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Report - Farleigh down tunnels - Wiltshire - September 2020

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Khurbanx
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So on way to visiting FDQ and the swan me @WilsonTheHuman and 2 nonmembers made a stop off at the well-known Farleigh down tunnels
we bump into a friendly traveler at the top of the slope
there not much to really say about this one expect it a long tunnel lol.


Some very basic history as this site has been don over and over again :
history: https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/monkton-farleigh-ammunition-depot-farleigh-down-tunnel/

The tunnel was designed to handle 1000 tons of ammunition daily. This was not scheduled for completion until 1941.

Some basic photos.

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DaveFM

28DL Full Member
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Apparently a transport tunnel to move explosives from railway to the storage depot, this was never actually a mine or quarry so should really have gone in the Underground Sites section.
 

pirate

Rum Swigger
28DL Full Member
did somebody say 10 minutes!!!!!! didn't realised we had Usain Bolt as a member here

Its about a mile and a quarter, the first conveyor is 2370ft long and the second one 2170ft plus the lengths of the sorting yard/office space and yes I do need to get out more.


It’s been about 8years since I’ve been up it so my timings a bit off :D

@DaveFM its part of the monkton farleigh underground/mine complex but not strictly a mine as such
 

LayneyG

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We also went today. Was great fun and a good one to take kids too. Hopefully they get into exploring and respecting sites.
 

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