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Natalie and Rebecca
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3/14/2002
08:01:40
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We are two girls (cousins) from Edlington in Doncaster and we would like to know if anyone could tell us what it was like inside an air raid shelter. What types of things were in the shelter.
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Mr F.J.Swan
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3/15/2002
10:36:58
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Nothing much was in any air raid shelter that I used. Sometimes we used a nearby school shelter(at night when the school was not in use). This was built of brick, partly underground. Inside was bare brick, concrete flour and ceiling, wooden bench seats along both sides. About ten feet wide(you will need to convert that to metres yourself!) by thirty feet long, by seven feet high. Oil lamps to provide lighting and no heating.Other times, we stayed at home, and tried to sleep under the table. After bad all night raids, we were allowed an hour at school to lay our heads on the desk. Not much good for sleep though.
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Jessica and Rachel
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3/20/2002
08:03:49
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Hello we are two girls from Doncaster called Jessica and Rachel and we would like to know what were your feelings when you first knew about the war?
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Jack Westcott
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7/29/2002
02:02:13
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In the Public Shelters were Benches to sit on but most families in a house had a private Shelter. You provided your own Seats but later in the war you could apply for a set of Bunks but as the Anderson Shelter was only about4foot wide only Kids could sleep on them.
Morrison Shelters were indoors and were made of heavy steel,&like a big table with woven steel bands streched across to make a "Bed". You couldn't stand up in them.I used to erect them when I was a Scout in 1941-2
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Grace
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12/16/2003
15:07:25
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Hello there I am Grace's mum.
She has to complete a diary for homework on how she felt during an air raid. Her experiences in an air raid shelter.
Grace is 11 years old.
Were you a similar age?
1) What were the smells/tastes/feelings/etc.
2) How did you know to go the air raid shelter?
3)Where was the shelter?
4) What did it look or feel like?
5) Were you the only people there, did other people share the shelter?
6) Did you eat or read etc. or play games?
7) How long were you in the shelter?
8)Could you hear anything from the safety of your shelter?
9) When did you know it would be over?
10)What were your feelings/emotions?
11)What did you think about once it was over?
I would be grateful for any information, not too detailed, just as you would remember it as a child.
Many thanks
Gracie's mum
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scot carthew
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2/02/2004
03:08:23
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i have a air raid shelter in my garden
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louisa
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3/02/2004
14:06:38
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how do you make an air raid shelter what materials did you use please help
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Tony
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3/05/2004
10:53:34
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Hello
Look at the museum page at www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk
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Laura
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3/12/2004
05:47:24
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I am currently doing a project on World War II but I am mainly interested in how the war effected families at home i.e. children at school, women left to manage the home and family, how children felt being evacuated. I would be really grateful for any war time memories, good or bad, as it would be a great help with my project.
Thank you.
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