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Did people have to pay for shelters during the blitz?
Poor families were given Anderson shelters by the Govornment for free. However if a member of your family worked and got paid £5 or more they had to buy an Anderson shelter for £7.
How many people did bomb shelters help in London?
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners used the bomb shelters and survived the Blitz.
What is an Anderson shelter made of?
Anderson shelters are air raid shelters. They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top with steel plates at either end, and were half buried in the ground with earth heaped on top to protect them from bomb blasts.
What was the names of the bomb shelters in World War 2?
a bomb shelter
Where were Anderson shelters located?
they are located in gardens
Are the Anderson shelters safe or can easily brake?
Anderson shelters were bomb shelters so if they broke easily they wouldn't be much help in protecting people from bombs!!
What was the material of the world war 2 bomb shelters?
Anderson shelters wee made of corrugated iron.
Could Anderson Shelters protect humans from direct bomb droppage?
No
Why where Anderson shelters made?
Anderson shelters were small cheap bomb shelters used in the UK during WWII for air raid protection. They were meant to be erected in the back yard of individual homes.
Why were sandbags used in Anderson shelters?
To help protect against bomb blasts.
What was the difference between Morrison and Anderson shelters?
Anderson shelters were outside and Morrison shelters were inside.
Did people have to pay for shelters during the blitz?
Poor families were given Anderson shelters by the Govornment for free. However if a member of your family worked and got paid £5 or more they had to buy an Anderson shelter for £7.
Were Anderson shelters affective?
Anderson shelters were potentially safe because bombs were aimed on big places. The government said that they are really safe but that was a lie; a bomb could have blown the metal to pieces.
What year were Anderson shelters built?
The Anderson shelters were desifned in 1938 by William Paterson and Oscar Carl.
Where does the name Anderson shelters come from?
John Anderson
What were bomb shelters made out off?
bomb shelters were made out of corigated iron with mud and grass covering it.
Why do Anderson shelters have sand bags outside them?
The sand bags would lesson the impact of a bomb or missile blast due to the fact it absorbs much of the blast.
