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Historic boxes which helped light up Manchester to be preserved for the nation

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They are relics from a pioneering age. Now three cast iron electricity junction boxes in Manchester dating from the early 1900s are to be preserved for the nation.

They are all within 100 yards of each other in the Castlefield area, where scenes for the final series of TV's Peaky Blinders, including a deadly shoot out, were filmed.

Of ornate design, they have been given Grade II listed status by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport after lobbying by Historic England.

Manufactured by Hardy and Padmore of Worcester for Manchester City Council, they are considered rare survivors from the first age of electricity.

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