Shorts Tunnel was the first underground location I visited (in 2013/2014 I believe it was) and is one of my favourite explores so when I heard it was open I couldn't resist to go once more.
Shorts Tunnels got it's name from the Shorts Brothers, who owned the Shorts Seaplane Company. The underground site was constructed in 1941 at the rear of the Shorts Seaplane Factory. The original tunnels were two large, brick lined vaults, which were used by the company as a workshop area and later one the workshop area was connected by a long tunnel, to more underground tunnels/passageways, which were constructed as a public air raid shelter. Both parts of the tunnel system: the factory tunnels, and the air raid shelters have many emergency escape exits all sealed - There were two 45 degree shafts extending to the surface and a number of other exits.
A few nights after we went, the entry we used got sealed, once again.
A huge thanks to those who informed us it was open
Tunnel leading to the air raid section:
Workshop Areas:
I believe this would of been an emergency escape route at one point but I'm not too sure.
Shorts Tunnels got it's name from the Shorts Brothers, who owned the Shorts Seaplane Company. The underground site was constructed in 1941 at the rear of the Shorts Seaplane Factory. The original tunnels were two large, brick lined vaults, which were used by the company as a workshop area and later one the workshop area was connected by a long tunnel, to more underground tunnels/passageways, which were constructed as a public air raid shelter. Both parts of the tunnel system: the factory tunnels, and the air raid shelters have many emergency escape exits all sealed - There were two 45 degree shafts extending to the surface and a number of other exits.
A few nights after we went, the entry we used got sealed, once again.
A huge thanks to those who informed us it was open
Tunnel leading to the air raid section:
Workshop Areas:
I believe this would of been an emergency escape route at one point but I'm not too sure.
