Air Raid Shelter
Last night Ned* & Dougal* & I went in search of the infamous Inverclyde WW2 air-raid shelter that was built for the workers of the local rope factory. After about 2yrs of wondering where on earth it was we recieved an unexpected tip-off as to its whereabouts. (*names changed to protect anonymity...)
Unbelievably we discovered another likely looking tunnel candidate in the vicinity 1st before Ned struck lucky and found the shelter...
At 600' long, 10' wide & 7' high it was considered the largest shelter in the UK when it was built in 1939. It was tunneled into the rock 45' below the surface- the government required shelters be 25' below surface so this one was considered literally bomb-proof...
Great info here about the Greenock Blitz in 1941
Air Raid Shelter
Last night Ned* & Dougal* & I went in search of the infamous Inverclyde WW2 air-raid shelter that was built for the workers of the local rope factory. After about 2yrs of wondering where on earth it was we recieved an unexpected tip-off as to its whereabouts. (*names changed to protect anonymity...)
Unbelievably we discovered another likely looking tunnel candidate in the vicinity 1st before Ned struck lucky and found the shelter...
At 600' long, 10' wide & 7' high it was considered the largest shelter in the UK when it was built in 1939. It was tunneled into the rock 45' below the surface- the government required shelters be 25' below surface so this one was considered literally bomb-proof...
Great info here about the Greenock Blitz in 1941