Anderson Air-raid Shelter
by bwlchmawr
Imagine shivering away the long winter nights half underground, in one of these, while bombers droned overhead and shrapnel from ack-ack shells fell all around. Made of tough stuff our relatives,
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Posted 31/12/2015 - 07:08
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A great glimps of history with thought provoking narrative. The B&W underscores the emotion.
Cheers...Donna 😊
Posted 31/12/2015 - 10:01
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Been there. Done that. Water in the bottom. Duck boards to stand on. Bunk beds to sleep on. An old biscuit tin with candles, matches, AND biscuits.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
Born again biker with lots of Pentax bits. Every day I wake up is a good day. I'm so old I don't even buy green bananas.
Posted 31/12/2015 - 13:40
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vic cross wrote:
Been there. Done that. Water in the bottom. Duck boards to stand on. Bunk beds to sleep on. An old biscuit tin with candles, matches, AND biscuits.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
Thanks for that, Vic. As I say, previous generations were made of very different stuff.
Been there. Done that. Water in the bottom. Duck boards to stand on. Bunk beds to sleep on. An old biscuit tin with candles, matches, AND biscuits.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 02/01/2016 - 09:32
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vic cross wrote:
Been there. Done that. Water in the bottom. Duck boards to stand on. Bunk beds to sleep on. An old biscuit tin with candles, matches, AND biscuits.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
P.S. Some people grew grass on the top and others grew flowers.Been there. Done that. Water in the bottom. Duck boards to stand on. Bunk beds to sleep on. An old biscuit tin with candles, matches, AND biscuits.
That's not a very well built example.
It should be deeper in the ground (50/50) and the soil that is dug out should be piled on top of it to give extra protection.
HAPPY DAYS.
CHEERS Vic.
Don't ask me where they got the seeds as I was just a kid at the time but I can remember it like it was yesterday.
Although we didn't get it as bad as London and Coventry the Tyne was a prime target because of the ship building.
The nearest I got was a whole street 3 streets away got taken out by a "stick"? of bombs.
It was a long time ago but you tend to remember things that go bump in the night when you're a kid.
It's all history now but photos like this bring back memories. Some good and some bad.
CHEERS Vic.
Born again biker with lots of Pentax bits. Every day I wake up is a good day. I'm so old I don't even buy green bananas.
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