There is such a thing as common sense and when that fails you enter the realm of the darwin awards.... Its that simple, and any self respecting human wouldn't fuck it up, now would he?...... and then theres the authorities, something tells me they have full knowledge if these places as well as the old mines as shit.... so its really they're responsibility to seal off these places or raise awareness of the danger as well as the cultural heritage and historical significance that these places hold.....but they haven't, now have they?.... the fact you dont even take that into consideration and just accuse these men of indirectly "fucking" the places up, while they show the history and try and explain it as good as they can, providing knowledge into the past instead of simply sealing it off The world is full stupid selfish people, How would he convey the history of the place without actually mentioning the PLACE...? Huh.... how the hell would that work....ffs mate I mean.... da fuq is wrong with you bruh...?
One of the main reasons that so many places are being lost recently, is due to locations being plastered all over the internet and getting unwanted attention.
@@rra7490 They were dangerous when they were supported and in use. Imagine how dangerous they are now not being maintained for god knows how long. Oh that's a cool thing of water in the cave. Besides caves collapsing there can be very bad gases that can knock you out instantly then kill you.
For anybody interested, the reason it's being sealed up is due to the TH-cam channel 'Abandoned World Explorer UK' getting a little too media happy and spouting off about how dangerous it is.
It needs sealing up. Don't get me wrong its amazing but what if it collapsed while a group was down there? What ur saying is its okay for that group to die just aslong as somebody else can go down there.
@@acidicvideos8733 honestly these kind of places are enter at your own risk. People should understand that there is the possibility of collapse, falling, personal injury from various hazards. You go somewhere like this you take your life in your own hands. It's notthe gevernments job to baby sit you
Bravo! Greetings from Canada. Good on you guys for exploring and documenting a piece of 20th century history before it disappears forever. The photography at the end was fantastic. Thanks for sharing the adventure!
From second one, seeing the cliffside location, I knew exactly where you guys were going. It seems to get progressively more dangerous every time someone does an explore there.
I was amused when Mr Stead of IKS went in there with his Gurkha mate, who saw that sole bit of chalk holding the roof up, and said something that had to be bleeped out. If it's bad enough to startle a Gurkha, then you KNOW that the job's a bad 'un.
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From 1942 the battery was controlled by radar,the idea was that when jerry fired a round we could plot the firing and perhaps get a shot of before they put there gun or guns away.The jerries had fixed batteries and also 1 or 2 railway guns.If you research some more there is a map that shows the fall of jerries shells ,so if you find the map ,and get a metal detector you may still be able to find some jerry shrapnell , you must remember when they shelled Dover until the first shell landed there was no warning,first shell toland they sounded alarm .If you want to know more get in touch.
Interesting the way they cut tunnels in the chalk. Miners will tell you to tunnel in chalk you cut a "spire" cross section, not an arch. It is then self supporting. Victorian flint and chalk miners knew this ;) Nice vid - thx for posting it up
what amazes me, seeing the huge number and lengths of tunnels (in other of your video's as well as this one) is the sheer amounts of manpower that must of been utilised to create them in a relatively short space of time. They must have had miners or something to accomplish it all
New subscriber here! So, I'm an old guy now, having been born in the early 50's. Back in the day I did a bit of spelunking as part of an Outward Bound course I was instructor for. Not a great amount--we usually visited a cave or two as a side trip when we went rock climbing. Anyway, it's really cool to be able to watch you guys doing something that I'm way too old to try now. Cave on!
The 6 inch Mark Vll gun wasn't necessarily a naval gun. They were designed for land or sea service. I would have liked to see the an emplacement to see what mount they were on. Fort Scratchley here in Newcastle, New South Wales has two 6 inck Mark Viis on centre pivot mounts. They were installed in 1911 in the course of the second upgrade of the fort's armaments. These guns fired against a Japanese submarine shelling the city on the morning of the 8th June, 1942. Thanks to very substantial efforts by dedicated volunteers from the Fort Scratchley Historical Society supported by a number of local businesses they are able to fire blank charges. This occurs on a number of occasions each year. The Fortress Newcastle channel has clips of these guns and various other guns being fired at The Fort.
