Stockport Air Raid Shelters

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The Stockport Air Raid Shelters are a system of almost 1 mile (1.6 km) of underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Manchester, during World War II to protect local inhabitants during air raids.

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local authority museum, air-raid shelter, military museum, United Kingdom, 

  • Mapping Museums page@
  • Subterranea page@ issue 28
  • Subterranea Britannica page@
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  • Manchester Regional War Room ⓘ
    Cold war control bunker in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Stockport Air Raid Shelters ⓘ
    underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport in England  
  • Worsley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Bagshawe Cavern ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Bertons Pingles Pipe ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Black Rabbit Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Blackwell Dale Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Blue John Cavern ⓘ
    show cave in Derbyshire, England
  • Brinksway Caves ⓘ
    Artificial cave in Stockport
  • Coalpithole Rake: Rake Shaft ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Convenience Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Cowlow Pot ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Dowel Cave ⓘ
    cave and Scheduled Monument in Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Dr Jackson's Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Eldon Hole ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Garden Chamber in Walled Garden of Brereton Hall ⓘ
    Grade II listed building in Brereton, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Gautries Hole ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Giant's Hole ⓘ
    cave in Derbyshire, England
  • Hazelbadge Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Lud's Church ⓘ
    deep chasm on the hillside above Gradbach, Staffordshire, England
  • Nettle Pot ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Outlands Head Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Owl Hole ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Oxlow Cavern ⓘ
    cave in Derbyshire, England
  • Oxlow Caverns ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • P8 ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Peak Cavern ⓘ
    cave in Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
  • Peakshole Sough ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Perryfoot Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Pictorend Sough ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Poole's Cavern ⓘ
    2 million year old, natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England
  • Revell's Pipe Vein ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Rowter Hole ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Sidetrack Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Son of Longcliffe ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Speedwell Cavern ⓘ
    cave in Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
  • Suicide Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Titan ⓘ
    natural cavern in Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Treak Cliff Cavern ⓘ
    show cave in Derbyshire, England
  • Winnats Head Cave ⓘ
    cave in the Peak District, UK
  • Agecroft Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in Greater Manchester, UK
  • Alderley Edge Mines ⓘ
    abandoned mines in Cheshire, England
  • Astley Green Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Bamford Colliery ⓘ
    former colliery near Manchester
  • Bedford Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Bickershaw Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in Lancashire, England
  • Bradford Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine
  • Chanters Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Cleworth Hall Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Clifton Hall Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in North-East England. Scene of an explosion in 1885 which killed 178 men and boys
  • Combermere Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Cop Rake and Moss Rake lead mines 750m north east of Wheston House ⓘ
    lead mines between Castleton and Peak Forest in Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Eldon Hill crushing circle, associated lead mining remains and palisaded enclosure on Eldon Hill ⓘ
    lead mine and palisaded enclosure in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Ellesmere Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in Walkden, Manchester, England
  • Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor ⓘ
    scheduled lead mine remains in Castleton, High Peak, England, UK
  • Engine Vein ⓘ
    opencast copper mine, 150m north of Warden's Cottage
  • Faucet Rake lead mines 870m south west and 930m south east of Oxlow House ⓘ
    lead mines in Castleton/Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Gautries Rake ⓘ
    lead mine in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Gibfield Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Gin Pit Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Great Boys Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Harpur Hill Quarry ⓘ
    lake in the United Kingdom  
  • Hill's Venture lead mine ⓘ
    mine in Peak Forest, United Kingdom
  • How Grove Lead Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Howe Bridge Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Ladyshore Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in Greater Manchester, UK
  • Linnyshaw Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Mosley Common Colliery ⓘ
    historic coal mine
  • New Lester Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • New Rake lead mines 600m south east of Rowter Farm ⓘ
    mine in Castleton, United Kingdom
  • Nook Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in England
  • Odin Mine nucleated lead mine and ore works, 350m WNW of Knowlegates Farm ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Outwood Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in Greater Manchester, UK
  • Oxlow Rake lead mines ⓘ
    lead mines in Castleton/Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Parkside Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in Lancashire, England
  • Parsonage Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Peelwood Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Pendlebury Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Pendleton Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Rixton Clay Pits ⓘ
    former clay extraction site in Rixton, England
  • Sandhole Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Shakerley Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Slitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter Farm ⓘ
    lead mine in Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • St George's Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Watt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknoll ⓘ
    lead mines in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Wet Earth Colliery ⓘ
    historical industrial site in England
  • Wood Mine ⓘ
    cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm
  • Worsley Navigable Levels ⓘ
    coal mines in Greater Manchester, UK
  • Yew Tree Colliery ⓘ
    coalfield in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester
  • Lancashire Mining Museum ⓘ
    museum in Salford, England, United Kingdom
  • Barmoor Clough Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Burbage Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Chee Tor Tunnels ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Clifton Hall Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Cowburn Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel on the Hope Valley Line in England
  • Disley Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Dove Holes Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England
  • Hayfield Tunnel ⓘ
    abandoned railway tunnel in New Mills, Derbyshire
  • Hindlow Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Manchester & Salford Junction Canal Tunnel ⓘ
    canal tunnel in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Mottram Tunnel ⓘ
  • New Mills Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Prestbury Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Railway tunnel portals MVL3/41, west end of Standedge Tunnel ⓘ
    Grade II listed tunnel portal in Diggle, Saddleworth, Oldham, OL3
  • Salford canal tunnel and wharf ⓘ
    canal tunnel in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Standedge Tunnels ⓘ
    tunnels between Marsden and Diggle in northern England
  • Stodhart Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Woodhead Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnels on the Woodhead Line, in Northern England
  • Tunnel under Macclesfield Canal ⓘ
    Grade II listed tunnel in Congleton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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1975 — 2000 Lancashire Mining Museum
1830-01-01T00:00:00Z
1830-01-01T00:00:00Z
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linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
linkpageSubterranea page@issue 28Wikidata
linkpageSubterranea Britannica page@Wikidata
sitebunkerManchester Regional War RoombunkerWikidata
sitebunkerStockport Air Raid Sheltersair-raid shelter, local authority museum, military museumWikidata
sitebunkerWorsley Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecaveBagshawe CaverncaveWikidata
sitecaveBertons Pingles PipecaveWikidata
sitecaveBlack Rabbit CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveBlackwell Dale CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveBlue John Cavernshow cave, mining museumWikidata
sitecaveBrinksway CavesgrottoWikidata
sitecaveCoalpithole Rake: Rake ShaftcaveWikidata
sitecaveConvenience CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveCowlow PotcaveWikidata
sitecaveDowel CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveDr Jackson's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveEldon HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveGarden Chamber in Walled Garden of Brereton HallgrottoWikidata
sitecaveGautries HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveGiant's HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveHazelbadge CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveLud's ChurchcaveWikidata
sitecaveNettle PotcaveWikidata
sitecaveOutlands Head CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveOwl HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveOxlow CaverncaveWikidata
sitecaveOxlow CavernscaveWikidata
sitecaveP8caveWikidata
sitecavePeak Cavernshow caveWikidata
sitecavePeakshole SoughcaveWikidata
sitecavePerryfoot CavecaveWikidata
sitecavePictorend SoughcaveWikidata
sitecavePoole's Cavernshow caveWikidata
sitecaveRevell's Pipe VeincaveWikidata
sitecaveRowter HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveSidetrack CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveSon of LongcliffecaveWikidata
sitecaveSpeedwell Cavernshow caveWikidata
sitecaveSuicide CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveTitancaveWikidata
sitecaveTreak Cliff Cavernshow caveWikidata
sitecaveWinnats Head CavecaveWikidata
sitemineAgecroft Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineAlderley Edge Minescopper mineWikidata
sitemineAstley Green Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBamford Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBedford Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBickershaw Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBradford Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineChanters Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineCleworth Hall Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineClifton Hall Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineCombermere Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineCop Rake and Moss Rake lead mines 750m north east of Wheston Houselead mineWikidata
sitemineEldon Hill crushing circle, associated lead mining remains and palisaded enclosure on Eldon Hillpalisaded enclosure, lead mineWikidata
sitemineEllesmere Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineEngine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Torlead mineWikidata
sitemineEngine Veincopper mineWikidata
sitemineFaucet Rake lead mines 870m south west and 930m south east of Oxlow Houselead mineWikidata
sitemineGautries Rakelead mineWikidata
sitemineGibfield Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineGin Pit Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineGreat Boys Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineHarpur Hill Quarrylake, quarryWikidata
sitemineHill's Venture lead minelead mineWikidata
sitemineHow Grove Lead Minelead mineWikidata
sitemineHowe Bridge Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineLadyshore Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineLinnyshaw Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineMosley Common Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineNew Lester Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineNew Rake lead mines 600m south east of Rowter Farmlead mineWikidata
sitemineNook Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineOdin Mine nucleated lead mine and ore works, 350m WNW of Knowlegates Farmlead mineWikidata
sitemineOutwood Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineOxlow Rake lead mineslead mineWikidata
sitemineParkside Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineParsonage Collierycoal mineWikidata
siteminePeelwood Collierycoal mineWikidata
siteminePendlebury Collierycoal mineWikidata
siteminePendleton Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineRixton Clay Pitsnature reserve, clay pit, parkWikidata
sitemineSandhole Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineShakerley Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineSlitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter Farmlead mineWikidata
sitemineSt George's Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineWatt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknolllead mineWikidata
sitemineWet Earth Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineWood Minecobalt mineWikidata
sitemineWorsley Navigable Levelscoal mineWikidata
sitemineYew Tree Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemuseum1975Lancashire Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitetunnelBarmoor Clough Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelBurbage Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelChee Tor Tunnelsrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelClifton Hall Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelCowburn Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelDisley Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelDove Holes Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelHayfield Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelHindlow Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelManchester & Salford Junction Canal Tunnelcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMottram Tunnelwater tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelNew Mills Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelPrestbury Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRailway tunnel portals MVL3/41, west end of Standedge Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSalford canal tunnel and wharfcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelStandedge Tunnelscanal tunnel, railway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelStodhart TunneltunnelWikidata
sitetunnelWoodhead Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1830Tunnel under Macclesfield CanaltunnelWikidata
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