The site of Armitage Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey, opened out in the 1970s. (153 metres).
Another view of the former Armitage Tunnel.
Ashted Tunnel, Birmingham. South portal. (103 metres). 21st July 2006.
Interior of Ashted Tunnel. 21st July 2006.
Looking out of the north portal of Ashted Tunnel with Ashted No.1 lock immedtately beyond. 21st July 2006.
Ashted Tunnel. North portal. 21st July 2006.
Bates Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. A modern tunnel taking the restored canal under an obstruction. (83 metres) 11th July 2002.
Bath No. 1 Tunnel with Cleveland House, the former Kennet & Avon Canal Company offices, above. (54 metres). 26th July 2008.
Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Union Canal. This is the Stoke Bruerne portal. (2794 metres). 21st September 1996.
One of the vents above Blisworth Tunnel. 21st September 1996.
Brandwood Tunnel on the Stratford Canal. (321 metres). 26th May 2006. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).
Broad Street Tunnel, Birmingham. A bridge rather than a tunnel really - it used to be considerably longer before the church above was demolished. (69 metres) 6th August 1998.
The opposite end of Broad Street Tunnel in the 1970s.
A similar view of Broad Street in the early 1990s with the area under redevelopment.
The shortened Broad Street Tunnel. It originally stretched as far as the red boat. 6th August 1997.
Bruce Tunnel on the Kennet & Avon Canal. (459 metres). May 1992. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).
The southern portal of Chirk tunnel on the Llangollen Canal. (420 metres). 1st April 2007.
Interior shot of Chirk tunnel. 1st April 2007.
The short Cookley Tunnel on the Staffs and Worcs Canal. (59 metres).
Coseley Tunnel on the BCN. (329 metres). 5th August 1997.
Cowley Tunnel on the Shropshire Union Canal. (74 metres). 3rd August 1997.
Curzon Street Tunnel, Birmingham. This is really a long railway bridge but it seems to have become known as a tunnel. Northern portal. 21st July 2006.
Inside Curzon Street Tunnel. 21st July 2006.
Tipton, or Lord Ward's Tunnel is part of the complex of tunnels that often get lumped together under the Dudley Tunnel title. However it is really a separate, older entity. This is the Tipton portal at the northern end. (179 metres) 6th August 1997.
The southern end of Tipton Tunnel. 3rd October 2008.
The very short Castlemill Tunnel which forms the second part of the Dudley Tunnel complex and joins Castle Mill Basin to Shirts Mill Basin. This is the wide north portal. 3rd October 2008_
Interior view of Castlemill Tunnel looking towards the south portal at Castle Mill basin. 3rd October 2008.
The south portal of Castlemill Tunnel. 3rd October 2008.
Seen from Castle Mill Basin is the northern portal of Dudley Tunnel proper (right) and the entrance to the Dudley Canal Trust's 1989 tunnel (left). 5th August 2006.
Dudley Tunnel north portal with the light of the Dudley Canal Trust's electric tug visible in the distance. 3rd October 2008.
A stalagmite-encrusted construction shaft inside Dudley Tunnel. 5th August 2006.
Yet another part of Dudley Tunnels complex is Wrens Nest Tunnel which diverges from the main tunnel at Castle Mill Basin and once led to underground mine workings. 5th August 2006.
The eastern portal of Deansgate or Gaythorn Tunnel on the Rochdale Canal. (71 metres). The tunnel was rebuilt in 1902 by the Manchester Corporation after which it ceased to be a tunnel in the true sense, but it retains the name to this day. 3rd June 2009.
Deansgate Tunnel interior. 3rd June 2009.
Drakeholes Tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal. 6th August 2006. (141 metres).
Inside Drakeholes Tunnel showing the mixture of bare rock and brick.
Dunhampstead Tunnel on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. (210 metres)
Edgbaston tunnel on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. (96 metres). 6th August 1997.
Fenny Compton tunnel on the Oxford Canal was actually two sepatare tunnels with a short, open section in between. Both tunnels were opened out over 100 years ago but this length of canal is still known as "The Tunnel". (307 metres + 413 metres)
The eastern end of Froghall Tunnel on the Caldon Canal. (69 metres). September 1981. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell).
