WW2 Air Raid Shelter under my garden!

[kernowexpeditionary]

pretty sure where the wreath is located was an enterance - blocks dont look wartime to me...

 

[PinkMini]

I thought that, hence I so curious as to what's behind it! I'm confused as to where this time capsule is too??

 

[Badoosh]

I thought that, hence I so curious as to what's behind it! I'm confused as to where this time capsule is too??

Behind the wall will look something like this...a nice heap of rubble from when the entrances were knocked in.

 

[extrogg]

Lots of rubble!

 

[extrogg]

Now then kids listen to this simple message from Officer Barbrady

"OK People, move along, nothing to see here!"

 

[PinkMini]

Ah Nothing too exciting then.

Are the bricked up bits other entrances then? Or it is where the tunnels have been hit, collapsed then been covered? Or more tunnel that has just been blocked off? (sorry for sounding so think!)
I always presumed the tunnels went further than what we can get to today, but maybe not? How did they fit 1200 people in there?!?

 

[v-w-chick]

no sarah it says most school only held up to 200-300 people. so your wud have been a smaller one, to one found in central park. its abit like my old school once only the one i went in was arched shelter.

 

[kernowexpeditionary]

little more info in this site - and as often is the case, credit to steve@cyberheritage for original info...

"POSTSCRIPT: Until recently I believed that although this shelter took a direct hit on Tuesday 22nd April 1941 causing many injuries, there were in fact no fatalities. Sadly I have now be seen to be wrong. Thanks to the researching diligence of Tony Dean of Plymouth, it now has to be recorded that that hit caused the death of 3 of our citizens.

In Memoriam

Mrs Olive Spracklan 38

Phyllis Shortman 19 - a member of the ATS

Edwin Brazier 38 - a Supply Assistant at HMS Drake

Mrs Spracklan`s body was recovered immediately after the incident and it was presumed to be the one and only fatality. It was not until the 11th June 1941 that the bodies of Edwin Brazier and Phyllis Shortman were found and removed. Urgent repairs to the shelter to keep it fit for continued public use caused the bodies to be discovered by workmen. "

 

[PinkMini]

Ah, I knew I'd read that somewhere, but couldn't find it again to post. Thanks KE

 

[v-w-chick]

see sarah if we knock down walls we might find sumthing we wish we hadnt found heheh . but will defo poke camera thro