A World War Two public air raid shelter, complete with its original reinforced concrete roof, has been rediscovered under a shop in York city centre. The shelter, in a basement beneath a Grade II ...

Air-raid siren sounds the warning. Air-raid sirens first sounded the warning in London in September 1939. They became an almost daily part of life in the capital a year later during the height of ...

A FORMER air raid ... shelter was built in several basements, including 12-16, but not necessarily popular with residents. "It was quickly recognised during the early stages of WW2 that there ...

The plans would see the air raid shelter’s brick walls removed and the basement turned into shop space with a staff kitchenette and toilets to the rear. The remains of an air raid shelter with ...

25.1 x 19.4 cm. (9.9 x 7.6 in.) ...

William Parkinson and the Pacific Daily News for the Jan. 28, 2025 story, “Parkinson to feds: Fully fund air raid shelters for Guam civilians amid China threat.” It is a great piece of ...

Shop from the 1930s, which contained the Furulund Bunker around World War II. Ullern district, Oslo. (Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) OSLO (AFP) — ...

Air-raid shelters in Barcelona, curated by Ana Sanchez and Xavier Domenech. This collection of photographs reveal, from an artistic perspective, the network of over 1,000 underground air-raid shelters ...

Air raid shelters and other critical defense infrastructure ... Parkinson said Guam’s experience during World War II—marked by invasion, bombing, and occupation—remains a powerful reminder ...