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It was only in the early 1990's when an opportunity arose to actually see inside.

The complex is vast; it covers an area of 285,000 square feet. The total length of tunnels is around 3.5 to 4 miles.

After getting this first hand view of this underground city I became even more intrigued by its history and began gathering information.

Eventually in 1996 I published a book on the history of the site.

By this time I had become involved in running guided tours and formed 'The friends of Drakelow Tunnels' to run the tours and do what we could to try to preserve the site.

The tunnels were originally constructed during WW2 to form a shadow factory for the production of spare parts and components for aircraft engines.

In the 1960's they became a Regional Seat of Government, that means they were a nuclear bunker for government officials.

In the 1980's the complex was updated and renamed as an RGHQ, still doing the same job.

In the mid 1990's with the end of the cold war the Home office disposed of its RGHQs Drakelow passed into new anonymous ownership.

Editors note: According to the Stourbridge News the final tour of the tunnels took place in November 2008.