Who Knows?

The house was only a few decades old. It was built in the ’70s, to be more precise. Right now the ground on which the house was built was used differently at the time of WW2. Simon said, “The previous owner must have known it was there and when he built the house and put a garden in he must have filled it in.” He just had forgotten to inform them about it. 

New Piece Of Information

This new piece of information had certainly fuelled his curiosity and now Simon was even more hell-bent on getting deeper on this subject. 

Wartime Relic

His investigation gained him more information about the house. He learned a lot about the history of the area where he was living. He found out that his house was the first that was constructed on that piece of land.

For Strategic Protection

Prior to that, the land was taken in use in WW2. The army forces used it for strategic protection for villages of around. It was a relic from wartime that was taken in use for air raids. But the question was who built it and how was it constructed?      

One man’s duty

There was a lot of new things to learn for Simon. It did make sense to him. The bunker was an air raid chamber and was named Anderson Chamber. The chamber was named after Sir John Anderson, the British home secretary. The chamber was constructed by Oscar Carl and William Paterson. 

Shelters Made Of

What do you think these shelters are made of? They are built with flexible aluminum with the intention of quick and cheap production. These chambers provided protection from German bombings.