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Boxes containing $1.5 million jewelry, master tapes of British band Joy Division and even a gun were allegedly discovered in the basement of the site of Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant in Manchester, UK.

They were found in hundreds of safe deposit boxes – some of them dating back to 1935 – in the vault of the old bank site, which Jamie Oliver has converted into a restaurant.

According to The Sun, a source said: “There were all sorts in the boxes – even a gun in one.”

HSBC bank, the former occupant of the building, said it could not confirm exactly what was in the boxes due to customer confidentiality.

A spokesman said: “Even if I knew exactly what was in those boxes I would not be able to comment on that for reasons of confidentiality.

“We cannot reveal the precise contents, but these are safe deposit boxes – there are bound to be valuables in there.

“If we did find anything illegal in there we would be required to notify police.”

A spokesman for Jamie Oliver said: “The haul was actually removed before we moved in.”

Boxes containing $1.5 million jewelry, master tapes of British band Joy Division and even a gun were allegedly discovered in the basement of the site of Jamie Oliver's new restaurant in Manchester

Boxes containing $1.5 million jewelry, master tapes of British band Joy Division and even a gun were allegedly discovered in the basement of the site of Jamie Oliver's new restaurant in Manchester

The restaurant site, in Manchester, was an old Midland bank – which merged with HSBC in 1992.

The Grade II listed building – known locally as the King of King Street – was designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1928.

When HSBC moved to a new site in 2008 they had to transfer the contents of the boxes – it was then that the so-called haul was discovered.

A spokesman for HSBC added: “We were moving to a new site and wanted to transfer the safe deposit boxes.

“However [because the building is a Grade II listed building] National Heritage said we were unable to take the actual boxes with us, because they were part of the structure.

“At no point were drills used to break them open – we just used the keys we had.

“The owners would have been contacted and the contents transferred to secure storage at the new site.”

Jamie Oliver’s team acquired the property in 2010 and started work on the site in March 2011.

An excerpt from Jamie Oliver’s website reads: “The basement vault room has wall to wall original safety deposit boxes where the people of Manchester stored their heirlooms, mementos and collectables since the building’s completion in 1935.

“Our designers and architects have been visiting the vault room since March 2011, and regardless of who they’re with they can’t resist ‘checking’ at least one safety deposit box for any unclaimed goods.”

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant will be spread over three levels, with the bank’s old ground floor banking hall, mezzanines antechambers in the old clerks’ offices and the basement vault room all being transformed.

The diner opens this week in Manchester City Centre, next to the restaurant owned by Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand.

In a statement on his website, Jamie Oliver said: “I’ve wanted to open a Jamie’s Italian in Manchester for years but we’ve never found the right location, until now.

“It’s going to be a wonderful place to eat and one of the jewels in the Jamie’s Italian collection.”

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McDonald’s have altered its burger’s ingredients after chef Jamie Oliver forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled “pink slime”.

Chef Jamie Oliver, who is also a food activist, was shocked when he learned that ammonium hydroxide was being used by McDonald’s to convert fatty beef offcuts into a beef filler for its burgers in the USA.

The filler product made headlines after he denounced it on his show, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

“Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold at the cheapest form for dogs and after this process we can give it to humans,” said TV chef Jamie Oliver.

McDonald's have altered its burger’s ingredients after Jamie Oliver forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled “pink slime”

McDonald's have altered its burger’s ingredients after Jamie Oliver forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled “pink slime”

Jamie Oliver showed American audiences the raw “pink slime” produced in the ammonium hydroxide process used by producers named Beef Products Inc (BPI).

“Pink slime” has never been used in McDonald’s beef patties in the UK and Ireland which source their meat from farmers within the two countries.

Now after months of campaigning on his hit US television show McDonald’s have admitted defeat and the fast food giant has abandoned the beef filler from its burger patties.

US Department of Agriculture microbiologist Geral Zirnstein agreed with Jamie Oliver that ammonium hydroxide agent should be banned.

Geral Zirnstein said: “I do not consider the stuff to be ground beef and I consider allowing it in ground beef to be a form of fraudulent labelling.”

Jamie Oliver is pleased at the decision by McDonald’s stop using the ammonium hydroxide processes meat.

He said: “Why would any sensible human being want to put ammonia-filled meat into their children’s mouths?

“The great American public needs to urgently understand what their food industry is doing.”

McDonald’s denied its hand had been forced by Jamie Oliver’s campaign.

Todd Bacon, Senior Director of U.S. Quality Systems and Supply Chain with the fast food chain, said: “At McDonald’s food safety has been and will continue to be a top priority.

“The decision to remove BPI products from the McDonald’s system was not related to any particular event but rather to support our effort to align our global beef raw material standards.

“McDonald’s complies with all government requirements and food safety regulations.

“Furthermore, we have our own food safety measures and standards in place throughout the entire supply chain to ensure that we serve safe, high quality food to every customer, every time they visit our restaurants.”

Two other chains, Burger King and Taco Bell, have earlier bowed to pressure and removed ammonium hydroxide processed ingredients from their products.

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