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Subterrania Collection

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Hellfire Corner, Dover Castle, Kent, England. See other frames in this set

Hellfire Corner, Dover Castle, Kent, England. See other frames in this set showing, Dame Vera Lynn opens English Heritage Hellfire Corner at Dover Castle, Kent. England

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Channel Tunnel Construction 28th November 1987. Construction workers in the service

Channel Tunnel Construction 28th November 1987. Construction workers in the service tunnel on the English side of the Channel

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Nurses giving tube shelterers Garole for prevention of flu as they take cover in at St

Nurses giving tube shelterers Garole for prevention of flu as they take cover in at St Johns Wood tube station during the Blitz. January 1941 P011595

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Ponies and their handlers at Greenside Colliery in 1932

Ponies and their handlers at Greenside Colliery in 1932. It was claimed that the ponies were kept in better conditions than many animals on the surface. 24th December 1932

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Coal mines underground scenes at Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset

Coal mines underground scenes at Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. March 1946 P017668

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Her Majestys Postmaster General, the Rt. Hon. Edward Short MP

Her Majestys Postmaster General, the Rt. Hon. Edward Short MP, opening an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the G.P.O. railway

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Channel Tunnel project cancelled 20th January 1975 On the day the button was to be

Channel Tunnel project cancelled 20th January 1975 On the day the button was to be pushed to start the giant tunnelling machine on its way under the English Channel

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Construction of the Victoria Line under the streets of London 29th October 1964

Construction of the Victoria Line under the streets of London 29th October 1964

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Workman lining the new Mersey Tunnel with glass. This tunnel is probably The

Workman lining the new Mersey Tunnel with glass. This tunnel is probably The Queensway Tunnel, which opened in 1934, and is one of 3 Mersey Tunnels that have opened over time

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Newspaper Sellers in London. Circa April 1955

Newspaper Sellers in London. Circa April 1955

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Subterranean, River Axe, in the Witchs Kitchen, Wookey Hole Caves near Wells in

Subterranean, River Axe, in the Witchs Kitchen, Wookey Hole Caves near Wells in Somerset. January 1935

Background imageSubterrania Collection: From the face to the main haulage, some as long as half a mile

From the face to the main haulage, some as long as half a mile, the tubs have to pushed by men through absolute darkness. Sometimes the roof is just an inch higher than the tb

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Men digging deep trenches in Birkenhead Park, which will become shelters

Men digging deep trenches in Birkenhead Park, which will become shelters. Birkenhead, Merseyside, 28th September 1938

Background imageSubterrania Collection: The men who made the final push - driver Danny Williams (left) and shift boss Bill Joblin

The men who made the final push - driver Danny Williams (left) and shift boss Bill Joblin. Second tunnel breakthrough. The Kingsway Tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey in Merseyside

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Construction of the Queensway Tunnel, which is one of The Mersey Tunnels, circa 1930s

Construction of the Queensway Tunnel, which is one of The Mersey Tunnels, circa 1930s

Background imageSubterrania Collection: General view of the inside of a tunnel during the construction of The Channel Tunnel

General view of the inside of a tunnel during the construction of The Channel Tunnel December 1990

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Transport: Railways: Tube. Mrs. June Clark of Avenscroft Road, Chiswich, W

Transport: Railways: Tube. Mrs. June Clark of Avenscroft Road, Chiswich, W.4 who takes a stool with her when she travels to and from work on the underground

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Work in progress on the new Clyde tunnel in Glasgow. 29th December 1961

Work in progress on the new Clyde tunnel in Glasgow. 29th December 1961

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Charing Cross Underground Station Platform, 10th November 1950

Charing Cross Underground Station Platform, 10th November 1950

Background imageSubterrania Collection: A young lady emerges from an Anderson Shelter after an air raid

A young lady emerges from an Anderson Shelter after an air raid and a heavy night of bombing. Circa: 1940

Background imageSubterrania Collection: A family wearing gas masks go into an Anderson air raid shelter

A family wearing gas masks go into an Anderson air raid shelter. 04/09/1939

Background imageSubterrania Collection: The Queen opening the Victoria Line, London. 10th March 1969

The Queen opening the Victoria Line, London. 10th March 1969

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Police keep an eye on Leeds United supporters at the Arsenal football ground as fans

Police keep an eye on Leeds United supporters at the Arsenal football ground as fans arrive at Arsenal station ahead of the match. 29th January 1983

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Lorna Scott, who is stage-managing a production for a South London amateur dramatic

