I'm obsessed. I live in Fresno California. I discovered an entrance to what used to clearly be a much more complex tunnel system under the business at which i work. I did some research, and learned that the "Chinatown" section, and a few others had a complex tunnel worlds under our boring city. I have just committed to going down. Inspired by you. Cheers guys
Fresno is the city of my birth, my father's birth, and my grandmother on my mother's side, also born here. I've heard quite a bit of the tunnels under old Chinatown, they've found broken china, and opium pipes and other things down there, while preparing that area for high speed rail. It's very interesting. There was Armenian town, German town and Little Italy also. My grandmother and dad grew up in Germantown.
I like the fact that you just speed up the video through the less interesting bits rather than just editing it out like most people this way we get to see everything. Keep up the good work.
Excellent video, no loud music too give us headaches, no staged frights, just a great video with with plenty of info and some history. Well done guy's and a big thank you for sharing.
It's impressive how this large complex of tunnels is being maintained. Somebody must be making regular inspections, looking for structural weaknesses, and then installing appropriate reinforcements.
Every other subex channel ` *long weird intros, cave diving level flashlights, bypass dodgy areas These lads *straight into it, down every tunnel and shaft like a damn ferret. Love your work!
I appreciate your work. Although security might view you as trespassers of a sort, you are doing a good piece of raw historical documentation and making it available to the public. We shouldn't forget the necessary lengths taken by the allies, particularly those very geographically close to the enemies who saw great physical attacks on their homes, to protect their lands and especially the people therein. Explorations like this demonstrate how resourceful the Brits were.
It's SO interesting to go exploring with you. You give such a detailed explanation of everything. You make me feel like I'm right there with you. Keep up the good work.
18:47 - When I was a kid in the 1970s Fairy washing up liquid bottles used to look like that. In the late 70s Mr O'Connor, my primary school teacher, brought in an oil can just like that and a camping stove. He lit the stove, took the cap off of the can, and put it on top of the stove. He left it there for a few minutes, then took it off, put the cap back on the can, and we all watched with fascination as it collapsed in on itself. Love the old beer cans earlier on in your video, from previous decades, before current cold extrusion manufacturing techniques, when they used to weld together opposite sides of a sheet of steel or aluminium to form a tube with a seam, before adding the top and the bottom. That was back in the days when the ring pulls were designed to completely detach.
Huge fan man!! I love how your videos stay the same awesome quality. I love how you talk about the history as well as the things that go on in the modern day as you're walking through the area's you're documenting. Seriously your channel should be a lot bigger than it is. You're straight professional about everything you do as well. Keep up the exploring!!
Anytime I'm in a cave or mine system, right hand rules always. This will prevent becoming disoriented. As always, another great explore with interesting historic references.
Love to know how many blokes that took to dig. You can see how much we have devolved when you compare graffiti from different decades. Nice explore. Subscribed Thank you.
It's sometimes frustrating watching explorers who are not very thorough; these guys _are_ thorough - every nook and cranny. feels like i'm there. very good.
Brilliant bit of tunnelling. I do know where you are, and I'm glad to see it. Love the huge pile of rusting 'Flimsies' (square fuel/oil cans used before the British in North Africa discovered the tough pressed steel cans the Afrika Korps were using, and adopted them for their own use, and known forever after as the 'Jerry Can'.), just rotting away. Fascinating stuff. Nice one. 28:05 - I thought they were huge spiders at first, but they're seismic motion detectors. The numbers on the walls are to do with the monitoring of the unstable area, breaking it up into small 'districts' that can easily be monitored for movement.
In my experience when empty metal containers are found there's a reason why soldiers don't take out useless items. Hiding a roll of French postcards would be my first guess.
Another great explore, even love the retro litter, it's all history. I remember those old crisp packets when you could actually see how many crisps you were getting lol,
I find my tunnels under Detroit. No, not the salt mine excavations that extend deep under the city. I'm looking for buried lower levels of vacated industry. My best find was a concrete chamber with dusty World War Two relics. Like identification papers regarding aircraft of the Axis Powers. Probably to assist surface civil defense locations that had searchlights and air raid sirens. Usually what I find are the drainage tunnels or manhole access to utilities. Found under soil and collapse rubble. Assisted by the Michigan Technological University and their Society for Industrial Archaeology. Try using Google Earth to locate a now sealed and disused tunnel in Detroit extending into Canada. Yup, big enough to drive your wheels through.
