Severn Tunnel

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The Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was constructed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1873 and 1886 for the purpose of dramatically shortening the journey times of their trains, passenger and goods alike, between South Wales and Western England. It has often been regarded as the crowning achievement of GWR's chief engineer Sir John Hawkshaw.

1886  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Severn Railway Tunnel
length: 7668 yard, 
South Wales Main Line, railway tunnel, United Kingdom, 

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  • Severn Tunnel ⓘ
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1886 Severn Tunnel
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1909 — 1955 Pensford Colliery
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1810 — 1812 Severn Tunnel
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Sir John Hawkshaw inspecting the works (G J Stodart 1887)Sir John Hawkshaw inspecting the works (G J Stodart 1887)
At work in the tunnel (G J Stodart 1887)At work in the tunnel (G J Stodart 1887)
Seven tunnemap1946Seven tunnemap1946
Severn Tunnel infrastructureSevern Tunnel infrastructure
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Swansea MuseumSwansea Museum
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  • The Severn Tunnel - Its Construction and Difficulties. 1872–1887 (book), English, 1888
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
linkpageForgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age page@Wikidata
sitebunkerBedminster Sub ControlBristol City Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquartersbunker, Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersWikidata
sitebunkerLansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerThornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense centerWikidata
sitebunker1950Bristol War RoombunkerWikidata
sitecaveAveline's HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveBanwell Ochre CavescaveWikidata
sitecaveClearwell Cavesshow cave, mining museumWikidata
sitecaveGoatchurch CaverncaveWikidata
sitecaveGoldney Hall GrottogrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto About 30m To The South East Of Dewstow HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto And Entrances Flanking And Below Road About 50 Metres North East Of Brockley HallgrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto, Underground Garden And Bridge About 60m To West Of Dewstow HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrottos To West Of Warmley HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveKing Arthur's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveMerlin's Cave, Great DowardcaveWikidata
sitecaveOtter HolecaveWikidata
sitecavePen Park HolecaveWikidata
sitecavePierre's PotcaveWikidata
sitecaveRead's CaverncaveWikidata
sitecaveRod's PotcaveWikidata
sitecaveRowberrow Cavern, Mendip ForestcaveWikidata
sitecaveSidcot SwalletcaveWikidata
sitecaveSlaughter Stream CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveSt Peter's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveThe Giant's Cave, PiercefieldcaveWikidata
sitecaveThe Grotto, PiercefieldgrottoWikidata
sitecave1784Shell Grottoshell grottoWikidata
sitemineBarnhill QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineBrandy Bottom Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBrinkmarsh QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineCattybrook BrickpitSite of Special Scientific Interest, brickworks, clay pitWikidata
sitemineCewere Quarry and Limekiln, Llanvair-DiscoedquarryWikidata
sitemineCullimore's QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineCwmcarn Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineEastern United Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineElms Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineGlyn Pitscoal mineWikidata
sitemineHawkesbury QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineHenllys Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineHopewell Colliery - Museum And Working Minemining museum, coal mineWikidata
sitemineIron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypooliron mineWikidata
sitemineLord's Grove Stone Quarrystone quarryWikidata
sitemineOld Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pitscoal mineWikidata
sitemineParkfield Collierycoal mineWikidata
siteminePenhow Stone Quarry, W of Llanvachesstone quarryWikidata
sitemineQuarry Steps, Durdham DownquarryWikidata
sitemineRam Hill Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineRam Hill Colliery and dramwaycoal mineWikidata
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sitemineSlickstones Quarry, Cromhallpaleontological site, quarryWikidata
sitemineStancombe QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineStowfield quarryquarryWikidata
sitemineTintern QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineTytherington QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineUpper Cwmbran Coal Minecoal mineWikidata
sitemineWhitecliff QuarryquarryWikidata
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sitemine1909Pensford Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemuseumDean Heritage Centrelocal authority museum, local museum, mining museumWikidata
sitetunnelBarrack Hill Canal Tunnel Portalcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelBrynglas Tunnelsroad tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelCanal Tunnel between Sebastopol and Cwmbran, including attached revetment wallscanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelChipping Sodbury Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelFlax Bourton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelFox's Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelGaer Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelGrovesend Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMierystock Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMoseley Green Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelNorthern Stormwater Interceptor, BristoltunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedbrook Lower Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedbrook Upper Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedcliffe Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSaltford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSt Anne's Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelStaple Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelStow Hill Railway Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSymonds Yat Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTidenham Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTintern Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTramroad and leat tunnels, Monmouthshire and Brecon CanaltunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTwerton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTwerton Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelUsk Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1810Severn Tunnelabandoned project, proposed building or structure, railway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1886Severn Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageSeverntunnel1 Commons
commonsimageSir John Hawkshaw inspecting the works (G J Stodart 1887) Commons
commonsimageAt work in the tunnel (G J Stodart 1887) Commons
commonsimageSeven tunnemap1946 Commons
commonsimageSevern Tunnel infrastructure Commons
commonsimage040725 019 severn tunnel Commons
commonsimageSwansea Museum Commons
commonsimageSevernTunnel-westernportal-02 Commons
commonsimageNetworkRail-960302-01 Commons
commonsimageSevernTunnel-westernportal-01 Commons
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