The western end of Froghall Tunnel. 12th April 2006
The western portal of Galton tunnel on the BCN New Main Line. Constructed to allow a road to be built over the canal. (112 metres). 6th August 1997.
Another view of Galton Tunnel which is slowly becoming surrounded by vegetation. 24th July 2006.
The northern portal of Gosty Hill tunnel on the Dudley No 2 Canal. 1st October 2006. (509 metres).
Gosty Hill tunnel interior. 1st October 2006.
The southern approach to Gosty Hill tunnel. 29th March 2002.
Harecastle Tunnel, Trent & Mersey Canal. This is the Chatterley portal which features a fan house to provide fresh air to the tunnel. (2676 metres). 22nd June 1997.
The Kidsgrove end of the Harecastle Tunnels. 24th March 2002.
The western end of Islington Tunnel, Regents Canal (878 metres). 24th February 2009.
Leek Tunnel on the Caldon Canal. (118 metres). 21st June 1997.
Inside Leek Tunnel showing the modern concrete-lined section. 21st June 1997.
The eastern end of the little known Lisson Grove or Eyre's tunnel on the Regents Canal. The house above is known as the "upside down" house as the reception rooms are at the (upper) street level and the bedrooms are below. 5th October 2005.
The western portal of Lisson Grove Tunnel. 12th March 2006.
Maida Hill Tunnel on the Regents Canal. Eastern Portal. (248 metres) 12th March 2006.
The western portal of Maida Hill Tunnel, with a restaurant perched above. 12th March 2006.
Netherton Tunnel on the BCN. This is the Windmill End (southern) portal. (2,768 metres) 13th September 2003.
The northern portal of Netherton Tunnel.
Inside Netherton Tunnel.
Newbold Tunnel on the Oxford Canal. (229 metres). 24th September 2005. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).
A glimpse through the hoardings at Liverpool Pier Head. The southern end of the new Pier Head Tunnel for the Liverpool Canal Link can be seen in front of the new ferry terminal building. 19th April 2008.
Scout Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. 6th July 2002.
Scout Tunnel interior. 6th July 2002.
Scout Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. (201 metres). 12th June 2001. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).
Shortwood Tunnel on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. (561 metres). 7th August 1997.
Shrewley Tunnel on the Grand Union. Southern portal. (396 metres). 14th July 2006.
The northern end of Shrewley Tunnel with its separate, shorter towpath tunnel on the right. 14th July 2006.
Inside the towpath tunnel at Shrewley. 14th July 2006.
Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is the longest canal tunnel in the UK. This is the Diggle portal. (5,210 metres). 9th July 2002.
Just inside the Diggle portal of Standedge Tunnel the girders that carry railway tracks over the tunnel can be seen. 9th July 2002.
Looking towards the Marsden portal of Standedge Tunnel from within. 9th July 2002.
The Marsden portal of Standedge Tunnel. 9th July 2002.
Entrance to a temporary tunnel constructed in Stoke on Trent as part of a roadworks scheme. 5th April 2004.
Inside the temporary Stoke Tunnel. 5th April 2004.
Summit Tunnel on the BCN which runs parrallel to Galton Tunnel. The former Summit Bridge forms the western portal. (94 metres) 24th July 2006.
Beyond the arch of Summit Bridge is the 1974 tunnel itself. 24th July 2006.
The eastern portal of Summit Tunnel. 25th July 2006.
Tardebigge Tunnel on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. (530 metres). 7th August 1997.
Wast Hill Tunnel, Worcester & Birmingham Canal. (2493 metres). 6th August 1997.
A vent above Wast Hill Tunnel. 14th April 2006. (Picture courtesy of David Stowell).
A close up of the tunnel mouth at Wast Hill from a 1970s slide.
The covered way taking the canal under the forecourt of Wolverhampton High Level station. 21st May 2005.
Entrance to one of the tunnels at Worsley on the Bridgewater Canal. 1978.
