Victoria Tunnels Route All of the following photos were taken at the southern end upto the Crawhall Road entrance which is the only stretch of the tunnel open to the public. The Victoria Tunnel originally ran from the site of the Spital Tongues colliery near Hunters Road. It still exists under Claremont Road, and runs past the Hancock Museum, then close to the Civic Centre and St Marys Place. From here it travels under Northumbria University City Campus, the Central Motorway and Shieldfield to St Dominic’s Church on the corner of Crawhall Road and New Bridge Street. It then continues under St Anns Estate to an entrance on Ouse Street. The section of Tunnel that continued from here to the River Tyne was demolished in 1878. Tunnel Facts Date Opened: 7th April 1842 Original Length: 2.25 miles (4 km) Original Height: 7 feet 5 inches (2.3m) Original Width: 6 feet 3 inches (1.9m) Drop: 222 feet (68 m) Deepest Point Underground: 85 feet (26 m) Engineer: William E Gilhespie Length Accessible Today: 766 yards (700 m)
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:49:02 +0000
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