WW2 Air Raid Shelter under my garden!

[v-w-chick]

it was weird cus they found the wreath , the once out of the shelter we then did our research lol
and thats when we came across the lady that had put it there in 1999.
i think it will b a mess behind the wall.
needs to b done at night

bbq at night sarah (pinkmini)

 

[v-w-chick]

Just found this whilst looking for something completely unrelated on the net...
Look familiar?

digitalnoise (Y)

yes we came across this after sarah thought it may have to do with death. so we did our research and foung that the lady had put it down there in 1999, in memory.
its a great example of a sqaure shelter.

 

[v-w-chick]

Found this on the above mentioned site by DN;

I wonder if they ever did break through it?

i get the feeling they did, and blocked it back up again. or they left the stuff and blocked it back up :S

 

[sqwasher]

Blimey thats a nice & handy 'local' explore if ever there was one-good on ya for getting in there.

 

[Badoosh]

i get the feeling they did, and blocked it back up again. or they left the stuff and blocked it back up :S

Steve left the bricked up part as it was Kelly, so nobody has actually seen what's behind it since that section was blocked.

 

[night crawler]

Cool find right on the doorstep

 

[kernowexpeditionary]

that section must remain blocked too...

 

[extrogg]

I agree..out of respect for those that died its best left as it is.

 

[DigitalNoise]

Yeah, me too. As cool as it may be, in all reality it is not worth smashing that through. Wish I had something like this near me, all I can find are buried, sealed stantons.

 

[extrogg]

Ill put money on there being old air raid shelters in Reading...have a look at your Local Records Office and see what turns up..you never know

 

[Badoosh]

If anybody decides to knock through the wall then it has to be for the right reasons, not some urbexer just on a mission to get a better post. People died there & it should be treated with such respect. Leave well alone in my opinion!

 

[kernowexpeditionary]

that bricked section is history itself, when a shelter was hit, the damaged section was blocked and the shelter continued as a smaller one, exactly the same as the more famous Portland Square.

 

[Badoosh]

that bricked section is history itself, when a shelter was hit, the damaged section was blocked and the shelter continued as a smaller one, exactly the same as the more famous Portland Square.

Exactly, & a very interesting story. You can only imagine how terrified people must have been after the hit, knowing that they would probably have to take refuge in the remaining part in the knowledge that friends or neighbours lost their lives. Every shelter we have been in we have always taken a minute or two to turn off the torches, observe complete silence & show respect for the generations before us who had to endure the devastation that rained from above or the threat of, & try to imagine how they must have felt.

 

[PinkMini]

I completely agree KE and Badoosh, I have no plans of breaking through the wall, tbh i'd be too scared of what I may find...just curious to know if anyone did know what was behind it.

Where is the time capsule that was mentioned??

 

[PinkMini]

BBQ FTW, just gotta wait for some sunny weather.....

 

[Badoosh]

I completely agree KE and Badoosh, I have no plans of breaking through the wall, tbh i'd be too scared of what I may find...just curious to know if anyone did know what was behind it.

Where is the time capsule that was mentioned??

The time capsule was hidden away for future generations to find. Looking at the level of water in your pics it's probably a little wet now.

 

[DigitalNoise]

Ill put money on there being old air raid shelters in Reading...have a look at your Local Records Office and see what turns up..you never know

Yeah, there's quite a few, but they're either stantons, or surface shelters. The record office wasn't too much help, but I will be returning. I've been working on it for a good year or so , would be great to find a biggy.

 

[prendy79]

What a cool find,plymouth seems to have tonnes of shelters to offer.

I'm a bit split on the whole removal of the blocked up part.

I completely agree with the arguement that the dead should be respected and it should be left blocked up,but on the other hand a part of me really wants to see the lady who's belongings are buried down there get her stuff back after such a long time. I'm sure it would probably bring closure on a very important part of her life and i'd like to think she'd be greatfull enough to donate the belongings to a local historian or museum after she has passed on.

 

[v-w-chick]

yeh i feel it shud b left too. mayb we can squeeze a camera thro that little gap and take a few pics.
might show something.
BBQ weather today ay sarah

 

[PinkMini]

I know, it was lush today, but I wasn't at home!

From my rough memory before freaking out at the wreath, the bricked up bit wasn't too neat, there may well be a gap to take a pic through, we'll have to have a closer look next time.