Hey Mister. The sparkles on the ceiling around say 10:50 are they just water droplets? And I guess since I'm asking, how damp are the tunnels in general? I'm assuming kinda humid. Thanks heaps for documenting this place so well.
That whole adventure seemed rather sketchy...and that's putting it mildly! Thanks for getting some additional video footage of this historic Battery before it gets sealed. Loved the drone footage! Some epic views from that cliff! I can definitely appreciate your reluctance to make that trek back down and into the tunnels. Stay safe, mate!
Really cool place but that entire entranceway looks as though a mistimed fart would bring the roof down on you! I think badger had the right idea staying topside! Thanks for venturing back in for us.
It's such a treat watching you guys explore these mine shafts. I was ducking and looking left and right as you were. Thanks again for your bravery. I throughly enjoyed this. Cheers.
Even today, if it includes your name and the date it is not graffiti but historical record. Consider how amazed you are to see that someone scribed their name and date back in 1942, so someone else in 3965 will feel equally amazed to see your name scribed on the wall from 2018.
In the digital age we have, photos and video can show that you have been somewhere. Besides, a name carved into the chalk in 2018 has nothing to do with the time period. All it does is modify its state beyond that in which it was used in its historically relevant time.
@@SubExploration Its getting blocked off, could be closed for a long time. The last name carved in chalk before it was sealed for 300 years. Sounds relevant in that sense.
@@ashenverdict I think that both arguments could be equally presented here. I do see your point but given the events and the costs involved i think i'll stick with my outlook for now ;-)
I've been to more than a few of these coast fortifications and always wonder, they either use land based artillery pieces or some smaller naval gun, I've never seen one that used a large bore naval rifle, say 12" or more. A 6" gun might range out to 10 miles but it wouldn't be a challenge for a proper battleship or even a cruiser. That would mean they could without fear come in closer and return a serious amount of damaging fire directly on your location. A direct hit with a 12" naval shell would completely destroy you. This might be far more effective with turreted three gun naval mount with a proper magazine system to allow a rapid rate of fire, rail mounted pieces can be adjusted in elevation but changes in azimuth are slower and more difficult and they are vulnerable to incoming fire.
thanks for this recording, interesting. That portal is sketch AF so probably worth sealing before it kills someone! something to bear in mind when exploring anywhere subterranean (especially in materials like chalk/talc), if sounds in a chamber are muffled, not echoey, be VERY careful; keep your voices low (or stay silent) and move gently.
awesome video, thanks for risking it all to make it. i haven't been there in person, but going off your video, i'd say there's a slim chance you'd survive a tumble down the hill, might be fun at first but...
As a note of curiosity and history it might be interesting to add to such ventures something about who actually dug the tunnels, lined them, and what happened to the material removed in the process that might have been done to conceal the digging, if it was in fact concealed. Even if not concealed it would be a point of interest. How long it took to complete the job, start to finish, and any other information that could be gleaned. Other than that, well done. Of course it's interesting to note that for some reason you kept secret and event that occurred there two weeks prior to your entry. You might let us in on that tidbit too. Just a thought.
As much as i'm not a fan of going down the cliff, yeah i am glad i got to go back. Especially as my photography skills have gotten better and i saved enough money for wider lenses.
I just stumbled onto your sight. AWESOME! I'd totally go exploring with you guys! Your accent is ridiculously cool! Looking forward to checking out all your vids. Greetings from Phoenix Arizona :-)
I grew up just up the road, in Capel. Access was a whole lot easier 45 years ago. :o) Unfortunately, torches that we could afford with our pocket money, and batteries, were all shit, in those days. We spent many summer holidays scouring the adjacent rifle range for spent bullet cases, and parachute flare mortar cases. We all had bullet belts at home. The range was still in use through the 70s. Capel battery was still mostly accessible in those days, too. And it was a lot closer to home. Kids today miss out on all the fun... :o)
SarkyBugger We do miss out on all the fun. We live in a world where everyone is out to screw you over and you can’t do anything without the cops or a parent finding out. I would kill to explore places like this, ride a mini bike down my street, and walk around in he woods with BB guns. All things my dad talked about doing that I would get penalized or even shot for. This is the negative of technology :(
Amazingly scary descent to even REACH the tunnel system! Seems like some well placed timbers at the beginning of the tunnel would have made it somewhat safe, at least for a few more years. But with all the other internal damage and collapses, it's probably best to shut it down. The use of curved braces and corrugated sheet metal is pretty dam amazing. The pyramid-makers at Giza have nothing on these designers and construction workers!
