- What are the Williamson Tunnels? Figure 1 – historic map of the Mason Street area of Edge Hill, Liverpool from 1849 at 1:1560 scale.
- The tunnels were built by Joseph Williamson, a wealthy tobacco merchant, who employed hundreds of men to dig the tunnels in the early 1800s.
- The Williamson Tunnels were a series of tunnels beneath Liverpool, built under the direction of Joseph Williamson.
- Photo: Friend of Williamson’s Tunnels. Joseph Williamson was a wealthy businessman, but he was not born into wealth. His father was a poor glassmaker.
- The Williamson Tunnels are a labyrinth of tunnels in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England, which were built under the direction of the eccentric...
- The Williamson Tunnels are a labyrinth of tunnels in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England, which were built under the direction of the eccentric...
- Guided tours are available at the Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre and the Friends of Williamson's Tunnels, and volunteers continue to uncover new sections.
- We may never know what Williamson was trying to achieve with his tunnels to nowhere, but that detracts in no way from their sublime grandeur.
- ...one which charges for admission but is more the finished article, and the one I reviewed (The Friends of Williamson's Tunnels), which is still a work in progress.
- A significant milestone has been reached in the mammoth effort to excavate and clear the underground labyrinth known as Williamson’s Tunnels.