Funicular Railway Clifton Rocks Lower Station

This 4 track funicular railway in a tunnel of 500 feet long was in use between 1893 and 1934. In World War II, it was used as a base for the BBC.

The tunnel is now a small museum and sightings are given.

Originally it was planned that the British Broadcasting Corporation would be closed down but the importance of radio broadcasts was realised, especially with the Germans using Lord Haw-Haw as a major source of propaganda.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra was moved out of London and broadcast from the tunnels which had been converted into 7 studios. By 1941 the tunnels were the nerve centre for the BBC in the West and broadcast programmes in 40 different locations.

For current visiting hours, please visit the website of the museum.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Flickr (1, 2, 3), Anthony (Sharky) Ward (4, 5)