The young folk are sure worried about asbestos, look as long as you are not making it airborne it's okay plus if it's wet it ain't airborne either. Not like they work in an environment where they are exposed to airborne asbestos daily that is when you have issues. It's like cigarettes/cigars having one from time to time say once a year isn't going to make you have lung cancer.
Methane gas or carbon monoxide or dioxide (not sure) is a literal killer though. I take readers while caving so I don’t pass out and die. If a place has high levels of gases it’d be better to know at the entrance or whenever it starts rather than finding out by dying.
Interesting hike , fellas. I know the Dover coast has many stories and historical venues of conquest and attempted conquest from the time of the invading Normans to the WW@ Nazi war machine. I have never been there when I made a trip to England in 1993. We never made it to any coastal areas. I will have to say, here in California( the northern California Pacific coast) , there are many coastal bunkers not far from San Francisco one the San Mateo county coast and the Marin county coast ( fortifications and huge howitzer gun batteries to defend against possible Japanese invasions) well as the west land's end in the city itself. Most, if not all have been mounted with steel doors and concrete seals, since the late 1960's. For a period of time they were used as Nike missile bases to counter a Soviet Bomber attacks late 1940's and throughout the 60's, until they were shut down for other defensive non nuclear or smaller nuclear weapons..Very good video. You blokes are corrageous! At my age , 70 yrs, no way I go down into them...
Ahh yes i am becoming more familiar with US defences along the west cost and the threat of Japanese attack. This guy has been doing a lot of videos at some of these sites: th-cam.com/channels/gMb880a6Kjinz7f0ZVxZSw.html
mate love the vid , but there is hundreds of these all over , the underground hospital is behind you , honestely i think you might need to know where all the other locations of channel guns are as there is quite a few more not far from where you are , try and find the fall out shelter thats impressive , good vid keep exploring
I know your brand of family fun. Tomorrow you'll probably kill the desk clerk, hold up a McDonalds, and drive us 1,000 miles out of the way to see the world's largest pile of mud!
Nice place for the bats when they block the entrance hope they leave a hole for the bats as they are a protective species I have bats in my house it's a listed building I live in and I'm not allowed to move them great video guys.👍🏻
This connect to the tunnels over the other side of the A20 road and it is part of the emplacements than were accessible when I was a teenager in 1960’s we would explore the shaft which were a lot better then the stairs were cleared and open. The ammo lifts were still there but the machinery removed. Personnel access was still all there but now all sealed up. Area used as a film location for the Bof B film in the 60’s but all above ground.
Is that the same place Ian and Chris did just recently showing how stuff is geting blocked up but thats left open cuz its to hard to get material there to work. That wall and a few other parts answerd my ?? Lol great work my friend
Riveting stuff but a Q? Where are the bogs, and if the place were manned why are there no sleeping quarters or canteen, I also didn't notice any sizable storage areas for the ammo, and how about an office for his nibs? Just wondered! Thanks for the upload.
Typicall ammunition would not have been stored here (perhaps some small arms ammunition but nothing heavy). As for beds, they typlically had tripple bunk beds down the sides of the tunnels.
Great videos and love the stills you take. Can you share the article for those of us across the pond? It is a shame that people think it's fun to destroy places like that.
PM me on either FaceBook, Instagram or Twitter and i'll share the link with you. I'd rather not make it public in the comments or it could draw more of the wrong attention 👌
I love the fact you and badger both have a huge respect for the places you explore and their history.
I admire that attitude, well done.
Yet they share where the place is so that everyone can go and fuck it up
There is such a thing as common sense and when that fails you enter the realm of the darwin awards....
