East Goscote tunnels searched for and discovered?

Today on WW2 Wendal we are going on the search for the legendary Queniborough tunnels.
In 1940 a Royal Ordnance factory was built near to Queniborough in Leicestershire. This operated as an army base until 1959 when it was decommissioned and the land bought for housing.
Legend has it that there is an entire network of bomb proof tunnels that now run beneath the modern village of East Goscote.
Today we look for those tunnels.
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[@CHRIS-bq9nb]

boys by far one of more favourite videos you lot have made so far! love the bunker videos. i recon give it a few more years and we will all be tuning in to watch yous on channel 4 James your knowledge and humour makes this the best magnet fishing channel by far! keep up the good work lads. ever find your selves in sunny Northern Ireland first rounds on me. Cal i'll even get you a coca cola.

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Chris, stay tuned we may have an announcement in the summer.

[@CHRIS-bq9nb]

@@ww2wendal34 boys getting my hopes up.

[@kalodner666]

Might be worth another visit!

[@ww2wendal34]

Maybe one day.

[@keith13fox]

I was born in Queniborough and as a child in the 60's we used to play on the site which is now East Goscote and you could walk into those bunkers, I now wish we'd explored further

[@ww2wendal34]

Is it true that there was an old Jeep left inside one of them? Cheers.

[@conitorres9774]

Awesome exploration! Thanks for taking us with you

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Coni. More urbex coming soon.

[@steviebaby2857]

Another great video guys. Keep them coming.

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Steve. Next video will be on Friday.

[@reedch64]

Went into one of the larger concrete bunkers in the mid 70's as it was open for access. Very substantial structure.

[@ww2wendal34]

Are the rumours true that there is an old jeep dumped in there? New content coming tonight, cheers Reed.

[@peterfereday1759]

Really enjoyed that keep the good work up guys

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Peter. More great videos coming soon.

[@peterfereday1759]

@@ww2wendal34 I've only been watching channel last 2 weeks and really enjoyed the content. It's not all the same stuff which I like .most channels just do the same stuff and gets boring it's good to find something that sparks the interests again in KZbin

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Peter. We like to keep it varied. It helps to keep us interested in what we are doing.

[@justinemct]

Newport on the Isle of Wight is said to have a network of tunnels, Freshwater Bay has remanence of tunnels in the chalk cliff under Fort Redoubt where my great grandparents lived, it is a private home now, but the beach is public and so is the cliff, maybe you should have a working holiday there, it’s a beautiful place with loads of history 😉

[@ww2wendal34]

A bit too far off our radar cheers.

[@justinemct]

I can understand. Love ya vid btw

[@shieldaigbencher]

Well done. I have been researching the East Goscote Ordnance Survey rumours for a few years but other than a few old photos when Jelsons I think built the estate there is not much to go on other than the two great bunkers that were left from the RO factory.

[@ww2wendal34]

We managed to find a chap who worked on the original Jelsons build and he proved to be a wealth of knowledge.

[@hellenwilliams334]

Loving all the different videos😍 especially learning the history about where you go, another great video guys👍👍👍 I'm tuning in on Friday as always, by the way funny view with you having your bum in air James 🤣🤣🤣 things you guys get upto

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Hellen. We like to mix the videos up a bit.

[@oxygen454]

Find those plans and find a way in! So cool!

[@ww2wendal34]

We're very sceptical there is anything other than the two huge bunkers and a smaller pair near to the village school.

[@jameswilkinson3645]

My dad's work mate has one entrance in his back garden the mod back filled all the tunnels with rubble though on a similar note Leicester market has tunnels stretching out under the city

[@kicxxx]

Hi James what’s the chances of knowing which house this is I would love to knock on at talk to them about this entrance ??🤞🏽

[@ww2wendal34]

Nah, if they existed it'd be common knowledge. A new video coming from the Wendal's tonight.

[@ww2wendal34]

A new video coming from the Wendal's tonight.

[@NOWThatsRichy]

I'm liking the variety of content on here lately, that brick arch looks very old, should have had a camera & light you could have lowered into the tunnel. The first one ( the drainage pipe with the hinged flap) looked fairly modern, maybe 70's or 80's era.

