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BROOKLANDS SHELTER, VICKERS-ARMSTRONG AIR RAID SHELTER
It was clear by the mid-1930s that war in Europe would break out sooner or later. By this time Brooklands Aviation Ltd had built a maintenance and repair facility at their base in Surrey which also operated as a training centre for RAF pilots.
By late 1935 the aerodrome was the centre for the final assembly of Hawker aircraft as well as test flying and delivering Hurricane fighter planes to the RAF. In 1940, 954 squadron was formed with the responsibility of control of a cluster of balloon sites in and around the Brooklands area.
An obvious air raid target, shelters were built into a nearby abandoned sandstone quarry to provide extra protection for the personnel stationed at Brooklands.
Location: Surrey
Condition:
Date Of Visit: 05/05/06
Plan: Yes
Video: No
Report: No
More Info: Sealed
Each entrance had its own supply of drinking water.
BROOKLANDS SHELTER
The whole tunnel complex is constructed in a uniform rectangular way.
The passageways are 2m high and 1.5m wide.
Air Raid Precautions sign.
Old news paper cuttings.
To the right is the filtration equipment.
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Wooden casing for filtration equipment.
The notice reads: In case of gas open dampers and close damper on small motor.
More signs.
More views inside the shelter.
Blast door.
Way out sign.