Braddy 160 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Where does the park tunnel start and finish ,thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I can show you that braddy, because I've been there quite a few times. The Park end of it starts at Tunnel Road. You can walk up between these houses, it's a public right of way. http://maps.google.c...12,64.33,,0,4.2 The other end comes out at the back of a car park on Derby Road and you'd never find it unless you know what you are looking for. At the back of this image you can see a white arch.........that's the other end of the tunnel. http://maps.google.c...=12,202.29,,1,0 If you wanted to try it, start at the Park end because its easy to find; then walk through and come out at the Derby Road end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thanks Cliff Ton will go and find it some time this week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 caftan started the subject off, then braddy asked about it, and I reckon a lot of people don't know this feature even exists, so I've been through it and taken a load of photos.This is a tunnel which was built in Victorian times and went from The Park to come out on Derby Road just up from the Cathedral. Starting in The Park at Tunnel Road (there's a clue) you see the southern end of the tunnelTurn around and you are looking back into The ParkThe tunnel is actually in two sections with an open space - and exit steps - half way through. This is looking towards Derby road.The middle open section with steps on the right and the second half of the tunnel aheadAnd looking back into the ParkThe top end appears to be blocked off by a concrete wall; but there are steps and daylight on the lower right.Up those steps and this is what you come out into. The road in the background is Derby RoadAnd if you look at it from Derby Road, this is all you seeThe tunnel was never really used even when new because the inclines were too steep for a horse and carriage to get up. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Hewn through the Bunter sandstone, (Sherwood formation). That same sandstone was nearly 1000 feet beneath the ground at Clifton Colliery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Maybe someone should suggest that the next extension of the tram goes that way! That should start a good deal of clucking and sharp intakes of breath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks for that Kev, really interesting, is it open all the time ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yes it's always walkable. There aren't any gates or barriers anywhere along the way; it seems to be a public right of way like any road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Was following this post with interest as I never even knew it existed - you live and learn! Thanks for the photos Cliff ton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looking for another photo on another subject, I finally found something which almost shows the old version of the Derby Road entrance to the tunnel. The space between the iron railings (where the person is walking) is the road leading to the tunnel. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Spot on Cliff,at the side of the Convent it dropped considerably, Hooleys parked new cars down there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Is it true that cholera victims were taken this way,then down to where homebase is and burnt in big pits? Seem to remember something about this at college. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I can imagine a lot of homeless people would sleep in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 #10 Radfordred, thank you for posting these great video clips. I did non know the Park tunnel existed before I read posts on Nottstalgia! I remember once walking down the Park steps as a very young child, with my parents. I think that at that age the tunnel would have given me the creeps! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTramp 139 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 The Park tunnel is a wonderful thing, take someone who is a stranger to Nottingham through there, best from Derby Rd down, a magical experience. If you use the long stone stairs be VERY careful in the rain. and look especially at the sandstone bedding, spooky! all that stuff was laid down zillions of years ago somewhere near the South Atlantic. God? who? Atilla the Hun? The Pope? Stalin? Me and You? just a lot of beetles wondering "what? where are we?" and at # 5 Ayupmeducks says it goes 1000 feet down (from 200 feet on Derby Rd) If there is sunshine tomorrow - enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thanks for that, another place to have a look at on my next trip over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thank you for all the information and pics of the tunnel - my sister and I were talking about it a few months ago and couldn't decide whether it was an urban myth!! No-one I spoke to had ever heard of it. Next time I come to Nottingham I might take a wander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=park+tunnel+nottingham&client=safari&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ7AlqFQoTCMSK5KW7wccCFYMyGgod87sGbA&biw=1024&bih=728#imgrc=9xdU_7rIOrgimM%3A Another picture of the Park Tunnel http://nottinghamcavessurvey.org.uk/t/tc1/truview.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 And just in case anybody still isn't certain where the tunnel is.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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