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Wartime shelters

by Woodbridge Library

Contributed by听
Woodbridge Library
People in story:听
Flo Whiting
Location of story:听
Birmingham
Background to story:听
Civilian
Article ID:听
A2812808
Contributed on:听
06 July 2004

During the war I lived in Birmingham. Our house had a cellar which became our air raid shelter. We shared our shelter with our neighbours and sometimes other people who were brought in by the air raid wardens. People would entertain themselves during the raids by singing, playing the mouth organ and card games. We tried to block out what was going on above us. People sometimes sheltered under stairs or even a table.

I worked in the offices of a munitions factory and when this was bombed the staff were evacuated to the bosses' houses outside the town. Factory workers were also evacuated to out of town premises and if transport broke down or premises were bombed the workers were taken to alternative sites so that vital work continued no matter how difficult the cirmstances.

'This story was submitted to the 'People's War' site by Linda Firth of the County Heritage Team on behalf of Flo Whiting and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.'

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Message 1 - Wartime Shelters

Posted on: 06 July 2004 by Audrey Lewis - WW2 Site Helper

Dear Flo Whiting,
It was lovely to read your story of the shelters during WW2. Were you frightened going into the shelters? How did you feel when the factory was bombed?
Do you have more stories to tell?
Regards,
Audrey Lewis

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