article_snippet.sent: The tunnels were dug into sandstone cliffs along the River Mersey in Stockport in the 1930s, and were originally intended to provide car parking spaces.
article_snippet.sent: The cliffs were first dug out to provide cellars for homes along Chestergate, one of the busiest streets in Stockport.
article_snippet.sent: As part of a plan to widen the roads, the local council bought and demolished the houses, and planned to convert cellars for homes along Chestergate, one of the busiest streets in Stockport into an underground car park.
highlights_snippet.sent: Air raid shelter in Stockport was dug out of caves along the River Mersey and intended to be a car park .
  