A bomb was dropped on Redcliff Tunnel
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The Redcliffe tunnel portal and the railway cutting to the right of the Ostrich Inn are important legacies of Bristol’s industrial past. The double track of mixed broad and standard gauge railway line from docks to Temple Meads was carried by a bascule bridge close to the Ostrich, a bridge that was actually wider than it was long and operated by a stationary steam engine. When the line closed in 1964, this engine was removed to the Industrial Museum (now M Shed). The steam engine had a secondary function, which was to assist manoeuvring large boats using the Basin both through the lock past the open bascule bridge and alongside the working quays. This was done by ropes threaded round the wheels that are still located on the quay edge by Lower Guinea street.
The railway cutting and tunnel were the work of Charles Richardson, an engineer who shaped the railways of the South West for Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Richardson was the instigator and chief engineer for the Severn Tunnel, which was an enormous feat of engineering, and the world’s longest underwater tunnel for over 100 years. Incidentally, Richardson also invented the modern-day cricket bat in the 1880s, and Brunel expressed his displeasure at Richardson sometimes becoming distracted by his interest in cricket.
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Hi Mathew I’ve walked through that tunnel about 50 years ago as a child and there is deff a tunnel we were adventurous in those days and we only had a crap torch if I remember correctly it was from one of those man holes on the side and we found catacombs which obviously belonged to the church maybe the man hole has been bricked up we got scared when we found those coffins and scarpered I went with cousin who lived in bedminster who is no longer alive and my brother who is still alive but don’t speak with him he lives in Bristol but 100 per cent there was a tunnel adjoining that railway tunnel If I remember the tracks were still down when we walked it many years ago do remember it though was amazed to watch your video
Looks class down that old tunnel. Whenever I see these old tunnels I always think the brickwork is fantastic, some real craftsmen back then
I enjoy the solo explores most, such an ASMR voice
During the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War a bomb exploded in a nearby street, throwing a rail from the tramway over the houses and into the churchyard of St Mary Redcliffe, where it became embedded in the ground. The rail is left there as a monument. The inscription reads: "On Good Friday 11th April 1941 this tramline was thrown over the adjoining houses by a high explosive bomb which fell on Redcliffe Hill. It is left to remind us how narrowly the church escaped desctruction in the war 1939-1945.
11/04/1941
Those 'Alcoves" are called "Refuges" designed for the railway workers to stand in a "Position of safety" when a train passes or used to pass in this case, and it also looks to have been designed wide enough for Brunel's broad guage perhaps ?
It was double broad gauge track.
hiya , i was born in bristol , but you are showing me things we used to talk about but never saw , thankyou for your great videos.xx
Fair play you doing that on your own Matthew .. reminds me when me & my mates walked through the Devizes tunnel before it became the shooting range .. 👍
Years ago, I used to work in an office block at 60 Redcliff Street. There were definitely tunnels under that building, rumoured to go to Castle Park. That building is now an apartment block called The Atrium and I think worth exploring.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Love you work. Thankyou. Keep it up.
Great job, Matt!
Been past this many times, even have some photos from a book about Bristols industrial lines. Always wondered what was inside.
The track within St Mary Redcliff was from the adjacent Tram Line. The tram system took a hammering during the war years
That was very brave of you alone and in the dark. Great stuff.
Thanks Matthew Excellent as always 🤩 cheers from Oz
Good one thanks!
I went down there a couple years back, there was a full on caravan down there in storage along with a bunch more road signs. The connection to the redcliffe caves you mentioned in the video is sealed, the tunnel cut the caves in half when it was built and as a result some of the cave network was lost.
