This tunnel, leading to the Christchurch cavern beneath Arras, France, was built by the New Zealand Tunnelling Company during the First World War. It was one of a series of caverns and tunnels at Arras named after New Zealand cities and towns.
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'Christchurch cavern, Arras, 1917', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/christchurch-tunnel, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 22-Mar-2017
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