[@ww2wendal34]

More variety coming soon.

[@thebohemian.]

It may be worth your while asking your local council or archive centre for access to building control plans of this area. Either those or plans of drains will help. Another great video lads!

[@ww2wendal34]

There are no plans of the wartime base only a grainy aerial wartime photograph.

[@meatonmess5802]

Having lived here all my life (29 years) and growing up on the village, there was always talk of the tunnels. I was told that a house close to the park actually have an entrance in their garden, and in the house deeds it says not to attempt to open the man hole due it being owned by the military.

[@ww2wendal34]

Urban myth. Back this Friday 7pm UK time.

[@chrisjeffs1625]

Thanks chaps for another great vid, loving the wartime urbex :0)

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Chris. We've got a real winner of an urbex video coming in a week or two.

[@leespan7505]

Nice video again lads👍 I grew up in East Goscote many years ago, there used to be 2 old railway wagons on that piece of concrete next to the pavilion. Where the new factory units are, used to be known as The Track, lots of adventures we had there. That brought you up to the buffer, which in my childhood days, the original rail was cut to about 30cm. I know you visited it in your last video. I was told there was an entrance in the centre of the village, and also one on the perimeter,

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Lee, we've spoken to loads of people, including a surveyor who worked for Jelsons on the village when it was built. He says the only buildings left after the bulldozers cleared the base were the huge bunkers and a smaller bunker next to the site of the school.

[@stezario]

That small bunker next to Broomfield school was knocked down and levelled while I was at the school. The village library is on the site now.

[@stezario]

There's supposedly an entrance under the pub too

[@williamkinnear345]

Another great video lads keep at it

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks William another one on Friday.

[@nickk222m2c]

Broke my arm skateboarding down that slide lmao

[@ww2wendal34]

Uncle Ian nearly breaks something in a brand new Wendal video tonight.

[@certifiedblockhead1418]

Great find and Well done... Thanks for another interesting video

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Blockhead another video coming on Friday.

[@ajsimpson1981]

Awesome video lads I was so hoping it was a tunnel. Never mind keep up the great work guys

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Aj it would have been nice.

[@Ridgeroader]

Best video yet.

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Scott, not sure about that though

[@garrystacey7018]

Great video lads 👍🏻

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Garry. Great comment.

[@DaveHorgan.]

Good vid, I enjoyed the adventure of that. Channels like IKS Exploration is ok but it can get boring when you've seen one dark tunnel after another. Reminded me of the postcards from Leicestershire series, cheers lads 👍

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Dave. We like to mix the content up every now and again it keeps the channel fresh.

[@laneywag]

As a child we would go through the drain tunnels in Houston. It was fun but we did not know of the dangers.

[@ww2wendal34]

Yep we would never advise anybody going into unknown tunnels.

[@deancoleman8189]

The old sewage works is where the factories are. You may have stumbled on the old sewage workings where the manhole was. I believe there is an entrance in the area of scientific interest in Beadles golf course grounds

[@ww2wendal34]

Back this Friday 7pm UK time.

[@jasonmonk7336]

When you realise you need a powerful torch manufacturer as your sponsor...

[@ww2wendal34]

We were contacted this week by a torch company. So watch this space.

[@jasonmonk7336]

@@ww2wendal34 ahhhhh... that throws some light upon it. Ba dum, tish.

[@fixingbikeswithmentalhealt4880]

Great video guys keep it up

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Scott, lot's of top content coming soon.

[@maorimana]

😮🤩🤨 Love the history side team... It's nice to know a bit of history about the places your fishing ...

[@CortinasAndClassics]

No Callums comments. I'm sad now :(

[@julieherring49]

Me as well simone

[@ww2wendal34]

Blame Callum twice we tried filming it and he came up with nothing.

[@M.Boatwright]

Well a bad day finding tunnels is better than a good day at work, looks like y'all still had a good time searching. Keep it up guys 🖒🍻

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Player. More coming soon.

[@aussielady4]

Helen Australia 🇦🇺 Another great video.. Really enjoy hearing about war history... 😎

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Helen, much more history coming soon.

