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Indentical air raid shelters were built at the same time at Stockport. The only difference being that a few years ago, the local council had the brains and the foresight to re-open the tunnels to the paying public. Guided tours or wander round yourself. Some tunnels have had the bunks and other wartime equipment re-installed.

Can't provide a direct link, but ask that nice Mr Google for "Stockport Air Raid Shelters" and he will cough up all the info. times, charges etc.

It highlights very nicely what absolute useless septic cretins Wirral Council (or whatever name they are hiding behind this week) are. If Stockport can do it (very well) then Wirral could. It is criminal that they are sitting on such a piece of history and not letting Joe Public - who pays their grossly inflated wages, have a look in.

Grrrrrrr. time for MORE pills !!

Excellent work by you two there - Round of applause

made me cry looking at the pictures as i used to live only a few minutes walk away but i live down under now which a few weeks walk away

ah good. makes it worth it then Lukeo

if there is any places near by you want to see just ask and ill take a few snaps as i live near the vent shaft myself.

Just had a phone call from Andrew, my contact on site, to tell me that paper_boy's article is in today's Echo. It can be seen online here http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...unkers-found-by-workmen-100252-21452102/

Bravo

Well done chris and co.

yes well done

Well Done



Didn't know that

well done to all

thats some good stuff,well done everyone our council should be preserving stuff like the safe and things as part of our local history but noone seems interested do they?

Well done chris

Shame they didn't add a back link to the topic we have.

But Chris i thought you were 55

Thanks for that, Mark.
Yes, a link to this topic would have been good in a way, but a bit risky for my contact Andrew, since it contains some pics. which show H&S issues.

So what is that in the final photo? Mist? Can't be steam can it? Too cold...

Might be wrong, but I suspect it would be Andrew's breath. It would be quite cool down there in summer. Likewise warmer than "outside" during winter months. Depending on depth and any airflow, temp. would probably be around a constant 50F/10C.

Thank goodness for that! That picture gives me the 'willies', especially when my mum said 'can you see a face in it?' lol