Building record 7125/0/1 - WWII Air Raid Shelter on Grand Union Canal

Remains of Second World War air raid shelter at Stowehill. Square concrete shelter with a blast wall protected entrance, built into the canal bank.

{1} A concrete structure about 2m high x 1.5 metres square in plan dug into the bank alongside the towpath, presumably shelter for the boatmen." Located at Stowe Hill on the north side of the towpath of The Grand Union Canal just east of Bridge 26 (A5 Watling Street). Concrete. Good condition.

{3} Square concrete shelter with a blast wall protected entrance, built into the canal bank. The walls are 23cm thick but the roof is only 6cm thick.Good condition. Photo and scale drawing.

{4} AIR RAID SHELTER. SRF, with 1 photograph and site plan. SRF. Stowehill, Grand Union Canal. Air Raid Shelter ? Recorder- A. Armishaw, and J. Smith.

<1> SMITH J, 1999, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN REPORT FORMS, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN51712.

<2> CADMAN G.E., 1999, PHOTOGRAPHS, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN52269.

<3> Armishaw, A., 1999, Defence of Britain Project Site Report Form, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN108719.

<4> Migrated Defence of Britain Project database record originally compiled from various sources (Database). SNN112922.

<5> Historic England, Undated, Defence of Britain, DEB01 (Archive). SNN112947.

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 2:21PM