The Dudley Ward Tunnel is a roadtunnel through the south-eastern part of the Rock of Gibraltar. It is named after Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, Governor of Gibraltar from 8 June1962 to 5 August1965. The tunnel links the eastern side of the Rock, including Catalan Bay and Sandy Bay, via the Sir Herbert Miles Road, with Europa Point, at the southern tip of Gibraltar. Following a rockfall on 18 February2002, which killed a man, the Government concluded that the risk of further such incidents was too great, and the tunnel was closed indefinitely. A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from ground level The Rock of Gibraltar, sometimes called the Pillar of Hercules is located in Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ... Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdoms overseas territory of Gibraltar. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Catalan Bay is a small bay and fishing village on the eastern side of Gibraltar, on the far side of the Rock from the main city. ... Sandy Bay is a small bay on the eastern side of Gibraltar, on the far side of the Rock from the main city. ... Europa Point is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. ... Rockfalls: Rock(s) falling freely from the cliff face. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
The Suttons took on Dudley as an additional surname, and as it was common for those who worked for the local lord to use his name for themselves, the spread of Dudley as a surname commences from this period.
John Dudley (another member of the family who was keen to have the castle himself) connived to assist his downfall and had succeeded by the 1530s.
While the town of Dudley may not have staunchly espoused one side or the other, the new Earl had given King Charles I considerable support and the castle itself was held by royalists.
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