Information for record number MWA12553:
Second World War Air Raid Shelter at High Street, Bedworth

Summary The remains of a Second World War Air Raid Shelter at the Health Centre, High Street Bedworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Air Raid Shelter
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 86
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An archaeological observation for new construction works in 1995 at the Health Centre, High Street, Bedworth discovered the remains of a Second World War air raid shelter.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 38 (1995)
Author/originator: White, R (ed)
Date: 1996
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 38
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument CONSTRUCTION WORKS * A site associated with the large scale construction of buildings or items manufactured by the building industry. back
monument AIR RAID SHELTER * A fortified structure used to protect civilians and military personnel from enemy bombing. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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