The cut is quite enormous, especially considering that it was hewn out of the surrounding sandstone by convicts. People these days complain about prison being tough - imagine having to chisel this out with hand tools.

The trees at the top of the cut are fantastic - I always think of Harry Potter and the Whomping Willow when I ride past these. It's dark in the cut, and photos always turn out with a spooky flavour.


The guys have been cut out of them, presumably because power lines used to be above ground along this street. The power lines are gone, but the trees remember them.

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Your photos are great, the tunnel shots do look dark and haunted, and the trees are magnificent.
I think chiseling a tunnel out of a mass of sand-stone is an excellent way for convicts to fill their days and earn their 3 square.
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