Daisy Nook and Boodle Tunnel

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Looking from Newmarket Road towards Dark Tunnel (Boodle Tunnel), along a section of canal that is now the car park (1900s). [Photo: Garry Jones of Littlemoss]

The Hollinwood Branch Canal at Boodle, looking south from the former Dark Tunnel towards Newmarket Road. The canal curves off to the right to pass below Stannybrook Road (1962). This area is now the car park of Daisy Nook Country Park car park. [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

Looking north towards the former Dark Tunnel. This area is now the car park of Daisy Nook Country Park with the position of the present visitor centre approximately in the centre of the picture (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

The entrance to the former Dark Tunnel at Boodle, now part of Daisy Nook Country Park, looking north (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

The entrance to the former Dark Tunnel at Boodle, now part of Daisy Nook Country Park, looking north (late 1960s). [Photo: Stephen Desmond]

The opened-out Dark Tunnel (Boodle Tunnel) at Daisy Nook Country Park, looking north, with the towpath on the left and the navigation channel still with a little water in (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

The opened-out Dark Tunnel looking south from the footbridge (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

The opened-out Dark Tunnel looking south from the footbridge [1940s].

The opened-out Dark Tunnel looking south from the footbridge [1960s].

The opened-out Dark Tunnel (Boodle Tunnel) at Daisy Nook Country Park, looking south, seen from below the footbridge (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

Dark Tunnel (Boodle Tunnel) before it was opened out, looking south. Note the group posing to the right of the tunnel [1900s].

Dark Tunnel (Boodle Tunnel) before it was opened out, looking south [1910s].

Close-up of previous photo showing man standing on path above tunnel mouth [1910s].

The iron and wooden footbridge across the northern end of the opened-out tunnel, Daisy Nook. Waterhouses Aqueduct and the first lock can be seen beyond (1962). [Photo: Chris K. Potter Archive]

The iron and wooden footbridge at the northern end of the opened-out Dark Tunnel. The footbridge linked two parts of a footpath that had run above the tunnel entrance (1960s). [Photo: Garry Jones of Littlemoss]

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