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In search of the red brick road

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Looking around the Christchurch city council website one of my friends found a document with this in it:

“Prior to the formation of the Drainage Board, the Provincial Government and City Council had undertaken work to improve the drainage of stormwater from Christchurch. The city, in particular, built a brick stormwater sewer down Tuam Street east from the Town Belt. This eventually discharged into the Estuary down Linwood Avenue. This main stormwater outfall, constructed between 1871 and 1874, has served the city ever since.”

We think this is that drain and set off to find the original red brick part. The start of the drain is quite walkable, but at the first manhole about 20m in the tunnel narrows about a foot and walking became stooped and quite uncomforable. We pressed on for another two manholes, then the tunnel narrowed again and it was time to turn around and flag it. We could have kept going I guess, but walking in a constant crouch is exhausting and it was only going to get worse…

If anyone finds the legendary red brick part I’d be quite impressed. In conclusion, nowhere to go and nothing to see.

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