Stanton Air Raid Shelter gets reprieve

[Guest Papav66]

A chap recently listed an item on ebay as an Anderson Shelter, then received a few messages from others telling him it was the rarer Stanton shelter as used on airfields.

 

His local press even got to hear about it, and now he has realised he has a piece of history and has thankfully decided to keep it, so that's another one that has otherwise avoided the sledge-hammer, hurray!

[ford 369]

I seem to remember seeing one of these listed on ebay a couple of years ago and have to admit to not recognising it ,any idea how many were built or are left now?

Nigel

[Guest Papav66]

Had a quick look but don't know how many left, the pillbox-study-group.org.uk had this info:

 

"The Stanton air-raid shelter was manufactured by the Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd near Nottingham (the iron connection is in the mould pattern). They could be built in any length but usually consisted of 18 precast concrete arched-shaped units (each one in two parts), bolted together to form a standard (after 1941) Air Ministry shelter for 50 men. The entrance can be a brick-lined with concrete steps (where required) and the rear unit has an emergency escape hatch. They are often above ground or semi-sunk but for concealment purposes there is a layer of earth and turf. "