Anderson Shelter Bunk Beds

The escape hatch at the back of the shelter and one of the original bunk bed frames remain pretty much as new.

Anderson shelter bunk beds.

Components for the bunk beds. The candles used to burn up the oxygen in the air and you got sleepy. In this leonard clow drawing the occupants look really cosy in their beds fast asleep. Building an anderson shelter arp training exercise during ww2.

Modelling the earth works. Anderson shelter in watford. Anderson shelter in brockley. 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 number of beds in the shelters depended upon how many were to sleep in there. Anderson shelter with bunk beds at the 1940s swansea bay reenactment. Anderson shelter decorated by the house holders. Add the two junior bunks across the end of the model shelter as shown.

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. The shelter is still being using used as a temporary store. Furnishing the anderson shelter. Similarly cut 2 rectangles of 1cm squared paper or card or open mesh of some kind and glue to the top of the two adult bunks to simulate bed springs.

Inside our anderson shelter we had four bunk beds a bucket with a seat as a chamber pot and another bucket for drinking water. Uk wales swansea gower parkmill gower heritage centre world war 2 wartime anderson shelter exhibit. The night light candles had to have a clay flower pot over them to reduce the light. Cut a rectangle of thick card approximately a3 size.

In this example there were three beds one was a bunk bed above another one. An original image from the 1960 s showing a semi. The beds were supplied by the government and the supports were up to the owner. Most people made their shelter a little home from home but the number of people in the family dictated how much furniture was required.