Its that simple, and any self respecting human wouldn't fuck it up, now would he?...... and then theres the authorities, something tells me they have full knowledge if these places as well as the old mines as shit.... so its really they're responsibility to seal off these places or raise awareness of the danger as well as the cultural heritage and historical significance that these places hold.....but they haven't, now have they?.... the fact you dont even take that into consideration and just accuse these men of indirectly "fucking" the places up, while they show the history and try and explain it as good as they can, providing knowledge into the past instead of simply sealing it off
The world is full stupid selfish people,
How would he convey the history of the place without actually mentioning the PLACE...? Huh.... how the hell would that work....ffs mate
I mean.... da fuq is wrong with you bruh...?
One of the main reasons that so many places are being lost recently, is due to locations being plastered all over the internet and getting unwanted attention.
True but I think someone died there or was hurt. I bet you know more about it then I do.
True but these mines are very unsafe regardless, they were very dangerous jobs in their times.
@@rra7490 They were dangerous when they were supported and in use. Imagine how dangerous they are now not being maintained for god knows how long. Oh that's a cool thing of water in the cave. Besides caves collapsing there can be very bad gases that can knock you out instantly then kill you.
@@rra7490 This was not a mine, it was a war shelter in WW2 as far as I know anyways..
DeathTrooper 67 really? I know I could Google it but I'm genuinely intrigued, what gas forms in places like that that can knock you out that fast?
Me and the boys exploring the end stronghold in minecraft:
Same
For anybody interested, the reason it's being sealed up is due to the TH-cam channel 'Abandoned World Explorer UK' getting a little too media happy and spouting off about how dangerous it is.
@Creeping Normalcy Sorry, should have put apostrophes around 'dangerous'.
Uh... no Shit. YT money apparently blinds one from logic and reason.
It needs sealing up. Don't get me wrong its amazing but what if it collapsed while a group was down there? What ur saying is its okay for that group to die just aslong as somebody else can go down there.
@@acidicvideos8733 honestly these kind of places are enter at your own risk. People should understand that there is the possibility of collapse, falling, personal injury from various hazards. You go somewhere like this you take your life in your own hands. It's notthe gevernments job to baby sit you
@@thestigmach1984 no its not the government's job to baby sit you but its them (Well us) that pays for all the resources to get their bodies out.
Bravo! Greetings from Canada. Good on you guys for exploring and documenting a piece of 20th century history before it disappears forever. The photography at the end was fantastic. Thanks for sharing the adventure!
From second one, seeing the cliffside location, I knew exactly where you guys were going. It seems to get progressively more dangerous every time someone does an explore there.
You were lucky the grey metal snake was asleep.
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I was amused when Mr Stead of IKS went in there with his Gurkha mate, who saw that sole bit of chalk holding the roof up, and said something that had to be bleeped out. If it's bad enough to startle a Gurkha, then you KNOW that the job's a bad 'un.
I thought I’d largely overcome my intense claustrophobia (age 9, I was accidentally locked inside a wooden packing chest for over 10 hrs- t’was HIDEOUS😱). For 45yrs I’ve worked on the fear with...
SUCCESS🌟
Happily ride in back of 2 door cars💙I drive💚can hide with kids under a bed🧡in a
cupboard💜ride In dodgy elevators💛control my panic from freaking OUT💖
I struggled to watch this video💕Had to pause a lot💝
& 🙏🏻 THANK YOU 😊
Did it. 🐚
And now you can live Vicariously through others, from the comfort of your own home.
From 1942 the battery was controlled by radar,the idea was that when jerry fired a round we could plot the firing and perhaps get a shot of before they put there gun or guns away.The jerries had fixed batteries and also 1 or 2 railway guns.If you research some more there is a map that shows the fall of jerries shells ,so if you find the map ,and get a metal detector you may still be able to find some jerry shrapnell , you must remember when they shelled Dover until the first shell landed there was no warning,first shell toland they sounded alarm .If you want to know more get in touch.
From what i have been reading, metal detecting is prohibited in these areas but i may be wrong.
