Mysterious labyrinth of tunnels beneath Liverpool unearthed by volunteers

BBC ^ | Mar5ch 10, 2013 | Dan Curtis

[Thurifer the Censer]

Volunteers in Liverpool are giving up their free time to clear out a mysterious labyrinth of tunnels that lurk beneath the city's Edge Hill area. The tunnels were built and conceived in the early 19th century by eccentric businessman Joseph Williamson, who paid soldiers returning from the Napoleonic war to build them. No records were kept of how far they stretch, nor which direction they go in.

[SunkenCiv]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon’s_planned_invasion_of_the_United_Kingdom

http://www.victorianlondon.org/thames/thamestunnel.htm

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/c/channel_tunnel_1880_attempt/index.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_city#United_Kingdom

and from a fruitbat source:

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread918547/pg1

[Beowulf9]

Boy is that interesting.

What is fly-tipping?

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

What is fly-tipping?

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Usually 18% if the service is good.

[the scotsman]

Probably constructed so the populace can hide their stuff after ‘going out on the rob’.

(Liverpool has a reputation for thievery, loveable roguery at best, mass dishonesty at worst)

[the scotsman]

Gerrard is well past his best, and if Carragher is a legend and Liverpool great, then I am the love child of ET and Hitler.