Lorna Scott, who is stage-managing a production for a South London amateur dramatic society, carrying a life size display dummy on the tube home after collecting it from a shopfitters

Background imageSubterrania Collection: The Victoria Line under construction - July 1965 Men at work in the underground

The Victoria Line under construction - July 1965 Men at work in the underground tunnel

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Bombs for the RAF are stockpiled in an underground tunnel before being transferred to

Bombs for the RAF are stockpiled in an underground tunnel before being transferred to Bomber Command during WW2 1941

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Womens Voluntary Service serve tea and sandwiches to people sheltering from German

Womens Voluntary Service serve tea and sandwiches to people sheltering from German bombing raids at the Liverpool Street underground air raid shelter 13th October 1940

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Overcrowding on the Central Line platform during the rush hour at Liverpool Street

Overcrowding on the Central Line platform during the rush hour at Liverpool Street Station July 1953

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Following a series of terrorist attacks across the capital a policeman seen here

Following a series of terrorist attacks across the capital a policeman seen here patrolling a platform on the London Underground March 1976

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Scenes during the one day rail Strike - February 1960. Commuters try to squeeze

Scenes during the one day rail Strike - February 1960. Commuters try to squeeze on board a underground train as there was no over ground mainline service out to the suburbs due to the one day rail

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Scenes at London Undergrounds Holborn Station October 1954

Scenes at London Undergrounds Holborn Station October 1954

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Commuters seen here taking the escalator down to the Central Line during the rush hour at

Commuters seen here taking the escalator down to the Central Line during the rush hour at Liverpool Street Station July 1953

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Channel Tunnel December 1987 The man who will start to dig the Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel December 1987 The man who will start to dig the Channel Tunnel, Mole Driver Grahm Fagg on Cliffss with telescope in the tunnel and at controls

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Mersey Tunnel Opening, Liverpool July 1934 by King George IV and Queen Mary l

Mersey Tunnel Opening, Liverpool July 1934 by King George IV and Queen Mary l

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Miss A Potter teaches children in a maths lesson in the Elephant & Castle Underground

Miss A Potter teaches children in a maths lesson in the Elephant & Castle Underground Station as they shelter during an air raid alert over London. March 1941

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Family in Air raid shelter during WW2

Family in Air raid shelter during WW2

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Candlelight in the air raid shelter. September 1940

Candlelight in the air raid shelter. September 1940

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Oxford undergraduate students movel along in a boat during an initation ceremony in

Oxford undergraduate students movel along in a boat during an initation ceremony in the sewers underneath the town June 1948

Background imageSubterrania Collection: An Oxford undergraduate student being pulled along in a boat by two girls during an

An Oxford undergraduate student being pulled along in a boat by two girls during an initation ceremony in the sewers underneath the town June 1948

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Life goes on as normal for residents of Ramsgate in Kent who take cover from the German

Life goes on as normal for residents of Ramsgate in Kent who take cover from the German air raids in underground tunnels during the Second World War Two women dancing on the dance floor at a party

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Life goes on as normal for residents of Kent who take cover from the German air raids in

Life goes on as normal for residents of Kent who take cover from the German air raids in underground tunnels during the Second World War Residents dancing on the dance floor at a party held in

Background imageSubterrania Collection: You get there quicker by Tube, they say. August 1971 P012646

You get there quicker by Tube, they say. August 1971 P012646

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Miners at Creswell Colliery, Notts, smashed their output target forty-one times out of

Miners at Creswell Colliery, Notts, smashed their output target forty-one times out of fifty-two in 1947. January 1948 P017716

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Miners at the coal face at Newstead in Nottinghamshire. October 1972

Miners at the coal face at Newstead in Nottinghamshire. October 1972 P017745

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Mechanised mining. One of the pioneers of the modern system of 'intensive'

Mechanised mining. One of the pioneers of the modern system of "intensive"
Mechanised mining. One of the pioneers of the modern system of " intensive" or fully mechanised mining, the Lothian Coal Company, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. Circa 1947 P017729

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Scenes unederground at Newstead mine, Nottingham. 1963 P017746

Scenes unederground at Newstead mine, Nottingham. 1963 P017746

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Mechanized coal mining. A group of miners sit down for a rest while working underground

Mechanized coal mining. A group of miners sit down for a rest while working underground 1946 P017733

Background imageSubterrania Collection: Miner setting a prop at Rossington Colliery. April 1970 P017747

Miner setting a prop at Rossington Colliery. April 1970 P017747



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