Interesting the way they cut tunnels in the chalk. Miners will tell you to tunnel in chalk you cut a "spire" cross section, not an arch. It is then self supporting. Victorian flint and chalk miners knew this ;) Nice vid - thx for posting it up
The view of the ocean from up there is just breathe taking. I've only been to the ocean twice and it always blows me away just how big it is.
didnt know these existed, nice peice of history, thanks for sharing
Norbing to do with the battery but the green area that juts out into the sea is the result of some of the marl being dug out of the channel tunnel
Is there any historical footage of this in action back in the day? I'd love to see a comparison against how it looks now
Yes, X Men
Awesome video bud very well done. Glad all you guys got out safely 😀 Thanks so much for doing this video 😀
Any time sir!
That entrance looked so fragile , but amazing footage once inside .. great stuff guys atb Dave ....
Thanks for risking it all....to bring us this sweet explore.
Stay safe bro.🤘
Any time 👌
Thankyou for exploring so we arm chair adventurers can enjoy it....
what amazes me, seeing the huge number and lengths of tunnels (in other of your video's as well as this one) is the sheer amounts of manpower that must of been utilised to create them in a relatively short space of time. They must have had miners or something to accomplish it all
You would never think by that entrance that was in there,
Thanks for a great video; abandoned tunnels & other underground workings fascinate me. Please keep exploring.
Nice flying. Really smooth film for a racing quad
very cool, would love to see someone explore all the underground installations for all the batteries in and around The Presidio in SanFrancisco
That sounds really good :-D
New subscriber here! So, I'm an old guy now, having been born in the early 50's. Back in the day I did a bit of spelunking as part of an Outward Bound course I was instructor for. Not a great amount--we usually visited a cave or two as a side trip when we went rock climbing. Anyway, it's really cool to be able to watch you guys doing something that I'm way too old to try now. Cave on!
Welcome
Awesome video, great job !!
Glad to see again before being sealed up !
Stay safe !!
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The 6 inch Mark Vll gun wasn't necessarily a naval gun. They were designed for land or sea service. I would have liked to see the an emplacement to see what mount they were on. Fort Scratchley here in Newcastle, New South Wales has two 6 inck Mark Viis on centre pivot mounts. They were installed in 1911 in the course of the second upgrade of the fort's armaments. These guns fired against a Japanese submarine shelling the city on the morning of the 8th June, 1942. Thanks to very substantial efforts by dedicated volunteers from the Fort Scratchley Historical Society supported by a number of local businesses they are able to fire blank charges. This occurs on a number of occasions each year. The Fortress Newcastle channel has clips of these guns and various other guns being fired at The Fort.
Nice video man! Glad I stumbled upon you. I needed a new Urbex guy to start watching.
Hey Mister. The sparkles on the ceiling around say 10:50 are they just water droplets? And I guess since I'm asking, how damp are the tunnels in general? I'm assuming kinda humid. Thanks heaps for documenting this place so well.
All of your assumptions are correct.
That whole adventure seemed rather sketchy...and that's putting it mildly! Thanks for getting some additional video footage of this historic Battery before it gets sealed. Loved the drone footage! Some epic views from that cliff! I can definitely appreciate your reluctance to make that trek back down and into the tunnels. Stay safe, mate!
That was a great explore bro Nice one
I like how the drone panics after doing the accidental tunneling and sends SOS SOS at the end.
Beautiful day for it mate and love the Remembrance tribute. Totally forgot Will joined you guys that day and once again thanks for the shout out.
Really cool place but that entire entranceway looks as though a mistimed fart would bring the roof down on you! I think badger had the right idea staying topside! Thanks for venturing back in for us.
If i remember correctly, the first time we went to this place i said "don't even fart" 😂
@@SubExploration- It was good there did not come any "BURP" in the tunnel then 🕊
Just found your channel. Fantastic videos! Informative, well filmed and interesting! Keep it coming! :)
It's such a treat watching you guys explore these mine shafts. I was ducking and looking left and right as you were. Thanks again for your bravery. I throughly enjoyed this. Cheers.
