| #Underground-related |
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| The
Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre |
Everything you need to know about visiting the newly opened section
of the Williamson Tunnels.
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| NAMHO |
Straightforward, interesting site from the National Association of
Mining History Organisations. List of member organisations. Lots of good advice
on the right techniques for going underground and
researching
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| Subterranea
Britannica |
Great name for a well-respected organisation based in Surrey, dealing
with all things underground. Well worth a look.
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| AditNow |
Captivating and busy site about mine exploration. Packed with
information, discussions and some great photography.
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| Infiltration |
Good site from Canada. On-line magazine about going into places
you're not supposed to in Toronto. Pushes the boundaries of trespass a bit (!)
but genuine, fascinating and funny. Lots of strange tunnels, rooms, etc., all
with photos. Thoroughly recommended.
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| Urban
Adventure |
Good to see this back again after a break. Australian site with wide
range of underground material.
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| Paris Underground |
The closed stations of the Paris Metro, including two that were built
but never opened to the public! - photos, plans, etc. English version of an
intriguing site from our Gallic cousins.
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| The Dutch Limestone Mines |
Netherlands-based site about the limestone quarries and pillar mines
of Holland. Boy, do these fellas know their stuff! Maps, photos, 3-D plans,
etc.
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| Follies and
Folly Towers |
Excellent site, cataloguing whimsical buildings all over England.
Grouped by county, with photo and details of each one. And you thought the
tunnels were strange ...
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| abandoned
places |
Heavy-loading but stylish site about abandonded places and projects,
mainly in Europe. Very original content.
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| London Underground History |
... with lots of informed material about the disused stations and
lost sections of the Tube.
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| Portsdown Tunnels |
Total respect to this enthusiast - Bob Hunt - who is a one-man
campaign to research and explore the myriad of secret underground features of a
hill overlooking Portsmouth.
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| Zone
Tour |
Photo-based French site (in English) about urban exploration - above
and below ground - mainly in France. Lots of unusual pictures: abandoned
factories, underground bunkers, etc..
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| Souterrains |
European site from the Union Internationale de Speleologie - a
UNESCO-backed group which has a commission dedicated to tunnels, catacombs,
caves, etc. Has details of lots of organisations like ours.
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| The Cave
Clan |
Australia's oldest and biggest Urban Exploration group. Enthusiastic
site from more of our friends down under.
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| The Folly
Fellowship |
New site from the Folly Fellowship, experts in old structures built
for fun. |
| #Liverpool - related |
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| Welcome
to Childwall |
Brand new site about the historic Liverpool district of
Childwall.
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| Gwalia |
Upcoming site from the same stable as above, this time all about an
abandoned grand Victorian house in South Liverpool.
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| Liverpool's
Historic Canning Area |
Nothing to do with food packaging, but a very good site all about the
Canning Street neighbourhood just outside Liverpool city centre. Looks at the
history and how the area has developed in recent years.
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| BBC Radio Merseyside |
Good site from our friends at Radio Merseyside.
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| The History of Liverpool |
This site has sat quietly on the Internet, hidden away, for ages.
It's an excellent, detailed, illustrated account of the history of Liverpool,
written in 1910 by a lady called Dorothy Wane.
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| Friends
of Liverpool Airport |
... or should that be Friends of John Lennon Airport?? Good site from
our friends who support the airport.
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| St.
James's Cemetery |
Very interesting site about the cemetery which surrounds Liverpool's
Anglican Cathedral. The history, the secret tunnels, great pictures,
etc.
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| Merseyventure |
Good site about outdoor adventure sports. Ever
fancied orienteering around Liverpool? Here's how...
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| 20th
Century Images |
We don't normally include sites which are selling something, but this
collection of old Merseyside photographs is so good we couldn't leave it out of
this page. The fact that you can buy prints of the pictures is incidental; just
browsing through them all on screen is fun enough ...
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| Liverpool Culture 2008 |
A site all about Liverpool's plans for its year as European Capital
of Culture in 2008.
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| Liverpool History Society |
Full details of the city's local history society.
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| Leeds & Liverpool Canal Society |
Packed site about what used to be one of the major arteries into
Liverpool. This society aims to "ensure the survival of the unique traditions
of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal".
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| Lost Treasures |
ITV Granada series about the hidden treasures of the North
West. |
