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Learn about the design and construction of the Anderson shelter, a rudimentary air raid protection for UK households during World War II. Find out where to see the 15 remaining shelters in Britain today.
- Brockley, London
The entrance to the Brockley Anderson shelter The escape...
- The shelters
This section lists the 14 Anderson shelters in England which...
- Design & Construction
As a result, some Anderson shelters are in pretty good...
- Other shelters
A shelter for workers on the Bridgewater Canal; Three...
- Reminiscences
We had an Anderson shelter in our back garden in Manchester....
- Contact
Found a shelter? Other shelters. Anderson Shelters in...
- Brockley, London
- After The War
- John Summers & Sons
- Notes
The corrugated iron roofs of most of the shelters were collected by the authorities at the end of the war. Others were sold to the householders for either 15 shillings or £1, depending on the size. People who bought their shelters often dug them up and re-erected them above ground, fitted them with proper wooden doors, and used them as workshops or...
This steel making company had a large steel mill at Shotton in North Wales. Its official history records that: The company even designed its own shelters, improving on the standard Anderson design by manufacturing semi-circular sheets which did not need to be bolted at the top, and so could be constructed more easily.
German strategic bombing of the UK between 1939 and 1945 killed around 50,000 people. London, Liverpool and Birmingham were the most bombed cities, in that order. Here, above, is a 1945 view of the area around St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Similar attacks on German cities killed around 500,000 – ten times as many. Many of the later attacks were ca...
The UK began building street communal shelters as air raid shelters in 1940. Anderson shelters, designed in 1938 and built to hold up to six people, were in common use in the UK. Indoor shelters known as Morrison shelters were introduced as well.
Learn about the Anderson shelter, a simple and effective air raid shelter used by millions of people in Britain during World War 2. Find out how it was designed, built, and decorated, and how it saved lives from German bombs.
Learn how to construct and furnish your own Anderson shelter, a type of corrugated steel air raid shelter used in the UK during World War II. See official instructions, photos, and tips from the Home Office and local authorities.
Nov 15, 2021 · Learn about the history and design of Anderson shelters, the corrugated iron structures that protected millions of Britons from German bombing during World War Two. Discover how they were named, built, used, and replaced by Morrison shelters.
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Learn how to build a small unit in your garden to protect yourself from bombing during World War II. See diagrams, letters and documents from the official records of the British government.
