dodge hill air raid shelter

September 2024 Visited with @stranton and @Acid-reflux, I met up with the others one day after work to knock this off the list. I've been looking to do this ever since my visit to the nearby Brinksway Shelter back in 2016 and I finally got the chance to do it. Dodge Hill stands as one of...

Dodge Hill Air Raid Shelter 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...

History Dodge Hill is one of three public air raid shelters in Stockport, along with Brinksway and Chestergate. The deep level shelters were the largest purpose built civilian air raid shelters in the country, Dodge Hill being the smallest of the three with a capacity of around 2,000. The...

This shelter is one of three deep level air raid shelters in this area, which were dug into the red sandstone on which the town centre stands on. The smallest of the tunnel shelters could accommodate 2,000 civilians and the largest 6,500 civilians. The shelters were constructed in 1938 and 1939...

First post on here with some old photos from 2012. I have tried to revisit recently as i wasn't happy with the photos but its rather well sealed up at the moment. Dodge Hill is 1 of 3 deep level air raid shelters located in Stockport. Dodge Hill is the smallest of the 3 and capable of holding...

I had intended on going down a couple of drains but the torrential rain had put an end to my plans and left me in Stockport with nothing to do. I've never been happy with my pics from here and I'm still not happy with the pics from the old entrance. There is now a sleeping bag and...

History Stockport lies 6 miles to the South of Manchester in the North West of England. Below it's streets are a vast network of abandoned tunnels and passages. These tunnels were cut through the red sandstone on which the town is built on. This labyrinth of tunnels were deep level air...

Hi All! History is taken from canute's report :) Stockport had an advantage over most other towns and cities at the start of the WW2 – it had some relatively soft sandstone bluffs beside the River Mersey (now largely hidden under buildings) with small tunnels and cellars already carved into...

Dodge Hill Air Raid Shelter – Stockport History I’m not got going too much into the history of Dodge Hill, it has been well covered in the past. Building work commenced on Stockport's deep shelters in 1938 as war loomed large over the world. Opened in late 1939 after the out break of war, but...

A few of you good people have offered to show me this place, but the other day I thought sod it, and went with a mate from work. Great place, very peaceful and apart from a few grubby spots, very clean. Loved it. Dodge Hill Air Raid shelter was mined out by hand by the Stockport Air Raid...

Dodge Hill Air Raid Shelter Stockport 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...

So it's been a while since my last explore and I started to get restless. I wasn't particularly excited about this one, but I felt I should do it anyway as a sort of urbex pilgrimage, and to give underground a go despite it not being that appealing. The entry point was illusive but after around...

Visited with Xan_Asmodi and squeezethatgap History - Stolen from Xan Building work commenced on Stockport's deep shelters in 1938 as war loomed large over the world. Opened in late 1939 after the out break of war, but still in the phoney war, three shelters where built; Chestergate, Brinksway...

Stockport had an advantage over most other towns and cities at the start of the WW2 – it had some relatively soft sandstone bluffs beside the River Mersey (now largely hidden under buildings) with small tunnels and cellars already carved into them. All that was needed was a bit more digging, a...