Ventilation Tower by the Ranger’s Pound ST5696 7431
This is one of two towers which ventilate the railway that runs under the Downs from Temple Meads to Severn Beach (the other is in the Gully). The line reached Clifton Down in 1874, and then three years were spent tunnelling on a steep gradient, beneath the Downs, to exit close to sea level below Sea Walls. From there the line took over the earlier Port and Pier railway through the Gorge to Avonmouth. At its peak in 1947 there were 33 daily services, but the line was singled up and services deteriorated. In recent years usage has increased.
Ventilation Tower in the Gully ST5630 7458
This is one of two towers which ventilate the railway that runs under the Downs from Temple Meads to Severn Beach (the other is by the Ranger’s Pound at the top of Pembroke Road). The line reached Clifton Down in 1874, and then three years were spent tunnelling on a steep gradient, beneath the Downs, to exit close to sea level below Sea Walls. From there the line took over the earlier Port and Pier railway through the Gorge to Avonmouth. At its peak in 1947 there were 33 daily services, but the line was singled up and services deteriorated. In recent years usage has increased.
This is one of two towers which ventilate the railway that runs under the Downs from Temple Meads to Severn Beach (the other is in the Gully). The line reached Clifton Down in 1874, and then three years were spent tunnelling on a steep gradient, beneath the Downs, to exit close to sea level below Sea Walls. From there the line took over the earlier Port and Pier railway through the Gorge to Avonmouth. At its peak in 1947 there were 33 daily services, but the line was singled up and services deteriorated. In recent years usage has increased.
Ventilation Tower in the Gully ST5630 7458
This is one of two towers which ventilate the railway that runs under the Downs from Temple Meads to Severn Beach (the other is by the Ranger’s Pound at the top of Pembroke Road). The line reached Clifton Down in 1874, and then three years were spent tunnelling on a steep gradient, beneath the Downs, to exit close to sea level below Sea Walls. From there the line took over the earlier Port and Pier railway through the Gorge to Avonmouth. At its peak in 1947 there were 33 daily services, but the line was singled up and services deteriorated. In recent years usage has increased.