the kwan
15-01-2012, 10:51 AM
covered many times but thankyou to MJS for the info, visited with sephiroth
in 1852 the life-boat Challenger was built and launched from the Arches and they have had several different uses over the years. Serving as business premises, landing stages for Steam packet riverboats, and also as World War II air-raid shelters. During the first half of 1897 more than 200,000 passengers were carried on trips around Manchester Docks, with holiday seasons the most popular periods. However the landing stages were closed in 1906.During World War II the stages and tunnels surrounding them were converted into air-raid shelters. The conversion, which included additional brick blast walls, took three months at a cost of £10,150 and provided shelter for 1,619 people.
As they were and today all bricked up
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/nowandthen2.jpg
The steps down from the street all bricked up..were has the bloke gone
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/nowandthen.jpg
Stalagtites or mites
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/stalagtite2.jpg
It was boring waiting for the luftwaffe to feck off so noughts and crosses came in handy
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/graff2.jpg
the gents
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/mens3.jpg
The main drag
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/hall2.jpg
Once this arch housed Huge generators and switchgear now just vents
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/vents.jpg
The ladies this way
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/ladieslavs.jpg
more sleeping space
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/archandsteps.jpg
A manhole up to a busy street Sephiroth spent a happy half hour trying to look up Ladeez skirts.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/manhole.jpg
in 1852 the life-boat Challenger was built and launched from the Arches and they have had several different uses over the years. Serving as business premises, landing stages for Steam packet riverboats, and also as World War II air-raid shelters. During the first half of 1897 more than 200,000 passengers were carried on trips around Manchester Docks, with holiday seasons the most popular periods. However the landing stages were closed in 1906.During World War II the stages and tunnels surrounding them were converted into air-raid shelters. The conversion, which included additional brick blast walls, took three months at a cost of £10,150 and provided shelter for 1,619 people.
As they were and today all bricked up
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/nowandthen2.jpg
The steps down from the street all bricked up..were has the bloke gone
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/nowandthen.jpg
Stalagtites or mites
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/stalagtite2.jpg
It was boring waiting for the luftwaffe to feck off so noughts and crosses came in handy
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/graff2.jpg
the gents
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/mens3.jpg
The main drag
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/hall2.jpg
Once this arch housed Huge generators and switchgear now just vents
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/vents.jpg
The ladies this way
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/ladieslavs.jpg
more sleeping space
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/archandsteps.jpg
A manhole up to a busy street Sephiroth spent a happy half hour trying to look up Ladeez skirts.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/victoria%20arches%20and%20ww2%20air%20raid%20shelt er/manhole.jpg