Wellington Quarry
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Wellington Quarry is an underground network of tunnels in Arras, France, used extensively by Allied troops during World War I as a strategic shelter and staging area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington Quarry canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I site
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tourist attraction ⓘ underground military tunnel network ⓘ |
| approximateCapacity | up to 24000 soldiers ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Allied soldiers of World War I
ⓘ
Battle of Arras participants ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
New Zealand Tunnelling Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType | adapted from existing chalk quarries ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depthBelowSurface | approximately 20 meters ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Carrière Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
command posts ⓘ electric lighting ⓘ first-aid posts ⓘ signage in English and French ⓘ sleeping quarters ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
communication tunnels
ⓘ
staging area for troops ⓘ strategic shelter ⓘ underground barracks ⓘ |
| hasType | subterranean heritage site ⓘ |
| hasUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | chalk ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | New Zealand Tunnelling Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arras tunnel network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arras underground quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs | assembly area for the Battle of Arras ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied troops
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ New Zealand Tunnelling Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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