Claxton Place Drains

Naming

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Claxton Place drains to the river shown in red. Click to enlarge

Claxton Place first appears in street directories in 1957.  The significance of the name is not known.

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About the waterway

While these are two stormwater drains that take surface water from Claxton Place, they run freely throughout the year indicating a spring source in one or more of the properties.  The flow is reasonably significant in size, greater in the upstream one than the other.

Where they join the river

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The exit of the upstream pipe is hidden in the bank vegetation. Click to enlarge
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The downstream pipe ends above the normal flow of the river with the end of the pipe restricted by a valve door to prevent upflow. This is not fish friendly but then neither are the gully traps that these pipes lead to. Click to enlarge