This set of tunnels is located just West of the tunnels known as the Oil
Mills, in the Limekiln Street area of Dover. It is likely that the
tunnels were originally the result of chalk being mined for lime burning
in the nearby kilns during the 19th Century. The five roughly parallel
tunnels are cut directly into the chalk cliff face with adjoining
passages between, and have very high ceilings and evidence of originally
having a second floor. The caves were used as a Bonded Store to house
goods awaiting payment of customs tax and later as an air raid shelter
and temporary fire station during WW2. These tunnels have been known by
a number of names over the years, including 'Finnis Hill Caves',
'Champagne Caves' and simply 'Oil Mill Cave'. The area in front of the
caves (part of the Pier District) has been greatly modified with the
expansion of the harbour, Finnis Hill and Limekiln Street having been
demolished. The caves were used by Hammonds to store fruit, until the
building of the new road in the 1990s, which left the main entrance
below ground level. The only access remains from a second floor
doorway.
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Friday 14 March 2014
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