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Arrow ARCHIVE - Conisbrough-Edlington Tunnel, South Yorks, Dec 2009 - 06-12-2009, 20:55

This is rather a unique kind of tunnel, 1290yards long & small in diameter -less than 5ft tall x 3ft wide & parts you have to sliver through snake-like. Driven through limestone, it also has a number of airshafts (I counted 4).
It's quite well ventilated considering the above & that both ends are almost buried, but all the shafts are open & a fresh breeze was flowing through.
Very little details of it are about on the net, but from what i gather, it was built in the Victorian era by the mining conglomerates to channel drinking water to Conisbrough .


Video of the explore here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHcFVq-7CR8
Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1247043...7622822365765/

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Here's a map of the area. Those bushes dotted along the line are the airshafts, the south-west end is about 15 yards from Conisbrough Viaduct:

Inside: the darkness awaits...

Bit further on & the arched roof gives way to a flat roof, mixture of bare rock & metal plating:

Shotgun Shootout:

1st eastern shaft, this shot was a bit difficult, as there was a rainstorm pouring through, inevitable wet lens:

One of the slivery through bits:

In the middle, bricks give way to bare rock, the pipe runs all the way through this tunnel, makes for a bit easier walking going along it:

Another airshaft, there was a couple of young toads down here, of all places!:


I had an **** Camera Fail halfway through, the mud accumulated from slivering through parts of the narrowed tunnel had got into it & terminated the power-up mechanism, but the rest of the tunnel is on teh video.
Looks like a new camera is needed, good job i was thinking of upgrading anyhow!

Last edited by ThenewMendoza; 06-12-2009 at 22:35. Reason: Removed pic. :->
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