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Does anyone know anything about this tunnel? It was discovered while laying drains through the village.

The pictures below were taken in June 1961:


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Didnt know Robbo was that old.

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Looks like it could be an old sewer leading away from the old house?


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I would say cellar extension that place was a pub once and they used the cellars as cold stores in them days.

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There used to be 5 pubs in Burton once.......

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Thats a really old house and was used for an inn with extending grounds. I would guess that its probably something to do with a cellar & stores


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