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The Stockport shelter was formally opened on 28 October 1939 by the Mayoress of Stockport. [2] Due to the 'luxurious' amenities such as 16-seater chemical toilets, electric lighting and a canteen, local people dubbed the shelter the 'Chestergate Hotel'. [6] [7] [8] The shelter was opened to the public in 1996 as a museum. [1]
1. Many of these underground bunkers still exist under private ownership, permission of the owner is paramount before attempting to locate them. 2. With a few exceptions, the surviving bunkers are in varying states of dereliction and should be considered unsafe. 3. Counties listed are contemporary which may differ from present counties.
1. Many of these underground bunkers still exist under private ownership, permission of the owner is paramount before attempting to locate them. 2. With a few exceptions the surviving bunkers are in varying states of dereliction and are unsafe. 3. Counties listed are contemporary which may differ from present counties.
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In Stockport, 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Manchester, four sets of underground air raid shelter tunnels for civilian use were dug into the red sandstone on which the town centre stands. Preparation started in September 1938 and the first set of shelters was opened on 28 October 1939. (Stockport was not bombed until 11 October 1940.)
The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area, [2] is a group of nineteen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns.These cover south-east Greater Manchester (including Stockport, Cheadle, Hyde, Stalybridge and Dukinfield), parts of east Cheshire (including Macclesfield, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge), north-west Derbyshire (including Buxton, High Peak and Glossop ...
The workers had stumbled on three underground bunkers left from World War II, archaeologists said. The hidden bunkers were made of reinforced concrete about 3 feet thick and still completely intact.
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