Shorts Tunnels - Rochester - March 2013

An organised visit done with permission. There is lots of information about the tunnels on the Sub Brit web site here.

THE SHELTER

Diverging tunnels.
 

It's a shaft with air in it.

Doors.
 

A tunnel.

Lots of stuff left over from the factory.

More stuff from the factory.

The well.

Some kind of moving stuff type of thing.

And a light.

Conveyer belts parts.

More conveyer belt parts.

A rather fine collection of electrical cable type carrying brackets.

And another rather fine collection of electrical cable type carrying brackets.

Yet another rather fine collection of electrical cable type carrying brackets with a view down another tunnel

Doors to the stores.

The very, very long connecting tunnel to the shadow factory from the shelter.

THE SHADOW FACTORY

Entrance to the shadow factory from the air raid shelter.

And turn through 180 degrees.

The linking tunnel.

One for the factory floor tunnels.
 

Ventilation equipment

Plant room.

More ventilation plant

Storage shelf's.

Electrical plant. I quite liked the design of this one.

Another factory floor.

Access tunnels to the shadow factory.