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'''Joseph Williamson''' was a philanthropist from early-[[19th century]] [[Liverpool]]. | '''Joseph Williamson''' was a philanthropist from early-[[19th century]] [[Liverpool]]. | ||
In [[1820]], he funded and supervised the digging of [[tunnel]]s whose purpose was unclear to his contemporaries, although they did provide employment to the poor. He seemed to have some inkling of a [[The Flux|great upcoming cataclysm]] which would somehow justify the tunnels, although he only spoke of it cryptically and evasively. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | In [[1820]], he funded and supervised the digging of [[tunnel]]s whose purpose was unclear to his contemporaries, although they did provide employment to the poor. He seemed to have some inkling of a [[The Flux|great upcoming cataclysm]] which would somehow justify the tunnels, although he only spoke of it cryptically and evasively. | ||
In the [[21st century]], these tunnels were called [[Williamson Tunnels]] in his name. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In the real world, | In the real world, the tunnels' true purpose is unclear, and is the subject of much academic speculation.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_Tunnels</ref> | ||
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