Oil Mills West are very close to the Upper Oil Mills but there is no physical link between them. They are made up of five 126ft long interconncted tunnels. It's thought they were built in the mid 1800s and they were used for bonded storage. During WW2 they were used as a public air-raid shelter as well as sheltering members of the Navy's fast rescue launches. The Navy sometimes entertained the public by putting on shows and concerts on there.
There was once an upper floor above the eastern most tunnel, but this has been removed and only the brick pillars remain. The entrances have been sealed...Almost!
I put myself in this photo so you can see how big the place is.
Plan.
(Sorry about the noise in the first three pics my, NR was switched off)
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Thread: Oil Mills West. Dover. 23.03.10
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24-03-2010, 10:53 PM #1
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