TRENCHES IN LONDON PARKS.—Air raid precautions were immediately put in hand when the possibility of hostilities became acute. Men from the Office of Works began digging 7ft trenches, which were by way of an experiment preparatory to running a ring of “ staggered ” trenches close to the roadways. Their purpose was to make anti-aircraft stations easy of access. Workmen here are measuring out sites in Hyde Park.
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Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 7
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66TRENCHES IN LONDON PARKS.—Air raid precautions were immediately put in hand when the possibility of hostilities became acute. Men from the Office of Works began digging 7ft trenches, which were by way of an experiment preparatory to running a ring of “ staggered ” trenches close to the roadways. Their purpose was to make anti-aircraft stations easy of access. Workmen here are measuring out sites in Hyde Park. Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 7
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