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My husband was ARP Chief warden for the centre of Coventry- right amongst all the bombed factories. We would help the wardens by putting matresses in the coal house so they able to have an occasional rest and it was there that we also sheltered during both blitzs.
There were six families sharing a yard and therefore six families sharing the one shelter too. Mrs Preston would die every night there...until she got a whiskey!
After the big blitz we all wanted a cup of tea but found there was no water, so I decided that rather than go without I would collect water from the toilet cistern.
After the bombing stopped we emerged to find that a land mine dropped by a German Bomber, had destroyed the corner of Junction St and Albion St. I found the parachute and kept it under the stairs for years.

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