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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.
The dimensions of the towers varied. Diameters ranged between 8.4 and 10 metres (28 and 33 ft) and the height between 20 and 25 metres (66 and 82 ft). The walls of the towers had a minimum thickness for reinforced concrete of 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) and 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) for ordinary concrete.
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 ...
Stockport Armoury is a military installation in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1] History. The building was designed by ...
Storage bunkers were designated Area 9. Risley had 20 such bunkers and Area 9 is roughly in the area of the main field in Birchwood Forest Park today. When the new town area of Birchwood was created, most of the bunkers were demolished, but 4 of them were left in place and can still be seen today. [2]
As the threat of bombing has subsided by 1943, the shelters were no longer open every night. [5] The shelters were sealed off from the public in 1948. [3] In the present day, the caves are mostly used as a shelter by homeless people, [6] with up to four at a time.