When I worked at the University there was chatter about a model mine underneath the Edgbaston Campus that was used by the now defunct School of Mining, also that the School of Physics used the tunnels for a minor branch of research for the Manhattan Project.
Regards Brian On 21 August 2014 22:23, Andy Robinson <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Matthijs, that’s some useful searching. I knew that BT had some cable > tunnels but had not realised they were cold war facilities and as extensive > as they are. When I was at Aston in the 1980's there was a longstanding > rumour surrounding access to a bunker system from there but the info > suggests perhaps anything at Aston may have been limited, I was always > sceptical. > > Mapping the BT Anchor exchange facility and cable tunnels into OSM would > be difficult because these facilities are very three dimensional and rarely > do the plan representations properly depict the underground layout, > especially as proposed plans and as-built drawings often differ wildly. > > Cheers > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthijs Melissen [mailto:i...@matthijsmelissen.nl] > Sent: 21 August 2014 21:32 > To: OSM Group WM > Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Old Longbridge building outlines > > On 21 August 2014 20:23, stuart lester <stules...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Also I wondered if anyone had any good sources for mapping underground > > Birmingham. I am interested in both tunnels, etc. but also underground > > infrastructure. > > User bigfatfrog67 has mapped (part of) Anchor ( in a way that does not > render on osm.org). I think he copied from > http://www.ringbell.co.uk/ukwmo/Page241.htm. There is also some > information on > http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/birmingham_anchor_exchange/index.html > . > I'm not sure how reliable these sources are, and they certainly don't > include the whole system. It would be nice if we could get more reliable > information, but this might be rather hard. > > There is also a tunnel linking the Mailbox with New Street station. > This tunnel has been open during events for the public, so for this one we > probably should be able to figure out where the entrances are by asking > people. We currently don't have it mapped. > > I also know there are tunnels in Longbridge at the car factory, but I have > no further information about them. See also this freedom of information > request: > https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/shadow_factory_tunnels_longbridg > > For the Birmingham tunnels, this freedom of information request might be > of help: > https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/underground_structures_in_birmin > > Did you have any other underground structures in mind? > > -- Matthijs > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list > Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 4007/8072 - Release Date: 08/21/14 > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list > Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands >
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