I'd be careful with this one though as the council still owns it for storage. I shifted the gate slightly open when I went down and it was fixed within a couple days so looks like its checked regularly
(edit, yeah you mentioned the tunnels size, this part of the line was double tracked, it carried goods trains from temple meads under redcliffe and through the harbour and through to the lines to exceter and Portishead, so it's massive as a result)
Amazing video matt
Could hold a mega rave in there. 😂😂
...intresting vid Matt.
woow you have only done it again matt. the secrets of bristol, matt you know you could right a book,on your knowledge of bristol. the secret underground of bristol,think of me matt when your book is published,🙏
Omg thats the first time ive seen my old pub in years wasnt expecting that, we need to have a walk around in the summer when im at mums lets go see if we can still get into the caves in clifton
which caves in Clifton... sounds interesting.
What’s that the ostrich Laura? With the skeleton in the hole in the wall. I think you mean redcliffe caves ?
@@Mikes666 not redcliffe caves, I worked in the old st Vincent rocks hotel that's flats now opposite Avon gorge, we would finish shift and go down behind the gorge and go into a large hole that opened into a tunnel.
Yes the Ostrich Mick 👍 many many fond memories I was working there when they were building the mathew
That was a fun one.
You make that climbing look so easy! Well done!
Thanks Matthew!
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Great explore matt just never know what we have beneath us ,,cool history lesson too cheers Matt
It’s a tram rail monument. The tunnel was not hit by a bomb. The tunnel was built by cut-and-cover method and the caves were intersected by it. The side walls block the caves.
22.26 shows the photo of the church with the 2railway lines entering the tunnel under the top left corner of the churchyard, there's another railway line just below them with a loading platform, where you zoom in on the photo. At 22.48 you do a drone shot of the same area and zoom in on the tunnel, at the right hand side of the building to the right of the tunnel is what looks like a plywood wall up against the roadway edge. Could that be the other tunnel?
According to the old map I have that siding with the platform ends at the wall.
Excellent video Matt, thank you
22:32 That looks like either a big rail car or a walkway to the right of the main tunnel! Look at the car and buildings for size comparison, huge!
Thank you for taking us tunneling, love the underground! You have a soothing voice.😊 I'm binge watching everyone's videos except the Rodunica videos, those are crap to me but, to each their own.
On to the next one, cheers!🍻
There are two tracks going into the tunnel and a big wooden loading dock to the right.
Interesting Matthew Thank you very much
Wow Matt that was amazing. The piece of rail line in the church yard was incredible to see. Absolutely amazing. Love you Matt 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
I'm adding this onto my Bristol trip jn a few weeks. I've seen the tunnel but not the railway line in the graveyard.
The line went to temple meads in between the 2 hotels you explored via a bridge.
It's really good to see that you're doing so many explores Matt, it's hard to catch up...I've always wanted to go to the Ostrich Inn, one day I hope to do it if it's still open by then. One thing's for certain though, I will definitely NOT be renting a room above the kitchen, there will be old Jarman + his wife ready to do their own rendition of Sweeney Todd, tipped off the bed, down the shute + straight into a vat of boiling oil on the stove...Ahh, they don't make 'em like him anymore. Obviously a dying breed...lmao...
Really enjoyed this one!
Hiding in plain sight. Wow nothing like showing us how much history is not being taught anymore. The kids have no idea. Looks like someone was moving their household down there at the beginning with all the furniture and a fireplace mantle. Loved this history lesson Matt, thank you for sharing. You have a great day
I used to drink in the Ship Inn and got told there's a tunnel that connects the pub with St Mary's. Apparently someone from the church used it and scared the pub land lord.
Great Stuff Matt.
Thanx buddy.👍👍
Quality,top videos .
Great video thanks
That's a piece of tram track (girder rail with built in check rail) not the standard bull head rail we see on our normal railways, artistic license maybe about the bomb hitting the tunnel track 🤔
Great video Matt enjoyed that 👍 thanks for sharing 👍 interesting too, look forward to seeing yr next video 👍
Really enjoyed this explore - fascinating to see inside the tunnel and how well preserved it is. Interesting to see from your drone footage the original route and to see remnants of the tracks. Thanks Matt - top video 👍👍
Very much like the ramsgate tunnels . They are really interesting and open to the public.
