2016

ST7463 : Devonshire Tunnel's eastern portal

taken 8 years ago, near to Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, England

Devonshire Tunnel's eastern portal
Devonshire Tunnel's eastern portal
The eastern portal of Devonshire Tunnel, which formerly took the Somerset & Dorset Railway beneath the southern edge of Bath. After many years blocked up - the Western portal was completely buried when the approach cutting was filled in in 1973 - the tunnel has recently been reopened as part of the Two Tunnels Greenway, a footpath and cycleway to Midford along the route of the old S&D. It's interesting to note that the telegraph pole on the right has survived all the changes ... I have a picture in Mac Hawkins' excellent "Somerset & Dorset: Then and Now" book which shows this very telegraph pole in 1958, when the railway was still open.

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Geographical Context: Paths Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Derelict, Disused Place: Bath Former: Railway Tunnel Disused: Telegraph Pole Primary Subject: Railway Infrastructure other tags: Footpath Cycle Way Somerset and Dorset Railway Old Railway Railway Tunnel Portal Telegraph Pole Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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ST7463, 99 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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John Winder   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 10 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7480 6343 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.1619N 2:21.8033W
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OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7483 6343
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