Victoria Arches, Manchester, March 2012

[SAt]

The Victoria Arches


Visited with Humpa/Ravenwing93/Rockford



History




The Victoria Arches were a series of arches built in the embankment of the River Irwell in Manchester. They served as business premises, landing stages for Steam packet riverboats and as World War II air-raid shelters.
Regular flooding of the river resulted in the closure of the steam-packet services in the early 20th century, following which the arches were used for general storage. In World War II they were converted into air raid shelters. The arches are now bricked up and inaccessible; the staircases were removed in the latter part of the 20th century.


Archway No. 1

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Corridor

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The Gents

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Gents Toilet Office

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Medical Post

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Out

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Cheers for Looking :ty

[BB]

Excellent!
Nice crisp shots there :thumb

[the kwan]

Heyyyy..hello Deviant, great to see you on here...lovely images here mate!!

[Clough]

How wide is your lens!? Its a grand place that the only place Ive attually been very creeped out by. I didnt feel comfortable in there!

Cracking shots boss!

[SAt]

How wide is your lens!? Its a grand place that the only place Ive attually been very creeped out by. I didnt feel comfortable in there!

Cracking shots boss!

Cheers guys! Those shots were taken with a Sigma 10-20mm..

[Little Dave]

Cracking shots fella, super wide tunnel fun :thumb

[BB]

Those shots were taken with a Sigma 10-20mm..

The Lens of the GODS!! :lol:

[BA]

Looking forward to getting super god lens!!
Cracking shots there :)

[birdinanaviary]

Amazing stuff! Best ones I've seen from in there!

[TheSmurf]

just wondering if Bicky Arches is still open as i read somewhere it was bricked up

[coops]

Great pics mate