Brick pipework - Pipes

Foul and surface water, private drains and public sewers, land drains and soakaways, filter drains and any other ways of getting rid of water.
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boyo
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Post: # 13614Post boyo

ive came across old brick pipework in lengths of 1 ft approx..anyone any info ,drainage pipes possibly...squared edges but round inside..quite old...any info appreciated.

Mark B
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Post: # 13617Post Mark B

theyre possibly old field drainage pipes, usually are similar to what you described

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 13622Post lutonlagerlout

ye sounds like old land drains
are they yellow by any chance?
you often find these on old agricultural land
if they are about 3 inches square i wouldnnt worry too much as they have probably silted up by now
got a picture??
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boyo
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Post: # 13639Post boyo

thanx for the replies folks, i dont have a photo but thats what they must be,found them at edge of a field,must have been dumped years ago by a farmer ,they are orange in colour,are they worth anything?shame to see them wasted..anyone collect them?

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 13657Post lutonlagerlout

not worth a carrot mate i have chucked hundreds away,
i built a wine rack out of about 40 we dug up once but these had 3" holes in them,item of interest only really
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