paul connor Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 A few pictures, shows what usual mess I have been getting myself into. I'll add captions later as I have to pop out and it took ages to upload:) Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 very cool pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Blimey, how deep is that shaft? That looks a cool place to visit (if you know what your doing):-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 theres orbs on those pictures or is it just dust ? :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 They are Orbs! Its Haunted! where is Derek Acora when you need him? The shaft is 70 rungs deep, so I would say around 30M ish... a distance you dont want to do fancy ladder work with The location is a long forgotten and I think Unmapped Tunnel/air-raid hospital complex.. much fun to be had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 They are Orbs! Its Haunted! where is Derek Acora when you need him? The shaft is 70 rungs deep, so I would say around 30M ish... a distance you dont want to do fancy ladder work with The location is a long forgotten and I think Unmapped Tunnel/air-raid hospital complex.. much fun to be had Paul, Fascinating! Well done, you old Tunnel Rat!! :-D Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I can see that part of the tunnel is lined with concrete but the un-lined or un-finished portion of the tunnel is going through what kind of material , rock or chalk or ? any details about this complex's construction why it was not completed or ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 The structure was completed and used for the duration of the war. It was dug into chalk with support beams in section ( some of the chalk has a line of flint in it.. not sure about rock, any one elaborate?) the closer to the surface and the entrance sections are concrete,but it has been pumped into shuttering to form the shape. the sections that look higher and deeper are rock falls from over the years,voids in the chalk that collapese making floor higher and the roof higher also if that makes sense. It was dug by contractors as well as Royal Engineers,British and Canadian. I think that chalk seems to hold well to being tunnelled into as most places I have seen have very little collapse, and after 70 years thats pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Thank You , I wasnt sure if it was chalk , the collapse of the tunnels makes sence if they were not braced or lined , and yes for them to have lasted this long with so little damage is great , are most of this just passages ? or are there rooms that are viewable or has that portion become blocked off by collapsed sections Edited March 13, 2010 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Most are just tunnels with small alcoves every 40m or so,these would have been M/F toilets. The tunnels would have been lined with benches and bunks to try and make peoples lives a little better during Air-raids. Some sections have water tanks as well as ventilation shafts for the reserve generators which would have given power to the lighting system. The concrete sections are mostly for the closer to ground level sectiobs more sensitive to ground shock. here are a few more.. WW2 tunnel graffiti 1941 original air-raid notice Ok, for your Paranormal lovers and dabblers in the unknown.. Mist and shapes Orb with explination for you all. (according to Paranormal studies) I personally have felt/seen nothing untoward in such places,but I would say your mind could run away if you allow it Orb is close up of this pictures, as seen bottom left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Thank you for the additional information , I dont know of any structures as large as these on this side of the pond . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Most of the UK towns and Cities on the South and East coasts had structures such as these. Local Councils(government) have a habbit of removing all trace of them and destroying surface structures. but, if you take the time and research you can usually plan the area out in your head and look for ways in. I would say we have been very fortunate with many,Even In Brighton where I live! there are very little records of the Cities Air-raid shelters but first hand I have been in many of the community ones that have 'disappeared'. Glad you all like:) Always keep your eyes out for concrete and odd bumps, its the 'whats that?' attitude that makes me tick and find locations sometimes which I never knew existed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Nice thread Paul, rather you than me, I will go as high as you like, but get a bit twitchy down deep holes with only one way out. Any more to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 On this side of the pond (Belgium-Northern-France) , tunnels and dug-outs where discovered , mostly accidentally , by local farmers , using bigger and heavier equipment and tractors the last decades , The wooden structures got rotten , and the earth above collapsed not seldom , nice artefacts where found in the mud , such as peaked helmets , bayonets and lots of personal belongings , all of them WW 1 remainings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Elsdon Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I was based at 6SU RAF Rudloe Manor, and used to work in an underground tunnel complex. Down in the old parts of the tunnels It was used for storing ammunition and building aircraft assemblies, and had the facilities of a small town!. The Polish workers that built aircraft parts took to making murals, by carving deep outlines, then making up a cement with aircraft paint added to colour it and filling in the carvings, i remember seeing pictures of horses in one tunnel. Pot holers used to get into the tunnel system, sometimes by accident as there was alot of old mine shafts going back to Roman days, and land up in the tunnels, we used to have an Infrared CCTV set up, and see them walking around in amazement, even more amazed when we escorted them out under armed guard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel_Rat Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Paul, Fascinating! Well done, you old Tunnel Rat!! :-DMike Hey, im the Tunnel-Rat around here, thank you!!!! Cool pics from a good trip Con, btw my bloody waders leak!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel_Rat Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I was based at 6SU RAF Rudloe Manor, and used to work in an underground tunnel complex. Down in the old parts of the tunnels It was used for storing ammunition and building aircraft assemblies, and had the facilities of a small town!. The Polish workers that built aircraft parts took to making murals, by carving deep outlines, then making up a cement with aircraft paint added to colour it and filling in the carvings, i remember seeing pictures of horses in one tunnel. Pot holers used to get into the tunnel system, sometimes by accident as there was alot of old mine shafts going back to Roman days, and land up in the tunnels, we used to have an Infrared CCTV set up, and see them walking around in amazement, even more amazed when we escorted them out under armed guard! Very intersting post, have the tunnel complexes been de-commissioned, as I was led to believe the site was no longer in use?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 they look like the tunnels/hospital complex under the cliffs/hillside in Dover....the section supposedly closed to public/filled in, ...either there or the similar air-raid shelters under the 'old forts' on Portsdown Hill, just inland from Portsmouth.... -I've been in both! quite scary!:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 they look like the tunnels/hospital complex under the cliffs/hillside in Dover....the section supposedly closed to public/filled in, ...either there or the similar air-raid shelters under the 'old forts' on Portsdown Hill, just inland from Portsmouth.... -I've been in both! quite scary!:cool2: There's a mass of tunnels under Portsdown Hill, both the Victorian forts, where their chalk excavations have lasted a lot longer than 70 years(!) and the later ones under Fort Southwick built for Operation Overlord. Most are open to the public and well worth a visit. The Fort Southwick complex is now used by an airsofting company - see here: http://www.portsdown-tunnels.org.uk/palmerston_forts/fort_southwick/1_overview_p1.html Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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