Wow awesome place, thanks guys for sharing this with us, watching from New Zealand
Even today, if it includes your name and the date it is not graffiti but historical record. Consider how amazed you are to see that someone scribed their name and date back in 1942, so someone else in 3965 will feel equally amazed to see your name scribed on the wall from 2018.
In the digital age we have, photos and video can show that you have been somewhere. Besides, a name carved into the chalk in 2018 has nothing to do with the time period. All it does is modify its state beyond that in which it was used in its historically relevant time.
@@SubExploration Its getting blocked off, could be closed for a long time. The last name carved in chalk before it was sealed for 300 years. Sounds relevant in that sense.
@@ashenverdict I think that both arguments could be equally presented here. I do see your point but given the events and the costs involved i think i'll stick with my outlook for now ;-)
There is a lane near Bridport called Hells lane, it has chalk sides at one point and has names and dates going back to the 1800s at least.
@@robertmartindale563 Bridport?
1:24 & 4:45 those faces in the chalk & grass! Amazing stuff & what an ending!!! Big fums up 👍🏻
Were you actually under ground when you got into the tunnel? It almost looks like you can see light coming in through all the little holes.
I've been to more than a few of these coast fortifications and always wonder, they either use land based artillery pieces or some smaller naval gun, I've never seen one that used a large bore naval rifle, say 12" or more. A 6" gun might range out to 10 miles but it wouldn't be a challenge for a proper battleship or even a cruiser. That would mean they could without fear come in closer and return a serious amount of damaging fire directly on your location. A direct hit with a 12" naval shell would completely destroy you. This might be far more effective with turreted three gun naval mount with a proper magazine system to allow a rapid rate of fire, rail mounted pieces can be adjusted in elevation but changes in azimuth are slower and more difficult and they are vulnerable to incoming fire.
thanks for this recording, interesting. That portal is sketch AF so probably worth sealing before it kills someone! something to bear in mind when exploring anywhere subterranean (especially in materials like chalk/talc), if sounds in a chamber are muffled, not echoey, be VERY careful; keep your voices low (or stay silent) and move gently.
Got to love that entry to that place looks super safe.
Excellent video, liked and subbed. Thanks for risking your safety to preserve a bit of history!! Be safe and carry on.
Thanks for checking us out 👍
awesome video, thanks for risking it all to make it. i haven't been there in person, but going off your video, i'd say there's a slim chance you'd survive a tumble down the hill, might be fun at first but...
Best one yet. That climb was kinda scarey, put me in the edge of my seat💙
As a note of curiosity and history it might be interesting to add to such ventures something about who actually dug the tunnels, lined them, and what happened to the material removed in the process that might have been done to conceal the digging, if it was in fact concealed. Even if not concealed it would be a point of interest. How long it took to complete the job, start to finish, and any other information that could be gleaned. Other than that, well done.
Of course it's interesting to note that for some reason you kept secret and event that occurred there two weeks prior to your entry. You might let us in on that tidbit too. Just a thought.
John Campbell according to other comments some youtube explorer chimed off to the media about how dangerous it was, and now they gonna seal it
cool last video for this one guys, good job!!
Bet your glad you got one last chance to do it? Amazing place like all the places you find! Keep up the good work
As much as i'm not a fan of going down the cliff, yeah i am glad i got to go back. Especially as my photography skills have gotten better and i saved enough money for wider lenses.
Cool tunnel and drone footage of the precariously inclined cliffs-and very brave of you to plumb the depths for the second time,no less!
cool as hell, but my first impression is "Vault Tech prototype"
This is crazy love the vid m8
Crazy is fun 🤟
I've decided I prefer the word torch over flashlight. :-)
me too, the Brits scored one on the Americans with that distinguished term. I use it all the time, but it misses most here in the states.
@Stephen Ruff Now that's a m f torch. Built for all terrain survival. I'm going to look into getting one of those. Do you know who made it?
Torch sounds dangerous, how about calling it a bright?
Dan Medlen Jr maglite do awesome torches
@@sugarnads Agreed, Maglite have always got a reputation from people's experience. I remember the Police here always using Maglites too.
Sir, you're a braver man than me. There isn't much I will admit to not being able to do, but this is surely one of them.
