A veterans club in Old Trafford has been left frozen in time with a crown, beer cans and even what appears to be a sword.
Amazing photos show the inside of the abandoned building which was home to the Manchester branch of the Polish Ex-Combatants Association for almost 70 years.
The club opened in May 1949 after thousands of Polish pilots flew in the RAF, having escaped the crushing forces of Hitler's German army which overran much of Eastern Europe by the end of 1939.
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Pictures of a games room, lounge, library, restaurant, and Sunday School, give us an exciting glimpse into the post-war Polish community in Manchester.
A wide open hall, dotted with abandoned Polish flags, the eagle insignia of the Polish coat of arms, plus anonymous black-and-white pictures of ex-members, shows us where many of the veterans would have enjoyed parties and dinner events.
A large stage littered with debris facing a shabby piano, littered with old beer cans and, what appears to be, some sort of sword.
An old newspaper lays across the faded ivory keys.
Throughout the clubs abandoned rooms are reams of old photos and portraits.
The club in Shrewsbury Street was forced to close in 2007, and has remained derelict ever since.
While many appear to be of past events held at the club, one looks to be a portrait of Lieutenant General Odjiezynski, a former Chief of Staff in the Polish Army, who performed the opening ceremony for the club in 1949.
Further images show a battered old crown lying on a rickety old wooden chair, below a framed picture of the Polish eagle coat-of-arms.
An independent Urban Explorer, who does not wish to be named, took a peek inside the building and provided the MEN with some incredible images of the club.
Some 150,000 Polish Armed Forces personnel and their families were based in the UK, making them one of the largest ethnic minorities in Britain at the time.
These images were kindly donated to us by an urban explorer who wishes to remain anonymous.
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