Beneath the bustling streets of Stockport’s town centre lies one of Greater Manchester’s more unusual attractions. Carved into the sandstone rock that the town is built on is a network of tunnels around one mile in length, which were used as air raid shelters during the Second World War.
The first set of shelters opened in October 1939 and they were soon expanded, with the biggest eventually able to accommodate up to 6,500 people during air raids.
The tunnels were sealed off from the public in 1948, but the largest of the shelters, dubbed the ‘Chestergate Hotel’ by locals, was opened in 1996 as a museum, and today you can head underground and experience the tunnels for yourself.
During a recent visit to Stockport I knew I wanted to visit the air raid shelters, so I bought myself a £5.50 ticket, and dived down into the town’s past.
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