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The Meanwood Beck is a stream in West Yorkshire, England, which flows through Adel, Meanwood and Sheepscar into the River Aire in central Leeds. In older texts it was sometimes referred to as the Sheepscar Beck, however that term has fallen out of use.
The beck was previously a source of water for the village of Headingley and two of its earliest bridges led straight to it. The beck carries a much reduced volume of water over recent years as water is collected instead into the many drains in the centre of one of Britain's largest cities.
Meanwood Beck runs through Meanwood Park and Woodhouse Ridge. It provides water and drainage for Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.
In the 16th to 18th centuries it provided power for corn mills. In the 19th century it supplied water for a chemical works and tanneries, one of which, Sugarwell Court, is now a university hall of residence.
I'm sure you have all seen this place a million times before but I have a day off work and I'm bored as shit so thought I would throw a report up :mrgreen:
Been down here a handful of times over the past year only making it to the end once but at that point I only had my GoPro and have since lost the pictures so here are a few from a couple of recent visits. I will throw a full report together when I get round to going all the way through again!
Visited with Rotten Wood, Matt and Fat Panda
Fat panda chilling
Rotten Wood posing!
Some suspicious looking plants in the windows
Cheers for looking :mrgreen:
The beck was previously a source of water for the village of Headingley and two of its earliest bridges led straight to it. The beck carries a much reduced volume of water over recent years as water is collected instead into the many drains in the centre of one of Britain's largest cities.
Meanwood Beck runs through Meanwood Park and Woodhouse Ridge. It provides water and drainage for Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.
In the 16th to 18th centuries it provided power for corn mills. In the 19th century it supplied water for a chemical works and tanneries, one of which, Sugarwell Court, is now a university hall of residence.
I'm sure you have all seen this place a million times before but I have a day off work and I'm bored as shit so thought I would throw a report up :mrgreen:
Been down here a handful of times over the past year only making it to the end once but at that point I only had my GoPro and have since lost the pictures so here are a few from a couple of recent visits. I will throw a full report together when I get round to going all the way through again!
Visited with Rotten Wood, Matt and Fat Panda
Fat panda chilling
Rotten Wood posing!
Some suspicious looking plants in the windows
Cheers for looking :mrgreen:
