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A favourite past time, when in the parks, was using the bomb craters for ‘Wall of Death’ cycling, going round and round and trying to avoid the water lying in the bottom.
Most recreation grounds were partly dug up to provide shelters for those people who were unable to install Anderson or Morrison shelters.
Also, concrete pillboxes were built in odd places such as cross roads. Bent railway lines were also slotted into the road to create obstructions to hinder the movement of armoured tanks. Lines of concrete blocks were laid out at strategic places that would hold up the advance of any enemy troops. Some of these constructions can still be seen today, as can mounds, which are the remains of shelters.

Ian Dellow

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