WW2 tunnel discovered on Jersey

tc20

Hi all,

i was linked to this thread on another forum - don't think it has been posted here, apologies if it has. Make a pot of tea before you start, its a long read

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=543304&i=0

enjoy!

ollaetta

Started reading it but couldn't hack the idea of trawling all 148 pages. I presume he didn't find very much or it would have been big news. Wouldn't mind having one in my back garden, though.

tc20

i took it a block of 20 pages or so at a time, mostly in work
Took a couple of hours to get through it all. He's still digging....

ojewriej

tc20 wrote: »

i took it a block of 20 pages or so at a time, mostly in work
Took a couple of hours to get through it all. He's still digging....

It's interesting all right, just too much to read.

So did he find anything good? Did he access the tunnells at all?

tc20

ojewriej wrote: »

So did he find anything good? Did he access the tunnells at all?

Ah now, that would be telling...

They found some Lee Enfields, which local historians reckon were left behind by British troops. There is a trap door in the tunnel which they haven't investigated just yet. I think the owner of the site is in negotiations with the local authorities about permission to continue excavating.
The site is constantly updated, so i usually check every couple of days and see if they've turned up anything new.

FiSe

The last time I was on it, yer man was dealing with that big rock in front of the entrance...
So I presume he got a bit further since then

tc20

@ FiSe - i think you've got another 120 pages or so to get thru'

Fratton Fred

I went to the hospital in Jersey a long time ago. There was an amazing amount of excavation work done on the island.

its worth a visit, beers cheap too:D

tc20

@ Fred - i was on holiday on Jersey as a kid in the late 70s with my folks. We didn't go to the Hospital, but did go to Elizabeth castle. They had a lot of occupation exhibits and some German vehicles from what i remember.

The Real B-man

Thats a Brilliant Find very interesting Read

ojewriej

Some pics of this a tunnel:

tc20

^ i don't think thats the same tunnel ojewriej. Those pics are from Jersey alright, but its a different tunnel.

ojewriej

tc20 wrote: »

^ i don't think thats the same tunnel ojewriej. Those pics are from Jersey alright, but its a different tunnel.

****, You are right. Fixed my post.

And you know, tunnel is a tunnel is a tunnel. Once you've seen one, you've seen them all

tc20

ojewriej wrote: »

Fixed my post.

nice fix!