mapperley

Mapperley Hospital Chapel, Nottingham - January 2026 This is the hospital chapel for what was originally the Nottingham Borough Lunatic Asylum - latterly ‘Mapperley Hospital’. The chapel is a slightly later addition to the asylum complex, being part of a large extension which dates from...

Lately all ive explored are Derbyshire mines or railway tunnels (not that that's a bad thing) here's another railway tunnel done with @MotionlessMike headed over this abandoned railway tunnel over in nottingham a couple weeks back, been meaning to visit here for a while and it didnt...

An exploration I did in an old, abandoned train tunnel in 1876 in Nottingham. It was difficult finding this place, but I got there in the end and was very excited when I saw the entrance of the tunnel in the distance between some trees. It wasn’t an easy place to find, being in the middle of...

1. The History Located in a 70-feet deep cutting, north-east of the city of Nottingham, the former railway tunnel at Mapperley was constructed in the early 1870s. Opening for traffic in 1875, it was 1,132yds in length and was built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) as an extension to the...

There are many railway tunnels in the city of Nottingham, they were largely built by three railway companies in the late 1800’s. These companies were the Great Northern, Great Central and the Nottingham Suburban railways. We visited Mapperley Tunnel, completed in 1875 and at 1044 meters or 1132...

So i went for a wander with a few friends the other day, took quite a while to locate due to all the building work surrounding it and being able to get to it unseen. We managed to get down to the huge pile at the second ventilation shaft, we decided to turn back there due to not really having...

A fairly in-depth look at Mapperley Tunnel.. A brief history.. At 1,132 yards, the longest of the tunnels in the area by some distance penetrated a ridge to the north-west of Gedling, approached through a cutting 70 feet in depth which was crossed by a brick aqueduct. Mapperley Tunnel’s...

Mapperley Tunnel is a 1,132-yard-long tunnel, built for the Derbyshire & Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in South Derbyshire. The route planned took the line through Mapperley via the Mapperley Tunnel...

So decided to go and check out the Mapperley train tunnel and sadly when I got there the tunnel was double fenced (took a picture with my smart phone as I was only checking the area out) Aside from that the area was a really nice area so will possibly be going back to take some pictures of the...

History An 1875 report on the chosen site and Mapperley doubted (and rightly as the future showed) that accommodation for 200 patients would be enough as 133 patients were already boarded out elsewhere. The Commissioners in Lunacy would not approve the sites of less than 50 acres but agreed to...

Visited this last year, and just getting round to posting my photos up. I have visited before, but was never happy with my photos from the first time round, so a return visit had been on the cards for a while. As last time: shocked & bemused at the condition of this place, and surprised it has...

Explored with @elhomer12 @JuJu & @Lost Explorer History Mapperley Tunnel is a 1,132-yard-long tunnel, built for the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in South Derbyshire. The route...

Hello again, thought I should get exploring again so here is this short report... History Mapperley Tunnel is a 1,132-yard-long tunnel, built for the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in...

Of the many abandoned tunnels in Nottingham, Mapperley tunnel is deep at 40mtrs, opened in 1876, and closed in 1960, is accessible, but in terrible condition due to mining subsidence, and a previous collapse. The south portal is possibly the area in worst condition, with crumbling brickwork...

Mapperley Tunnel was opened in 1876, closed in1960. The tunnel suffered throughout it's life from subsidence. There was a roof fall in it and the line was closed shortly afterwards. it is 1132 yards long, one end has been back filled, up to the air shaft, there is amazing pile of rubbish what...