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Coulsdon Deep Shelter - November 2024 Facing some inevitable downtime after a shoulder operation, I found myself with time to finally go through photos from an explore a few months back: Coulsdon Deep Shelter. I know it’s been absolutely done to death, which is why I initially held back on a...

Continuing my journey into urbex in 2025, after exploring north weald redoubt, my next weekend explore was Coulsdon deep as it seemed easily accessible. History Coulsdon Deep Shelter, also known as Brighton Road Deep Shelter, was built during World War II to protect residents from air raids...

I know theres an air raid shelter in the area, and could this be it? Does anyone think that the manholes could be an enterance or just random manhole covers? Thanks.

Visited with @georgebrwn Wanted to check this place out for a while but it just slipped under my radar for some reason. My dad worked at Littlewoods for years so I was intrigued to see the inside. It's sad to see the current state of the main building. Good little explore, much bigger than I...

RAF aerial photography c.1945-1949 showing the shelter beneath the lawn with 4 escape shafts and pedestrian entrance. Good to finally get a post in, currently working on an Irish asylum whopper so thought I'd just do a quick one. Whilst out with @Llama @professor_frink @Stitch and...

1. The History Stockport is a town located six miles due south of Manchester and is located in the Greater Manchester area. During World War II, a system of Air Raid Shelters were dug underneath the town to protect the local residence from the threat of the German Luftwaffe bombing campaigns...

As far as I'm aware this is undocumented online so I think its worth putting this shelter up for reference. History The Royal Air Force aerodrome at Stormy Down served a very important role in the training of Commonwealth and Allied ground and air crew during the Second World War. Facilities...

December 2024 Visited with @Mr Budge to finally explore a place I had wanted to see for a long time: the Littlewoods' Air Raid Shelter. After a brief walk around, we found ourselves in the middle of this huge shelter. It was clear that time has not been kind to the structure. Many parts of the...

Woodhouse Ridge is "a strip of woodland on the South West hillside of the Meanwood valley in urban area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England". It was "set aside for leisure activities from at least 1846", and it has two main entrances; from Headingley and Meanwood. Basically, it's an old park with...

Back in the day, schools often had their own air raid shelters. A little bunker in a hillside such as this one Ha'penny Shelter In Heyrod, Stalybridge, such a shelter was built behind the then school, now village hall. I can confirm its existence, having hesitated at the threshold with a match...

September 2024 Visited with @stranton and @Acid-reflux, I met up with the others one day after work to knock this off the list. I've been looking to do this ever since my visit to the nearby Brinksway Shelter back in 2016 and I finally got the chance to do it. Dodge Hill stands as one of...

Manage to get in here back in 2017 Amazing place to explore a bit concerning when climbing up the ventilation shafts to see what was at the top but a great explore.

1. The History A - old southern adit B – main adit (manway ansd wagonway) C – incline boiler D – WW2 air-raid shelter During the industrial revolution in 1800s, the Loxley Valley became an important producer of refractory bricks for the Sheffield’s steel industry along with fireclay from...

Howdy folks, its good to be back!! After a few years of self-exile, I'm officially out and about. So, I thought rather than report on one of the many local locations in my neck of the woods, why not visit a site out of town. Knowing I would soon be travelling to the Surrey area, this awarded me...

Hello all, As title says, I have one mate who reckons was an old air raid shelter or bunker, and I see what he is getting at, as there seems to be some brick work missing, but why the manhole and step irons? It is also near a particularly pungent CSO on a brook, and there is a manhole with the...

St Peters Shelter Every town has rumours of underground stuff that people "remember when they are kids" but most the time they turn out to be just that, rumours! Rarely does something appear out the woodwork that the majority of locals dont know about such is the case here! Only last week...

It's been an absolute hot minute since this happened, but better late than never? 😬 Same idea as the other 7 Deep Level Shelters under London, a twin pair of 427m (ish) long tunnels built underneath existing tube stations from 1940-1942 by the Home Office to provide shelter capacity under...

Bit late on posting this, but I've been going through photos from nights out with Suboffender back in the day and wanted to post it up as a tribute to him. The history is pretty well known about these shelters; during WW2 the Home Office decided to build 10 deep level shelters for people to...

This is our first report, featuring me (OP) and two other friends @Gollyis2good and @Toby4321 . We found about this place from the reports from here and on YouTube and thought we would give it a try, even though it has been quite a long time since the last report. Apologies for the trash...

First report, bear with. There's not too much to say about this site. Just a small example of countless WW2 air raid shelters scattered across the country, most being demolished / locked up / buried. The shelter was likely built in '39/40, buried under an artificial mound that stands by...