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THE DANGER TUNNELS wow these are dangerous

The Standedge Tunnels (/stænɪdʒ/) are four parallel tunnels through the Pennine hills at the Standedge crossing between Marsden in West Yorkshire and Diggle in Greater Manchester in northern England. Before boundary changes in 1974, both ends of the tunnel were in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Three are railway tunnels and the other is a canal tunnel.

The canal tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 4 April 1794. Construction of a 5,451-yard (4,984 m)-long tunnel began months later. Within two years, cost-saving measures pushed back its completion date and progress was slowed by the high levels of water which were much greater than had been expected. It proved difficult to secure skilled help, some tenders went unanswered and Benjamin Outram withdrew from the venture. In 1807, Thomas Telford drew up a new plan for its completion. In 1811, the tunnel opened. It is the longest and oldest of the four Standedge tunnels and is the longest and highest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom. Having been closed to all traffic in 1943, the canal tunnel was re-opened in May 2001.

The first, single-track railway tunnel, built for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on its line between Huddersfield and Manchester, was completed in 1848. It proved to have insufficient capacity and a second, parallel, single-track tunnel was opened in 1871. The LNWR opened a third, double-track tunnel in 1894. All four tunnels are linked by cross-tunnels or adits at strategic intervals, which allowed the railway tunnels to be built without construction shafts, and allowed waste material to be removed by boat. Only the double-track tunnel is currently used for rail traffic. The others are intact but disused.

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Keltbray completes work at No 1 Palace Street

Keltbray has completed work on the first phase of a contract for Palace Revive Ltd to carry out asbestos removal, façade retention, demolition, temporary works and underpinning at No 1 Palace Street, which is located next to Buckingham Palace. keltbray.com

Check out Paul Howat’s impressive drone footage of the 302,377 sq. ft. site, which is being developed by Northacre and is expected to be ready next year.

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Moving the Smithy at St Giles Circus

In a vibrant corner of London's Soho, Skanska is building the new St Giles Circus development. The project will weave together historic and new buildings, creating a dynamic new public space when it is completed in 2020. The scheme combines entertainment, retail and leisure spaces, alongside commercial offices and residential accommodation.

While several of the buildings there have seen many changes over the years, one has seen more than most. The oldest of the structures on site is the 300-year-old 'Smithy', which has been a stable yard, a blacksmith and, most recently, part of the 12 Bar Club on Denmark Street. At 300 years old, it is protected by Heritage England and will be incorporated into a new music venue for future generations to enjoy.

Safeguarding the structure posed a unique task for the Skanska project team on site - how do you protect this historic fabric while creating a new development around it? The answer: by placing it on a concrete raft and moving it to a different part of the site temporarily, before returning it to its original location.

[ J V ] : London 20 Sec Timelapse Across The Thames --20 Fenchurch & HMS Belfast

This is a short 20 second timelapse sitting across the HMS Belfast and 20 Fenchurch and just a portion of the skyline of London which continues to grow. Part of a series of my last few timelapses throughout London during the Summer of 2014.