I may well make this into a regular post as there seems to be a never ending supply of interesting pieces of documentation that turn up within the books that I purchase. Often it is just an old piece of correspondence, or maybe a picture, but this week something particularly interesting turned up.
It may be creased, marked and have plenty of splits, but I really do like this as it is a genuine piece of Second World War history.
When I was young, so long ago, a friend of mine actually still had an air raid shelter in their garden. I have no idea why it was still there in the seventies, perhaps they were not aware that hostilities had been concluded, but that seems unlikely as Suffolk is a bit more mainstream than some tiny island in the Pacific.
However I am digressing from the subject in hand, which as you can see is an Air Raid Precaution document giving directions on how to build an air raid shelter. It is the sort of interesting piece which would look nice in a frame, a good talking point no doubt, but part of me hopes that it will eventually go to someone who decides to follow the instructions and actually construct their own shelter, I mean you never know when it will come in handy, which is probably the answer to why my friend's parents had one in their garden.
Andy