I really enjoy videos like this. Besides enjoying tunnels, they also inspire me to add tunnels to some of the game maps I occasionally create. For some reason, tunnels just hold something for me but I can't explain it. The different ways of support shown is interesting. The maze aspect of these tunnels is fascinating. Keep up the great work and exploration.
What's above it isn't abandoned and empty. There's a fortification open to the public after payment of an excessive amount. And then between that surface fortification and these tunnels there is another tunnel system also open to the public, after payment of an amount that would make Dick Turpin blush. And this is in the center of a major city.
Interesting cool thanks for showing us and taking us on a journey I can't believe the amount of damage there was alot more going on there just recently
Pre- Napoleonic in origin? Chalk, so likely around Dover? Bakelite was around for quite a while before WW2. Sometimes these old places have other levels, that are kept quiet, which are still active.
This place is epic - I remember seeing it on forums years back, so much original graffiti. I remember Salt and Linekar, and was it Tears and Onion with Gazza crying on the TV ad? 😂
21:40 he is afraid there are security personnel on the other side of the door. Would have been funny if door opened and Benny hill chase music started.
WOW THOSE TUNNELLS ARE AMAZING, I LOVE THE WAY YOU BROUGHT US THROUGH THE WHOLE TUNNEL SYSTEM SO WE GOT TO SEE EVERYTHING, WISH I WAS THERE,I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO EXSPLORING SINCE I WAS A KID, BUT NEVER GOT INTO IT AS AN ADULT BECAUSE MY LIFE WENT DOWN A DIFFERENT PATH,
Took me 4 years of working underground to finally get a good grasp on directions, didn't help I've worked in over 20 different mines so always different layouts.
They have gone to a lot of trouble to sure up the ceilings ect don't you think what was down there that needed round the clock protection 🙂😂 Great video boys 🙂
Amazing tunnels, thanks for sharing this. Can you track the paths from the surface or show a regional map. I would like seeing what is connected or where these lead to.
25.14 is a a near perfect Royal Army Medical Corps cap badge. I was trying to date it but not enough detail picked up great vids never stop exploring thats when you have to grow up.
How do you build bricks under ground like that at 10.00 mins. Has there been a flood in the past where the level of the street has been raised, same as underground Manchester, like they built on top of previous structures. Question is where did all the mud come from. Mud flood topic on you tube for a year or more now. When you see it you can't miss it.
When and why was this labyrinth tunnel system build ?? It is surprisingly clean. What is the air quality like down there ?? When going down into a place like this, why not bring a couple of large garbage bags along, in case there is any junk like coke cans, etc. Trash removal while walking along. In my opinion. Just the kind of thing I would do.
Why do they prop it up and put modern or more modern fuse boxes in and stuff? Is there plans for places like these or are they keeping it supported simply for the sake of it.
I'm obsessed. I live in Fresno California. I discovered an entrance to what used to clearly be a much more complex tunnel system under the business at which i work. I did some research, and learned that the "Chinatown" section, and a few others had a complex tunnel worlds under our boring city. I have just committed to going down. Inspired by you. Cheers guys
live in the north bay area and used explore the world war bunkers in sf. wish i had the videos. cheers
Fresno is the city of my birth, my father's birth, and my grandmother on my mother's side, also born here. I've heard quite a bit of the tunnels under old Chinatown, they've found broken china, and opium pipes and other things down there, while preparing that area for high speed rail. It's very interesting. There was Armenian town, German town and Little Italy also. My grandmother and dad grew up in Germantown.
I like the fact that you just speed up the video through the less interesting bits rather than just editing it out like most people this way we get to see everything. Keep up the good work.
