Comments on: Going underground

By: Big Ian

Big Ian — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:34:01 +0000

I have no idea about the tunnels themselves but if you walk around York (Gilligate for instance) everysoften you’ll find a big glass marble embedded in the pavement these appear to be fairly evenly spaced and at they are coloured red either side of junctions. I believe these are providing skylights for tunnels under these roads

By: Derek

Derek — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 18:41:16 +0000

Interesting stuff on here! The old convent on Lawrence street had tunnels so i am told. There have to be loads under our feet in York.

By: C Raven

C Raven — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:41:23 +0000

Surely there’s loads. Just look at the side of the river ouse underneath coney Street.! A friend of mine worked in O’Neils and he said in the basement there were tunnels leading off it which he always wanted to go down but never had a torch.

By: chris rowe

chris rowe — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:48:07 +0000

A long time ago I used to have Ye Olde Starre Inne, Stonegate and it was said that there was a tunnel leading to the Minster. Secret tipplers, perhaps?

By: Lisa @YorkStories

Lisa @YorkStories — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:24:27 +0000

Really appreciate comments from other places, from people who know their patch, always interesting to compare, thanks Damon

By: Damon

Damon — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 03:57:06 +0000

Most secret medieval tunnels were created during the English reformation and henry tudors dissolution of the monasteries. Mainly by the monks which prevented them from being documented, tunnels with purpose such as sewers etc are probably more likely to be roman.