Chislehurst Caves
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Chislehurst Caves are a vast network of man-made underground tunnels in southeast London, historically used for chalk and flint mining and later as air-raid shelters and a tourist attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chislehurst Caves canonical | 3 |
| Chislehurst Caves company | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mine
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ subterranean structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | entrance on Old Hill, Chislehurst ⓘ |
| areaServedAsShelterFor | thousands of people during World War II ⓘ |
| construction | man-made tunnels ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
carved inscriptions
ⓘ
signposted tunnels ⓘ underground chapel ⓘ underground lake ⓘ |
| hasTourDuration | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.chislehurst-caves.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfMining |
medieval period
ⓘ
post-medieval period ⓘ |
| lighting | oil lamps on tours ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
London Borough of Bromley ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ South East London ⓘ
surface form:
southeast London
|
| location | Chislehurst ⓘ |
| management |
Chislehurst Caves
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chislehurst Caves company
|
| materialMined |
chalk
ⓘ
flint ⓘ |
| near |
Bickley
ⓘ
Chislehurst railway station ⓘ Elmstead ⓘ
surface form:
Elmstead Woods
|
| notableUsePeriod |
20th century entertainment venue
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | electric lighting in some areas ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours only ⓘ |
| tunnelNetworkLength |
approximately 22 miles
ⓘ
approximately 35 kilometres ⓘ |
| use |
air-raid shelter
ⓘ
chalk mining ⓘ concert venue ⓘ film location ⓘ flint mining ⓘ storage ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedAs | air-raid shelter during the Blitz ⓘ |
| usedFor | underground music concerts in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chislehurst Caves company