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THE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY

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Other Underground Places

Caves and mines for economic resources are not the only underground sites in the country. This page shows some of the others ranging from follies to military sites.  

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Miscellaneous
Underground government bunkers
The grounds of Lathom Hall in Lancashire - 1998
The Williamson Tunnels in Liverpool - 2008
Mellor Mill tailraces and other tunnels

Miscellaneous
Stockport air raid shelters	Catacombs in Malta	Industrial tunnels	Cave houses in Tunisia
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Underground government bunkers
Hack Green, Cheshire	Hack Green, Cheshire	Warren Row. The power room.	Warren Row. Main passage.
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The grounds of Lathom Hall in Lancashire - 1998 Club members explored the extent of a series of culverts on behalf of the developer
The entrance shaft in the grounds.	A brick lined and roofed section.	Another section of culvert made of stone blocks on brick footings.	A simpler form of construction with stone walls and a stone slabbed roof.
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The Williamson Tunnels in Liverpool - 2008 Stone quarries arched over for redevelopment in the 19th century
Williamson tunnels (stone quarries) in Liverpool's Edge Hill.	General view of one of the tunnels.	Evidence of a derrick crane in the tunnel.	A close-up of the fine stonework in the 'ballroom' shown in the first picture.
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Mellor Mill tailraces and other tunnels
Centre wheel pit at Mellor	The coal cellar near the central wheel pit	The Waterloo wheel pit	The central tunnel
Blockage by demolition rubble in the central tunnel	The western tunnel with natural roof	The end of the tunnel with a fine rustic stone arch	Looking the other way along the western tunnel
The side tunnel into the western tunnel	Opening to the river from the by-pass tunnel.	Looking into the outlet tunnel	Looking out from the silted tunnel
The by-pass old tunnel from the Waterloo wheel to the river	Another view of the by-pass tunnel	The machinery tunnel to the mill	The machinery tunnel to the workshops
Inlet to the stream tunnel	The stream tunnel	One of the drainage conduits	Cellars under the road/river bridge
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