Had a work team building day at the Kelvedon Hatch secret nuclear bunker a few years back. They were dotted around the country with the capabilty of running the country from below ground. God knows why we had the team building day there (or why you'd have one anywhere for that matter) but it was quite interesting.
I remember my Grandad had an Anderson that was used as a shed in Hither Green. Came across a photo the other day from the Fifties of him outside it. Don't know if it's still there as it was sold with the house when he died in the early 70's
Had a work team building day at the Kelvedon Hatch secret nuclear bunker a few years back. They were dotted around the country with the capabilty of running the country from below ground. God knows why we had the team building day there (or why you'd have one anywhere for that matter) but it was quite interesting.
There's a secret nuclear bunker built inside the earthworks remains of the old Napoleonic Wars Redoubt No1, at Maker Barracks in Cornwall.
Used to work with a guy who had a shelter in his front garden. He took a couple of days off to knock it down... Boy did he get into trouble with the council! It was a listed building.
Another friend has got an underground shelter in his garden - not surprising that his kids are very well behaved.
Was in the Cleethorpes recently and visited the WW1 Air Raid shelter. Used as a garage now. Was built by a pharmacist who built it after dozens of people were killed in a zeppelin air raid.
Who in the hell is gonna attack Singapore? They still have national service here as well. Ironically enough it is 70 yrs this week since the japs invaded effectively ending British rule.
Interesting book on the resistance movement set up in Southern England. Had the first choice of equipment and hide-outs built ready to go underground if an invasion had come.
Blatent plug "A Wander through Wartime London" Pen & Sword Books - by some bloke called Clive Harris (& Neil Bright) features a walk around Greenwich, one around Bermondsey and one around Southwark
Lots of bits about surviving features of the last war, brilliant forward written by Steve Hunniset who posts on here as well, Steve has an excellent blog www.blitzwalkers.co.uk which has lots of local info, when I spoke to him at H/T Tuesday we mentioned a lifers walk
Currently working on baker street tube station and down in a non public area is a massive air raid shelter which is still in pristine condition inside should it ever be needed again
When I worked at the Home Office, my office was in the nuclear bunker there. So if the world was to end, I would be safe provided I was at work!!! So that's alright then.
When I worked at the Home Office, my office was in the nuclear bunker there. So if the world was to end, I would be safe provided I was at work!!! So that's alright then.
Yeah but the tubes wouldn't be running so how would you get home after work? I don't think you've fully thought this through Greenie.
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Oops! Not a secret anymore.
Another friend has got an underground shelter in his garden - not surprising that his kids are very well behaved.
Interesting book on the resistance movement set up in Southern England. Had the first choice of equipment and hide-outs built ready to go underground if an invasion had come.
Lots of bits about surviving features of the last war, brilliant forward written by Steve Hunniset who posts on here as well, Steve has an excellent blog www.blitzwalkers.co.uk which has lots of local info, when I spoke to him at H/T Tuesday we mentioned a lifers walk