Anderson Shelter Bunk Beds

Components for the bunk beds.

Anderson shelter bunk beds.

Modelling the earth works. In this leonard clow drawing the occupants look really cosy in their beds fast asleep. An original image from the 1960 s showing a semi. Uk wales swansea gower parkmill gower heritage centre world war 2 wartime anderson shelter exhibit.

The number of beds in the shelters depended upon how many were to sleep in there. In 1939 sir john anderson the home secretary and the minister of home security commissioned the engineer william patterson to design a small and cheap shelter that could be erected in people s gardens 1 within a few months nearly one and a half million of these anderson shelters were distributed to people living in areas expected. Simple homemade bunk beds were universal as not only could you sit on them but also if it was to be a long night you could lie down. Cut a rectangle of thick card approximately a3 size.

The escape hatch at the back of the shelter and one of the original bunk bed frames remain pretty much as new. In this example there were three beds one was a bunk bed above another one. The night light candles had to have a clay flower pot over them to reduce the light. Most people made their shelter a little home from home but the number of people in the family dictated how much furniture was required.

There were also candles or oil lamps. Building an anderson shelter arp training exercise during ww2. Anderson shelter in brockley. The fact that it was overgrown for so many years and also set in concrete means that the shelter remains in near perfect condition.

Add the two junior bunks across the end of the model shelter as shown. The shelter is still being using used as a temporary store. The beds were supplied by the government and the supports were up to the owner. Anderson shelter in watford.

Anderson shelter with bunk beds at the 1940s swansea bay reenactment. Anderson shelter decorated by the house holders. However the new owners hope eventually turn it into how it would have been during the war complete with bunk beds cabinet for tea etc. The candles used to burn up the oxygen in the air and you got sleepy.