14-415: Manchester Exchange may refer to: Manchester Exchange railway station Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency) Royal Exchange, Manchester Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Manchester Exchange . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
28-751: The Christmas Blitz ) was the heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in North West England during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe . It was one of three major raids on Manchester, an important inland port and industrial city; Trafford Park in neighbouring Stretford was a major centre of war production. Air raids began in August 1940, and in September 1940
42-518: The Great Western Railway operated a competing passenger train service from Chester General station via Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay and Eccles to Manchester Exchange. The station suffered hits by several German incendiary bombs during the Christmas 1940 Manchester Blitz . On 22 December, the station roof was severely damaged, portions of which were never replaced. Fires took extensive hold on
56-1015: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway ) had shared with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (and its predecessors) since 4 May 1844. From 16 April 1929, Exchange had a platform link with the adjacent Victoria, when an eastward extension of platform 3 over the Irwell bridge was opened, meeting Victoria's platform 11, thus creating Europe's longest platform at 2,238 feet (682 m); it could accommodate three trains at once. Exchange station served trains to Liverpool Lime Street , Huddersfield , Leeds , Hull Paragon and Newcastle Central ; also Warrington Bank Quay , Chester and North Wales . Local LNWR passenger trains operated via Walkden to Bolton Great Moor Street and via Tyldesley to Wigan North Western . The station originally provided alternative services from Manchester to London Euston . Between 1884 and 1943,
70-672: The Palace Theatre on Oxford Street was hit. The heaviest raids occurred on the nights of 22/23 and 23/24 December 1940, killing an estimated 684 people and injuring more than 2,000. Manchester Cathedral , the Royal Exchange , the Free Trade Hall and the Manchester Assize Courts were among the large buildings damaged. On the night of 22/23 December, 272 tons of high explosives were dropped, and another 195 tons
84-691: The British Isles on 24 December; one crashed in the sea near Blackpool and the other, loaded with incendiaries and flares, crashed in flames near Sussex with no survivors. Neighbouring Salford , Stretford and other districts were also badly damaged by the bombing. It is estimated that more than 215 people were killed and 910 injured in Salford, and more than 8,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Seventy-three were killed in Stretford, and many more were injured. In June 1941, German bombs damaged
98-571: The Irwell in Manchester . The station was built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and opened on 30 June 1884. The station had five platforms: 1 and 2 were bays and 3, 4 and 5 were through. Platforms 4 and 5 were reached by a footbridge from near the station entrance. The opening of Exchange allowed the LNWR to vacate Manchester Victoria station to the east, which it (and its predecessors, including
112-631: The building which could not be re-opened for passengers until 13 January 1941. The railway station was closed on 5 May 1969 and all remaining services were redirected to Manchester Victoria. Despite closure, the station remained operational for newspaper trains until the 1980s. Manchester produced several 'northern editions' until the newspaper revolution. The nighttime operation was very busy with several trains being loaded and readied for departure to various trans-Pennine destinations (Halifax / Huddersfield / Leeds / York etc.). After many years of remaining relatively intact (with trains still running beneath
126-437: The following night. Almost 2,000 incendiaries were also dropped on the city over the two nights. The aircraft spread fanwise over the city and adopted the by-then familiar tactic of dropping flares followed by incendiaries and high explosives with later waves targeting the fires caused by the earlier attacks. There were other less intensive bombing raids across Britain and two German aircraft were reported to have been lost over
140-416: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester_Exchange&oldid=932978420 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Manchester Exchange railway station Manchester Exchange
154-499: The original Salford Royal Hospital on Chapel Street at the junction with Adelphi Street, killing 14 nurses. On 11 March 1941, Old Trafford football stadium, the home of Manchester United F.C. , was hit by a bomb aimed at the industrial complex of Trafford Park , wrecking the pitch and demolishing the stands. The stadium was rebuilt after the war and reopened in 1949, until which time United played at Manchester City's Maine Road stadium. In June 1941, German bombs damaged
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#1733085150415168-668: The police headquarters. Manchester continued to be bombed by the Luftwaffe throughout the war, and became the target of airborne V-1 flying bombs . On Christmas Eve 1944, Heinkel He 111 bombers flying over the Yorkshire coast launched 45 flying bombs at Manchester. No V-1s landed in Manchester itself, but 27 people in neighbouring Oldham were killed by a stray bomb. Another 17 people were killed elsewhere and 109 wounded overall. RAF De Havilland Mosquitos shot down one German bomber over
182-486: The train shed until the track layout was redesigned), it continued to operate as a car park for some years. In July 2017, Q-Park opened a brand new car park called Deansgate North, restoring the original red brickwork of the Exchange Station. 53°29′10″N 2°14′47″W / 53.4861°N 2.2463°W / 53.4861; -2.2463 Manchester Blitz The Manchester Blitz (also known as
196-590: Was a railway station immediately north of Manchester city centre , England, which served it between 1884 and 1969. The main approach road ran from the end of Deansgate, near Manchester Cathedral , passing over the River Irwell , the Manchester-Salford boundary, and Chapel Street; a second approach road led up from Blackfriars Road. Most of the station was in Salford , with only the 1929 extension to platform 3 east of
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