Excellent video, no loud music too give us headaches, no staged frights, just a great video with with plenty of info and some history. Well done guy's and a big thank you for sharing.
That's what we aim for 👍 we don't like staged videos or unnecessary drama. Just facts and interesting places 👌
It's impressive how this large complex of tunnels is being maintained. Somebody must be making regular inspections, looking for structural weaknesses, and then installing appropriate reinforcements.
Trafficking tunnels.
Every other subex channel ` *long weird intros, cave diving level flashlights, bypass dodgy areas
These lads *straight into it, down every tunnel and shaft like a damn ferret.
Love your work!
This is a part of History that People don't know Exists, so Great to to See it, Thanks So Much to You and Your Team......
I appreciate your work. Although security might view you as trespassers of a sort, you are doing a good piece of raw historical documentation and making it available to the public. We shouldn't forget the necessary lengths taken by the allies, particularly those very geographically close to the enemies who saw great physical attacks on their homes, to protect their lands and especially the people therein. Explorations like this demonstrate how resourceful the Brits were.
It's SO interesting to go exploring with you. You give such a detailed explanation of everything. You make me feel like I'm right there with you. Keep up the good work.
18:47 - When I was a kid in the 1970s Fairy washing up liquid bottles used to look like that.
In the late 70s Mr O'Connor, my primary school teacher, brought in an oil can just like that and a camping stove. He lit the stove, took the cap off of the can, and put it on top of the stove. He left it there for a few minutes, then took it off, put the cap back on the can, and we all watched with fascination as it collapsed in on itself.
Love the old beer cans earlier on in your video, from previous decades, before current cold extrusion manufacturing techniques, when they used to weld together opposite sides of a sheet of steel or aluminium to form a tube with a seam, before adding the top and the bottom. That was back in the days when the ring pulls were designed to completely detach.
Huge fan man!! I love how your videos stay the same awesome quality. I love how you talk about the history as well as the things that go on in the modern day as you're walking through the area's you're documenting. Seriously your channel should be a lot bigger than it is. You're straight professional about everything you do as well. Keep up the exploring!!
Anytime I'm in a cave or mine system, right hand rules always. This will prevent becoming disoriented. As always, another great explore with interesting historic references.
1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth👍
Love to know how many blokes that took to dig. You can see how much we have devolved when you compare graffiti from different decades.
Nice explore.
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I lovw that you give the history of it and don't leave the viewers in the dark! New subscriber and I'm in love with ur channel.
It’s an amazing set of tunnels. Give thanks to the first guys that opened this up and made it possible for people to visit at all
It's sometimes frustrating watching explorers who are not very thorough; these guys _are_ thorough - every nook and cranny.
feels like i'm there. very good.
So nice to see such a fabulous tunnel complex not covered in graffiti ! Great video as always Simon.
Brilliant bit of tunnelling. I do know where you are, and I'm glad to see it. Love the huge pile of rusting 'Flimsies' (square fuel/oil cans used before the British in North Africa discovered the tough pressed steel cans the Afrika Korps were using, and adopted them for their own use, and known forever after as the 'Jerry Can'.), just rotting away. Fascinating stuff. Nice one.
28:05 - I thought they were huge spiders at first, but they're seismic motion detectors. The numbers on the walls are to do with the monitoring of the unstable area, breaking it up into small 'districts' that can easily be monitored for movement.
In my experience when empty metal containers are found
there's a reason why soldiers don't take out useless items.
Hiding a roll of French postcards would be my first guess.
Here in the US we have quite a few abandoned mines and WWII coastal forts and bunkers. Lots of them on the Islands off Maine!
Love exploring with you guys...lead the way lads there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
One of the best tunnels I’ve seen. Lots of excellent bits and rooms supports etc
In awe at the size of this place.
Cracking explore glad you take us on these great adventures sound and photos on point once again
it remains me on Dover.... still overnighted in such an fortress in the 80s! It ws on the left hill from Dover a fortress from Napoleon times!
Or Folkstone, but I remember an area like this down that way.
