Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily...

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Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel . Photo credit Tom Wild

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Page 1: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel . Photo credit Tom Wild

Page 2: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

By Wards Brewery the Porter is open before it enters a culvert passing underneath urban Sheffield . Photo credit Tom Wild

Page 3: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

Behind BBC Radio Sheffield the Porter Brook contains unsightly girders and dumped rubbish. Photo credit Tom Wild

Page 4: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

The URSULA researchers peer over a wall to see a stretch of the Porter Brook hidden away in the centre of Sheffield. Most passersby are oblivious there is a river just a few metres away from where they are walking. Photo credit Tom Wild

Page 5: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

The River Porter emerges from under urban Sheffield for a short stretch as it flows towards the railway station. Photo credit Tom Wild

Page 6: Here at Hickmott Rd, as is frequently the case elsewhere, the Porter Brook has been heavily engineered with the river lying in a straight hard edged channel.

Looking the other way from the last photo, this is the last view of the Porter Brook before it disappears under a culvert where it joins the River Sheaf. Photo credit Tom Wild