GREAT EXPLORE 👍 cheers MR VAULT
That was interesting Matt. There's a lot of history there that you wouldn't even know about. It must have kept the brick layers busy for a long time making that tunnel. awesome vid and having the drone makes it even better.
I love these underground adventures.
Brilliant as always Matt
Great explore Matt and amazing aerial footage as always. Just realised I visited the Ostrich Inn next door to the car park many years ago.
Excellent video,entertaining and informative. Thanks
Cheers Matt, great video as always!
Thanks
Thank you for your kind support.
Great explore and and the history shared was interesting reading more online there is mention of air raid shelters under the school and there is a walk via a tunnel from the church that leads to a fresh water supply look forward to the next explore
The pipe from that church isnt a tunnel though, its just known as a pipe. I have looked into it but unlike other in the city its just a pipe I believe.
Excellent video, its weird how they just keep building on top of old infrastructure
wow lovey explore matt all years goin by no one now about it .maz good finds as all way s well done matt
Awesome footage Matt, I wonder if the rumour of tunnels under the church itself maybe a misunderstanding. A tunnel did exist leading past directly in front of the old and now long since demolished Vicarage. Is it possible that earlier mine workings existed prier to St Marys being built in the 15th century, however any workings would most likely to of existed prior to the 1100-1200. Subsidence is a massive issue in the area so it has some merit for sure.
Didn't you the can of oil with the square bit of concrete to give it a tap? Hey Matt! I'm sure i uised to watch you years ago, with the long hair, am i right? Awesome history and videography, and flyby.
Looks like there are 3 tracks total that go under the church - one single trick that goes closer to the right of the tunnel you were in @22.34 seems to be a track.
USE THAT BAR RIGHT NEXT TO IT !! LOL
Cool vid
On the picture at 22:25 there are more than just one tunnel visible going under the churchyard and crossing Pump Lane. To me this looks like 3 or 4 tracks. So there could be another smaller tunnel in parallel to the one you walked through. I had a look on Google Earth and this tunnel maybe connected now to that "Kuponya Therapies" building.. It's all just a guess.
Great video of my hometown Matt i have heard the rumours about the church too
Hmmm wasn’t this tunnel in Doctor Who? The Peter Capaldi era one where the tardis shrinks??
People in places like Bristol are beginning to understand the very short sighted policy of kneecapping British railways, London especially is regretting the loss of the goods stations at Nine Elms and Bishopsgate and just realising the huge congestion is primarily down to the loss of those two stations and Bristol is the same, roads clogged up by haulage, pollution through the roof and Beeching was warned this would happen if he crowbar'd his murderous policies through, you only have to go visit towns like Wincanton near me, once upon a time a thriving growing town... more like a ghost town since the railways went and all along the old S&D big industry has failed or moved like St Ivel and Babycham. When given the opportunity to connect Radstock back up to the mainline, did the council seize the chance??? Nope they wanted the land for more bleeding houses, companies had told the local council they would consider setting up shop in Radstock if there was a rail link... now they have gone elsewhere just so the property maggots can build more badly built horrible paper houses :(
Excellent, once again. Amazed it is left unlocked.
I think others had been in before me.
I used to drink in The Ship sometimes
There is something under that church there was one grave on that place outside I could see should be more than that a church usely have loads of graves could be a clue there👍👍👍👍
Is the tunnel where they did an episode of Dr who?
I've always thought there was tunnels under all churches
Matt have you considered the abernant or moralais tunnels ? Regards
I rode a e MTB through Quakers yard tunnel . But them two are next on my list without the bike unfortunately.
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I would like to go here 👻
Are your feet a foot though good sir ?😅
Whoop!
Guday scrote
Great explore matt
Fantastic video Matt!!
Victorian train tunnel, note the soot covering a lot if the roof areas from the coal-fired steam trains.Feels haunted . there's a presence.
not side tunnels.....lil hidy holes to stand in when the trains go by......not a tunnel....bro
They are called "Refuges".