Another great explore, even love the retro litter, it's all history. I remember those old crisp packets when you could actually see how many crisps you were getting lol,
I love to see underground Tunnel explorations something very interesting and exciting about finding signs of the past! Thank you for sharing 🙏
I find my tunnels under Detroit. No, not the
salt mine excavations that extend deep under
the city. I'm looking for buried lower levels of
vacated industry. My best find was a concrete
chamber with dusty World War Two relics.
Like identification papers regarding aircraft of
the Axis Powers. Probably to assist surface
civil defense locations that had searchlights
and air raid sirens. Usually what I find are the
drainage tunnels or manhole access to utilities.
Found under soil and collapse rubble. Assisted
by the Michigan Technological University and
their Society for Industrial Archaeology. Try
using Google Earth to locate a now sealed and
disused tunnel in Detroit extending into Canada.
Yup, big enough to drive your wheels through.
Jizz! Awesome, dude. I can't wait for a find like that
awesome !just watched the chinobal binge watching!
@31:21 the random skeleton thing just hanging out lol! These tunnels are cool with all the face carvings!
I really enjoy videos like this. Besides enjoying tunnels, they also inspire me to add tunnels to some of the game maps I occasionally create. For some reason, tunnels just hold something for me but I can't explain it. The different ways of support shown is interesting. The maze aspect of these tunnels is fascinating. Keep up the great work and exploration.
Thanks for the view. Pretty amazing. I'm from S.C.
22:00 I wonder why there would be security in that abandoned and empty place..
What's above it isn't abandoned and empty. There's a fortification open to the public after payment of an excessive amount. And then between that surface fortification and these tunnels there is another tunnel system also open to the public, after payment of an amount that would make Dick Turpin blush. And this is in the center of a major city.
@@johnrauner2515 Ah. That would explain things.
Perhaps a safety shelter for a worst case scenario might explain the main purpose of the whole?!
I hope they left a trail of bread crumbs ! Lol...
people and children can still be trafficked.
Interesting cool thanks for showing us and taking us on a journey I can't believe the amount of damage there was alot more going on there just recently
That one was excellent! Thanks for sharing!
Pretty professional content for a channel with only 35k subs. Nice 👌
Thank you.
Thanks fore sharing great adventure! Love from Sweden ✨💖
33:12 Connection point for strain gauges to monitor movements in the rocks.
Amazing sound quality for a music video
this is mind-blowing! Thank you!
Did you ever think that those tunnels might be a much earlier act originally. They have just been re-enabled.
Just smashing love your videos. Keep up the great work cheers
Great Video I really enjoy your presentation
Interesting explore! A Peaceful, Prosperous 2020 to U & Yrs - Cheers!
Fascinating I'm surprised you found a set of tunnels that you haven't done already. I thought the round things might be to plug off toilet pipes.
Pre- Napoleonic in origin? Chalk, so likely around Dover? Bakelite was around for quite a while before WW2. Sometimes these old places have other levels, that are kept quiet, which are still active.
I was thinking that; such as the DUMPS that has been used to trafficked women and children?!
@@shirlushumanity9736 No, I am referring to military usage.
Wow what a amazing tunnel complex😀Super awesome video like always bud thanks so much for sharing 😀
Amazing 😉
Awesome Simon. Thank you.
Love the history behind it and wish I could see it for myself
This place is epic - I remember seeing it on forums years back, so much original graffiti. I remember Salt and Linekar, and was it Tears and Onion with Gazza crying on the TV ad? 😂
There is some absolutely beautiful brickwork down there. I still think I would prefer to stay above ground though.
According to creation stories the earth was flooded that could have been above ground long time ago Universities won't acknowledge any of that though.
Brilliant For the first time I can see the road. Misterious underground Don’t forget Mr to take the fresh Breath Hope you healthy
@ 32:16, not a dead end. There's a tunnel on the right just behind the wall
Thankyou for sharing your explore.
What an amazing tunnelling job. Great stuff. Many thanks, Paul in Lower Boddington
Great video, you guys. Keep up the good work. Take care and keep well. You guys are so brave. God bless you all....
