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FETCHER. · 11-18-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

I remember the remains of an old Anderson shelter that was in my Grans back garden.
All that was left was a rusty old base. Probably still there.
They never used it, instead they used to hide under the stairs in a cubby hole, which was just as well because the houses that backed onto my Grans were flattened one night during an air raid!

Thats the name I've been looking for, Anderson Shelter! Thank you. There isn't anything war related where I stay, 'cause I stay in a really small village so children from the city probably got evacuated to homes around here. I'm going to ask my Papa, cause he was a little boy when the war started. The closest thing I've ever seen related to the war, was money my Papa found in his garden, and the things that sorted the Rations out. Better than nothing I guess.

right-track · 11-18-2009, 12:52 PM

Sounds a lot safer than the tin can Anderson shelters.
How the fuck they expected anyone to survive a bomb blast sat in one of those is beyond me.

What was the bunker for Urban? (apart for Germans taking cover in)
Was there some kind of installation nearby?

FETCHER. · 11-18-2009, 12:54 PM

I always wondered what the point in an Anderson Shelter was. 'Cause as you say, it wouldn't provide any protection at all really.

edit: they were home made :O

right-track · 11-18-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Thats the name I've been looking for, Anderson Shelter! Thank you. There isn't anything war related where I stay, 'cause I stay in a really small village so children from the city probably got evacuated to homes around here. I'm going to ask my Papa, cause he was a little boy when the war started. The closest thing I've ever seen related to the war, was money my Papa found in his garden, and the things that sorted the Rations out. Better than nothing I guess.

There's still gaps in the terrace where the houses used to be to this day.
I think there were about 9 deaths. My Gran used to blame the bloke at the end house because he was stood on his doorstep watching the raid and smoking a cig at the time.

FETCHER. · 11-18-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

There's still gaps in the terrace where the houses used to be to this day.
I think there were about 9 deaths. My Gran used to blame the bloke at the end house because he was stood on his doorstep watching the raid and smoking a cig at the time.

There's a castle here that's been damaged by bombs. It was sort of rebuilt kinda. Haha, sounds like a good enough explaination

Grans are amazing with their views on stuff

right-track · 11-18-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

edit: they were home made :O

"They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top, with steel plates at either end, and measured 6ft 6in by 4ft 6in (1.95m by 1.35m). The entrance was protected by a steel shield and an earthen blast wall."

6 people were meant to sleep and shelter in these things.

FETCHER. · 11-18-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

"They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top, with steel plates at either end, and measured 6ft 6in by 4ft 6in (1.95m by 1.35m). The entrance was protected by a steel shield and an earthen blast wall."

6 people were meant to sleep and shelter in these things.

You couldn't swing a cat in there by the looks of it, never mind fir 6 people in it. I suppose it is more roomish than under the stairs

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Guybrush · 11-18-2009, 01:46 PM

The south where I'm from is riddled with german bunkers after the german occupation. The mountains there are like swizz cheese .. really. I've spent quite a lot of time in dank, dark holes.

right-track · 11-18-2009, 01:47 PM

Don't let the girlfriend read that. ^

Freebase Dali · 11-18-2009, 04:51 PM

Speaking of Nazi era bunkers, basements and hideouts...
When I was stationed in Germany, some friends and I were out one night drinkin' some drank and and we found a way into this old locked up basement (B&E) underneath a building on an ex-Nazi, now U.S. controlled military base where our barracks were located.

Here are some of the pictures I took:

Ze Germans!

11-18-2009, 01:46 PM	#10828 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	The south where I'm from is riddled with german bunkers after the german occupation. The mountains there are like swizz cheese .. really. I've spent quite a lot of time in dank, dark holes. __________________ Something Completely Different

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Speaking of Nazi era bunkers, basements and hideouts... When I was stationed in Germany, some friends and I were out one night drinkin' some drank and and we found a way into this old locked up basement (B&E) underneath a building on an ex-Nazi, now U.S. controlled military base where our barracks were located. Here are some of the pictures I took: Ze Germans! __________________

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Sounds a lot safer than the tin can Anderson shelters. How the fuck they expected anyone to survive a bomb blast sat in one of those is beyond me. What was the bunker for Urban? (apart for Germans taking cover in) Was there some kind of installation nearby?

11-18-2009, 01:47 PM	#10829 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Don't let the girlfriend read that. ^