Alderton Tunnel

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The Alderton Tunnel sits on the South Wales Main Line in England, on a stretch of line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway. The tunnel, which is 506 yards long, was opened on 1 January 1903 along with the line between Wootton Bassett Junction and Badminton, that being the first section of the South Wales & Bristol Direct Line of the Great Western Railway.

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railway tunnel, United Kingdom, 

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  • Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • RAF Rudloe Manor ⓘ
    former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
  • Stroud Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Gloucestershire, UK
  • Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Gloucestershire
  • Bristol War Room ⓘ
    regional war room in Bristol, England, UK
  • Goldney Hall Grotto ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom
  • Grotto And Screen Wall, About 100 Metres To The South West Of Farleigh Castle ⓘ
    grotto in Norton St. Philip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto Approx 30M N Of Lower Lodge To Prior Park ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto Below South Terrace At Crowe Hall ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto In Grounds Of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road) ⓘ
    grotto in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Grotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The West ⓘ
    grotto in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grotto, 150 Yards To South Of Claverton Manor ⓘ
    grotto in Claverton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
  • Grottos To West Of Warmley House ⓘ
    grotto in Siston, South Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Pen Park Hole ⓘ
    cave in the UK
  • Barnhill Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England
  • Box Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Brandy Bottom Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Brinkmarsh Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England
  • Cattybrook Brickpit ⓘ
    former brickpit and SSSI in South Gloucestershire, UK
  • Cullimore's Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in South Gloucestershire
  • Hawkesbury Quarry ⓘ
    Geological site
  • Okus Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Parkfield Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
  • Quarry Steps, Durdham Down ⓘ
    quarry in the UK
  • Ram Hill Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Ram Hill Colliery and dramway ⓘ
    coal mine in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Seend Cleeve Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Seend Ironstone Quarry and Road Cutting ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Siston Hill Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall ⓘ
    Gloucestershire quarry
  • Stanton St. Quintin Quarry and Motorway Cutting ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Tytherington Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
  • Gripwood Quarry ⓘ
    Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England
  • Museum of Bath Stone ⓘ
    museum in Bath, England, UK
  • Alderton Tunnel ⓘ
    Railway tunnel
  • Bathwick Covered Way (MLN1/106 24 & 106 29) ⓘ
    architectural structure in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
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    railway tunnel in the UK
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    railway tunnel in the UK
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    defunct railway tunnel
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    railway tunnel in the UK
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    railway tunnel in the UK
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    railway tunnel in Bristol, England, UK
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    railway tunnel in the UK
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    Grade II* listed canal tunnel in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
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    Grade II* listed canal tunnel in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
  • Middlehill Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel near Box, Wiltshire, England
  • Northern Stormwater Interceptor, Bristol ⓘ
    Storm drain in Bristol, England
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    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Saltford Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Sapperton Canal Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel on the Thames and Severn Canal near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England
  • Sapperton Tunnel ⓘ
    Gloucestershire, England
  • St Anne's Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK
  • Staple Hill Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Twerton Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Twerton Wood Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Box Tunnel ⓘ
    English railway tunnel
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classbunkerCentral Government War Headquartersunderground city, underground infrastructure system, alternative seat of governmentWikidata
    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
    sitebunkerRAF Rudloe Manorair base, Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerStroud Emergency CentreStroud District Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerThornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunker1950Bristol War RoombunkerWikidata
    sitecaveGoldney Hall GrottogrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto And Screen Wall, About 100 Metres To The South West Of Farleigh CastlegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto Approx 30M N Of Lower Lodge To Prior ParkgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto Below South Terrace At Crowe HallgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto In Grounds Of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road)grottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The WestgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto, 150 Yards To South Of Claverton ManorgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottos To West Of Warmley HousegrottoWikidata
    sitecavePen Park HolecaveWikidata
    sitemineBarnhill QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineBox Minestone quarryWikidata
    sitemineBrandy Bottom Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineBrinkmarsh QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineCattybrook BrickpitSite of Special Scientific Interest, brickworks, clay pitWikidata
    sitemineCullimore's QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineHawkesbury QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineOkus QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineParkfield Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineQuarry Steps, Durdham DownquarryWikidata
    sitemineRam Hill Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineRam Hill Colliery and dramwaycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineSeend Cleeve QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSeend Ironstone Quarry and Road CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineSiston Hill Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineSlickstones Quarry, Cromhallpaleontological site, quarryWikidata
    sitemineStanton St. Quintin Quarry and Motorway CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineTytherington QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemine1987Gripwood Quarryquarry, protected areaWikidata
    sitemuseum2013Museum of Bath Stoneindependent museum, mining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelAlderton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBathwick Covered Way (MLN1/106 24 & 106 29)railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBradford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelChipping Sodbury Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Down Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Hay Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDevonshire Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFox's Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGrovesend Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Beckford Road)canal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKennet and Avon Canal Tunnel (under Cleveland House and Sydney Road)canal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMiddlehill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelNorthern Stormwater Interceptor, BristoltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRedcliffe Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSaltford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSapperton Canal Tunnelcanal tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSapperton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSt Anne's Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelStaple Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTwerton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTwerton Wood Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel1841Box Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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