Inside Box Tunnel:: OS grid ST8569 :: Geograph British Isles

ST8569 : Inside Box Tunnel

near to Rudloe, Wiltshire, Great Britain

Inside Box Tunnel

This photo shows the view east along Box Tunnel and shows the inner lining.
Someone added "an Interesting anecdote with regard to this Tunnel, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunell, which might be interesting to viewers of the picture: April 9th is Brunel's birthday, and if you stand at the western end and look through the tunnel at dawn you can actually see the sun rise through the eastern end. It was engineered perfectly straight". There seems to be a difference of opinion on this as it is also said that it shines through on the 7th.

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year taken

2005

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Grid Square: ST8569, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Derek Hawkins (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 23 April, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 30 January, 2007
Category: Railway tunnel (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: ST 855 693 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.3784N 2:12.5266W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: ST 854 693
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)