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.
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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.
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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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1 comment:
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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