Drakelow tunnels-Wolverhampton

[darwen dave]

Just a few pics from today's visit.
Many thanks to Moorebooks and Vanoord for arranging this.

The kitchen

Into the ventilation flues

The ventilation fan

There are miles of tunnels like these

The generator room

Thanks for looking.

 

[Brains]

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=640164&id=692225108&l=cca96c4999
This is a link to Ditzys fb page with her piccies from the day.
We didnt take the tripod and only took some quick snaps but they give a flavour of the day

 

[4bags]

Some pics also on the Flickr link below. A great day out - many thanks to all who organised it! 

 

[anfieldman]

Meg and I had a great time. Thanks to all who organised it.

They are some brilliant photos 4bags! I don't think I will bother putting any of mine on. 

 

[ditzy 24//7]

here are some of my better pics which shew different stuff to the others i have seen so far. didnt use the tripod just took some quick snaps as a record
the rest are on my fb page bri posted above

the entrence  to tunnel 4 the main way in now

the climb up to the air duct on the out side end of the fan

looking up the air duct at 45 deg with daylite at the top were cables used to go thro a bit misty but but the only pic i have from there

on the inside end of the fan duct were it splits into 3 walking sizes pasages

on top of the fan in the motor chamber - its in the big metal tube under bri

mould growing off the roof in the bunker area

wrinkly tin roof liner dont look good enough for air, maybe to stop drips?

mould growing on a wall in the bunker area

steelwork in a narrow passage in the bunker area

old lights and a partition wall in the factory area

mould on the floor from wood or food

brick wall dividing off some tunnels - the bunker and factory maybe

interusting brick work holding uo the wall

me in the x ray room as it is named on the plane

typical derelict heading

interusting steel roof supports most of them have been ripped out for scrap

some electric swithches

hope you like them