2006
TQ3348 : Air shaft of Bletchingley Tunnel
taken 18 years ago, near to Bletchingley, Surrey, England
Air shaft of Bletchingley Tunnel
When the Bletchingley railway tunnel Link
was made in the 1830s trains were steam powered and slow by today's standards. Although the tunnel is just over a kilometre long, eleven air shafts were provided to vent the smoke. This is Shaft No. 2. The tunnel can be seen in TQ3248 : from bridge in Outwood Lane.
was made in the 1830s trains were steam powered and slow by today's standards. Although the tunnel is just over a kilometre long, eleven air shafts were provided to vent the smoke. This is Shaft No. 2. The tunnel can be seen in TQ3248 : from bridge in Outwood Lane.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- TQ3348, 12 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Roger W Haworth (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 24 May, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 22 July, 2006
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 334 487 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:13.3150N 0:5.4676W - View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
