Tunnel House

Tunnel House Historic House and local landmark which used to once belong to Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

The Tunnel House was built in 1744, probably for the Reverend Haviland John Hiley, Rector of Saltford between 1712 and 1754. In 1836 is was bought by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the famous engineer who built the Great Western Railway. Brunel built Saltford Tunnel directly under the house and it still carries the GWR mainline railway today, hence the name. The house has since been the residence of a n

umber of characters, used for offices and has been run as a guest house and small hotel. Jon and Helen Godfrey brought the house in September 2006 to convert it back to a family home and to restore it.

Another hugely informative video from Dave.
02/12/2023

Another hugely informative video from Dave.

Petroleum-based products like pharmaceuticals, electronics, fertilizers, plastics and a host of other crucial modern world commodities are all impossible to ...

04/04/2018

It’s been here since 1744 and it’s still here.

01/09/2017

Tunnel House has been around since 1744 but Facebook who haven been around since 2010 consider Tunnel House inactive. Strange that.

30/05/2015
View of the tunnel
23/06/2013

View of the tunnel

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High Street
Saltford
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