[@sturmtigerking4263]

Good vid lads hope somewhere else there's cool tunnels

[@ww2wendal34]

We've already got another place being researched, so stay tuned.

[@sturmtigerking4263]

@@ww2wendal34 nice

[@kevlandy]

I remember going into one of the bunkers when they were building Goscote. it was big enough to get trucks inside with a loading bay and internal rooms, iirc there were many bats in there too. - nowadays the bat brigade wouldnt have allowed it to be sealed. Hopefully in the distant future they will be legally broken into and reveal more details.

[@ww2wendal34]

We spoke to a chap who surveyed the site for the builder - Jelsons and he told a similar tale.

[@theodorepike3173]

@@ww2wendal34 Only just come across your channel. Have you tried to explore Asfordby Hill, not far from East Goscote. It's an old war time ordnance firing range. They used to fire warship guns into the hillside. Not sure if it's not private property though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGXTmZ6JptCglcU

[@jasjps]

By a country mile your my favourite mag fishers / explorers 👍🏻

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Player. Tell all your friends to watch us.

[@alanevans9960]

Cracking video again boys. Wat was the picture like that james took.

[@ww2wendal34]

Too blurry to see anything. Cheers.

[@elaineharris4039]

I have missed you are you making more video as love to hear all the history

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Elaine an update coming soon.

[@leoblake5505]

Awesome...

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Leo. More on Friday.

[@hellooohowareudoing]

great video!

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Neons. Another one coming on Friday.

[@ExploringwithCarl]

Keep up the good explorers Uncle Ian James and ernie and burt 🧲😷👍

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Carl. More explores coming soon.

[@alisoncap8847]

Really interesting stuff well done boys 😘👍

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Alison. Another one coming soon.

[@rosiebray9373]

That is the funniest video you've done so far, I can't believe you stuck your down in there......wow....! Yep, you need to find the blue prints to that place and go back, with more shovels and more buckets. Also when your worrying about moving that brick and falling 20 ft. down. "Uncle" Ian saying it's okay, he'll get it on camera. Great....just great, you collapse down into a bottomless abyss to a horrific, painful death, but it's okay, because "Uncle' Ian, got it on camera....just too funny...!

[@ww2wendal34]

That's how we roll cheers Rosie.

[@SuperAllan1965]

Well James you don't know unless you look and see to bad it wasn't lol great video just keep looking

[@ww2wendal34]

Thanks Allan, it was certainly worth a look around.

[@tonybirdwell2917]

Keep looking lads.

[@ww2wendal34]

Maybe we'll have another look one day.

[@JT-dm8ss]

I have an aerial map of the site during the war which I have over laid onto google earth, mind blowing really. I would be very interested in going down and having a look if someone knows how to access.

[@kicxxx]

Hi Any chance you could send me Any info on this I’m really interested in having a look at this ?? Thanks Nick

[@ww2wendal34]

Back this Friday 7pm UK time.

[@janetdoten4489]

This history is awesome, but when you think about it reason for these bunkers was WWll! Thanks for sharing!

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Janet, much more history coming soon to WW2 Wendal.

[@ybs6054]

I used to live here than I moved to rearsby lol

[@ww2wendal34]

Back this Friday 7pm UK time.

[@KubotaManDan]

why not share the photo

[@ww2wendal34]

Because it was too blurry to see anything.

[@dannykirton6445]

Uncle Ian the workhorse of the Wendal's not to mention housewives favourite.

[@ww2wendal34]

The housewives love Uncle Ian.

[@archaeologymikey0072]

You should medel detect that area

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Mike maybe we will.

[@mikenaracon951]

The county put a playground on top of an old dump in my town so heres to repurposing public land.

[@ww2wendal34]

Cheers Mike. Back in the day they used to try to avoid building on dump sites. This meant parks and allotments were given the land. Now they just build on it.

[@rangeroverl322]

Close chaps but no cigar 👍

[@ww2wendal34]

Hopefully we'll have more luck at our next target, cheers Steve.

[@1oddduck703]

You seem tongue tied James

[@ww2wendal34]

It looked that way didn't it.

[@leespan7505]

So the myth is still alive👍🤣

[@commandernevar8555]

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