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Anderson shelters, designed in 1938 and built to hold up to six people, were in common use in the UK. Indoor shelters known as Morrison shelters were introduced as well. Air raid shelters are still in use to some extent in various nations such as Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore and Taiwan.
The Anderson shelter was designed in 1938 by William Paterson and Oscar Carl (Karl) Kerrison in response to a request from the Home Office. It was named after Sir John Anderson , then Lord Privy Seal with special responsibility for preparing air-raid precautions immediately prior to the outbreak of World War II, and it was he who then initiated ...
c. 6) came into force, compelling all local authorities to begin creating their own ARP services. [3] Air raid shelters were distributed from 1938. [1] [3] With the threat of war imminent in 1939, the Home Office issued dozens of leaflets advising people on how to protect themselves from the inevitable air war to follow.
An air raid shelter is a structure built to protect against bomber planes dropping bombs over a large area. These were commonly seen during World War II , such as the " Anderson shelters " of the United Kingdom.
25 February – the first Anderson shelter (a household air raid shelter) is built in London. [5] 27 February – Borley Rectory, a reputed haunted house in Essex, is destroyed by fire. [5] 31 March – Britain pledges support to Poland in the event of an invasion. [6] 4 April – the Royal Armoured Corps is formed.
Government buildings completed in 1939 (1 C, 106 P) H. Hospital buildings completed in 1939 (26 P) I. Industrial buildings completed in 1939 (12 P)
Anderson Bridge as seen from Junction Hollow. In 1939, [26] city officials decided to name the new bridge after the late Charles Anderson (1877–1939), a 20-year member of the Pittsburgh City Council who was a strong supporter of organized labor and whom the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph described as a "rugged, two-fisted politician". [27]
Another air raid came for North Shields as W.A. Wilkinsons (used as an air raid shelter) was hit. Newcastle, like other English cities and large towns at the time, had been expanding rapidly throughout the 1920s and 1930s with new housing being built in the private sector, as well as new council housing to replace inner city slums.