Black Harry and Clifton Hall Tunnel Collapse bronze plaque

Swinton, Salford, England, United Kingdom

Clifton Hall Tunnel Collapse ‘Black Harry’ Tunnel 1953 The Clifton Hall Tunnel, known locally as ‘Black Harry Tunnel’ was once an important railway link, passing below much of Swinton, on the Patricroft to Clifton section of the London and North Western Railway. Disaster struck on the night of the 2

8 April 1953 after a construction shaft collapsed, causing a part of the tunnel to give way. A large hole formed directly underneath two properties on Temple Drive. The houses, (no. 22 and 24) suddenl

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