Secret Room 2 ....... "Nazi Bunker"
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More on the floor....
Half way down, Richard notices that the floor is covered in sand (rather than concrete). We wipe it away to see that there is a metallic floor underneath...
This seems to have "cast" bumps on it?
Peter gives the floor a thud - we can't be sure, but sounds like a lid?
We start clearing the sand to see if we can find the lip ?
At this point we decide that we're getting a bit carried away, and that we should perhaps check the length of the tunnel first before ripping into things. Plus the floor would be easier to check later when a bit cleaner and not in such excitement (after all, its not like someone's going to tell me clear off for trespassing)
No idea what this is / was?
Padlock still on door
Half way down, Richard notices that the floor is covered in sand (rather than concrete). We wipe it away to see that there is a metallic floor underneath...
This seems to have "cast" bumps on it?
Peter gives the floor a thud - we can't be sure, but sounds like a lid?
We start clearing the sand to see if we can find the lip ?
At this point we decide that we're getting a bit carried away, and that we should perhaps check the length of the tunnel first before ripping into things. Plus the floor would be easier to check later when a bit cleaner and not in such excitement (after all, its not like someone's going to tell me clear off for trespassing)
No idea what this is / was?
Padlock still on door
Just for clarification, we're still here, as is the tunnel roof.
However I have to be at work today and Dave is still on holiday
, so further exploration is on hold. Furthermore, access is actually still not that easy (down a ladder into the hole in front of the entrance) and quite dangerous. The potential consequences of yesterday's impetuous find are sinking in a little more, and I'm getting some advice on safety.
It is perhaps unsurprising that I'm also interested in finding out about different damp-proofing techniques and advice about maintenance issues. Anyone have any experience is this?
Also, any ideas as to what to use it for (aside from a garage
) ?
Finally, (and I know that Groomi's already found it) Dave wanted a fitting memorial to the Bob ..... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5mZajVboGA&feat...
ebay? now there's a thought
However I have to be at work today and Dave is still on holiday
, so further exploration is on hold. Furthermore, access is actually still not that easy (down a ladder into the hole in front of the entrance) and quite dangerous. The potential consequences of yesterday's impetuous find are sinking in a little more, and I'm getting some advice on safety.It is perhaps unsurprising that I'm also interested in finding out about different damp-proofing techniques and advice about maintenance issues. Anyone have any experience is this?
Also, any ideas as to what to use it for (aside from a garage
) ?Finally, (and I know that Groomi's already found it) Dave wanted a fitting memorial to the Bob ..... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5mZajVboGA&feat...
ebay? now there's a thought
ihatesissycars said:
it does indeed, subject of course to my rights fee Just a quick update to say thanks to everyone who's been reading this thread since the weekend. I'm truly amazed at how wide the coverage of me "digging a hole in my garden" has spread.
I appreciate that its a bit difficult to follow sometimes and that ideally many of you would have liked to have just looked at the photos all in one page (especially on the more serious forums ) But ultimatley that would IMO have detracted from the sometimes erratic "evolution" that many PH threads are known for. Maybe I'll get round to sorting all the interesting stuff one day.
Some people have asked why I have delayed and not just got on and dug it out / explored it fully. When you sit back for a moment and think about this it's obvious.....
(1) I have a full time job in the week and a family 
(believe me I've had a few ear bendings this weekend!)
(2) This thing is on my doorstep in real life. I'm not going to rush into doing anything because its just not necessary, mainly because ...
(3) this is pretty serious stuff. As I explained in a post above, I've been advised that further landscaping (including digging out the door a bit more) may seriously undermine a bank of rock above it containing near on 500 tons if not more of loose stones, together with fully grown trees. Even the access we have made is admittedly a little dangerous, and now the digger has left the site again, we haven't gone in without someone being on hand on the outside in case of emergencies. (If I get time, I'll try to do the sketch plan that some people have suggested). There is a distinct possiblilty that I may well clear more of the rocks to make the tunnel usuable again :rubs hands together:, but in the first instance I really need to decide whether I want to commit to doing that straight away (and what I want to use it for) because of...
