An Anderson shelters roof was made of corrugated steel and was dome-shaped. The roof was bolted to strong rails and the structure was put 3ft underground with 18 inches of earth on top. People constructed Anderson shelters in their back gardens.

The remains of an Anderson shelter - see photograph left, were discovered in a garden in Leighton Buzzard, when it was being dug up and levelled. An article appeared in the local 'Leighton Buzzard Observer' on 23rd April 2002
(image on the left, article below).

Some of the articles found in the shelter included a selection of bottles, to view them click on the following links -
green glass bottle, 
'Boots the Chemist' bottle
'table-spoon' bottle
chemist bottles.

Sharone digs the garden and finds an air raid shelter
'Leighton Buzzard Observer' on 23rd April 2002 - by Rachel Parker

Social worker Sharone Duff made an unexpected discovery when she decided to dig over her South Street garden, last week.
Underneath the turf, at the back of the yard, lay an authentic World War Two air raid shelter.
"It’s made of brick with metal sheeting on the roof and it was completely intact," said Sharone, who moved to the property eight months ago.
I The shelter, which is at least four feet wide and three-feet deep, clearly dates back to the early 1940s when it would have been built by the house occupants to shelter in during German bombing raids.
Inside the shelter, Sharone found old bottles, a pram, rusty tins of marmalade and a Dinky car.
"It looks as though when it was filled in, the whole street dumped their rubbish in there! — we’ve had to hire a skip to clear it all out," she added.
If anyone knows who may have dug or used the South Street shelter during the Second World War, Sharone would be interested to learn more about it. Please contact us at the LBO offices in Bridge Street (telephone LB 372051).