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Above: Ted lines the pipes up on the steel bearers in readiness for jointing.

Above: The crew wrestle with the pipe in the confined space.
The pipes are pulled together using a chain block.

Above: Stalactites hang delicately from the roof as the lads work around them.
The tunnel was the original canal style water supply to the four wheels
on the washing floors but is now only used as a route for a sewer pipe.

Above: The crew trench and tunnel under the public toilets thus making
sure the pipe remains level as it exits the main tunnel.

Above: Roy and Peter pull the last few sections of pipe together.

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