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.
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.
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.
During the Occupation the German forces excavated numerous tunnels in Guernsey, these were used for various purposes and many still survive today. This pedestrian tunnel shows the bunk bed frames constructed from angle iron. This is the longest chamber in the complex which contains 54 bunks.