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Herbivore
12-04-2010, 05:41 PM
The Winchelsea caves are situated at the bottom of a chalk quarry which was excavated in the early 1900s to provide building materials for the construction of Dover's Admiralty Harbour. At the start of WW2 two long tunnels were dug to give extra access and shelter. The earlier caves were used until recently by an engineering firm, but when they moved on the caves were abandoned. The two long tunnels were bricked up and their access blocked.

1. Plan.
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10. Then and now. WW2 shot and 2010.
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evilnoodle
12-04-2010, 08:12 PM
Awesome :thumb

KingElvis
12-04-2010, 08:13 PM
Really nice.

Herbivore
12-04-2010, 08:16 PM
That looks ace, where did the long tunnels go?
The northern tunnel (pic 3)leads to Priory Hill and the other (pic2) to the grounds of the old Westmount Collage.

boxfrenzy
13-04-2010, 01:56 PM
These are great shots, and very well lit. Those tunnels look ace. That is a cool map too :thumb

Herbivore
13-04-2010, 08:53 PM
Thanks for the kind remarks everyone.

wevsky
27-07-2010, 03:50 PM
looks good..seen a few pics of the brickwork blocking sections;) ..going for a look sometime myself as its near something else..does look good for trying me new remote out :)

Herbivore
27-07-2010, 03:56 PM
You don't want to be advertising your plans on open forums: There might be someone waiting for you there now!

wevsky
31-07-2010, 03:01 PM
You don't want to be advertising your plans on open forums: There might be someone waiting for you there now!
no one waiting well not the end we got in was police radios at noahs end..but they where outside!And noted for the future!!

Ryda
02-11-2010, 10:48 AM
Don't mean to steal the thread Herbivore but if you don't mind I thought I'd stick a few of mine up from the night - Thought I had done already but oh well:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4875025885_dde7ba8d02.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandavies1990/4875025885/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4875646834_ef1854e68d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandavies1990/4875646834/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4875598418_2cb9d0fa9e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandavies1990/4875598418/)

cheer's and thanks for looking.
R

obscurity
03-11-2010, 05:04 PM
some nice pictures there ryda

MJS
03-11-2010, 10:45 PM
Good stuff, both of you