Guardian Exchange

Guardian Exchange

s although would not have survived a direct hit.

The tunnels are now just used for BT cables. A fire in the tunnels on 29 March, 2004 caused 130,000 telephone lines in Manchester to be cut off.

External links

* [http://www.cybertrn.demon.co.uk/guardian/ Cold-War History in Manchester: The Guardian Underground Telephone Exchange]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3577799.stm BBC News report on the fire]


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