Subterrenea Britannica

Planning applications to Dover Council include proposals for removing defective concrete, reconstructing cappings, repairing the rampart and a new bridge to improve access - at #FortBurgoyne

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There are original features like door hinges and valves, while also new tube skylights through the 2m thick concrete ceiling for natural light.
Since completion it been on sale for about a year.

Descend beneath Russell Square for a talk in the atmospheric basement of the Horse Hospital.
The @miskatonicihs.bsky.social presents Antony Clayton, talking about a century of celluloid horror lurking beneath the capital.

Thanks again to our friends at Wealden Cave and Mine Society for showing us around Godstone Mine.
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I visited Inverness’s ‘top secret’ nuclear bunker and it felt like travelling back in time The P&J joined a tour of the historic bunker, which was designated as an emergency centre if a nuclear attack took place.

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Restored Barton WW2 bunker reopens for Heritage Open Days The bunker, in Barton upon Humber, is open to visitors for the first time in five years.

This air raid shelter opened on 15 September 2025 in #BartonOnHumber www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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Longdown Railway Walk – longdownvillage.com Opened in 1903, Longdown Railway Station was built as part of the Exeter Railway, itself an extension of the earlier Teign Valley Railway Line.

TOUR: A historian and the landowner invite you to visit this branch line and walk through the remaining open tunnel, as far as the site of Dunsford Halt. longdownvillage.com/events/longd... #Exeter #Devon

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Job opportunity in the old Kingsway exchange, and future London Tunnels tourist attraction.
The Military Intelligence Museum is looking for a new curator.
Get the job specification on their homepage: www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org
Deadline 19th September

Check out this Property for sale on Rightmove Property for sale in Berwick Lane, Hallen, Bristol, BS10 for £20,000. Marketed by David Plaister Ltd, Auctions

Hallen ROC post is for sale.
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Front cover of Subterranea 69, The magazine of Subterranea Britannica.

Issue 69 of Subterranea, our members' magazine, is now in the postal system and should be coming through your letterbox in the next few days.
Tell us what you think of it.
Pass it on to a potential member when read!

HS2’s final Northolt Tunnel boring machine lifted from West London shaft Engineers working on HS2’s west London tunnels spent their Bank Holiday lifting the last of four giant tunnelling machines out of the tunnel it had just dug.

Engineers working on HS2’s west London tunnels spent their Bank Holiday lifting the last of four giant tunnelling machines out of the tunnel it had just dug.

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Caving in the Abode of the Clouds, Meghalaya 2025: Discovering new passages and exploring the stunning river cave, Lungchung Khur. With 574km explored since '92, come along for the tales of exploration. #Meghalaya #Caving #HiddenEarth

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Tickets Alert: Crypt tours of St Mary’s church Wanstead As part of a local festival, the Georgian-era church in the centre of Wanstead will open its underground crypt for public tours.

As part of a local festival, the Georgian-era church in the centre of Wanstead will open its underground crypt for public tours.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

Underground Cathedrals - but 'Mind the Gap' The world's first underground railway has a unique heritage of architecture, ingenious design, powerful advertising posters and unique calligraphy.

TALK: Ian Swankie's plots the early development of the Underground, examines the legacy of Frank Pick and Charles Holden, looks at some of the iconic posters and celebrates the architecture of the Jubilee Line Extension and Elizabeth Line stations.

Neil successfully completed the rubber duck rescue challenge during our visit to Godstone Mine.
Guided by Wealden Cave and Mine Society

Fifteen feet underground: Inside the Portadown nuclear bunker transformed into a museum The room is small; yet practical. There is just enough space for a bunk bed, table, cabinet, and two chairs. The walls are adorned with…

Feed: "Armagh I"
By: Padraig Corrigan on Monday, August 25, 2025

Having to crouch a lot

A fossil of a marine dinosaur

Our guide

Party 7s left in the mine

We had an excellent trip to Godstone Mine guided by Wealden Cave and Mine Society.
Thanks to them.
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Nunhead Cemetery Chapel and crypt visits provide a rare opportunity to learn more about the Anglican chapel and the crypt beneath. There will also be general cemetery tours on both days. Homemade refreshments will be…

Heritage Open Days: #NunheadCemetery chapel and crypt
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VISIT: We’re going to Ramsgate Tunnels on 31 August. 2 options
A) 3-hour specially extended tour of surface features and tunnel entrances entering down a 2 .5m ladder.
B) 2-hour underground tour 0.78 miles broadly flat.
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Crypt Open Day Peer into the crypt's vaults and imagine how these would have looked 200 years ago.

Heritage Open Day: St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, London, Greater London, SE10 9BJ
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Decontamination Suite, Greenham Air Base A rare opportunity to gain access to the Decontamination Suite that formed part of the Cold War US Airbase at Greenham Common with guided tours through the facility explaining the history of the…

Heritage Open Days: #Greenham www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...

Call for stories from York's nuclear bunker volunteers English Heritage looks for tales from volunteers who staffed the city's Cold War facility.

Call for stories from York's nuclear bunker volunteers
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ChrisSpargo Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/chrisspargo Home Defence Regions map from Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker… Why does Reading University have a nuclear bunker?

VIDEO: Regional War Room at Reading
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Inside Ellesmere Port underground bunker before council office demolition It was built shortly before the Cold War came to an end

Long-awaited demolition work on the empty former Ellesmere Port council offices - which include an underground bunker - will start next month.

John takes me on an underground mission to look at a hoard of witch marks that were discovered in Cresswell Crags. Don't forget your torch... and your spear! Apotropaic marks at Creswell Crags

A video inspired by our members on our recent trip to @CreswellCrags.
Did the people who made these marks think they kept evil spirits in or out?

Pinewood An attractive smallholding opportunity set in a peaceful rural setting. Includes 3 bedroom dwelling, 28 acres of land near the village of Methlick.

Methlick ROC post is for sale along with a lot more land than usual - as part of a Lot 2 "Katie’s Woodie" (guide price £40k): anestates.co.uk/properties/s...
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