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by hi_hi 116 days ago
You can't talk about hobby tunnels without mentioning the Moleman of Hackney :-)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lyttle

- The house was later brought back to life in an amazing way https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/sue-webst...

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That is fascinating!

But I feel he was an amateur compared to Joseph Williamson :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_Tunnels

Brilliant. This indeed wins :-)
Also worth mentioning Baldassare Forestiere, who spent about 40 years digging an extensive network of tunnels in Fresno, CA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestiere_Underground_Gardens

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