Information for record number MWA19156:
Subterranean Air-Raid Shelter, 36 Paradise Street, Warwick

Summary A small subterranean 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.
What Is It?  
Type: Air Raid Shelter
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection Local
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1 A small subterranean 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 accommodated up to 6 people, so could have been used by both 36 and 38 Paradise Street.
3 Given this shelter's 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.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Information from Mark Geraghty on Air Raid Shelter, 36 Paradise Street, Warwick
Author/originator: Gerraghty M
Date: 2013
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Anna Stocks
Author/originator: Anna Stocks
Date: 2007 onwards
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Photographs of Air Raid Shelter, Paradise Street, Warwick
Copyright: Mark Geraghty
Date: 2013
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Photographs of Air Raid Shelter, Paradise Street, Warwick
Copyright: Mark Geraghty
Date: 2013
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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument SHELTER * A structure which protects an area of ground from the weather. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument AIR RAID SHELTER * A fortified structure used to protect civilians and military personnel from enemy bombing. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument STOCKS * An instrument of punishment, in which the offender was placed in a sitting position in a timber frame, with holes to confine the ankles and wrists between two planks. back
monument STEPS * A series of flat-topped structures, usually made of stone or wood, used to facilitate a person's movement from one level to another. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back
monument ANDERSON SHELTER * An air raid shelter, designed to be placed in the garden. Made from prefabricated components, they were often semi-sunken and the structure then covered with soil for added protection. back

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