About 1.5 million Anderson shelters were distributed by the 'Air Raid Precautions' government unit.
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William Paterson and Oscar Kerrison invented the Anderson Shelter (so called because Sir John Anderson was in charge of Air Raid precautions.
They were designed to take up to 6 people but certainly many more could fit inside when the need arose. At 4 ft 6 in by 6 ft 6 in, you could probably squeeze about 18 people in at once if need be.
The Anderson Shelter was the first shelter that was given in World War 2 but i don't really remember the other air raid shelter
very CAREFULLY
The Anderson Shelter which was a bomb shelter that people could erect themselves in their back gardens.
Anderson shelters were made to accomodate 6 people.
The Anderson shelter is based on curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels and provided good protection from shockwaves. They were designed to accommodate up to six people.
An Anderson shelter was called an Anderson shelter because the person that invented them, his second name was Anderson. Same with a Morrison shelter really.
They had only what the people took into it with them.
Anderson shelter or Morrison shelter.
Anderson shelter or Morrison shelter.
The Anderson Shelter was named after John Anderson (Viscount Waverley) who was Minister for Home Security during 1939/40.
people kept safe by going to public shelters but many people built their own shelter in their back gardens, these shelters are called Anderson shelter's.
Because the man who invented the Anderson shelter his surname was Anderson its just the same as the Morrison shelter too!!!
An Anderson shelter is a type of air-raid shelter that was designed in 1938. The shelters were designed to hold up to 6 people. There are still many Anderson shelters intact today, although many have been taken down due to age.
You'd be squashed