freebird
04-05-2009, 02:48 AM
Yet again late putting this up! :blush: Back in March Sqwasher and I donned our headlamps and headed deep in to Brinksway and Dodge Hill Air Raid shelters and as a bonus Tivot Dale Tunnel.
Just the two of us!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3455977052_f88c192db2_m.jpg
As you all probably know by now there are three Air Raid shelters still remaining in Stockport; one which is open to the public as a museum and the other two 'Brinksway' and 'Dodge Hill ' are now abandoned. Brinksway is the larger of the two abandoned shelters and the old bricked up entrances can still be seen from the road. It is hand carved out of the rock with cement used for strengthening in places. It is large enough to almost get lost in and still has steel or zinc bunk beds throughout its many tunnels. The toilets are still there but many are smashed up now.
Dodge Hill shelter is smaller than Brinksway is also hand carved out of the rock but is interesting due to its location above an old train tunnel 'Tivot Dale'. Above them on ground level sits a primary school and the council were so scared that Tivot Dale and Dodge Hill may cause a land slip and major disaster for the school above that they installed large supports to reinforce the tunnel.
Here are my pics:-
Brinksway Shelter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3456015428_7c8b641b2c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3455967414_8c7ff8f267.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3455166755_cea8cec401.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3456005184_3f31fe6dff.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3455193547_3d5baf7c7c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3456020864_0eb23725f7.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3455217695_7c1482281a.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3455974992_c44d641962.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3456043234_cbf41066c0.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3455354841_f2df6fc13c.jpg
Dodgehill Shelter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3455682332_2da8117a8e.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3455657150_407c9b1708.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3455667214_09460765ab.jpg
A ghostly me! Or should that be ghastly!! :laugh
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3454858443_468555bb65.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3455676952_364ebb2609.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3455918604_b0dc6223bb.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3455923236_daaaa615a0.jpg
Tivot Dale Tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3454936324_fefe98c7af.jpg
You have to stoop to get through this far!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3454136481_c8b860a45b.jpg
The full view of the strengthening structures
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3454148745_428351dcd1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3454152441_65cf625bdf.jpg
Thats all from me folks! Thanks for looking. :p
Just the two of us!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3455977052_f88c192db2_m.jpg
As you all probably know by now there are three Air Raid shelters still remaining in Stockport; one which is open to the public as a museum and the other two 'Brinksway' and 'Dodge Hill ' are now abandoned. Brinksway is the larger of the two abandoned shelters and the old bricked up entrances can still be seen from the road. It is hand carved out of the rock with cement used for strengthening in places. It is large enough to almost get lost in and still has steel or zinc bunk beds throughout its many tunnels. The toilets are still there but many are smashed up now.
Dodge Hill shelter is smaller than Brinksway is also hand carved out of the rock but is interesting due to its location above an old train tunnel 'Tivot Dale'. Above them on ground level sits a primary school and the council were so scared that Tivot Dale and Dodge Hill may cause a land slip and major disaster for the school above that they installed large supports to reinforce the tunnel.
Here are my pics:-
Brinksway Shelter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3456015428_7c8b641b2c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3455967414_8c7ff8f267.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3455166755_cea8cec401.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3456005184_3f31fe6dff.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3455193547_3d5baf7c7c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3456020864_0eb23725f7.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3455217695_7c1482281a.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3455974992_c44d641962.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3456043234_cbf41066c0.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3455354841_f2df6fc13c.jpg
Dodgehill Shelter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3455682332_2da8117a8e.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3455657150_407c9b1708.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3455667214_09460765ab.jpg
A ghostly me! Or should that be ghastly!! :laugh
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3454858443_468555bb65.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3455676952_364ebb2609.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3455918604_b0dc6223bb.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3455923236_daaaa615a0.jpg
Tivot Dale Tunnel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3454936324_fefe98c7af.jpg
You have to stoop to get through this far!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3454136481_c8b860a45b.jpg
The full view of the strengthening structures
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3454148745_428351dcd1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3454152441_65cf625bdf.jpg
Thats all from me folks! Thanks for looking. :p