(4) the cost. While Dave gives his invaluable time and expertise for free, the medium size digger, the large tractor / specialist trailer (to fit in my driveway instead of a dump truck), the minihammer drill head obtained at short notice and the man hours of the operators all cost hard cash! The removal of the tonnage of loose rock will cost more! and the making good of the tunnel will cost extra!! These are all decisions that I'm not going to rush
(5)Bob the Boulder. Several people have questioned why I didn't try to move the boulder? I really did want to save it I would quite happily have invited anyone to try any of the removal methods suggested, as we did ourselves. They may well have worked in a quarry / site with lots of space, but this was happening in the confined space of my yard at home on relatively soft tarmac. The fact was it wouldn't budge within those parameters.
Believe me I remain extremely excited
. I'm also keen to involve Dave again, who was disappointed to have had to leave on his trip at the crucial moment. The floor will wait until he's back
I believe there is some more video footage that was taken at the weekend that I will try to upload.
Finally, if anyone really is going to market items using any of the images i've posted, I'd be really grateful if they would contact me first.
Thanks again for all the support and encouragement!
CY88
Remember: A nazi tunnel is not just for christmas!
I appreciate that its a bit difficult to follow sometimes and that ideally many of you would have liked to have just looked at the photos all in one page (especially on the more serious forums
) But ultimatley that would IMO have detracted from the sometimes erratic "evolution" that many PH threads are known for. Maybe I'll get round to sorting all the interesting stuff one day. Some people have asked why I have delayed and not just got on and dug it out / explored it fully. When you sit back for a moment and think about this it's obvious.....
(1) I have a full time job in the week
and a family (believe me I've had a few ear bendings this weekend!)(2) This thing is on my doorstep in real life. I'm not going to rush into doing anything because its just not necessary, mainly because ...
(3) this is pretty serious stuff. As I explained in a post above, I've been advised that further landscaping (including digging out the door a bit more) may seriously undermine a bank of rock above it containing near on 500 tons if not more of loose stones, together with fully grown trees. Even the access we have made is admittedly a little dangerous, and now the digger has left the site again, we haven't gone in without someone being on hand on the outside in case of emergencies. (If I get time, I'll try to do the sketch plan that some people have suggested). There is a distinct possiblilty that I may well clear more of the rocks to make the tunnel usuable again :rubs hands together:, but in the first instance I really need to decide whether I want to commit to doing that straight away (and what I want to use it for) because of...
(4) the cost. While Dave gives his invaluable time and expertise for free, the medium size digger, the large tractor / specialist trailer (to fit in my driveway instead of a dump truck), the minihammer drill head obtained at short notice and the man hours of the operators all cost hard cash! The removal of the tonnage of loose rock will cost more! and the making good of the tunnel will cost extra!! These are all decisions that I'm not going to rush
(5)Bob the Boulder. Several people have questioned why I didn't try to move the boulder? I really did want to save it I would quite happily have invited anyone to try any of the removal methods suggested, as we did ourselves. They may well have worked in a quarry / site with lots of space, but this was happening in the confined space of my yard at home on relatively soft tarmac. The fact was it wouldn't budge within those parameters.
Believe me I remain extremely excited
. I'm also keen to involve Dave again, who was disappointed to have had to leave on his trip at the crucial moment. The floor will wait until he's backI believe there is some more video footage that was taken at the weekend that I will try to upload.
Finally, if anyone really is going to market items using any of the images i've posted, I'd be really grateful if they would contact me first.
Thanks again for all the support and encouragement!
CY88
Remember: A nazi tunnel is not just for christmas!
Edited by CY88 on Monday 9th June 17:14
bingbong said:
So which way does the tunnel run (blue arrow) into the hill, or back towards the house/shed (green) or some other direction entirely?
