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Abandoned	33
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Drain to nowhere

rating: 23.3%
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This subterranean location was added by dirtyfilthy on 25/09/2006.
It has 2 recorded experiences listed below.
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Experiences at Drain to nowhere

Eels by rob about 1 year ago – 2 photos – rated 23.3%

Just a couple of shots of this drain btw: this drain contains eels

In search of the red brick road by dirtyfilthy about 1 year ago – 0 photos – rated 32.0%

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 u... read more