Anchor Exchange 366224 225031104 2008-07-11T15:32:49Z Arthur Frayn 8954 [[Category:Nuclear bunkers]] '''Anchor Exchange''' was an underground [[telephone exchange]] built in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] in the [[1950]]s. It was built together with the [[Guardian Exchange]] in [[Manchester]] and the [[Kingsway Exchange]] in [[London]] to provide hardened communications in the event of [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear war]]. In common with most [[civil defence]] structures of the time it was designed to withstand [[atomic bomb]]s, although would not have survived a direct hit. It takes its name from Birmingham's [[hallmark]], which depicts an [[anchor]]. {{BirminghamBuildings}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Birmingham, England]] [[Category:British Telecom buildings and structures]] [[Category:Subterranea]] [[Category:Nuclear bunkers]] {{WestMidlands-struct-stub}}