Around 22.51 min there is an amber light fixture
Great explore for sure, very nice to see. I must have missed it but what is the "no no" spot? Thanks for sharing.
21:40 he is afraid there are security personnel on the other side of the door. Would have been funny if door opened and Benny hill chase music started.
So impressed with the work to make so many tunnels and the height is so cool.
Yes the excavation is just amazong.
WOW THOSE TUNNELLS ARE AMAZING, I LOVE THE WAY YOU BROUGHT US THROUGH THE WHOLE TUNNEL SYSTEM SO WE GOT TO SEE EVERYTHING, WISH I WAS THERE,I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO EXSPLORING SINCE I WAS A KID, BUT NEVER GOT INTO IT AS AN ADULT BECAUSE MY LIFE WENT DOWN A DIFFERENT PATH,
Glad you guys are doing it, Id get confused too quickly. Wouldn't know what direction Id be going in.
Took me 4 years of working underground to finally get a good grasp on directions, didn't help I've worked in over 20 different mines so always different layouts.
These remind me of the tunnels beneath Chicago,Il
This whole place creeps me out, it looks as if it is all covered in asbestos!
They have gone to a lot of trouble to sure up the ceilings ect don't you think what was down there that needed round the clock protection 🙂😂
Great video boys 🙂
Hi Badger!!
Merry Christmas SE and Co!!
The round wood pieces may be rolled bearings for sliding doors
What was the purpose of this place? 😬
I thought they may be old style patresses for light switches and maybe sockets.
The sound quality has improved. We can hear your bones clicking as you walk now.
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Thats the change in his pocket
This gives me claustrophobia !
Perfect audio - love your vids. .
Brilliant as always
what is the No no spot he is referring to? Said, If you see something big and black, don't shine your torch on it, what is he referring to?
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Love your work bud
Thank you guys🙏🤗
Loved this and could hear you brilliantly xx
What a fantastic place, great explore guys really enjoyed video 🇬🇧🇬🇧🛸🛸👍
Great video can happily say I did this one!!! Amazing place
WAW. there is. A lot of smoke damage. As stated
Really cool my compliments sir
Thank you.
Very nice tunnels and they cleaned it out and dumped the interesting stuff on a pile in a few rooms pft.
Looks like there may have been fire holders we call them torches in Canada along the walls?
Amazing tunnels, thanks for sharing this.
Can you track the paths from the surface or show a regional map. I would like seeing what is connected or where these lead to.
Sadly I cannot share such information. Vandals follow people like me and places get destroyed ☹️
No way I would go in there!!! Creeps me totally out!
Brilliant video mate
Very cool chunk of history. Stick to the right or left hand rule while underground and ya won't get lost. Yall be safe out there
25.14 is a a near perfect Royal Army Medical Corps cap badge. I was trying to date it but not enough detail picked up great vids never stop exploring thats when you have to grow up.
You guys are awesome. Xxx merry Christmas
How do you build bricks under ground like that at 10.00 mins. Has there been a flood in the past where the level of the street has been raised, same as underground Manchester, like they built on top of previous structures. Question is where did all the mud come from. Mud flood topic on you tube for a year or more now. When you see it you can't miss it.
What's up Captain?
@@theogdirkdiggler oi oi mate
The tunnels in and around the Dover area date back to before Napoleons time.
Cannot help but wonder who exactly was washing up down there with Fairy Liquid?
Good to see those places public can't normally see.
When and why was this labyrinth tunnel system build ??
It is surprisingly clean.
What is the air quality like down there ??
When going down into a place like this, why not bring a couple of large garbage bags along, in case there is any junk like coke cans, etc. Trash removal while walking along. In my opinion. Just the kind of thing I would do.
Hi great video 😀👍 I have just subscribed 😀
Welcome
@@SubExploration thanks 😀
That's a nice set of tunnels!
09:32 - Old electrical heating element. 3 or 4 bar looking at it.
Why do they prop it up and put modern or more modern fuse boxes in and stuff? Is there plans for places like these or are they keeping it supported simply for the sake of it.
thanks for bringing us along'
This is crazy. Love it
AMAZING 🤩❣