I just stumbled onto your sight. AWESOME! I'd totally go exploring with you guys! Your accent is ridiculously cool! Looking forward to checking out all your vids. Greetings from Phoenix Arizona :-)
Such a beautiful hillside!
that was cool and fun thanks for posting
Another good one mate can't believe that you went the wrong way lol
Yeah proper rocket scientist me :-D
I've done it to f😂😂k it
This is pretty awesome ❤
Thanks for sharing these cool history videos...
I grew up just up the road, in Capel. Access was a whole lot easier 45 years ago. :o)
Unfortunately, torches that we could afford with our pocket money, and batteries, were all shit, in those days.
We spent many summer holidays scouring the adjacent rifle range for spent bullet cases, and parachute flare mortar cases. We all had bullet belts at home. The range was still in use through the 70s.
Capel battery was still mostly accessible in those days, too. And it was a lot closer to home.
Kids today miss out on all the fun... :o)
Have you been to the tunnels in western heights?
SarkyBugger We do miss out on all the fun. We live in a world where everyone is out to screw you over and you can’t do anything without the cops or a parent finding out. I would kill to explore places like this, ride a mini bike down my street, and walk around in he woods with BB guns. All things my dad talked about doing that I would get penalized or even shot for. This is the negative of technology :(
i find myself short of breath watching that video. but thank you for showing us it before they seal it
Amazingly scary descent to even REACH the tunnel system! Seems like some well placed timbers at the beginning of the tunnel would have made it somewhat safe, at least for a few more years. But with all the other internal damage and collapses, it's probably best to shut it down. The use of curved braces and corrugated sheet metal is pretty dam amazing. The pyramid-makers at Giza have nothing on these designers and construction workers!
I was down there a few years back good to see its still open :)
Scenery is absolutely gorgeous!
It's in Kent. The so called garden of England.
Neil Waterer That’s what I thought. I thought it was England, but I wasn’t going to assume it.
8:31 What happened? Or where can I learn more?
you should do a guide to exploring, not that safe places.
i love the videos that you guys make, thank you for sharing.
That's really cool, thanks for the video. Now it can be remembered after they close it off.
Thank you for a wonderful video .
Be careful without masks, gloves, helmets, etc. I'd at least bring a meter to detect airborne dangers. be safe and have fun!
The young folk are sure worried about asbestos, look as long as you are not making it airborne it's okay plus if it's wet it ain't airborne either. Not like they work in an environment where they are exposed to airborne asbestos daily that is when you have issues. It's like cigarettes/cigars having one from time to time say once a year isn't going to make you have lung cancer.
Meeker Extreme Being in a confined spaced with potentially a large quantity of that shit.
Or pockets of harmful gases.
Methane gas or carbon monoxide or dioxide (not sure) is a literal killer though. I take readers while caving so I don’t pass out and die. If a place has high levels of gases it’d be better to know at the entrance or whenever it starts rather than finding out by dying.
Super cool, I just subscribed to you guys channel 👍🏻
Interesting hike , fellas. I know the Dover coast has many stories and historical venues of conquest and attempted conquest from the time of the invading Normans to the WW@ Nazi war machine. I have never been there when I made a trip to England in 1993. We never made it to any coastal areas. I will have to say, here in California( the northern California Pacific coast) , there are many coastal bunkers not far from San Francisco one the San Mateo county coast and the Marin county coast ( fortifications and huge howitzer gun batteries to defend against possible Japanese invasions) well as the west land's end in the city itself. Most, if not all have been mounted with steel doors and concrete seals, since the late 1960's. For a period of time they were used as Nike missile bases to counter a Soviet Bomber attacks late 1940's and throughout the 60's, until they were shut down for other defensive non nuclear or smaller nuclear weapons..Very good video. You blokes are corrageous! At my age , 70 yrs, no way I go down into them...
Ahh yes i am becoming more familiar with US defences along the west cost and the threat of Japanese attack. This guy has been doing a lot of videos at some of these sites: th-cam.com/channels/gMb880a6Kjinz7f0ZVxZSw.html
1:34 That literally looks like the edge of the world 😂
mate love the vid , but there is hundreds of these all over , the underground hospital is behind you , honestely i think you might need to know where all the other locations of channel guns are as there is quite a few more not far from where you are , try and find the fall out shelter thats impressive , good vid keep exploring
Apart from the braces, the corrugated lining looks absolutely pristine.
