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Friday, 3 October 2008

Postbox

A postbox

This postbox sits just underneath the bridge in Corporation Street (see link below). When a bomb exploded next to it in 1996, it was the only thing left standing in the street. The plaque on it reads:

This postbox remained standing almost undamaged on June 15th 1996 when this area was devastated by a bomb. The box was removed during the rebuilding of the city centre and was returned to its original site on November 22nd 1999


More photos:
Bridge over Corporation Street (Manchester Daily Photo)
The postbox after the bomb (Mancubist)
Close-up of the plaque

Where: Corporation Street

2 comments:

babooshka said...

That is too wierd.

kissxbangxbangx said...

I love this postbox. I showed my mum it last time she was here and she was fascinated.

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