Corporation tunnel Hope Street

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Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:59 pm

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There’s three of these weird looking manhole covers on the footway with no visible holes for lifting gear - think you’d have to call in Geoff Capes

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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby br-cmr » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:06 pm

Any idea of depth?

Could these be the corporation tramway ducts? There was a duct network which ran parallel to many tram lines, containing power cables. When the trams were withdrawn, the ducts were sold to the SSEB (now Scottish power) for a pound. They then passed, I belive, to Scottish Power > Scottish Power Telecoms > scottish telecom > THUS, and are still used for comms cables.
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby Ronnie » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:56 pm

toomse wrote:There’s three of these weird looking manhole covers on the footway with no visible holes for lifting gear - think you’d have to call in Geoff Capes


Maybe they were for providing light, tather than access, to a basement or even (gasp!) a tunnel under the pavement?

Where and when is the map from, and do you know who wrote "corporation tunnel" on it?
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby cumbo » Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:51 pm

Similar but smaller round the corner in Sauchiehall Street .
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby banjo » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:44 pm

you could play a good game of jorries on that stank. :D
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:11 am

more detail here

Cowcaddens Road
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby Sharon » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:12 am

banjo wrote:you could play a good game of jorries on that stank. :D


You could play what!!??
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:23 am

you could play "marbles" he means
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby AMcD » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:19 pm

This may be the tunnel that sparked the rumours in this thread on the forum. Extremely doubtful that it was built for that purpose though. :D
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby hazy » Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:44 pm

Sharon wrote:
banjo wrote:you could play a good game of jorries on that stank. :D


You could play what!!??


::): ::): ::): ::): Not heard that in ages banjo. Instant flash back
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:55 pm

well had another nose around here this morning

there's actually four of the round covers on the footway

I suspect this could be the Hope Street entrance
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view looking to Cowcaddens Road
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you can see into the tunnel if you peer through the grill outside the Dragon Restaurant
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I suspect this footway cover could be the tunnel entrance where it ends on Cowcaddens Road outside MacConnells Pub
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby banjo » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:22 pm

right thats it sorted,the world jorrie championship to be played on that perfect pitch ootside the dragon.aw wee need noo is a venue for the kerby and were off and running.london olympics my arse.
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:44 am

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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby toomse » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:41 am

cumbo

do you have the address of the manhole you posted
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Re: Corporation tunnel Hope Street

Postby Doorstop » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:01 pm

Sharon wrote:
banjo wrote:you could play a good game of jorries on that stank. :D


You could play what!!??


Been a while since I heard that word. :D
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