52408
A tunnel leading to St James' Cemetery from Liverpool Cathedral, in Liverpool, Merseyside.
It is about 8 feet wide and 12 feet high and follows a downward slope from just to the left of the main Cathedral entrance. While it has been called a natural arch it contains chisel marks on the walls and roof point to the fact that at some point the need was felt to widen it. It is possible that the tunnel used to extended further than today.
In 1832 it was written:
Lighted by only one opening to the surface of the ground, rendering the subterranean passage sufficiently sombre and frightful to inspire the legendry muse with many a rich fireside tale of fairies, sprites and hobgoblins, which, according to the chronicles of those gone by times, performed their nightly vigils on, or near this spot, to the great terror of every schoolboy and nursery-maid who had the temerity to venture through this darksome way.
Today, tombstones line the sides of this tunnel. Visitors are recommended to pay close attention to the walls, where the names of long dead stonemasons have carved their names.
Information Source
www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/index/category/tunnels
52408
A tunnel leading to St James' Cemetery from Liverpool Cathedral, in Liverpool, Merseyside.
It is about 8 feet wide and 12 feet high and follows a downward slope from just to the left of the main Cathedral entrance. While it has been called a natural arch it contains chisel marks on the walls and roof point to the fact that at some point the need was felt to widen it. It is possible that the tunnel used to extended further than today.
In 1832 it was written:
Lighted by only one opening to the surface of the ground, rendering the subterranean passage sufficiently sombre and frightful to inspire the legendry muse with many a rich fireside tale of fairies, sprites and hobgoblins, which, according to the chronicles of those gone by times, performed their nightly vigils on, or near this spot, to the great terror of every schoolboy and nursery-maid who had the temerity to venture through this darksome way.
Today, tombstones line the sides of this tunnel. Visitors are recommended to pay close attention to the walls, where the names of long dead stonemasons have carved their names.
Information Source
www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/index/category/tunnels