Sort of the opposite way from the green arrow.(Apologies for the lack of updates. I fell asleep on the sofa ! Its been a tiring weekend ! I'm uploading a video now which might help with the question though)
srebbe64 said:
CY88 said:
That was a bit, how do I put this, HOMO. Also, 88's voice sounded very much like that of Dom Joly! 
I should have arranged a bevy of pit girls to do the job intead The tunnel was definitely built during WW2, by the Germans. You will see from the aerial photo that there was also a large storage shed on the property. This was pulled down after the war.
Regarding the concrete structure that is shown peeking from behind the garage, I don't know what that is. I uncovered it by cutting back the undergrowth that was obscuring it. It may be totally unrelated? It comes out from the quarry face. The garage was apparently built after the war, but it is right almost flush against to the concrete structure. There's a gap that can be seen in the photo - maybe enough for a light on a stick
We intend to have a good look at the floor in the tunnel, check the conrete end of the tunnel, and check behind the garage soon.
Regarding the concrete structure that is shown peeking from behind the garage, I don't know what that is. I uncovered it by cutting back the undergrowth that was obscuring it. It may be totally unrelated? It comes out from the quarry face. The garage was apparently built after the war, but it is right almost flush against to the concrete structure. There's a gap that can be seen in the photo - maybe enough for a light on a stick
We intend to have a good look at the floor in the tunnel, check the conrete end of the tunnel, and check behind the garage soon.
escargot said:
blindswelledrat said:
CY88- thanks for a brilliant thread and for acting out every blokes impulsive adventurous side for us live.
Its all downhill from here I am afraid.
Tonight you will be sitting there with a cold beer pondering your destroyed garden.
You will think to yourself:
Its all downhill from here I am afraid.
Tonight you will be sitting there with a cold beer pondering your destroyed garden.
You will think to yourself:
CY88s thought said:
Now, after all that excitement I am left with a 60 foot tunnel with nothing in it and a bill for many thousands of pounds. It's probably too expensive to shore it up and make it usable as a garage or something.
Hmmmm, might be a bit dangerous for kids too. Perhaps I better seal it off as it is pretty useless and a safety hazard. I know, I'll roll an enormous boulder in front of it and landscape around it..........
Oh, I see what they did now......
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Hmmmm, might be a bit dangerous for kids too. Perhaps I better seal it off as it is pretty useless and a safety hazard. I know, I'll roll an enormous boulder in front of it and landscape around it..........
Oh, I see what they did now......
s
tAs regards danger (and perhaps it isn't clear from the pictures) the yard is located in the base of a former quarry some 60ft high. Several years a drunk who decided to take a short cut across the fields up top landed in it!
Where's your sense of adventure, man?
Whatever happens, the exercise has been useful. It has already caused me to shelve architect plans that involved building in the vicinity of that part of the garden. I'd rather find out now than on the day they come to dig the foundations! The cost of filling it in prior to building ontop would have probably overshadowed the top side build costs themselves.
[dutch accent on] shhtopp! this thread iz not finished yet [accent off]
UPDATE: I have been in the tunnel for the last hour or so with some seasoned bunker explorers who I invited over to have a look.
We did a thorough search through just the stuff on the floor to start, during which we found some guns! Yup, weapons!! They are quite badly corroded, which probably explains why I missed them, but I will upload some photos for you in a moment.
[as you were]
UPDATE: I have been in the tunnel for the last hour or so with some seasoned bunker explorers who I invited over to have a look.
We did a thorough search through just the stuff on the floor to start, during which we found some guns! Yup, weapons!! They are quite badly corroded, which probably explains why I missed them, but I will upload some photos for you in a moment.
[as you were]
BlueCello said:
I keep missing all the important bits. I think CY88 should do a summery of all the important bits that have happened since this thread started, so that we can have a fresh look at things. C'mon Cy88, you know a summery ending in 'to be continued' would be a good idea
Have started working on a blog page with just the interesting bits for easy reference.Although this vid from Tacair1 on youtube seems to do the trick as well...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db5JWLH5TTg
Fantastic!
Edited by CY88 on Wednesday 11th June 03:08
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