File:Wartime Entrance - Tunnel Road Sand Caves and Mines, Reigate.jpg

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English: During the second world war the excavated mines were used as air raid shelters, to provide protection against Luftwaffe aerial bombardment.

Part of a set of images taken at the Tunnel Road Sand Caves and Mines, Reigate, Surrey, UK - during an open day presented, managed and facilitated by the Wealdon Cave and Mine Society.

See also a related set of images taken at "Reconnect" - the Zíta Rá woodcarving sculpture exhibition and installation, also presented in part of the caves.
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Author Dominic Alves
Camera location51° 14′ 20.41″ N, 0° 12′ 20.92″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

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24 April 2022

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Bricked-up entrance to former air raid shelter, Reigate

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Reigate Caves

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14 June 2010

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51°14'20.407"N, 0°12'20.920"W

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