Wednesday 27 May 2020

Delighted to be the speaker for Subbrit's next 'In the Dark' webinar. This is totally Free. Click the link below to reserve your place.

SubBrit is pleased to announce the second - In The Dark Webcast.

Starring - Phil Catling

Title - Underground Stockport and the Shelters

Date - 28 May 2020

Time - 1830

Registration - https://www.bigmarker.com/…/in-the-dark-underground-stockpo… 4

Sub Brit member Phil Catling, aka the Tunnelinspector, has hosted a number of Spring and Autumn meetings over the last three years as well as arranging the diverse speakers. Phil spent 14 years as Manager of Stockport’s Air Raid Shelter Experience and has recently become freelance as a heritage guide and speaker specialising in underground spaces.

Phil will be exploring the Stockport Shelters in this presentation, and explaining the history, current state and background of the Largest purpose built civilian air raid shelters in the world. In addition, Phil will be looking at other underground spaces in the sandstone of Stockport.

Thursday 14 May 2020

Coronavirus Catchup


As all exploring and visits are cancelled at the moment, Tunnel Inspecting HQ has been quiet. 

Cancelled (just for TI and Mrs TI, plenty of other underground events have also been stopped) since the beginning of lockdown here in the UK:
  • The SubBrit Spring conference, 
  • visits to:
  • Abbey Wood pumping Station, 
  • Alderley Edge mines, 
  • London, 
  • Dover Castle Dumpy level, 
  • Derbyshire showcaves,
  • Belfast and Portadown ROC post,
Lots of work going on on-line though, with Webinars for SubBrit, virtual VE day70 events as well as work on a local project recording War Graves in Stockport Cemetery, as it is within allowed exercise distance and everyone there is already six feet away from you! 
The hope is also to catch up on the huge backlog for photos waiting to be uploaded, dating back to Berlin 2019. 
Watch this space!
Keep safe everyone