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There is a thick layer of sand over the infill. The club invited a local metal dealer to collect used...

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Looking back to the booths.

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The shooting gallery.

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The view from one of the shooting booths along the full length of the range. There are markers, lights...

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Inside the 128yd tunnel there are steps down to trackbed level. This is the short shooting range for airguns and the like.

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The north portal, partially buried.

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To continue the mucky theme... This was the state of my trusty Panasonic Lumix Z28 when we got out of...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010

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Me cropped from a bigger picture after getting back to the car (back through the 300yds of swamp and up...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010

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This was the result wiping a paper towel across my head after coming out of the tunnel!

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The tunnel is surprisingly dry in most places but there are sporadic wet sections.

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010

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Finally, this pic gives you an idea of the struggle we had to get through the tunnel due to the lack of...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010

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Turning round and heading back we noticed this ominous bulge in the lining on the south side of the tunnel close to the collapse.

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010

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We were able to scramble round the side of the collapse in the hope of carrying on. What did we find?...

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We were brought to an abrupt halt after about half a mile!

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These are the pillars around which the trucks carrying the infill had to negotiate in 1966/7.

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There are also several sections where the lining is four side-on brick courses thicker than elsewhere.

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The view into the tunnel from just inside the east portal. A tight squeeze...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010

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