Manchester, The Public Gardens, Piccadilly c.1965
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This is a central and popular spot for shoppers and office workers to sit and relax in the well-laid-out formal gardens. There have been more plans for this area of open space than there are hot sunny days in the average summer. The area was going to be an art gallery, a town hall extension, an hotel, and an entertainment complex - but none of these plans came to fruition. Underneath Piccadilly were built rooms from where the area could be controlled if the Russians started a war. There were cardboard coffins, condensed milk, and other emergency supplies in case the Cold War ever came to the boil. Also deep under Manchester were the GPO's switchboards and underground telephone lines, and there was a railway line that took mail from Victoria to London Road Station.
An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.
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