Subterranean Air-Raid Shelter, 36 Paradise Street, Warwick

Description of this historic site

A small subterannean air-raid shelter located at Paradise Street. The concrete built structure survives well, with original features such as a wooden door and rubber seal still in place. It is entered via a set of steps and consists of one main room.

Notes about this historic site

1 A small subterannean air-raid shelter located at Paradise Street. The substantially built concrete structure survives well, with original features such as a wooden door and rubber seal still in place. It is entered via a set of steps and consists of one main room. The main room measures 3m x 1.5m approx.
2 The similarity in dimension to an Anderson shelter suggests that this structure may have accomadated up to 6 people, so could have been used by both 36 and 38 Paradise Street.
3 Given this shelters location to the rear of 36 and 38 Paradise Street, and the distance from any non-domestic buildings shown on the relevant historic mapping, this is more likely to be a domestic shelter.

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