cues
Well-Known Member
I kid you not!
OK, so here's the story. We (g/f and I) live in the top 2 stories (upstairs and loft conversion) of a big old house with the garden shared with the downstairs neighbour. I've never been able to have much to do with the garden as the old neighbours had a big old neglected dog that used to crap everywhere and eat anything I tried to grow. Anyhow, they left a while back and I've been growing veg out there.
Anyway, (rambling, stoned!) today we were out there tidying up and picking (33 tomatoes today but the squirrels ate all my broccoli!) and having a general tidy up. There has always been a 'hump' in one corner with a huge Fuschia and some ferns growing in it, a bit like a raised bed.
While pruning back the bed and shrub I noticed 2 stones and what appeared to be a small hole between them so I lifted one to see a large hole. So I lifted the other to find an entrance to a room! A quick google revealed it to be a WWII Anderson shelter! I don't think it's a standard one though as it seems a bit bigger (probably reflecting the size of the house). It seems buried deeper than standard too because I would guess this mound is only about a foot high. At the moment, I'm thinking about 6 ft high, 8 ft deep and 6 ft wide with a 1ft square entrance that needs digging out.
Anyhows, I had a lot of other stuff needs doing so couldn't really explore too much. Hopefully more news and pics tomorrow.
OK, so here's the story. We (g/f and I) live in the top 2 stories (upstairs and loft conversion) of a big old house with the garden shared with the downstairs neighbour. I've never been able to have much to do with the garden as the old neighbours had a big old neglected dog that used to crap everywhere and eat anything I tried to grow. Anyhow, they left a while back and I've been growing veg out there.
Anyway, (rambling, stoned!) today we were out there tidying up and picking (33 tomatoes today but the squirrels ate all my broccoli!) and having a general tidy up. There has always been a 'hump' in one corner with a huge Fuschia and some ferns growing in it, a bit like a raised bed.
While pruning back the bed and shrub I noticed 2 stones and what appeared to be a small hole between them so I lifted one to see a large hole. So I lifted the other to find an entrance to a room! A quick google revealed it to be a WWII Anderson shelter! I don't think it's a standard one though as it seems a bit bigger (probably reflecting the size of the house). It seems buried deeper than standard too because I would guess this mound is only about a foot high. At the moment, I'm thinking about 6 ft high, 8 ft deep and 6 ft wide with a 1ft square entrance that needs digging out.
Anyhows, I had a lot of other stuff needs doing so couldn't really explore too much. Hopefully more news and pics tomorrow.