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Description: | This flyer was distributed during World War Two as part of the Air Raid Precautions undertaken to protect the civilian populations from the Nazi Blitzkrieg bombing attacks. In the event of a bomb blast shrapnel posed a significant threat and all citizens were encouraged to seek shelter. This flyer details public shelters, marked in red ink on the diagram along with a number which seems to show how many people they can hold. This map is specific to Wolverhampton City Centre. Many civilians would have air raid shelters at home, but this flyer details ones for those caught in the open in the town. The instructions on it require it to be carried at all times. It sets out the warnings that the Air Raid Wardens will give in event of an attack and urges people to seek shelter. The owner of this leaflet seems to have quarter folded it at some point, probably to carry around with them.
A flyer 'Position of Public Air Raid Shelters in Town Centre, Wolverhampton' | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Printed ephemera Air raid precautions Local history Air raid wardens Second World War (1939-1945) Wolverhampton Air raids Ephemera | Temporal: | 1939 - 1945
Second World War (1939-1945) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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