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tongueplough is from England (South West). He has been a member of the site since May 2009. |
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He is interested in quarries, mines, caves, drains, tunnels, derelict building, potholing, asylums and pillboxes.
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 |  of cousre you wont get a tour they are going to use this in 2012 when all... [read] |  | | | | idiots. third floor is cemented off. so evidently your friend did not fall... [read] | | | | | Very Interesting, as I worked at Wood Norton in the 60\'s. [read] | | | | | where would the pm go now?
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The quarry (mine)and the surrounding 4 acres of... [read] | | | |
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| Featured venue: Stockwell Deep Level Shelter |
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During the Second World War eight deep level shelters were built underneath stations on the Northern Line. The Stockwell shelter was completed in 1942 and was used as a public...
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A vast and dissused hospital and later mental hospital. The site is in bad condition now-a-days after closing in the 80s. The hospital is known to be haunted by ex-patients, staff and people who have visited the hospital since it's closed. [more] |  Stockwell Deep Level Shelter
During the Second World War eight deep level shelters were built underneath stations on the Northern Line. The Stockwell shelter was completed in 1942 and was used as a public shelter for a year in 1944. The shelter is now used as document archiving warehouse. [more] |  Spring Quarry
A large stone quarry which was converted by the air ministry during WWII, the quarry housed the world's largest underground factory. Later it became Royal Navy stores and part of the factory was converted in the government's emergency relocation site in the event of nuclear attack. Spring Quarry joins the south edge Tunnel Quarry, it also joins the smaller abandonned Sands Quarry. [more] |
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 Hi! I read on a BBC Website that that Steve Higgins gained access to Box quarry between two huge bath stone boulders. Does anyone know where this is?
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Sun 21 Jun 2009 21:43
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