Museum
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Mile-long Second World War tunnel shelter carved into red sandstone, with bunks, kitchens and toilets.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Stockport Air Raid Shelters, just south of Manchester, follows the tunnels the town cut into red sandstone in the late nineteen thirties, and the nickname locals gave them: the Chestergate Hotel. It touches a council that defied government policy, the Mayoress who opened the doors, and the shelter marshals who managed the crowds once the raids began. Best heard at the tunnel entrance on Chestergate, before you step inside.
This audio guide was created using AI.