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1. www.worldhistory.org › article › 2481Life in an Air Raid Shelter in the London Blitz - World ...

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   Jun 13, 2024 · An Anderson shelter was a cheap and easy-to-build solution for those civilians who did not have a cellar in their homes or lived too far from a community shelter.

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Anderson Shelter, London. Imperial War Museums (CC BY-NC-SA) One family that stayed at home was the Royal Family, who earned much respect for remaining at Buckingham Palace. When the palace was slightly damaged on 13 September 1940, Queen Elizabeth was not too distressed: I'm glad we've been bombed.

3. www.worldhistory.org › London_BlitzLondon Blitz - World History Encyclopedia

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   Jun 27, 2024 · Another option was to have an Anderson shelter in one's garden. Made of sheet metal and packed around with soil, an Anderson shelter could resist close calls, showers of shrapnel, and flying debris but not, of course, a direct hit.

4. www.thehistorypress.co.uk › article › the-manchesterThe Manchester Blitz - The History Press

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Many households had a back garden Anderson shelter, or an indoor Morrison design. There were other, more expensive indoor shelters available, and for those unable to afford a domestic version, there were hundreds of communal places of safety, usually underground in converted cellars and disused canal tunnels.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › videos › ce55r8516k8oBBC Archive 1938: News - Britain begins to prepare for war

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   Jun 11, 2024 · The Anderson shelter was designed by William Paterson and named after John Anderson, the Lord Privy Seal, who was made responsible for civil defence in 1938. Parks were also turned into...

6. www.hucknallu3a.org.uk › not-so-grumpy-old-men-12Not So Grumpy Old Men | Hucknall and District U3A

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   Jun 12, 2024 · The grounds include a ‘Dig for Britain’ garden complete with an Anderson Shelter. David Wormall was able to reminisce about the ‘comforts’ of sleeping in a 6 x 4 foot shelter during the war. Our guide was so impressed that he asked if he would be willing to record an oral history of his wartime experiences for their records.

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   What was an Anderson shelter?

   • People dashed to their garden shelter with pre-prepared bags of essential items. An Anderson shelter was a cheap and easy-to-build solution for those civilians who did not have a cellar in their homes or lived too far from a community shelter.

   Life in an Air Raid Shelter in the London Blitz

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   Who designed the Anderson shelter?

   • The Anderson shelter was designed by William Paterson and named after John Anderson, the Lord Privy Seal, who was made responsible for civil defence in 1938. Parks were also turned into allotments to grow extra food during the war. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 26 September 1938.

   1938: News - Britain begins to prepare for war

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   What was a back garden Anderson shelter?

   • Many households had a back garden Anderson shelter, or an indoor Morrison design. There were other, more expensive indoor shelters available, and for those unable to afford a domestic version, there were hundreds of communal places of safety, usually underground in converted cellars and disused canal tunnels.

   The Manchester Blitz - The History Press

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   Did the Anderson shelter survive?

   • A London air raid warden, Mr Butler describes one tragedy where the Anderson shelter survived but not the occupant: There was an Anderson shelter and apparently there was a little girl inside. Her parents had gone round the corner to visit their friends or relations or something and the shelter was more or less caved in and covered with soil.

   Eyewitness Accounts of the London Blitz - World History Encyclopedia

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8. newandersonshelter.blogspot.comThe Anderson Shelter - Blogger

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   4 days ago · A young girl called Margaret came to the club one day for a trial and they fell in love and were married in 1956. Truly sports mad, Alec was still playing tennis in his mid-seventies! Alec and Margaret had two daughter’s Sue and Anne and four grandchildren, Dominic, Milly, Edward, and William.