Disused Mersey Tunnel road

Another from Sunday’s walk. I took the tripod specifically for this shot. I wanted a long exposure at around f/13 to get the nice stary effect because it adds so much to the photo. This used to be another way into the tunnel with traffic lights but due to delays they abandoned it in the 60’s. I have no idea what they use it for now. They’ve got a whole entrance and road thats just sitting there doing nothing.

Disused Mersey Tunnel road | Posted at 9am on 17/06/08 | Filed Under: Liverpool |

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  1. Mark 17.06.08 / 9am

    It’s used for fire training now for brigades all over Europe. Thats quite interesting don’t you know!

  2. Pete 17.06.08 / 9am

    Oh right, cool. That wasn’t mentioned on Wiki. I’ve never seen any real movement there besides the occasional parked car. Guess they work further down out of sight.

  3. Mark 17.06.08 / 11am

    Yeah because the sight of fire down the tunnel would freak out the tunnel users! The steward with the Elvis quiff told me about it when I passed it.

  4. John Kennan 18.06.08 / 9am

    So I was wrong. It doesn’t go to Narnia! :-)

  5. The Brief 13.03.09 / 7pm

    This part of the tunnel was still being used in the early 70’s. I was born in 1970 and can still just about remember my parents driving into the tunnel through the now defunct entrance on the dock road in Birkenhead.

  6. Phil 30.06.09 / 4pm

    I remember it also. Before the new tunnels opened people used this branch when travelling to Wallasey and New Brighton. I was controlled by traffic lights. Also it was single lane each way. If you look at the entrance to it you can still see the road markings. Just why it closed completely is a mystery. They could have made it one way as a tunnel entrance.
    I was told it was closed in 1965.

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