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Tour of Stockport's air raid shelters

4th December 2013 7pm
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Exciting evening tours of the Stockport Air Raid Shelters
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4th December 2013 7pm
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Stockport Air Raid Shelters, Chestergate, Stockport SK1 1NE  venue link
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The Stockport Air Raid Shelters are a system of almost 1 mile of underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport, six miles south of Manchester, during World War II to protect local inhabitants during air raids.Four sets of underground air raid shelter tunnels for civilian use were dug into the red sandstone rock below the town centre. 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 smallest of the tunnel shelters could accommodate 2,000 people and the largest 3,850 (subsequently expanded to take up to 6,500 people.)

The largest of the Stockport Air Raid Shelters are open to the public as part of the town's museum service. Exciting evening tours of the Stockport air raid shelters include areas not seen on the public tour and offering a unique chance to discover the extent of Stockport’s air raid preparations.


 

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