Underground
Mines, Tunnels and Bunkers.
Severn Bridge Tunnel – Purton
March 2020
Built by the Severn Bridge Railway Company between 1875-78, this 506-yard tunnel formed part of the western approach route to a mammoth cast iron rail bridge of 4,162 feet which spanned the river, joining the village of Purton on the west bank to Sharpness on the east.
Dumpy B Communications Bunker – Dover
July 2018
The bunker at Langdon Hole was built in late 1942 as one of the joint operation headquarters at Dover’s two underground wireless outstations. The Dover headquarters was based in the Dumpy level tunnels at Dover Castle, and Langdon Hole was thus often referred to as “Dumpy B” (“Dumpy A” was at Long Hill
HMS Forward – South Heighton
September 2017
A piece of British WW2 History hidden under a hillside. HMS Forward, a maritime intelligence centre, was key to monitoring the English channel and and was heavily involved in D-Day. Although it’s fallen into dereliction, attempts to restore and maintain it have been carried out by ‘Friends of HMS Forward’.