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REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SHELTER * |
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| A reinforced concrete structure, usually sited underground, intended to be used by the regional government as an air raid shelter in the event of a nuclear attack. |
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AIRFIELD SLEEPING SHELTER * |
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| Shelter on military airfield to provide night time accommodation for airmen during WWII. |
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HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTER * |
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| A type of military aircraft hangar of the Cold War, hardened and therefore protected against the effects of nuclear weapons. It comprises a semi-circular structure built of corrugated-steel supporting a reinforced-concrete skin. Three NATO designs. |
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Q SITE SHELTER (3395/40) * |
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| An operations room, built to drawing number 3395/40, to control the lighting arrays of the 'T' type of bombing decoy in use during the Second World War. It was semi-sunken for added protection and then covered in earth |
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BARRAGE BALLOON SHELTER * |
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| A building associated with a barrage balloon site and intended to provide shelter for the balloon crew from air attack. |
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Q SITE SHELTER (367/41) * |
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| An operations room, built to drawing number 367/41, to control the lighting arrays of the DREM type of bombing decoy in use during the Second World War. Unlike earlier designs it was surface built and then covered in earth to protect against flooding. |
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SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION * |
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| Accommodation designed for the elderly, disabled, etc, as individual units. |
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FERRY CROSSING SHELTER * |
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| A structure providing protection from the elements to passengers waiting to board a ferry service at a dock, riverside, harbour or quay. |
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DECOY SITE SHELTER * |
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| Partly subterranean operations rooms for the lighting arrays of the various types of bombing decoys in use during the Second World War. |
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HOME GUARD SHELTER * |
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| A structure, often concrete or brick, used as a shelter by members of the British citizen army during watch or patrol duties, or air raids, in wartime. |
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PLAYGROUND SHELTER * |
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| A rudimentary roofed building found in school playgrounds, open at the side. Used as a shelter from bad weather. |
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GRAVESIDE SHELTER * |
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| A shelter for the parson during the burial service. |
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LABOURERS SHELTER * |
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| A simple, lean-to structure, such as those built by the dock companies to provide shelter for dock workers waiting for work. |
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PACKHORSE SHELTER * |
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| A building in which pack animals could shelter. |
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REVOLVING SHELTER * |
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| Small revolving wooden chalets that could be turned with their backs to the prevailing wind so that hospital patients could recline in them on long chairs in all weathers. |
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AIR RAID SHELTER * |
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| A fortified structure used to protect civilians and military personnel from enemy bombing. |
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ANDERSON SHELTER * |
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| 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. |
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MORRISON SHELTER * |
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| A portable indoor air raid shelter in the form of a steel topped table, often with wire meshing around the sides. |
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PLATFORM SHELTER * |
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| A structure providing protection against the weather, situated on railway platforms. |
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RAIDSAFE SHELTER * |
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| A small, industrially manufactured, air raid shelter, designed to be used inside buildings and to provide cover for nightwatchmen or firewatchers remaining on site during air raids. |
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CABMENS SHELTER * |
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| A small, often weatherboarded, roadside house in which cab drivers could rest and take refreshments. Late 19th century onwards. |
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STANTON SHELTER * |
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| A commercially manufactured air raid shelter, using prefabricated parabolic concrete panels which could be combined to produce any length of shelter.Usually semi-sunken and covered with earth they were mainly used on RAF sites. |
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CATTLE SHELTER * |
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| An open sided building known to have been used for sheltering cattle. |
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CONSOL SHELTER * |
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| A small, steel shelter designed for use as a firewatchers post during an air raid. |
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BLAST SHELTER * |
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| A structure, usually of earth and concrete, and usually, although not always, subterranean, designed for protection against explosives |
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DEER SHELTER * |
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| A building used to shelter deer hunters. |
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PARK SHELTER * |
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| A shelter in a public park. |
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ROCK SHELTER * |
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| The area beneath a natural overhang at the base of a cliff or crag. This may have been used for occupation, burial, etc. Index with site type where known. |
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SHELTER SHED * |
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| An open-sided building known to have been used for sheltering animals other than cattle. |
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TRAM SHELTER * |
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| A structure providing protection against the weather at tram stops. |
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BUS SHELTER * |
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| A structure providing protection against the weather at bus stops. |
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WAR SHELTER * |
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| A 19th century structure of various shape or material for the protection of troops in an emergency. |
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SHELTER * |
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| A structure which protects an area of ground from the weather. |
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