Thank you, keep up the good work! Merry Christmas from the USA!
From across the pond, these things are way cool and so interesting. We don't have anything akin to this. A bit jealous here.
guess you've never been to the North side of the golden gate bridge...
Nice video mates.
I know your brand of family fun. Tomorrow you'll probably kill the desk clerk, hold up a McDonalds, and drive us 1,000 miles out of the way to see the world's largest pile of mud!
Nice place for the bats when they block the entrance hope they leave a hole for the bats as they are a protective species I have bats in my house it's a listed building I live in and I'm not allowed to move them great video guys.👍🏻
This connect to the tunnels over the other side of the A20 road and it is part of the emplacements than were accessible when I was a teenager in 1960’s we would explore the shaft which were a lot better then the stairs were cleared and open. The ammo lifts were still there but the machinery removed. Personnel access was still all there but now all sealed up. Area used as a film location for the Bof B film in the 60’s but all above ground.
They are two different tunnel systems with no connection ;-)
I don't have the bottle to do this one. Props for going down there and documenting it.
We built so much, so fast, and it has been lost.
great video great nearly gone for good tunnels a shame to loose them
Thanks for posting! Really interesting - but that cliff face is frightening!
Yeah i'm not a fan of climbing down that thing 😂
When did that place close? Are those names on the walls the original miners or just explorers names? Good vids lads
It's not a mine
Reminds me of the inside of the Millennium Falcon
Is that the same place Ian and Chris did just recently showing how stuff is geting blocked up but thats left open cuz its to hard to get material there to work. That wall and a few other parts answerd my ?? Lol great work my friend
yeah i saw their video and it is the same place 👍
Yup
I don't think I'll ever make it down there - the only time I made it down years ago I cried :)
Bloody crazy place.
I hate the climb down 😂
i dont mind the climb down. it's the crumbly entrance that i find sketchy
Sub Exploration I really want to go but the risk of death puts me off tbh. My head spins with heights, I don’t fancy going that way 😂
13ADG3R URB3X no near drone decapitation this time 👍🏼
"BURP" excuse me.....EPIC!
12pm at night right now in South Africa
My apologies 🤣 i downed a can of coke before going down.
@@SubExploration I don't blame you, could have been your last😅
12am
That looks a lot like the talc mines in the western US. They are known to be unstable and prone to collapse.
TH-cam has a built in stabilizer option. Give that a shot, might make the video smoother. Awesome vid by the way.
I tried it once.... It made it even worse 🤣
great work lads,3D mapping of the site would be pretty cool if you get a chance before its sealed 👌
Wouldn't even know where to start with that kind of project.
I love how the drone puts out the S.O.S call!
great exploration and footage
Riveting stuff but a Q? Where are the bogs, and if the place were manned why are there no sleeping quarters or canteen, I also didn't notice any sizable storage areas for the ammo, and how about an office for his nibs? Just wondered! Thanks for the upload.
Typicall ammunition would not have been stored here (perhaps some small arms ammunition but nothing heavy). As for beds, they typlically had tripple bunk beds down the sides of the tunnels.
I believe the bitumenfelt was to prevent water raining on the troops and/or keeping the worst waters to the sides or something.
Brilliant and crazy can't get no better than this excellent vlogging guy's awesome
Great videos and love the stills you take. Can you share the article for those of us across the pond? It is a shame that people think it's fun to destroy places like that.
PM me on either FaceBook, Instagram or Twitter and i'll share the link with you. I'd rather not make it public in the comments or it could draw more of the wrong attention 👌
one thing you missed out was the plotting room and the underground magazines and gun bases
Places for another video ;-)
@@SubExploration hope you get it done before they seal it off
Beautiful place. Pretty good nick for a deep shelter as well
If you want good nick then check this one out ;-)
th-cam.com/video/DrSRdm59Q5M/w-d-xo.html