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SP_0014
During the Occupation the German forces excavated numerous tunnels in Guernsey, these were used for various purposes and many still survive today. At the centre of the Underground Hospital complex the link gallery on the right leads off to Ho.40. The unlined central gallery lies behind steel mesh in the centre of the photo with the first ammunition storage chamber of Ho.7 appears on the left.
SP_0013
During the Occupation the German forces excavated numerous tunnels in Guernsey, these were used for various purposes and many still survive today. This is one of the brick lined ammunition storage chambers in the Underground Hospital known as Ho.7 with the central link gallery visible. Note the bitumen floor covering of this chambers so that hobnailed boots would not create unwanted sparks.
SP_0007
During the Occupation the German forces excavated numerous tunnels in Guernsey, these were used for various purposes and many still survive today. Here we see a 'pit prop’ in an unlined tunnel complex, one of the only standing examples that survive today. The indentations from the sleepers of the 60cm railway track which services the tunnel are also visible.
SP_0006
During the Occupation the German forces excavated numerous tunnels in Guernsey, these were used for various purposes and many still survive today. This curious 'rock painting’ inside the central entrance of an unlined tunnel complex reads Täglich kontrollieren, translated as Monitor (or Examine) daily.