Kelham Mill Race

[Guest Trefcon]

Hi, took this today, thought you might like it.

Dean.

[Hjdary]

Are they tidying it up?

[Guest Trefcon]

i think it's to get the waters ' flowing' again.

i read somewhere this week about it but i cant remember where!!

i was there today on a different matter.

also apparently there was going to be built a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge built just up from Kelham, but the floods have put paid to that because of the damage to the banks etc.

the 'race' i think was what made Kelham an island?

Dean.

[Stuart0742]

i think it's to get the waters ' flowing' again.

i read somewhere this week about it but i cant remember where!!

i was there today on a different matter.

also apparently there was going to be built a replica of the Brooklyn Bridge built just up from Kelham, but the floods have put paid to that because of the damage to the banks etc.

the 'race' i think was what made Kelham an island?

Dean.

Here are some photo's taken today, the water is flowing, Kelham Island is an island again. Over a year since Dean's photo, it all looks very mature. Even all the new appartment blocks are blending in (well slightly).

[Guest darcy]

Its good to see they decided to leave the stone pillars in place. It gives a sense of history and an idea of the buildings that used to sit on top of them.

[Bayleaf]

Apparently there's been a recent survey done of all the old mill sites on all the rivers in Sheffield to assess their potential for small scale electricity generation.

The result was that only a few sites, all on the Don, were considered viable. The race at Kelham is being cleared out and a water powered generator will be installed as an experiment.