A bomb shelter built in London, WW1
Children posed by the doorway of a bomb shelter built by a man (a City merchant according to The Graphic) to provide protection for his family during air raids in 1917. The shelter was constructed out of reinforced concrete 3 1/2 feet thick with a roof made of steel girders and further protection from sandbags. It was fitted with electric light and sunk two feet into the ground. It was made for a cost of ae50 at a suburban house in Hither Green, South East London
Picture No
14099129
Media ID
45491507
Size
4902px x 6843px
(4.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Graphic, 29 September 1917
Date
1917
