UK city's secret tunnel network in preparation for nuclear war is guarded 24/7
dailystar.co.uknuclear war lie deep beneath Manchester's city centre.Unknown to the majority of people who walk above them daily, the tunnels built 115ft underground are still guarded around the clock by security staff.
The underground network built in 1954 remained a secret for over a decade and its existence was only acknowledged in 1968, as reported by MEN.During the Cold War in the 1950s when the fear of nuclear war was at its height, to ensure their existence remained a secret, Polish immigrants unable to speak a word of English were employed to build them.The tunnels run beneath the streets between St Peter's Square and Piccadilly Gardens.
The entrances to the tunnels, including two in George Street, are surrounded by barbed wire and security gates.The Guardian Telephone Exchange, as it is called, has a main tunnel running more than 300 yards from St Peter's Square up to the Piccadilly Plaza Hotel in the city centre.
Smaller tunnels run across the city.In the event of the city being hit by a nuclear bomb, the tunnels would have be used to maintain vital telecommunication networks with other cities across the UK.As well as the telephone exchange equipment, the main complex also housed large diesel power generators, air scrubbers, sleeping quarters, and a kitchen.
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