Mines & mining heritage · North East England
Victoria Tunnel
Victoria Tunnel in England North East, United Kingdom.
Geoff Holland — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Victoria Tunnel is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean wagonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne. It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues, to riverside staithes (jetties), ready for loading onto boats for export. The tunnel was driven through boulder clay, and formed by a base course of stone supporting a brick arch. Loaded wagons descended the incline of the tunnel under their own weight, and were rope-hauled back to the colliery by a stationary engine. The colliery closed in January 1860 and the tunnel was abandoned until the start of the Second World War, when it was converted for use as an air-raid shelter. The tunnel is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) in length with a maximum depth of 85 feet (26 m) and drops 222 feet (68 m) from entrance to exit. It remains largely intact.
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Background
Architecture
Permission to build the tunnel was granted in 1838 and work started the following year. The tunnel was probably dug in sections. The engineers would have excavated a shaft down to the right level then tunneled out to link up with the next section. John Cherry was appointed to manage the tunneling. He was a former Yorkshire Lead Miner who had previously been employed as a miner at the Leazes Main Colliery. Building works were carried out by the firm of David Nixon, a builder of Prudhoe Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Some 200 workers were employed in the construction of the tunnel and Thomas Fordyce in his Local Records for 8 January 1842 reported: <blockquote>The workmen, to the number of two…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9781, -1.6105
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 8SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Phone
- +44 844 811 2121
- Established
- 1842
- Official site
- www.academymusicgroup.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17019810 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Tunnel?
- Victoria Tunnel is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 8SF), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Victoria Tunnel built?
- Built or established in 1842.
- Who owns Victoria Tunnel?
- Victoria Tunnel is owned by |operator =.
- How do I get to Victoria Tunnel?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 8SF. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West parliamentary constituency.