On a boring afternoon sqwasher and I decided to visit Brunswick Tunnel. Sqwasher had visited back in Jan with a couple of others and a couple of articles had been written by the local rag since then, so we wanted to see if we could still get in.
As we arrived we found that the bushes and trees from the surrounding area had been cut down and used to fill in the space in front of the portal. How environmentally friendly is that! We could not believe the mess that they had left instead of taking more appropriate measures to seal the portal. Once inside, the cameras came out and we began to explore the old railway tunnel I had heard so much about. The tunnel, which is 415 yards long, is 160 years old has the remains of a WW2 bomb shelter within it.
Here are my best pics from the trip:-
The only accessible portal left!
From inside looking back.
The shelter appears!
Inside what was the shelter. The supports for benches on either side and bits of roofing felt now dangling from the roof! Areas where the toilets were, just visable in the far corners.
Across the top of the shelter with the portal visible in the distance.
The blocks where the toilets once were.
The stairs leading up next to the now buried portal and to the shelter entrance.
Sqwasher checking out the 1930's construction!
Playing with the torch!
The mould was flourescent with the blue lens on the torch.
A last view as we walked away, the area where trees and bushes were cut from evident.
Thanks for looking.
As we arrived we found that the bushes and trees from the surrounding area had been cut down and used to fill in the space in front of the portal. How environmentally friendly is that! We could not believe the mess that they had left instead of taking more appropriate measures to seal the portal. Once inside, the cameras came out and we began to explore the old railway tunnel I had heard so much about. The tunnel, which is 415 yards long, is 160 years old has the remains of a WW2 bomb shelter within it.
Here are my best pics from the trip:-
The only accessible portal left!
From inside looking back.
The shelter appears!
Inside what was the shelter. The supports for benches on either side and bits of roofing felt now dangling from the roof! Areas where the toilets were, just visable in the far corners.
Across the top of the shelter with the portal visible in the distance.
The blocks where the toilets once were.
The stairs leading up next to the now buried portal and to the shelter entrance.
Sqwasher checking out the 1930's construction!
Playing with the torch!
The mould was flourescent with the blue lens on the torch.
A last view as we walked away, the area where trees and bushes were cut from evident.
Thanks for looking.
