Photographs of the Hellfire Club Tunnels, West Wycombe

Photographs from the Hellfire Club, West Wycombe
These photographs are quite old – for newer, better photographs, check out my
photographs (2006) of the English Hellfire Club – Medmenham Abbey and the tunnels at West Wycombe


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Map of the West Wycombe Caves


Map of the West Wycombe Caves



  1. Entrance
  2. Tool Store
  3. Whitehead’s Cave
  4. Lord Sandwich Circle
  5. Franklins Cave
  6. Children’s Cave
  7. Banqueting Hall
  8. Triangle
  9. Miner’s Cave
  10. River Styx
  11. Inner Temple



(‘XXII’ refers to a marking on the wall, mentioned in a poem of the time… )





Sir Francis Dashwood


Sir Francis Dashwood






Entrance to the Caves


The Entrance to the Caves







Once more into the breach - West Wycombe caves


Once more into the breach






The Only Living...


The Only Living…






Daemonic features abound...


“Daemonic features abound…






Hell-Fire Francis?


Hell-Fire Francis?






Note the cross on its forehead...


Note the cross on its forehead…






West Wycombe Church


West Wycombe Church – 300 ft (91m) above the tunnels






West Wycombe Church






The Golden Ball


The Golden Ball






The Dashwood Mausoleum


The Dashwood Mausoleum




photographs (2006) of the English Hellfire Club – Medmenham Abbey and the tunnels at West Wycombe



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Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.

7 comments

  1. I WAS AT HORSLEY GREEN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN 1954 AND VISITED THE CAVES REGULARLY AT THE WEEKENDS IN THOES DAYS IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE TO CLIMB UP INTO THE BALL ON THE TOP OF THE CHURCH WHICH WAS QUITE SCARY.

  2. OMG HELL FIRE CAVES ARE SOO SCARY EPECIally the zombie lady – she kept following me and my mates we were peeing ourselves

  3. many happy times on the
    sleges in the mid thirties
    the ladies from the cotages
    sold us bottles of parsfin to
    put on the sledge runners to
    make them run faster
    the ball was very shaky and
    tatty no gold paint around

  4. On sunday the 12 th October I took 2 friends to see the Hellfire Caves who came from Scotland Harry & Norrie we all found it amazing we also met up with Mr. Mrs.Griff ? He was telling us all sorts off information we wanted to hear can you though this thank him vary much he told us that you have pictures on here I cant find them so if you can send me the link I would be most grateful your’s Sincerely
    Linda Nunn

  5. On a resent vistit to the caves i took a few photos in the caves,to my amazement when down loaded on to my laptop i noticed and old lady 1800 and man next to her just set back in the entrance of the caves. SPOOKY.

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