HODS 23 Wilmott's Fortress Air Raid Shelter

See inside a rare Second World War Wilmott’s Fortress Air Raid Shelter which played a part in the Secret Army’s defence of Britain. In 2015 an air raid shelter in the garden of a house on Castle Terrace, Berwickupon-Tweed was excavated by postgraduate students of the University of Newcastle prior to the garden’s redesign. It proved not to be an Anderson Shelter, as previously thought, but a Wilmott’s Fortress shelter, made by a company in Bristol. The excavation also brought to light the unexpected role the shelter had played in the
defence of Britain, having been used to listen to U-boat activity in the Channel via a radio installed in the shelter. Come along and see what it is like and what new information has been uncovered..

Sun 15th: 1300–1600
No pre-booking required
Directions: ///smooth.pipes.smug
11 Castle Terrace,
TD15 1NR.
Access: A steep slope and some uneven ground.
Film available online: https://berwickhods.org.uk/wilmot