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Goldie87
27-12-2009, 08:50 PM
Me and matt found this air raid shelter while checking a few sites out.It had a few tunnels, but was bricked up one end so no idea how much further it went!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/rt06/random%20photos/DSC_0471.jpg
Entrance

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/rt06/random%20photos/DSC_0470.jpg
Door at bottom of stairs

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/rt06/random%20photos/DSC_0465.jpg
One of the tunnels

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/rt06/random%20photos/DSC_0469.jpg
There were about four of these wooden partitions, presumably toilets

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/rt06/random%20photos/DSC_0462.jpg
Another with the door missing, also note the tide mark left by flooding

KingElvis
27-12-2009, 09:07 PM
Nice one, very tempting as above LOL

Bunkerkid
27-12-2009, 09:20 PM
Nice one goldie, some really good shots there:thumb

Goldie87
27-12-2009, 10:40 PM
Yeah it would be interesting to see how much further it goes. Not got a photo of the tunnel that has been bricked up I don't think :(

Goldie87
28-12-2009, 11:53 AM
i think you need to go back sometime :thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb

on a side note, that entrance door looks interesting, not seen one like that before, not even on preserved air raid shelter sites, looks original though, which is cool

i wonder if it was more than an air raid shelter with a dor like that and the uniform way ots been built (plastered walls etc) could it have served a more complex use during the war, or was re-used after the war?

I wonder, sometimes its impossible to find out tho

Yeah the door was original, the locks and hinges on it were a bit mental. It seems to big to have just been used by the place it sits under, so maybe it was a public one too. There are others in the city that have plastered walls, did find the lack of signage in this one odd though.

sqwasher
29-12-2009, 02:38 PM
Very interesting find chaps......very curious too! ;)