Thank You! Aerial I tried the two south ones by the M27 and the Northern one in the gated area to the east of Fort Southwick and the one directly south of the Fort. For me though, this is a result of knowing the history of the place and the easily explainable change in temperature as you descend lower underground. Thanks. Another that a tunnel runs from Gosport to Portsdown. Access to abandoned locations changes daily! In 1952 the fort became home to a bomb disposal squadron and a year later an emergency civil control centre for Portsmouth was constructed in the forts magazine. Id take a closer look at aerial maps if I were you, sounds like you were close! AsMinute Taker you will work with the Chairman to produce the agendas. North entrance was blocked and tried to look for this 4th entrance but no luck. The first glimpse I got was by looking through a hole in the wall. ft*. Animals; Beauty; Business; Career; Health; . I would be very grateful. is supposed to pass to haunt the manor when there is a honeymoon couple but sadly now thats not the case anymore for any of the four. Tunnel entrance? The Royal Engineers were responsible for the basic design of the hill forts with Colonel, later Lieutenant General, Sir W R Drummond Jervois RE, in charge. It may I would like to go and explore please could you let me know details of how and where to go. Unfortunately all entrances have been welded shut with a big steel bar. These training scenarios have even include preparation for events such as earthquakes. The walls were damp and cold to the touch. The southern face and entrance was protected from direct manual attack by these gorge buildings. marked the tunnels walls with flint, with arrows so we could find our way I dont know if this bears any relevance but its bothered me for years. This I really dont understand the need for people to deface these places?! Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AN. slightly and with the use of a torch we tried to see what was inside. Image of cow and pillbox taken at Taddiford Gap in Hampshire by Mel Port. tunnel, it is said, could have been used for smuggling, Wymering being so neighbour were out in the road playing on our bikes and wed made a jump The car being driven very dangerously on the wrong side of the road is a black Ford. Please note Fort Nelson ramparts are closed until further notice. If anyone is going, drop me a line as I would be up for a look round. and of course locked, what I can remember is the doors were fixed on What is the arrowed feature cut into the hill? Feel free to contact me if you have trouble. It still has the same quality and security as our other paddocks and is fully enclosed with 6ft high fences, these include an extra layer of fine fencing around the bottom so no smaller dogs can escape underneath. Suppose it doesnt make its way up the tunnel anyway, can smell it though from be outside! East of If you found a way, or anyone has, please let me know! #1. as Southwick Priory which was then about three miles to the north. Our adventurous souls craved an unconventional trekking experience. We thought we had found another entrance right next to Fort Southwick but evidently this has nothing to do with the fuel lines as the entrance was just a room was 2 huge black pipes that seemed to serve no purpose. May be able to access. Forts Society, Aerial Hello mate where abouts are the entrances could you show me and a couple of mates we been trying to find them no luck. Perhaps that says more about my physical fitness? Totton Air Raid Shelters + Ashurst, Calmore, & Eling WW2 History, The Heroic Wartime Actions of Patrick Dumbo Taylor Who Crashed Near Blackfield & Fawley, How These Local Fields of Green Played a Huge Role in WW2, The German underground hospital tunnels in Jersey. The Navy used it for radar in 1947, and a Navigational School until 1968. During the Second World War, the New Forest was a hive of aviation activity with large airfields and bases including RAF Beaulieu, Calshot, Holmsley South,, Read More Sway Airfield: The WW2 Emergency Landing Ground (ELG) / Decoy SiteContinue, This week I visited Holton Heath and Sandford to explore the two light anti-aircraft Bofors gun tower sites. You can imagine how dangerous this job of digging tunnels into Portsdown Hill would have been. Whoever graffd Urbex doesnt represent this hobby, theyre an idiot. Even a clue? Gaz M. You have found one of the entrance tunnels to the fuel bunker. The role will require you to liaise with the many other role holders anddeal with [], The Valerie Bacon Archive Living with War in Emsworth is now on display at the Portsmouth History Centre on the third floor of the Central Library. The Fort Widley tunnels are rarely open to the public. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As we descended further into the tunnels we started to feel the temperature drop and get colder. Wondered for a long time how to get in there, Any update on this, would very much like to get in to have a look about. Portsdown Portsdown is a 69.1-hectare (171-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on Portsdown Hill, on the northern outskirts of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It's also the perfect lookout post on the rest of the world so get ready to feast your eyes!'. Please stop e-mailing me. I find it very interesting up there. As well as giving us a tour of the Fort Widley tunnels and top half of the fort, they also showed us around their museum there. The role will require you attend 6 Executive Committee meetings and currently 3 Development Forum meetings. But when I was in my teens, some friends and I decided to I live local and would really like to see it. Ive been walking around trying to find one but just cant seem to! I had a search around for other hatches to go in but there was only ones around the big tunnels that were full of water not far from the big doors. Raising awareness of WW2 history in the New Forest and Hampshire area through community and learning. Four men were killed and the locomotive was trapped inside the tunnel. Thank you. stopped rounds. However, my son and I were recently invited by the Pompey Pals Museum to have a guided tour of the Fort Widley tunnels to let us explore and document them. PT after open, circa 1940s. Shall let you know ? apprentice in HM Dockyard Portsmouth in the early 1970s, I worked in Yard Portsdown. an extract from an email received about Wymering Manor. [1] [2] This is a linear south-facing escarpment with a rich chalk grassland flora. During World War Two, Portsdown's chalk pits were also used for bomb shelters. Hampshire Fire Brigade going to the end of the service road where you Two shelters, which together could hold around 5,000 people, were built. The Wymering Tunnel Shelter and the London Road Tunnel Shelter had a combined length of 1.8 miles. Registered Charity No 284744, Hampshire Genealogical Society, 2023 | Site by Wizbit, Palmerstons Folly The Story of Portsmouths Forts. This stained glass window, known as the D Day Window, is in Christ Church, Widley the Garrison Church for the Portsdown Forts when the Army were in occupation. That shed was my messroom for eight years when I was the LDG/Hand stoker there in the 80s and 90s until it closed shame to see it in the state its in. 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