(26 Nov 2016, 8:37 pm)Charles41 wrote Yes I believe it was open to the public though it was mainly used for moving stock. Wilkes used it as a pipe duct but I believe their basement is now sealed. I remember using the walkways at farnons to get to the toy department which was on the top floor on the grainger market side of nunn Street.

The reason I asked is that I have a vague recollection of moving between the two shops without going onto Nunn Street. I was thinking I may have imagined this or confused the walkways as a tunnel between the two shops (and, of course, it's possible this is still the case), but like I said, I sort of knew about the tunnel so it's likely I might have used it at some point. 

For me as a child, it would have been the most interesting thing about Farnons. I can't even remember the toy department, all I remember is tinsel, nets and curtains.