brunswick tunnel

Brunswick Tunnel And Air Raid Shelter. The rather long winded write up: The York and North Midland Railway opened in 1839, connecting York with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds. The line was largely financed by George Hudson who...

The Brunswick Tunnel was abandoned in 1862, then housed an air raid shelter during WW2. I've lived near this for 20 years and only just become aware of it! I took photos by lamplight and there's not much left of the air raid shelter but I had fun anyway!

Brunswick Tunnel (East Portal), Harrogate, England HISTORY: Brunswick Tunnel was a railway tunnel in Harrogate opened in 1848 by George Stephenson and the York & North Midland railway company. It ran 400 yards directly below Langcliffe Avenue from the A61 Leeds Road roundabout to the opposite...

This was the second tunnel of the day was getting bit tired and wet but found it straight away luckly.Its the first ive seen with no shafts or refuges and a shelter in side. On 20th July 1848, the inaurgural train rumbled through Harrogate tunnel into Brunswick station. Fourteen years later, the...

Recently had a couple of spare hours in the area, so I decided that this was worth investigating, even though I thought it was unlikely to be accessible as there’s not been a report for a while. Although the location of the tunnel itself is easy to find online, actually working out how to reach...

The History The railway tunnel, opened in 1848 by George Stephenson and the York & North Midland railway company, ran 400 yards directly below Langcliffe Avenue from the A61 Leeds roundabout to the opposite side of Tewit Well Road. Initially, the locals opposed the railway being built, so the...

So a few weeks ago me and one of my mates decided to get off our arses and go and explore Brunswick tunnel here in harrogate armed with my trusty sony a7 and my minolta film camera (film shots will be uploaded once i've had it processed). I didn't get many shots inside due to a bit of piss poor...