Anderson Shelter

Anderson shelter British Government in 1939 at outbreak of World War Two, issued the Anderson Shelter costing £5. The shelter 6ft 6ins by 4ft 6ins, six sheets of corrugated sheets of iron, half-buried, covered with soil. Shelter saved thousands of lives. Sirens scream warning German bombers coming Death falling from the sky Mothers rush in panic Gathering children and grandparents Hurrying them with pets Into Anderson shelters. Terrified families huddle together Bombs raining down Houses exploding into rubble Hours pass within the shelter People sleeping fitfully in bunk beds Waiting for the siren's all clear Emerging from shelter Weeping mothers embrace children Relieved house still stands No one in the street died Families safe with the pets Thanks to the Anderson shelter.