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Hidden Spaces: Tunnels under Birmingham city centre

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Stacey Barnfield-BP

11:48, 28 MAY 2015
Updated12:51, 29 MAY 2015

The old Royal Mail tunnel from The Mailbox to New Street station1 of 25
The old Royal Mail tunnel from The Mailbox to New Street station2 of 25
The old Royal Mail tunnel from The Mailbox to New Street station3 of 25
The Mailbox in Birmingham city centre4 of 25
The old Royal Mail tunnel from The Mailbox to New Street station5 of 25
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The old Royal Mail tunnel from The Mailbox to New Street station7 of 25
The BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.8 of 25
The BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.9 of 25
The BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.10 of 25
One of the shafts dropping down to 40ft in the BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.11 of 25
One of the many rooms in the BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.12 of 25
One of the shafts dropping down to 40ft in the BT Tunnels underneath Birmingham.13 of 25
The BT Tower in Birmingham.14 of 25
The Anchor tunnel and exchange from 1953-1960. (Image: Courtesy BT Archives)15 of 25
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