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Known for. Philanthropy, tunnel-building. Spouse. Elizabeth Tate. Joseph Williamson (10 March 1769 – 1 May 1840) was an eccentric English businessman, philanthropist and property owner who is best known for the Williamson Tunnels, which were constructed under his direction in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England.
The Williamson Tunnels are a series of extensive subterranean excavations in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England. They are thought to have been created under the direction of tobacco merchant, landowner and philanthropist Joseph Williamson between 1810 and 1840.
Joseph Williamson fue un próspero hombre de negocios y filántropo de la época, pero también fue conocido por sus excentricidades. Y sin duda la mayor son la construcción de estos túneles, donde entre 1800 y 1840 pagó a los soldados que regresaban de las guerras Napoleónicas para construirlos sin ningún propósito o plan ...
Although the tunnels became increasingly inaccessible following the death of Joseph Williamson, it did not totally disappear from public consciousness. Williamson was very secretive about his motives, and that gave rise to a lot of theories and local folklore.
3 de may. de 2011 · Joseph Williamson’s Tunnels are the maze-like remains of excavations under Edge Hill. They are the work of Joseph Williamson under the streets of east central Liverpool, constructed in the early part of the 19th Century. Williamson had bought land on Mason Street on which to build houses.
1 de sept. de 2019 · Forgotten and neglected for 150 years after Mr. Williamson’s death in 1840, the tunnels have now been cleaned, cleared, and resurrected. They are quickly emerging as one of Liverpool’s top tourist attractions. Joseph Williamson was never forthcoming about the reasons why he built his tunnels.
27 de mar. de 2010 · Joseph Williamson made his fortune in the Liverpool trading and tobacco industry in the early 1800s. Around 1817, after the Napoleonic Wars, Liverpool was unexpectedly hit by a recession,...
