THALASSERI TUNNELS, Tellicherry

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

…at least two secret tunnels, one leading to the sea. The tunnels will be either 'closed', 'under repair' or 'inhabited by a cobra' but bring a torch (flashlight) and ask nicely at one of the government offices inside the fort and you may be offered a glimpse of a damp chamber (LONELY PLANET, Kerala 2000: 228). SITUATION: Near the waterfront at Thalasseri (note 1), within and below the 1708 British East India Company's fort, and right behind the fire station.…at least two secret tunnels, one leading to the sea. The tunnels will be either 'closed', 'under repair' or 'inhabited by a cobra' but bring a torch (flashlight) and ask nicely at one of the government offices inside the fort and you may be offered a glimpse of a damp chamber (LONELY PLANET, Kerala 2000: 228). SITUATION: Near the waterfront at Thalasseri (note 1), within and below the 1708 British East India Company's fort, and right behind the fire station.