The following pictures were taken
during the construction of the Guardian Underground
Telephone Exchange under Manchester city centre.
THESE PICTURES ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
MANCHESTER CIVIC SOCIETY AND WERE NOT TAKEN DURING THEIR
VISIT TO THE EXCHANGE.
| AT 3 Lower Level Fan Section
- View towards AT7 - April 1958 |
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| AT 3 Lower Level Fan Section
- View towards AT8 - April 1958 |
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| AT 3 Lower Level Fan Section
- View towards AT8 from AT7 end - April 1958 |
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| AT 3 Upper level TRS Power
Room View from AT8 end - April1958 |
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| AT 7 Shaft 5 end Fan walls
during construction - April 1958 |
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| AT 7 View from Shaft 5 end -
April 1958 |
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| AT 8 TE Section View from
mid partition wall - April 1958 |
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| Concreted Cable tube between
Tunnels 7 and 8 - 13 March 1956 |
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| Foot of Shaft 7A showing
Sika treatment in progress - 17 June 1955 |
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| Interior of
Surface building (Back George St) showing mobile
slab - 15 Nov 1960 |
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| North Cable Tube 1st Arch
450ft in to Site 12 - 17 June 1955 |
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| Tunnel No 8 Portal frames
for main floor being erected by means of
compressed air winch and jib mounted on a Eimco
locomotive - 13 March 1956 |
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| AT 8 Cable Chamber View from
Shaft 6 end - April 1958 |
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| Cable Tube Spur - Sika
treatment of water inlet - 17 June 1955 |
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| North Cable Tube invert
sections between site 11 adit and point approx
450ft to Site 12 - 17 June 1955 |
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| North Cable Tube view from
spur junction to main site - 17 June 1955 |
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| North Cable Tube view inside
shutter 450ft in from Site 11 adit towards Site
12 - 17 June 1955 |
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| Surface building (Back
George St) nearing completion viewed form North
corner - 15 Nov 1960 |
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| North Cable Tube shutter in
position for second arch 450ft in from Site 11
adit - 17 June 1955 |
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If anyone reading this has any more
information on the underground installations in
Manchester please email me at: atomic@cybertrn.demon.co.uk
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Last updated 24 January 2000
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