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Who else has an Anderson shelter?
Posted on February 28 2005 at 3:38:07
My family and I moved to our present home in November 2003 but have only recently discovered that we have an Anderson shelter in our rear garden.
It really came as quite a surprise when we discovered it well hidden under an established flower bed.
My son and I have cleared a substantial amount of rubble from inside and now intend to make a feature of it with Second World War memorabilia.
I am aware that during the war, fighter aircraft were made at the nearby Longbridge works so I suspect that many houses in the locality may have had the benefit of an Anderson shelter in the event of an air raid.
But I wonder if there are many left? Certainly I believe it would be interesting to find out, and perhaps if this letter is published The Village may unearth many more?
Phil Hall, Cofton Hackett
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