That’s interesting. I pass by there on the bike quite regularly. I’ll take a closer look next time.
The stream that runs through Farringdon, Gilley Law, Silksworth etc
That’s interesting. I pass by there on the bike quite regularly. I’ll take a closer look next time.
artful splodger
Winger
Kids these days missing out on great fun, exploring miles from home, not a care in the world, fearless, how the world's changed
As you enter the Dene there used to be a signpost for Seaton Station, not been down there for years, wonder if it's still there?
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Milvus Milvus
Midfield
I worked in a detached bungalow just down from St Nicholas church on queen Alex road and in the front garden they had a Hugh manhole cover, the owner said it was part of an unground stream that ran from near the Barnes pub to back house park.
zinedine
Striker
Aye the rats nest that nobody ever saw.If you walk down towards Ryhope Dene from Burdon Village, past the farm on the left & as you come into the Dene, the bank to the left is an old Victorian rubbish tip, spent hours raking around there as a kid, used to find some amazing old bottles, clay pipes etc, had a bit of a collection going, probably all left in the shed when we moved from Doxy mid 80's.
I fell in the stream at Doxford Park( in the grounds of the hall) , was quite wide & deep in places, luckily one of the bigger lads jumped in and dragged me out, we'd been raking about in the bushes on the edge looking for the rumoured water rats nest, I came through the bush straight in, not good for a 7 year old who couldn't swim
You got older lads down there with air rifles looking for the rats. I never saw one I must admit but others said they were there. In any case I don't think the rats were stupid enough to leave the concrete pipe sections where they will have lived. Not when there was a load of idiots with guns stamping around outside.
Sorry mate but I read your first paragraph about the Victorian rubbish tip and thought, bloody hell, how old is he.
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Fletch
Striker
Still there I think ? The tunnel at Barnes
IknowWhatILike
Winger
Fascinating to learn that. Been walking that way many times since we moved to Doxford Park, and very recently as my allowed outdoor exercise. Can't wait to have a good look at it next time I go by, cheers mate.
artful splodger
Winger
Air riflesAye the rats nest that nobody ever saw.
You got older lads down there with air rifles looking for the rats. I never saw one I must admit but others said they were there. In any case I don't think the rats were stupid enough to leave the concrete pipe sections where they will have lived. Not when there was a load of idiots with guns stamping around outside.
Sorry mate but I read your first paragraph about the Victorian rubbish tip and thought, bloody hell, how old is he.
we were armed to the teeth with sticks, stones & fold away pocket pen knives , we would've ran a mile if we'd seen a big rat 
I was born in the 1960's not the 1860's
Probably well overgrown by now but we'll worth a look
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vinegar hill
Striker
The stream in Backhouse Park runs through the back garden of that big posh house opposite the Rosedene, the back end is a big nursing home I think.
It must run down the bank under Alexandra Road from the Barnes to come out there.
It runs through the park then goes under Ryhope Road just along from the Synagogue. At that stage it completely disappears under all the developments, that must have been the Hendon Burn.
It must run down the bank under Alexandra Road from the Barnes to come out there.
It runs through the park then goes under Ryhope Road just along from the Synagogue. At that stage it completely disappears under all the developments, that must have been the Hendon Burn.
Tuono
Winger
We used to mooch about there in the early 70's, we'd dig into the side of the stream for bottles and owt else we could find. It was fascinating reading the names on the bottles, I think if I found a sportscar shaped bottle I'd have been over the moon. Blue bottles shaped like a coffin are the ones to find, worth a mint they are now.
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Loving reading people's stories about it in the replies like. Who'd have thought people would have so many interesting stories to tell about a stream?
It was like a Bugatti or summat. God knows where it is now.
It's probably the one under Tunstall Vale/Thornhill, that looks like it comes from the Barnes on Google Earth.
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vinegar hill
Striker
Aye, I think it’s definitely the one that runs through Thornhill School.
Nero the dog
Midfield
If you look at the old maps, it runs from the Barnes down under Thornhill then comes back along the edge of Ashbrook sports ground, under what is now St Aidens school before going into Backhouse.
pillars of hercules
Striker
It's the Burn not Beck that's why there is Burn Park and Burn Park Methodist Church.
Beck is a smoggy word being part of viking Danelaw. The stream starts around 5 minutes walk from my house.
Alan BStard
Striker
The hit on Tunstall Road was just a gap as I knew it in 50s/60s.
Roker
Midfield
There was a time before the metal railings appeared. We used to go all the way through it under Gilley Law when I was a kid. Late 70s iirc
b1gals
Striker
Did you go all the way ?I lived there till 77 (would have been 10 when we moved), I/we got about 50 yards before bottling it
tunstall birdman
Striker
My word, there is a blast to the past. Me and my mates as kids, used to go there and dig for bottles.If you walk down towards Ryhope Dene from Burdon Village, past the farm on the left & as you come into the Dene, the bank to the left is an old Victorian rubbish tip, spent hours raking around there as a kid, used to find some amazing old bottles, clay pipes etc, had a bit of a collection going, probably all left in the shed when we moved from Doxy mid 80's.
I fell in the stream at Doxford Park( in the grounds of the hall) , was quite wide & deep in places, luckily one of the bigger lads jumped in and dragged me out, we'd been raking about in the bushes on the edge looking for the rumoured water rats nest, I came through the bush straight in, not good for a 7 year old who couldn't swim
We used to go into the tunnel that feeds the stream leading into Backhouse Park, railings were always on the far end, leading into the apple orchard, in the Manor House grounds, next to St Aidans school. Railings eventually went up on the Backhouse Park side.
I've always wondered where the stream in Backhouse Park comes from after the Apple orchard. It must go underground a for long way, as there is no sign of it after the apple orchard? The nearest I can see of any stream that may feed Backhouse Park stream, is the one at the bottom of Premier Road, that comes from Silksworth Lake?
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Does it link into Herrington burn? It's possible looking at Google maps. That it aslo stems from lumley burn
You can follow it from Doxford Park on this flood map, looks like we were all correct.
Reset the sea level to plus 10 or 20 metres and zoom in.
United Kingdom Flood Map: Elevation Map, Sea Level Rise Map
United Kingdom Flood Map shows the map of the area which could get flooded if the water level rises to a particular elevation. Sea level rise map. Bathymetric map, ocean depth. Effect of Global Warming and Climate Change.
www.floodmap.net
Just been talking to my Dad about the bottles. He says when they were younguns they'd spend all day over there smashing bottles by the hundred.
It's all the same stream mate. From Doxy Park, Gilley Law, the lakes, Premier Road, Silksworth lane, The Barnes, Thornhill field, Ashbrooke, the Doctor's House opposite the Rosedene then into Backhouse Park towards the sea under Hendon.
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