shefftyke Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Do you have any exact link for the pictures? I read this thread a long time ago and haven't got the time at the moment to re-read it. although after a bit of reading i think i should...such a great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterbenna Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Do you have any exact link for the pictures? I read this thread a long time ago and haven't got the time at the moment to re-read it. although after a bit of reading i think i should...such a great read. It was a very interesting read! I'm not sure if this is the thread the person I quoted was referring to, but it's the only one I can find with pictures of the filling in process in it: ... okay tried to post the link there but I'm not being allowed since I've not posted 5 posts!!!! Try this - if you remove the space between the h and t in http should work - sorry! h ttp://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=61423 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefftyke Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 the only thing i can think they may be referring to is the concrete circle in the final two "fill it in" pictures. it looks like they have left a shaft to get down to the hole in the road despite filling it in. Maybe this is because there is a tunnel down there, maybe not. I used to work in the Bankers Draft, which is right next to the hole in the road, and they do have bricked up tunnel entrances in the cellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterbenna Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 the only thing i can think they may be referring to is the concrete circle in the final two "fill it in" pictures. it looks like they have left a shaft to get down to the hole in the road despite filling it in. Maybe this is because there is a tunnel down there, maybe not. I used to work in the Bankers Draft, which is right next to the hole in the road, and they do have bricked up tunnel entrances in the cellar. Ah, I see what you mean! Dang, why is it I always work myself up thinking I will see something amazing and in the end it's really nothing!!!! lol Thank's for pointing that out to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstmanonth Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I heard someone say there are rumours of tunnels under Denver, USA, with secret nuclear bunkers! Seems every city has its apocryphal stories of tunnels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2899norfolk Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 When I was a child we used to play at the gleadless road quary and there is a tunnel in the wall that is reputed to be haunted, I would never go inside it, "too scared". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhimmi Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 There's a very interesting tunnel between St. Oswald's Church and St. Oswald's School on the Manor, running from the church car park's flower bed (near the red car) right under the school. Several levels of s-shaped concrete tunnels, most probably a municipal WWII bomb shelter. The lower levels need excavating. Apparently, the gardner found it whilst pruning the roses when he fell through and ended up with his feet in an old thunder-bucket! There appear to be two disabled parking bays right over the ventilation pipes in the school grounds! Worth a look, if you like that sort of thing. You'll need permission I guess, but from whom? The entrance is in the church grounds, but the tunnels are mostly under the school! http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ei=3PTkSYzlDZeD-AbDpqSDCQ&q=st+oswald%27s+church,+manor,+sheffield,+uk&ie=UTF8&ll=53.376759,-1.43801&spn=0.000435,0.001035&t=h&z=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainboy Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I heard someone say there are rumours of tunnels under Denver, USA, with secret nuclear bunkers! Seems every city has its apocryphal stories of tunnels... We have a not so secret nuclear bunker in Essex, this sign makes me laugh: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01211/2712signs5_1211111i.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBSx2 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 (edited) the only thing i can think they may be referring to is the concrete circle in the final two "fill it in" pictures. it looks like they have left a shaft to get down to the hole in the road despite filling it in. Maybe this is because there is a tunnel down there, maybe not. I used to work in the Bankers Draft, which is right next to the hole in the road, and they do have bricked up tunnel entrances in the cellar. The pertinent thing for me was the fact that it wasn't simply filled in was it? Look at this image: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/trendydave/Holeinroad17.jpg It's just been bricked up. You can even see a steamroller of some sort inside the tunnel. However I can't get the modern day orientation of this photo to go lifting manholes to check. Is it facing roughly onto the bankers draft? Edited April 15, 2009 by DBSx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burny Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I've been in the one under the old Fire Station in town... well as far as it is open now... its pretty cool actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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