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Victoria Tunnel: WWII Voices
Heritage Open Day: Connect with our past by exploring Victoria Tunnel's use as an air raid shelter on this taster tour created from our oral history archive. For Heritage Open Days 2024, Ouseburn Trust would like to welcome you to free guided taster tours of the Victoria Tunnel.
The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved 19th century waggonway, running under the city of Newcastle from the Town Moor to the Tyne. Originally built in 1838 by engineer William Gillespie to to transport coal from Spital Tongues Colliery to the river, the Tunnel was converted in 1939 into an air raid shelter to protect thousands of Newcastle citizens during World War II -- but was then sealed up and left forgotten for 60 years.
The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved 19th century waggonway, running under the city of Newcastle from the Town Moor to the Tyne. Originally built in 1838 by engineer William Gillespie to to transport coal from Spital Tongues Colliery to the river, the Tunnel was converted in 1939 into an air raid shelter to protect thousands of Newcastle citizens during World War II -- but was then sealed up and left forgotten for 60 years.
Tuesday 16 September
Victoria Tunnel, Ouse Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 2DQ
Tues 16 Sep:10:00-15:00, drop in taster tours; Free Entry.
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