
...And that's why you *never* try this at home without appropriate knowledge, experience, and a stupidly robust back-up plan. ⚠🤯👍
(I'm going to guess that a natural knack for memorising features and layouts is essential, but also looking out for and keeping an active note of the nearest usable escape route at all times. 👍)
its not a sewer though isn't this a culvert or something wouldn't want to explore an actual sewer
it's a sewer now , used to be the Fleet river but now the fleet sewer
@@zarrow50 ...And why did we turn a river into a sewer? Clearly we British don't give a sh*t...
...Or reading that in another way; Perhaps we *do?* 💩🚇😋
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