21-01-2005, 18:25
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Re: The Coppice/Air raid shelter
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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
If you walk up Sandy Lane the road forks just after what i think is a Masonic Hall;there is what looks like a huge red brick curved wall;that is an old air raid shelter;its at the bottom of a friend's garden and you can still get in it from their garden{if you are equipped with a ladder & a torch!**
Been in it once;very dark and damp and somewhat claustrophobic.
I think the street level entrance is bricked up and should still be visible from Sandy Lane/Adelaide St.!
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Are you sure its not a BUNKER for HBC council members, in case of an emergency.
If it's a true "air raid shelter" yer friends could make a bob or two, open it up fer public viewing
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