Fascinating find in North Belfast
A previously unknown underground tunnel has been discovered at Crumlin Road Gaol in North Belfast, Belfast Live can reveal.
A member of staff at Crumlin Road Gaol who was one of the first to discover the tunnel, told Belfast Live: “There is construction work going on at one of the wings at the minute and when they were digging along the back of one of the wings, they discovered a tunnel connecting the jail to the Mater Hospital.
"We have always heard rumours and reports from some retired prison officers of a tunnel being there but we never uncovered any documents that indicated it really existed," Harry said. Pictures captured at the site of the tunnel by Belfast Live show it has been blocked off with a number of bricks, with what appears to be a lamp connected within the tunnel access.
A DfI spokesperson said: “During construction works at Crumlin Road Gaol, the tunnel built to connect the Mater Hospital to the Gaol was exposed.
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