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Friends of Williamson's Tunnels
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| Contact: |
Secretary |
Year formed: 1996 |
| Address: |
15-17, Chatham Place Liverpool Merseyside L7 3HD |
| Email: |
info [at] williamsontunnels.com |
Membership: 1100 |
| Website: |
https://www.williamsontunnels.com |
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| Facebook: |
Not supplied |
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Activities: |
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| Area of interest:
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Location and excavation of the Williamson's Tunnel, Liverpool |
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Main geographical areas: |
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| Classes of membership: |
Individual £5. Concession £3.50. Family £7.50. Overseas £10.00 |
| Publications: |
Members' newsletter The Mole, published twice a year. |
| Archive collection: |
By enquiry to the society |
| Artefact collection: |
By enquiry to the society |
Sites owned, leased,
licensed or access controlled:
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Enquiries to the society |
| Current projects: |
Ongoing projects to excavate two major sections of the Williamson Tunnels network |
| Publicity:
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Website plus information booklets, video and DVD. |
| Services: |
Illustrated talks, tours of the tunnels for members and special interest groups. |
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The Williamson Tunnels are a labyrinth of tunnels and underground caverns under the Edge Hill district of Liverpool in north-west England. They were built in the first few decades of the l800s under the control of a retired tobacco merchant called Joseph Williamson. The purpose of their construction was to give jobs to unemployed men. Although some of the tunnels have been lost over the years, a lot of them still exist today, under what is now a residential area. The tunnels are cut in Triassic sandstone. The photograph shows 'Friends' digging out one of the vaulted tunnels. |
Last updated: 21/02/2022 |
