Features - Tunnels Under City Station

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 02 Feb, 2009 11:08 pm

big_rob2004 wrote: Lol i meant info... tunnelling is where you would be excavating wouldn't it lolI would love to get involved in some of your Info Expeditions so I would buy as many pints as you require! (He'll be bankcrupt if Kanpi Girl goes along won't he Phill? But then, that would be enough to gain a few extra followers )

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 02 Feb, 2009 11:20 pm

Yeah she's a very class lady.Champers for her lol He'll need to be quite mad too.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 15 Jul, 2009 12:55 am

Just seen the pics .Fantastic! I remember when I was a kid at school,one of our teachers told us about these tunnels and about 6 of us planned to go down to Leeds and find them.We went along to the garage under the dark arches but a guy there wouldn't let us go in.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 15 Jul, 2009 8:17 am

Hows csnosi doing with our little visit then?

Donna1978 · Post by **Donna1978** » Sun 14 Feb, 2010 11:49 am

Hi, I would be extremely interested in a tour of the underground tunnels. Any idea how I get this organised?Thanks

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 14 Feb, 2010 12:45 pm

Donna1978 wrote: Hi, I would be extremely interested in a tour of the underground tunnels. Any idea how I get this organised?Thanks You've no chance lol, Network rail don't entertain tours under there i'm afraid. The best you can hope for is the public area along what was Granary Wharf. You can see this area here ok.http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/943360924/And this area herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/279089 ... otostream/

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sun 14 Feb, 2010 4:51 pm

Phill_d wrote: Yeah great stuff there munki.. Nice shots too.. Did you notice the little drilled holes in the stonework as well? They were drilled by hand so they could be lifted into place by some sort of pulley they devised that wedged into the holes when there were lifted up. you can see them in this shot They're called chain dogs Phill.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 15 Feb, 2010 8:55 am

Some on the swinegate side are open for parking as well.

greenhow302 · Post by **greenhow302** » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 3:14 pm

In the late 70's I worked for a short time in one the shops in the large block on the south side of Boar Lane, between Lower Briggate and what is Trevelyen Square.The shop had a steep flight of steps leading down from the back of it into a cellar which had one of those metal lift type sliding doors at one end which was open. Through this led to a tunnel running in both directions parallel with Boar Lane with similar sliding doors on both sides. The light in our area only shone so far and as no one else would go down into the cellar I didn't look further. I seem to remember that the tunnel was certainly walking height and probably about 10ft across, with what appeared to be low pavements at each side.Question is - what was it? I always assumed that the whole building had been some sort of factory and that this had something to do with it. As the tunnel runs in the general direction of the station I wonder if it was some sort of way to get good through?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 28 Jul, 2010 3:30 pm

greenhow302 wrote: In the late 70's I worked for a short time in one the shops in the large block on the south side of Boar Lane, between Lower Briggate and what is Trevelyen Square.The shop had a steep flight of steps leading down from the back of it into a cellar which had one of those metal lift type sliding doors at one end which was open. Through this led to a tunnel running in both directions parallel with Boar Lane with similar sliding doors on both sides. The light in our area only shone so far and as no one else would go down into the cellar I didn't look further. I seem to remember that the tunnel was certainly walking height and probably about 10ft across, with what appeared to be low pavements at each side.Question is - what was it? I always assumed that the whole building had been some sort of factory and that this had something to do with it. As the tunnel runs in the general direction of the station I wonder if it was some sort of way to get good through? That is fascinating. No doubt some of the Leeds Historical Exploration Society will soon be sniffing around the area if they don't already know. It reminds me of the passage/tunnel that is reported to run under Thornton's Arcade and which has doors leading off. I asked about this to assistants in one of the shops in the arcade some while back but they had never heard of it.