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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Tunnel Cottage question |
Re: the UK Tunnel Cottage in the link below. What was the purpose of this elaborate structure initially? Perhaps housing for track maintainers? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/mai ... ain28.html |
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| Author: | johnacraft [ Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tunnel Cottage question |
This is a shot of the structure about 10 years ago, from the rear. The purpose of the castellations is purely decorative. There are quite a few castellated tunnels in UK, many of which aren't even visible except from the rails. The cottage would probably have housed a tunnel inspector. (It may have housed several male workers in the 1840s.) The south end of this tunnel is a simple portal - no castellations or cottage. And much harder to get to. 
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