Still some way from completion, but the major work is now well advanced, following the near-breach of the dam, which hit the world news almost five years ago.
A major disaster was narrowly averted by a frenzied response from all the emergency services and airforce heavy helicopters.

Very impressive 360 Mr. B.     Looks like the work has come a long way.  I feel sorry for the people in the houses just below the spillway.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-27 07:15
Very impressive 360 Mr. B.     Looks like the work has come a long way.  I feel sorry for the people in the houses just below the spillway.

Thanks. Yeah, I wouldn't want to live there. They're the houses that would have been the first to be swept away, had the dam actually burst. Goodness knows how the developers got planning permission to build them there.

Great 360 - can’t believe this event was nearly five years ago how time flies

Codgerzh2 Posted at 4-27 07:35
Great 360 - can’t believe this event was nearly five years ago how time flies

Surprising, isn't it, just how much work has had to be done to restore stability.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-27 07:18
Thanks. Yeah, I wouldn't want to live there. They're the houses that would have been the first to be swept away, had the dam actually burst. Goodness knows how the developers got planning permission to build them there.

That's one of those "don't ask how or we'll have to lie to you".  

I'm getting better on the drums as I'm now able to drum along for the entire song of Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd.  I need to work on some fills but feeling much better at my drumming.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-27 08:24
That's one of those "don't ask how or we'll have to lie to you".  

I'm getting better on the drums as I'm now able to drum along for the entire song of Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd.  I need to work on some fills but feeling much better at my drumming.

What a good job YOU have no neighbours

I cant believe the spill way still has those temporary bags on it,   and are those new houses since the near miss of a disaster?

DAFlys Posted at 4-27 22:50
I cant believe the spill way still has those temporary bags on it,   and are those new houses since the near miss of a disaster?

The piling on the dam side of the earth bank has taken all the pressure off it, so I guess there's no rush to do the cosmetic tidy-up yet. Those houses were built before the near-collapse. I suspect they would have suffered badly, had the dam given way.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-27 23:19
The piling on the dam side of the earth bank has taken all the pressure off it, so I guess there's no rush to do the cosmetic tidy-up yet. Those houses were built before the near-collapse. I suspect they would have suffered badly, had the dam given way.

Those houses looked newer than that,  I bet the owner regret buying.,


The pano looks flawless again Mr B.

DAFlys Posted at 4-27 23:30
Those houses looked newer than that,  I bet the owner regret buying.,

I did three, and selected that one because the in-flight stitching was the best.
But that version was actually done manually from the RAW files.
When I scrutinised it, I can still see a couple of imperfections, but the worst one (directly downwards) has been largely ironed out.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-27 23:40
I did three, and selected that one because the in-flight stitching was the best.
But that version was actually done manually from the RAW files.
When I scrutinised it, I can still see a couple of imperfections, but the worst one (directly downwards) has been largely ironed out.

I had missed that little wiggle,  you do really have to search for it.

DAFlys Posted at 4-27 23:41
I had missed that little wiggle,  you do really have to search for it.

I'd hope that the casual viewer wouldn't be as picky as us
A couple and their grandson came to the skate park whilst I was flying, so I got another couple of interested people engaged in conversation.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-27 23:52
I'd hope that the casual viewer wouldn't be as picky as us
A couple and their grandson came to the skate park whilst I was flying, so I got another couple of interested people engaged in conversation.

I hadnt seen it until you mentioned it so I think you'll be good there.  

DAFlys Posted at 4-27 23:55
I hadnt seen it until you mentioned it so I think you'll be good there.

Interesting. SO they drain it...

Depp Posted at 4-28 06:33
Interesting. SO they drain it...

Hi Seb. Yes it was hastily drained back in 2019 to avoid the dam breach. And the pumps are still maintaining a low level until the repairs are complete.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-27 09:43
What a good job YOU have no neighbours

Lots of advantages to living somewhat remote.  I can play long and loud.  

Tht's an interesting build.

BetterBizTech Posted at 4-28 08:29
Tht's an interesting build.

It's been a 5-year project, Charles.
Long before you became involved in the Forum, the dam came close to breaching, due to age.
It was a major incident in the village, with many people evacuated for weeks until the danger was averted.
The reservoir was emptied into the nearby river as a precaution.
Work should finally be complete this year, and it's expected that the reservoir might take another six months after that to slowly refill.
I've posted various observations of it during that period.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-28 08:47
It's been a 5-year project, Charles.
Long before you became involved in the Forum, the dam came close to breaching, due to age.
It was a major incident in the village, with many people evacuated for weeks until the danger was averted.

Wow. I hope it goes according to plan at this point.

BetterBizTech Posted at 4-28 09:04
Wow. I hope it goes according to plan at this point.

I'll do an update in the summer. But it looks to be progressing well.Here's a report you may find interesting:

https://damfailures.org/case-study/toddbrook-reservoir-dam-england-2019/#:~:text=)%20Hughes%2C%20A.-,(2020).,on%201st%20August%202019.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-28 09:08
I'll do an update in the summer. But it looks to be progressing well.

Good luck. Cheers to a new water supply.

BetterBizTech Posted at 4-28 09:09
Good luck. Cheers to a new water supply.

The dam actually only contains a reservoir feeding the canal system, not the domestic water supply.
So as you can imagine, it's quite old.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-28 09:13
The dam actually only contains a reservoir feeding the canal system, not the domestic water supply.
So as you can imagine, it's quite old.

Some of our reservoirs aren't for drinking either.

Thank you very much, interesting 360° documentation

Very nice Mr B

Suren Posted at 4-28 21:50
Very nice Mr B

Thanks Suren. Nice to hear from you

Another great 360. Enjoy all your posting, keep em coming.

2sticks Posted at 4-29 07:38
Another great 360. Enjoy all your posting, keep em coming.

Thank you.
Why not have a go yourself, too