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Herbivore
03-01-2011, 12:16 AM
The drain tunnel starts at the site of the, now demolished, South Front Barracks, at
Dover's Western Heights. It travels for over 1000 yards in an almost straight line under
the Citadel, which is now Dover's Immigration Removal Centre.
I lost all my old photos from my last visit a couple of years back, so we decided to do it again. It's bereft of features so there not too many pics anyway.

Inside the caponier.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5317305290_a00eea11f7.jpg

The tunnel entrance and it's drain.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5317313274_462d7f2d37.jpg

The tunnel. Each one of those pipe sections is about three feet long.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5317254758_48c4ab3579.jpg

One of the two vertical shafts leading up to the Citadel.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5316684155_63b9a042d4.jpg

Pipe junction. That's my mate's torch-light in the distance.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5316693263_fe83cdccd8.jpg

It's bricked-up at the end, I didn't get a pic, well not one I can put up here! There
were three of us all crammed at the end. The tunnel is about 5ft high at the most, in some places four and very narrow.

boxfrenzy
03-01-2011, 10:32 AM
Really well lit here mate, and some great shots too. Nice stuff :thumb

MJS
03-01-2011, 11:46 AM
Mmmmm nice.

http://photos14.flickr.com/15958028_6975fc7eb0.jpg

wevsky
03-01-2011, 12:13 PM
Have been meaning to crouch about in here just never got round to it,nice to see what it looks like so nicely lit..good stuff