A "TIN HEAVEN."—Nicknamed by their Cockney first recipients "tin heavens," 15,000 A.R.P. steel backyard shelters were distributed in the Islington district of London last weekend. Above: One of the four-person shelters under severe test. Forty tons of debris were precipitated on three shelters, which were undamaged.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 2 March 1939, Page 5
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46A "TIN HEAVEN."—Nicknamed by their Cockney first recipients "tin heavens," 15,000 A.R.P. steel backyard shelters were distributed in the Islington district of London last weekend. Above: One of the four-person shelters under severe test. Forty tons of debris were precipitated on three shelters, which were undamaged. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 2 March 1939, Page 5
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